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Thomas Pitfield - His Friends & Contemporaries - Double CD
Thomas Pitfield - His Friends & Contemporaries - Double CD
Music for Soprano, Recorder, Oboe, Strings & Harp
Performed by: Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano; John Turner, recorder; Richard Simpson, oboe; The Victoria String Quartete; Lauren Scott, harp
CD 1
Track Listing:
Thomas Pitfield: Divertimento for oboe and string trio
1. i. Toccatina (2’22”)
2. ii Pastorale (4’34”)
3. iii Intermezzo (6’30”)
4. iv Finale (4’41”)
5. John Jouberrt: Remember - Scena for soprano, recorder and string quartet, Op184 (7’50”)
6. E. J. Moeran - Fantasy Quartet for oboe and string trio (14’19”)
7. Ernst Hermann Meyer: Now, Voyager - Ode for voice and string quartet (12’48”)
Thomas Pitfield: Three Nautical Sketches, for recorder and string quartet
8. i. Quodlibet (1’55”)
9. ii Meditation on Tom Bowling (2’23”)
10. iii The Keel Reel (1’44”)
(Total playing time 59’42”)
CD 2
Track Listing:
1. Robin Walker: Parrottry, for recorder and string quartet (3’57”)
2. Jeremy Pike: Spring, for recorder, harp and string quartet (4’32”)
3. Nicholas Marshall: To A Child Dancing in the Wind - Song for soprano and recorder (1’29”)
4. Anthony Gilberrt: A Breath for Life - Song for soprano and recorder (2’38”)
5. John Turner: Spring - Song for soprano and recorder (1’44”)
Richard Pantcheff: Spring Suite for recorder and string quartet
6. i. Bourée (2’03”)
7. ii Siciliano (2’41”)
8. iii Air (2’48”)
9. iv Minuet (2’00”)
10. v Gigue (2’22”)
Stuart Scott: Three Blake Songs for soprano and recorder
11. i. Ah! Sunflower (1’46”)
12. ii The Lilly (1’11”)
13. iii Infant Joy (1’16”)
Geoffrey Poole: Seasons of Mist for recorder and string quartet
14. i. November Dawn (3’37”)
15. ii Bonfire Night (3’06”)
16. iii Autumn Leaves (5’17”)
17. Thomas Pitfield: Carol-Lullaby - Song for soprano, recorder and harp (1’43”)
18. Gordon Crosse: Lullaby (TBP his Goodnight) - Song for soprano, recorder and violin (1’54”)
19. Christopher Cotton: Overture for St Paul’s, for recorder, oboe and string quartet (4’59”)
(Total playing time 52’30”)
About Thomas Pitfield
Thomas Pitfield (1903-1999) was a prolific, largely self-taught composer, an admired artist and engraver, a poet, a skilled furniture maker as well as being a keen ornithologist. He was a much-loved composition teacher at the Royal Manchester College of Music, serving there from 1947 onwards. His music is full of charm, wit, and memorable inventiveness. He was a modest man, shy and unassuming, but immensely gifted, and hugely encouraging to all his pupils.
LJR Reviews
"Lesley-Jane Rogers' soaring soprano voice is crystal clear and a perfect vehicle for the lovely songs."
September 2024; Steve Arloff, MusicWeb International. Read full review here.