Danny Boy: Songs & Dancing Ballads

by Percy Grainger
Monteverdi Choir
English Country Gardiner Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
CD [DDD]
Philips 446 657-2




CD (1.14'58")
1. I'm Seventeen Come Sunday
Folk song from Lincolnshire and Somerset
(2'56")
2. Brigg Fair
Folk song from Lincolnshire
(3'05")
3. Love Verses from The Song of Solomon
World première
(7'18")
4. The Merry Wedding
Bridal dance World première
(5'45")
5. Shallow Brown
Sailor's sea-chanty
(6'32")
6. Father and Daughter
A faeroe Island dancing ballad World première
(2'38")
7. Mo Nighean Dubh (4'01")
8. The Bride's Tragedy
World première
(9'16")
9. Irish Tune from County Derry
also known as Danny Boy
(3'50")
10. Scotch Strathspey and Reel
Inlaid with several Irish and Scotch tunes and a sea-chanty
(6'54")
11. The Lost Lady found
English dance-folksong
(2'51")
12. The Three Ravens
Old English song CD première
(4'11")
13. Danny Deever
World première
(3'15")
14. Tribute to Foster
Based on a melody by Stephen Foster CD première
(11'15")