An excerpt from John Ireland's 'They told me, Heraclitus' for male voices, one of the gems on our new disc of John Ireland's and E.J. Moeran's choral music out this summer. 

Prof Jeremy Dibble writes in the booklet notes to this disc: "A brooding, sinuous elegy in B flat minor, the part-song has much in common thematically (especially in the last phrase of each verse) with the rueful 'Epilogue' of [Ireland's] 'The Land of Lost Content' published just a few years before".  

They told me, Heraclitus (excerpt)

The closing verse of John Ireland's 'Twilight Night'. Arguably Ireland at his best - this is a heartfelt narrative of close friendship severed by distance and duty, yet imbued with the yearning hope of future meeting and remembrance.

If we should meet one day,
If both should not forget,
We shall clasp hands the accustomed way,
As when we met,
So long ago, as I remember yet.

Words by Christina Rossetti (1830-1894)

Ireland, Twilight Night (excerpt)

An excerpt of Frederick Delius's brooding masterpiece for a cappella choir, 'On Craig Ddu'. This track opens our CD of choral music by Bax and Delius, available on Naxos from May 2017.

Delius - On Craig Ddu (excerpt)

An excerpt from Arnold Bax's momentous 'Mater Ora Filium' for double choir, dedicated to Charles Kennedy Scott and the Oriana Madrigal Society who gave the work's premiere in an all Bax concert in 1922. Performed and recorded by The Carice Singers for Naxos.

Bax - Mater Ora Filium (excerpt)

An excerpt of Hubert Parry's 'O Love They Wrong me Much' from our recording for the BBC Music Magazine (2018) featuring Parry's Songs of Farewell. Find copies via our website.

Parry, O love they wrong thee much (excerpt)

The Carice Singers are an ensemble comprised of some of the UK’s finest young professional singers, noted for their “freshness of tone” and “careful musicality” (Gramophone). 

Named after the daughter of Sir Edward Elgar, the choir aims to bring an imaginative approach to choral music of the Romantic period and beyond, frequently drawing upon the latest academic research to produce original and insightful programmes. Launched in 2011 with an inaugural recital of Elgar’s choral works in the Cotswolds, the choir maintains a tradition of performing in rural areas, as well as making appearances at more familiar venues. 

Among The Carice Singers’ ongoing projects is a mini-series of CD recordings for Naxos featuring choral music by lesser-known British composers, including Peter Warlock, EJ Moeran, and Sir Arnold Bax.

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