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Contents Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel (1875-1912) 6 Sorrow Songs, Op. 57 No. 1, Oh, What Comes Over the Sea No. 2, When I Am Dead, My Dearest No. 3, Oh, Roses for the Flush of Youth No. 4, She Sat and Sang Alway No. 5, Unmindful of the Roses No. 6, Too Late for Love! Southern Love Songs, Op. 12 (Excerpts) No. 3, Minguillo No. 4, If Thou Art Sleeping, Maiden No. 2, Tears 7 African Romances, Op. 17 No. 1, An African Love Song No. 2, A Prayer No. 3, A Starry Night No. 4, Dawn No. 5, Ballad No. 6, Over the Hills No. 7, How Shall I Woo Thee 5 Fairy Ballads, No. 3, Big Lady Moon 5 Songs of Sun and Shade (Excerpts) No. 4, Thou Art Risen, My Beloved No. 1, You Lay So Still in the Sunshine No. 2, Thou Hast Bewitched Me, Beloved Faust, Op. 70 No. 4, A King There Lived in Thule A Lament 6 Songs, Op. 37 (Excerpts Arr. for Soprano & Piano) No. 2, Canoe Song No. 1, You’ll Love Me Yet Life and Death Known for her vivid portrayals and full, distinctive voice, Elizabeth Llewellyn has established herself internationally as a dramatic and vocal artist of distinction. She has chosen to offer listeners something new by devoting her debut disc to the music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, much of it never recorded before. Elizabeth Llewellyn is joined by pianist Simon Lepper, with whom she has collaborated closely in the development of this unique project. To poetry by Christina Rossetti, Coleridge-Taylor’s Six Sorrow Songs and A Lament are almost all world-premiere recordings. The Southern Love Songs evoke styles including Latin music and flamenco, and the African Romances, never recorded until now, are to words by African-American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar. Big Lady Moon is to poetry by West African polymath Kathleen Mary Easmon, and the sensuous Three Songs of Sun and Shade are followed by more previously-unreleased songs: A king there lived in Thule, Canoe Song and You’ll Love Me Yet. The recital ends with Life and Death, in which Coleridge-Taylor anticipates styles that would become popular two decades after his death. This was a composer ahead of his time who, at last, is starting to receive the recognition he deserves. |
