Most of the songs on this record were composed in the first half of the 20th century, not a few between the two wars. This has been an era surprisingly neglected by singers, yet many English composers produced some of their best vocal works during this period. Recently the combination of voice, clarinet and piano has proved more and more popular with composers, but it would appear that with Holbrooke's Tame Cat, he must be counted amongst the first of English composers to write for this medium. Tame Cat is a setting by Joseph Holbrooke to words by Ezra Pound. This remarkable song, composed in 1923 is the fifth of his 'Six Socialist Songs' a set fully redolent of the times. It is paired with works by Gustav Holst, Arthur Bliss, Alan Bush, Benjamin Britten, and more.

Tracklist:

Songs (12) for voice ; piano, Op. 48, H. 174~A Little Music
Don Juan de Manara~The Fan Song
Two Nursery Rhymes~The Ragwort
Two Nursery Rhymes~The Dandelion
In Dark Weather
Avant que tu ne t'en ailles
Berceuse
Three Songs of Innocence~Piping Down the Valleys Wild
Three Songs of Innocence~The Shepherd
Three Songs of Innocence~The Ecchoing Green
Six Socialist Songs~Tame Cat
Fish in the Unruffled Lakes
Woman's Life~Weaving Song
Three Songs~Of All the Birds That I Do Know
Three Songs~Flow My Tears
Three Songs~Ho, Who Comes Here?
Four Shakespeare Songs~Take, Oh Take Those Lips Away
Flood
Three Folk Songs~Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier
Three Folk Songs~Hush-a-ba, Birdie, Croon, Croon
Three Folk Songs~John Peel

UPC: 5020926912824
Label: Cameo Classics
Release Date: 1.8.21
Format: CD

Tame Cat & Other Songs / Various - Tame Cat & Other Songs (CD)