John Mark Ainsley's clever program highlights the connections of four of the best songwriters of modern day: Britten, Poulenc, Heggie, and Berkeley. This variety in repertoire showcases the range, expression, vocal color, and understanding of text of this talented artist. Malcolm Martineau accompanies Ainsley, and is the dedicatee of Heggie's Friendly Persuasions. Ainsley and Martineau premiered the work in 2008 at Wigmore Hall, London. John Mark Ainsley has appeared alongside the world's greatest orchestras, and is a visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music.

Tracklist:

Lauds (Among the Leaves the Small Birds Sing)
O Lurcher-Loving Collier
What's in Your Mind, My Dove, My Coney
Eyes Look Into the Well
Carry Her Over the Water
Une Ruine Coquille Vide
Le Front Comme Un Drapeau Perdu
Une Roulotte Couverte en Tuiles 1
A Toutes Brides Toi Dont Le FantÃ´me 1
Une Herbe Pauvre 1
Je N'ai Envie Que de T'aimer 1
Figure de Force BrÃ»lante Et Farouche 1
Nous Avons Fait la Nuit 1
Fancy 1
Fancie 1
Wanda Landowska 1
Pierre Bernac 1
Raymonde Linossier 2
Paul Ã‰luard 2
Bleuet 2
O My Blacke Soule! 2
Batter My Heart 2
O Might Those Sighes and Teares 2
Oh, to Vex Me 2
What If This Present 2
Since She Whom I Loved 2
At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners 2
Thou Hast Made Me 3
Death, Be Not Proud

UPC: 691062047722
Label: Linn Records
Release Date: 2.12.16
Format: CD

John Ainsley Mark & Martineau,Malcolm - French Connections (CD)