The Curlew

~ Recording by James Gilchrist, Michael Cox, Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Gareth Hulse

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.7The Curlew22:19Peter WarlockOn Wenlock EdgeRalph Vaughan Williams; James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook, The Fitzwilliam String QuartetAlbum
Linn RecordsCKD 296
1.7The Curlew22:19Peter WarlockOn Wenlock EdgeRalph Vaughan Williams; James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook, The Fitzwilliam String QuartetAlbum
Linn RecordsCKD 296

Relationships

double reed:Gareth Hulse (oboist)
flute:Michael Cox (British flautist)
violin family:Fitzwilliam String Quartet
tenor vocals:James Gilchrist (tenor)
recording of:The Curlew

The Curlew

lyricist:William Butler Yeats
composer:Peter Warlock (composer)
parts:1. The Curlew: 1. He Reproves the Curlew (O Curlew, cry no more in the air)
2. The Curlew: 2. The Lover Mourns for the Loss of Love (Pale brows, still hands and dim hair)
3. The Curlew: 3. The Withering of the Boughs (I cried when the moon was murmuring to the birds)
4. The Curlew: 4. Interlude
5. The Curlew: 5. He Hears the Cry of the Sedge (I wander by the edge of this desolate lake)