{"product_id":"gibbs-rothschild-farmer-songs-of-c-armstrong-gibbs-4pk-4-cd","title":"Gibbs \/ Rothschild \/ Farmer - Songs Of C Armstrong Gibbs (4pk) [4 CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eCecil Armstrong Gibbs (he disliked the name Cecil so was known as Armstrong) was a prolific and versatile composer of the first half of the twentieth century. He studied under Sir Adrian Boult and Ralph Vaughan Williams. His contemporaries were Herbert Howells, Sir Arthur Bliss and Sir Arnold Bax. Known principally for his solo songs Gibbs also wrote music for the stage, sacred works, three symphonies and a substantial amount of chamber music. He gained wide recognition during the early part of his life. He continued to compose and conduct up until his death in May 1960. Putting this project together we were surprised by both the quantity and consistent quality of Gibbs' output. The popular songs fully deserve their treasured position, but now we could easily match them with a new selection - To Anise, The Cherry Tree, On Duncton Hill, The Tiger-Lily, Midnight, Slow Horses Slow, The Exile and Take Heed Young Heart might be concert winners given a chance. In them we find the same simplicity and sensitivity to text. It has been remarked more than once that performers will find the best songs among the settings of de la Mare, this rather easy simplification holds less well when, as in this collection, we can assess Armstrong Gibbs output in a more complete form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo Anise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMistletoe (Version For Voice \u0026amp;amp; Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNightfall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Brocken Song Cycle, Op. 88 (Excerpts): No. 7, Jane Eyre\u0026amp;#39;s Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Brocken Song Cycle, Op. 88 (Excerpts): No. 10, Lorelei\u0026amp;#39;s Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHenry Brocken Song Cycle, Op. 88 (Excerpts): No. 15, The Doctor\u0026amp;#39;s Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove\u0026amp;#39;s Wisdom (Version For Voice \u0026amp;amp; Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Ballad Maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePadraic The Fidiler (Version For Voice \u0026amp;amp; Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTitania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Pastorals: No. 1, In The Spring The Runnels Flow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Elizabethan Songs, Op. 44: No. 1, Love Is A Sickness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Old Rhymes: No. 2, Lily-Bright And Shine-A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Old English Lyrics, Op. 116: No. 1, Chloris In The Snow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Old Rhymes: No. 1, Down In Yonder Meadow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 Old English Lyrics, Op. 116: No. 2, Amaryllis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAs I Lay In The Early Sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eResting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Summer Palace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhilomela Or The Nightingale, Op. 13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove\u0026amp;#39;s Prisoner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cherry Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fields Are Full\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Stranger, Op. 21 No. 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Linnet, Op. 21 No. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Mountains, Op. 19 No. 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLove In The Almond Bough, Op. 19 No. 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGray \u0026amp;amp; Gold: No. 1, The Miracle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrey \u0026amp;amp; Gold: No. 2, The Wind In Your Hair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrey \u0026amp;amp; Gold: No. 3, Requiescat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrey \u0026amp;amp; Gold: No. 4, I Shall Remember\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrey \u0026amp;amp; Gold: No. 5, April\u0026amp;#39;s Hour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Voice In The Dusk, Op. 91: No. 2, In The Faery Hills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Voice In The Dusk, Op. 91: No. 4, Moon Magic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Wine In New Bottles: No. 1, When Arthur First In Court Began (Version For Voice \u0026amp;amp; Piano)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Wine In New Bottles: No. 2,. Pious Celinda Goes To Prayers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Wine In New Bottles: No. 3, If Music Be The Food Of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Wine In New Bottles: No. 4, This Wine That Inspires\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Of Arc, Op. 102: No. 1, Revelation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Of Arc, Op. 102: No. 2, Victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Of Arc, Op. 102: No. 3, Crowning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Of Arc, Op. 102: No. 4, Defeat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoan Of Arc, Op. 102: No. 5, Mors Janua Vitae\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillow Leaves, Op. 126: No. 1, To Yuan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillow Leaves, Op. 126: No. 2, The Dancing Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWillow Leaves, Op. 126: No. 3, Meeting With Friends\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Christina Rossetti Songs: No. 1, The Lamb And The Dove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Christina Rossetti Songs: No. 2, A Birthday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 Christina Rossetti Songs: No. 3, Gone Were But The Winter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ballad Of Semmerwater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProud Maisie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTo One Who Passed Whistling Through The Night\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rainy Day, Op. 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow, Horses, Slow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Duncton Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Tiger-Lily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBy A Bier-Side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHypochondriacus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flooded Stream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Orchard Sings To The Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Witch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom O\u0026amp;#39;bedlam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Oxen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLament For Robin Hood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Old House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSailing Homeward\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayer Before Sleep (Version For Voice \u0026amp;amp; 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