The Hilliard Ensemble
The Romantic Englishman
Glees, songs and partsongs, 1750—1900



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Meridian DUOCD 89009
first released as Meridian LP, E 77002
recorded August 25-27, 1977






1. Hail! smiling morn!, Reginald Spofforth  [2:38]
2. Music, all powerful, T. F. Walmisley  [4:24]
3. Discord, Dire Sister, Samuel Webbe  [3:38]
4. Come, gentle zephyr, William Horsley  [4:17]
5. List! for the breeze, John Goss  [2:45]
6. Come let us join the roundelay, William Beale  [1:41]
countertenor, 2 tenors, bass

7. Sylvia blushes when I woo her, Jonathan Battishill  [3:17]
2 tenors, bass

8. Crows in a Cornfield, Thomas Phillips  [3:39]
countertenor, tenor PE, bass

9. When ev'ning's twilight, John Hatton  [1:51]
countertenor, 2 tenors, bass

10. By the simplicita of Venus' doves, Henry Bishop, arr Geoffrey Bush  [2:09]
2 tenor PE, piano

11. Love wakes, Hubert Parry  [2:36]
12. Cupid look about thee, John Stainer  [2:53]
countertenor, 2 tenors, bass

13. The Moon has raised her lamp above, Julius Benedict  [3:18]
2 tenor PE, bass, piano

14. There is a paradise on earth, R. L. de Pearsal  [3:24]
15. Come live with me, W Sterndale Bennett  [3:24]
countertenor, 2 tenors, bass

16. Tomorrow will be Friday, J. L. Molloy  [3:38]
bass, piano

17. The long day closes, Arthur Sullivan  [4:14]
countertenor, 2 tenors, bass



THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE
David James, countertenor
Paul Elliott, tenor
Leigh Nixon, tenor
Paul Hillier, bass
Lena-Liis Kiesel, piano