
Giles Davies - Gossiana: 1920s Anthology of Song (CD)
Subtitled, a 1920s anthology of song this album is not filled only music composed during the 1920s, but is made in tribute to one of Britain's greatest, and now almost forgotten, singers: John Goss. At the height of his career in the 1920s, Goss was a close friend of Warlock, Moeran and other composers, and ahead of his time in giving mixed recitals, including all types of song from lieder to sea shanties. This is reflected in this CD. Giles Davies played Goss in a recent film directed by Tony Britten.
Tracklist:
- Agincourt Song
- The Three Ravens
- Here's A Health Unto His Majesty
- L'amour De Moi
- I Die Whenas I Do Not See Her
- Down In The Valley
- What Then Is Love But Mourning?
- Abendempfindung
- Totengräbers Heimweh
- Der Jüngling An Der Quelle
- Fischerweise
- Aus Meinen Grossen Schmerzen
- As Ever I Saw (Goss Dedication)
- Take O Take Those Lips Away
- Milkmaids
- The Distracted Maid
- O Mistress Mine (Goss Dedication)
- Captain Stratton's Fancy
- Oh Good Ale
- Sheep Shearing Song
- Dream Of Death
- Der Asra (New York Recital 1929)
- June Twilight (Goss Dedication)
- Barbara Allen
- Billy Boy
- Shenandoah
- Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho!
- Hullabaloo Ballay
UPC: 809730504822
Label: Divine Art
Release Date: 8.12.08
Format: CD
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Subtitled, a 1920s anthology of song this album is not filled only music composed during the 1920s, but is made in tribute to one of Britain's greatest, and now almost forgotten, singers: John Goss. At the height of his career in the 1920s, Goss was a close friend of Warlock, Moeran and other composers, and ahead of his time in giving mixed recitals, including all types of song from lieder to sea shanties. This is reflected in this CD. Giles Davies played Goss in a recent film directed by Tony Britten.
Tracklist:
- Agincourt Song
- The Three Ravens
- Here's A Health Unto His Majesty
- L'amour De Moi
- I Die Whenas I Do Not See Her
- Down In The Valley
- What Then Is Love But Mourning?
- Abendempfindung
- Totengräbers Heimweh
- Der Jüngling An Der Quelle
- Fischerweise
- Aus Meinen Grossen Schmerzen
- As Ever I Saw (Goss Dedication)
- Take O Take Those Lips Away
- Milkmaids
- The Distracted Maid
- O Mistress Mine (Goss Dedication)
- Captain Stratton's Fancy
- Oh Good Ale
- Sheep Shearing Song
- Dream Of Death
- Der Asra (New York Recital 1929)
- June Twilight (Goss Dedication)
- Barbara Allen
- Billy Boy
- Shenandoah
- Blow Ye Winds, Heigh Ho!
- Hullabaloo Ballay
UPC: 809730504822
Label: Divine Art
Release Date: 8.12.08
Format: CD











