IDAGIO | Anthony Michaels-Moore: Songs of the Sea

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Anthony Michaels-Moore
Michael Pollock
Charles Villiers Stanford
Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Composition History

Ralph Vaughan Williams's "Linden Lea" was his first published work, and both it and "Blackmwore by the Stour" set texts by the Dorset poet William Barnes.

Composer Biography

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford and his contemporary Hubert Parry were distinguished teachers at the newly founded Royal College of Music.

Performer Biography

Anthony Michaels-Moore, the baritone on this recording, is renowned for his portrayals of Verdi and Puccini roles, with a career spanning over 25 years.

Performer Biography

Anthony Michaels-Moore was the first British winner of the Luciano Pavarotti Competition in 1985.

Performer Biography

Anthony Michaels-Moore has performed over 350 times at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, in a variety of operatic roles.

Composition History

Stanford's "Songs of the Sea" and "Songs of the Fleet," settings of Henry Newbolt's texts, were originally written for baritone, chorus, and orchestra.

Composer Biography

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford was a leading figure in the English Musical Renaissance, a period of renewed vigor among young composers starting in the 1880s.