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Animal Heaven

Catalogue No: MSVCD 92036
EAN/UPC: 5019148628613
Artist(s):
Alison Wells John Turner Jonathan Price Keith Elcombe

Composer(s):
David Johnson Edward Harper Kenneth Leighton Lyell Cresswell Roger Williams Sally Beamish

Release Date: July 1, 2000
Genres:
Vocal/Choral

Discs: 1
Total Playing Time: 61:32

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Animal Heaven

Fine songs by British composers, with a slightly unusual instrumentation rather than the usual piano! Full texts included. This is a most entertaining, as well as musically excellent, album.

    Edward Harper:
  1. Lights Out – four songs – 1. The Trumpet (2:34)
  2. Lights Out – four songs – 2. The Ash Grove (5:01)
  3. Lights Out – four songs – 3. The Wind’s Song (3:56)
  4. Lights Out – four songs – 4. Lights Out (4:13)
    5. Lyewll Cresswell:
  5. Prayer to Appease the Spirit of the Land (2:09)
    6. Kenneth Leighton:
  6. Animal Heaven, op. 83 – 1. I think I could turn and live with animals (7:06)
  7. Animal Heaven, op. 83 – 2. Here they are (7:17)
    8. Sally Beamish:
  8. Four Findrinny Songs – 1. Short Heraldry (0:56)
  9. Four Findrinny Songs – 2. Grey Seal (2:23)
  10. Four Findrinny Songs – 3. Three Horizons (1:52)
  11. Four Findrinny Songs – 4. Italia (1:21)
    12. Roger Williams:
  12. Oh Mr. Lear – 1. There was an old man in a tree (1:10)
  13. Oh Mr. Lear – 2. There was an old man of the Isles (0:45)
  14. Oh Mr. Lear – 3. A Scottish Lullaby (0:56)
  15. Oh Mr. Lear – 4. Scherzo (0:10)
  16. Oh Mr. Lear – 5. There was an old man of Dundee (0:53)
    17. David Johnson:
  17. God, Man and the Animals – Part 1 (2:58)
  18. God, Man and the Animals – Part 2 (2:33)
  19. God, Man and the Animals – Part 3 (2:47)
  20. God, Man and the Animals – Part 4 (2:17)
  21. God, Man and the Animals – Part 5 (3:32)
  22. God, Man and the Animals – Part 6 (3:39)

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Lights Out – four songs – 1. The Trumpet (2:34)
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  1. 01 Lights Out – four songs – 1. The Trumpet (2:34)
  2. 02 Lights Out – four songs – 2. The Ash Grove (5:01)
  3. 03 Lights Out – four songs – 3. The Wind's Song (3:56)
  4. 04 Lights Out – four songs – 4. Lights Out (4:13)
  5. 05 Prayer to Appease the Spirit of the Land (2:09)
  6. 06 Animal Heaven, op. 83 – 1. I think I could turn and live with animals (7:06)
  7. 07 Animal Heaven, op. 83 – 2. Here they are (7:17)
  8. 08 Four Findrinny Songs – 1. Short Heraldry (0:56)
  9. 09 Four Findrinny Songs – 2. Grey Seal (2:23)
  10. 10 Four Findrinny Songs – 3. Three Horizons (1:52)
  11. 11 Four Findrinny Songs – 4. Italia (1:21)
  12. 12 Oh Mr. Lear – 1. There was an old man in a tree (1:10)
  13. 13 Oh Mr. Lear – 2. There was an old man of the Isles (0:45)
  14. 14 Oh Mr. Lear – 3. A Scottish Lullaby (0:56)
  15. 15 Oh Mr. Lear – 4. Scherzo (0:10)
  16. 16 Oh Mr. Lear – 5. There was an old man of Dundee (0:53)
  17. 17 God, Man and the Animals – Part 1 (2:58)
  18. 18 God, Man and the Animals – Part 2 (2:33)
  19. 19 God, Man and the Animals – Part 3 (2:47)
  20. 20 God, Man and the Animals – Part 4 (2:17)
  21. 21 God, Man and the Animals – Part 5 (3:32)
  22. 22 God, Man and the Animals – Part 6 (3:39)

  • MusicWeb

    “

    All of these works are given strong, highly committed performances by John Turner and his ensemble, with Alison Wells being worthy of particular praise for her confident vocal delivery. The recording is well focused and natural. I very much hope that Metier and the same artists have more in store for us in the future.

    ” —Christopher Thomas

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  • The Scotsman

    “

    Animal Heaven puts together a rather neat collection of fresh-textured works

    ” —Unknown Reviewer

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