From 'one of the most gorgeous voices on the opera stage today' comes a marine song recital by Stanford which celebrates a time when England ruled the waves. The cycles by Vaughan Williams look further, from the Dorset vales towards America and the far horizon that has always attracted poets and composers.

Tracklist:

Songs Of The Sea, Op. 91: I. Drake's Drum
Songs Of The Sea, Op. 91: II. Outward Bound
Songs Of The Sea, Op. 91: III. Devon, O Devon, In Wind And Rain
Songs Of The Sea, Op. 91: IV. Homeward Bound
Songs Of The Sea, Op. 91: V. The Old Superb
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Songs Of The Fleet, Op. 117: I. Sailing At Dawn
Songs Of The Fleet, Op. 117: II. The Song Of The Sou'wester
Songs Of The Fleet, Op. 117: IV. The Little Admiral
Linden Lea
Blackmwore By The Stour
3 Poems By Walt Whitman: No. 1. Nocturne
No. 2. A Clear Midnight
3 Poems By Walt Whitman: No. 3. Joy, Shipmate, Joy!
Songs Of Travel: No. 1. The Vagabond
Songs Of Travel: No. 2. Let Beauty Awake
Songs Of Travel: No. 3. The Roadside Fire
Songs Of Travel: No. 4. Youth And Love
Songs Of Travel: No. 5. In Dreams
Songs Of Travel: No. 6. The Infinite Shining Heavens
Songs Of Travel: No. 7. Whither Must I Wander?
Songs Of Travel: No. 8. Bright Is The Ring Of Words
Songs Of Travel: No. 9. I Have Trod The Upward And Downward Slope

UPC: 809478090144
Label: Bbc / Opus Arte
Release Date: 5.28.13
Format: CD

Anthony Michaels-Moore - Songs of the Sea / Songs of Travel (CD)