Description
Title: An Old Belief
Artist: Various Artists
Label: Coro
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 828021618925
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2022-03-04
Number of Discs: 1
An Old Belief introduces Hubert Parry”s emotional and heartfelt Songs of Farewell, which surely rank among some of the finest choral works ever written. Deeply affected by the First World War, Parry sought poetry that would reflect not only peace and unity and the search for a better world, but also an escape from the horrors of war. The poems Parry chose to set are sublime, be they metaphysical poetry by John Donne and Henry Vaughan or the aching beauty of Thomas Campion”s verse. Perfectly complimenting the rich sonority of Parry”s Songs are three short pieces by Campion, a selection of medieval carols and a new work by award-winning composer Cecilia McDowall.
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