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Our own songs

Music commissioned by
The Aldeburgh Connection

Our own Songs

2008 Marquis Classics: 81381

Adrianne Pieczonka soprano, Monica Whicher soprano
Elizabeth Turnbull mezzo, Colin Ainsworth tenor,
Mark Pedrotti baritone

Stephen Ralls & Bruce Ubukata pianos

Sample this CD

Dedication to Aphrodite from Allegory of Sweet Desire
The Sex Situation from Liebesleid-Lieder
Superfluous Advice from Liebesleid-Lieder
Superfluous Response from Liebesleid-Lieder
Dear Lord and Father of mankind from Stacey
The Double from The Heart Mislaid


Allegory of Sweet Desire (1998), (ancient Greek and Latin texts ) composer: John Greer ~ Pieczonka/Ralls

The Heart Mislaid (2002), (Douglas LePan) composer: Derek Holman ~ Ainsworth/Ralls

Airs and Echoes upon a Ground (1998), composer; Derek Holman ~ Ralls/Ubukata

Stacey (1997), (Margaret Laurence) composer: John Beckwith ~ Whicher/Ralls

Liebesleid-Lieder (2001), (Dorothy Parker and others) composer: John Greer ~ Whicher/Turnbull/Ainsworth/Pedrotti/Ubukata/Ralls



Schubert among friends

CD of music by Schubert includes:

Schubert among friends

2006 Marquis Classics: 81365

This CD may be ordered on our order form, or from Marquis Classics

Gillian Keith soprano, Colin Ainsworth tenor,
Michael Schade tenor, Gerald Finley baritone

Stephen Ralls & Bruce Ubukata pianos


Dithyrambe (Friedrich von Schiller), D801– Finley/Ralls
Täglich zu singen (Matthias Claudius), D533 – Schade/Ubukata
Lachen und Weinen
(Friedrich Rückert), D777 – Keith/Ralls
Der Wanderer an den Mond
(Johann Gabriel Seidl), D870 – Finley/Ubukata
Die Sterne
(Karl Gottfried von Leitner), D939 – Keith/Ralls
An eine Quelle
(Claudius), D530 – Schade/Ralls
Nachtviolen
(Johann Baptist Mayrhofer), D752 – Keith/Ubukata
Der Jüngling an der Quelle
(Johann Gaudenz Freiherr von Salis-Seewis), D300 – Schade/Ubukata
Am Bach im Frühlinge
(Franz von Schober), D361 – Finley/Ubukata
Der Schmetterling
(Friedrich von Schlegel), D633 – Keith/Ralls
Das Lied im Grünen
(Friedrich Reil), D917 – Schade/Ralls
Der Hochzeitsbraten
(Schober), D930 – Keith/Ainsworth/Finley/Ralls
Rondo in A, D951
– Ralls/Ubukata
Mignon und der Harfner
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe), D877/1 – Keith/Ainsworth/Ralls
Sehnsucht
(Schiller), D636 – Finley/Ralls
Nähe des Geliebten
(Goethe), D162 – Schade/Ubukata
Die abgeblühte Linde
(Ludwig Graf von Széchényi), D514 – Keith/Ubukata
Am Tage Aller Seelen
(Litanei) (Johann Georg Jacobi), D343 – Finley/Ubukata
Der Musensohn
(Goethe), D764 – Schade/Ralls



The 20th Anniversary CD cover

The Aldeburgh Connection
20th Anniversary Collection

A 2-CD collection of performances by 40 of our artists in more than 60 tracks, representing the best from over a decade of our concerts.

This collection is available only through The Aldeburgh Connection
If you are interested in ordering a copy, please email us


Disc 1:

If music be the food of love by Henry Purcell, real. Benjamin Britten
Catherine Robbin mezzo, Bruce Ubukata piano

Der Tanz D826 by Franz Schubert
Monica Whicher soprano, Norine Burgess mezzo, Michael Schade tenor, Mark Pedrotti baritone, Bruce Ubukata piano

Wohin? D795/2 by Schubert
Michael Schade tenor, Stephen Ralls piano

Der Wanderer D493 by Schubert
Mark Pedrotti baritone, Bruce Ubukata piano

Liebhaber in allen Gestalten D558 by Schubert
Nancy Argenta soprano, Malcolm Bilson fortepiano

Das Fischermädchen D957/10 by Schubert
Russell Braun baritone, Bruce Ubukata piano

Der Jüngling an der Quelle D300 by Schubert
Michael Schade tenor, Stephen Ralls piano

Erlkönig D328 by Schubert
Monica Whicher soprano, Michael Schade tenor, Gerald Finley baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

Punschlied (im Norden zu singen) D253 by Schubert
Kathleen Brett soprano, Michael Schade and Jay Lambie tenors, Mark Pedrotti baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

Benedeit die sel'ge Mutter by Hugo Wolf
Russell Braun baritone, Bruce Ubukata piano

Du denkst mit einem Fädchen mich zu fangen by Wolf
Monica Whicher soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

Ach, des Knaben Augen by Wolf
Catherine Robbin mezzo, Bruce Ubukata piano

Epiphanias by Wolf
Monica Whicher soprano, Catherine Robbin mezzo, Russell Braun baritone, Stephen Ralls, piano

Do not believe it, my friend Op. 6/1 by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
Adrianne Pieczonka soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

O do not leave Op. 4/1 by Sergei Rachmaninov
James Westman baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

Lilacs Op. 21/5 by Rachmaninov
Joanne Kolomyjec soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

Fleur jetée Op. 39/2 by Gabriel Fauré
Michael Schade tenor, Stephen Ralls piano

Lydia Op. 4/2 by Fauré
Russell Braun baritone, Bruce Ubukata piano

Mi-a-ou (Dolly) Op. 56/2 by Fauré
Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata, piano

Dans le forêt de septembre Op. 85/1 by Fauré
Catherine Robbin mezzo, Bruce Ubukata piano

C'est l'extase (Ariettes oubliées) by Claude Debussy
Donna Brown soprano, Bruce Ubukata piano

Apparition by Debussy
Nathalie Paulin soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

Le Bal masqué — Préambule et Air de bravoure by Francis Poulenc
Brett Polegato baritone and ensemble,

C, Fêtes galantes (Deux Poèmes de Louis Aragon) by Poulenc
Rosemarie Landry, soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

Cradle Song, When you're feeling like expressing your affection by Benjamin Britten
Gerald Finley baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

 

Disc 2:

Begone, dull care! arrangement from Jane Austen's music books
Kathryn Domoney soprano, Daniel Neff baritone, Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata piano

Der Nussbaum Op. 25/3 by Robert Schumann
Donna Brown soprano, Bruce Ubukata piano

Zwielicht Op. 39/10 by Schumann
Brett Polegato baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

Herbstlied Op. 43/2 by Schumann
Donna Brown soprano, Catherine Robbin mezzo, Bruce Ubukata piano

Wie froh und frisch (Die schõne Magelone) Op. 33/14 by Johannes Brahms
Russell Braun baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

Rote Rosen by Richard Strauss
Susan Platts mezzo, Bruce Ubukata piano

Zueignung Op. 10/1 by Strauss
Adrianne Pieczonka soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

Nachklang Op. 30/7 by Othmar Schoeck
Nathan Berg baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

Drei Lieder nach Hildegard Jone Op. 25 by Anton Webern
Valdine Anderson soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

Arie aus Dem Spiegel von Arcadien by Arnold Schoenberg
Linda Maguire mezzo, Stephen Ralls piano

Sur l'herbe by Maurice Ravel
Nathalie Paulin soprano, Bruce Ubukata piano

Le Rossignol des lilas by Reynaldo Hahn
Nathalie Paulin soprano, Bruce Ubukata piano

La barcheta by Hahn
Michael Schade tenor, Stephen Ralls piano

Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Stacey) by John Beckwith
Monica Whicher soprano, Stephen Ralls piano

Cheerio! (I'm going to see the King and Queen) by Percy Faith
Monica Whicher soprano, Norine Burgess mezzo, Nils Brown tenor, Stephen Ralls piano

Won't you meet me at Murray's? by Willie Eckstein
Monica Whicher soprano, Norine Burgess mezzo, Nils Brown tenor, Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata piano

Four songs from Liebesleid-Lieder by John Greer
Monica Whicher soprano, Norine Burgess mezzo, Benjamin Butterfield tenor, Mark Pedrotti baritone, Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata piano

Nightmare Song (Iolanthe) by Sir Arthur Sullivan
Daniel Neff baritone, Stephen Ralls piano

Two movements from Capriol by Peter Warlock
Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata piano

Soldier won't you marry me? arr. Benjamin Britten
Catherine Robbin mezzo, Colin Ainsworth tenor, Stephen Ralls piano

Two Musical Relics of my Mother by Percy Grainger
Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata piano

Come on, Algernon by Lord Berners
Mary Lou Fallis soprano, Christopher Newton baritone, Stephen Ralls and Bruce Ubukata piano

 

Benjamin Britten  - The Canticles CD  cover

CD includes:

Benjamin Britten The Canticles
1996 Marquis Classics: ERAD 185

Benjamin Butterfield, tenor Daniel Taylor countertenor, Brett Polegato baritone
James Sommerville horn, Judy Loman harp
Stephen Ralls & Bruce Ubukata pianos

Benjamin Britten:
Canticle I: My beloved is mine
(Francis Quarles) Op. 40

Canticle II: Abraham and Isaac
(Chester Miracle Play) Op. 51

Canticle III: Still falls the Rain
(Edith Sitwell) Op. 55

Canticle IV: Jouney of the Magi
(T.S. Eliot) Op. 86

Canticle V: The Death of Saint Narcissus
(T.S. Eliot) Op. 89
    Henry Purcell:
Three Divine Hymns
realised by Benjamin Britten

Lord, what is man (William Fuller)

We sing to him (Nathaniel Ingelo)

Evening Hymn(William Fuller)

 

The Aldeburgh Connection CD cover

CD includes:

The Aldeburgh Connection
1995 CBC Musica Viva: MVCD 1077


Kathleen Brett soprano, Catherine Robbin mezzo, Benjamin Butterfield, tenor Russell Braun baritone
Stephen Ralls & Bruce Ubukata pianos


 

John Greer: All Around the Circle
A Canadian folksong suite for vocal quartet and two pianos

Robert Schumann: Spanische Liebeslieder,
Op. 138 Spanish Love Songs
    Johannes Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer, Op. 52
Waltzes for 4 voices and piano duet


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