Alice Coote, one of the most distinctive mezzo-sopranos of today, makes her recital debut on Hyperion with pianist Graham Johnson, a stalwart of the label and tireless explorer of vocal repertoire. The Power of Love creates what Johnson describes as, "a pageant of English song and poetry," covering half a century of song and surveying not just human love but love of nature.

Tracklist:

Love's Old Sweet Song
So We'll Go No More A-Roving, for Voice ; Piano
The Spring Has Come, for Voice ; Piano
The Devout Lover, for Voice ; Piano
Songs (2) for Voice ; Piano, Op. 41:
Speak, Music
Pleading, Song for Voice ; Piano, Op. 48/1
Ah, Moon of My Delight, for Voice ; Piano
Love, If You Knew the Light, for Voice ; Piano
Silent Noon ('Your Hands Lie Open in the Long Fresh Grass'), Song for Voice ; Piano (The House of Life No. 2)
Almond, Wild Almond, for Voice ; Piano
The Early Morning, for Voice ; Piano
There Be None of Beauty's Daughters, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 24/1
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal for Voice ; Piano, Op. 3/2
Love's Philosophy, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 3/1
The Power of Love, Folk Song for High Voice ; Piano (DFMS 4)
Hypochondriacus, for Voice ; Piano
Pa's Bank, for Voice ; Piano
The Song of Shadows
Take, O Take Those Lips Away, for Voice ; Piano (Saudades No. 2)
The Night, for Voice ; Piano (From Belloc Songs)
Queen Anne, for Voice ; Piano
In Youth Is Pleasure, for Voice ; Piano
Goodnight to the Meadow, for Voice ; Piano
The Boat Is Chafing, for Voice ; Piano
Lights Out, for Voice ; Piano
Songs (12) for Voice ; Piano, Op. 48, H. 174: Journey's End
Songs (12) for Voice ; Piano, Op. 48, H. 174: Betelgeuse

UPC: 034571178882
Label: Hyperion
Release Date: 2.14.12
Format: CD

Coote / Johnson - Power of Love (CD)