℗ 2016 Albion
| Released | November 18, 2016 |
| Duration | 1h 06m 01s |
| Record Label | Albion |
| Catalogue No. | ALBCD030 |
| Genre | Classical (Choral - Secular) |
Sing Willow: Shakespeare Songs
Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir, Andrew Nunn, Fionnuala Ward
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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3 Shakespeare Songs (arr. by D. Guest for Female Choir)
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1.1
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No. 3. Over Hill, Over Dale
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Douglas Guest; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
1:14 | |||
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1.2
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No. 2. The Cloud-capp'd Towers
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Douglas Guest; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
1:59 | |||
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3 Elizabethan Songs
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1.3
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No. 2. The Willow Song (arr. by W. Pasfield for Female Choir)
Ralph Vaughan Williams; William Pasfield; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
1:57 | |||
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1.4
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Dirge for Fidele
Ralph Vaughan Williams; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
4:18 | |||
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1.5
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Sonnet
James MacMillan; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
2:43 | |||
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6 Elizabethan Lyrics
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1.6
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No. 1. Canon
Kenneth Leighton; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
1:14 | |||
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5 Shakespeare Songs
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1.7
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No. 1. Who is Silvia?
David Willcocks; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
2:43 | |||
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1.8
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No. 2. Under the Greenwood Tree
David Willcocks; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
1:45 | |||
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1.9
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No. 3. Full Fathom Five
David Willcocks; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
2:54 | |||
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1.10
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No. 4. Fear no more the Heat o' the Sun
David Willcocks; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
4:54 | |||
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1.11
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No. 5. It was a Lover and his Lass
David Willcocks; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
2:20 | |||
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Hark, Hark, the Lark
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1.12
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No. 1. And will He not Come Again?
Paul Jarman; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn; Unknown Artist |
4:03 | |||
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1.13
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No. 2. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind
Sarah Quartel; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
2:37 | |||
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1.14
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No. 3. Come unto these Yellow Sands
Bob Chilcott; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
1:28 | |||
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1.15
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No. 4. Hark, Hark, the Lark
Alan Bullard; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
2:23 | |||
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1.16
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No. 5. Our Revels now are Ended
Bob Chilcott; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
2:59 | |||
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1.17
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No. 6. Over Hill, Over Dale
Andrea Ramsay; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
3:09 | |||
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1.18
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No. 7. When Icicles Hang by the Wall
Stephen Hatfield; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
2:46 | |||
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1.19
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No. 8. You Spotted Snakes with Double Tongue
Jussi Chydenius; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
3:42 | |||
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1.20
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Full Fathom Five (arr. by M. Neaum for Female Choir)
Robert Johnson; Michael Neaum; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
1:36 | |||
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1.21
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Come Away, Come Away, Death
Christopher Delp; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Andrew Nunn |
3:44 | |||
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1.22
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Music to Hear
Bob Chilcott; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
3:48 | |||
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Birthday Madrigals
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1.23
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No. 1. It was a lover and his lass
John Rutter; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
2:24 | |||
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1.24
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No. 5. When daisies pied
John Rutter; Les Sirènes Female Chamber Choir; Fionnuala Ward; Andrew Nunn |
3:21 | |||
Every track on this new album, presented by Albion Records, is a world premiere recording. Les Sirenes is a Glasgow-based female chamber choir, consisting of thirty vocalists, all students and graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. They are lead by Musical Director Andrew Nunn. Sing Willow features new and old songs such as Four Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Two Songs by John Rutter and Five Shakespeare Songs by David Willcocks.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Albion Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.47 -8.55 to -0.77 | -24.31 -28.67 to -21.17 | -20.51 -25.30 to -17.60 | 12 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | No. 3. Over Hill, Over Dale | -4.67 | -25.19 | -21.8 | 11 |
| 2 | No. 2. The Cloud-capp'd Towers | -1.87 | -25.72 | -22.0 | 15 |
| 3 | No. 2. The Willow Song (arr. by W. Pasfield for Female Choir) | -8.55 | -28.67 | -25.3 | 12 |
| 4 | Dirge for Fidele | -6.05 | -25.01 | -21.5 | 11 |
| 5 | Sonnet | -0.81 | -21.88 | -17.6 | 12 |
| 6 | No. 1. Canon | -2.46 | -23.11 | -19.0 | 11 |
| 7 | No. 1. Who is Silvia? | -3.01 | -22.16 | -19.1 | 11 |
| 8 | No. 2. Under the Greenwood Tree | -4.31 | -23.97 | -20.8 | 12 |
| 9 | No. 3. Full Fathom Five | -3.87 | -25.28 | -20.3 | 13 |
| 10 | No. 4. Fear no more the Heat o' the Sun | -3.56 | -24.92 | -19.9 | 12 |
| 11 | No. 5. It was a Lover and his Lass | -3.58 | -22.99 | -20.0 | 12 |
| 12 | No. 1. And will He not Come Again? | -2.44 | -26.49 | -21.7 | 14 |
| 13 | No. 2. Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind | -1.41 | -21.88 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 14 | No. 3. Come unto these Yellow Sands | -4.50 | -22.59 | -19.1 | 12 |
| 15 | No. 4. Hark, Hark, the Lark | -1.64 | -23.31 | -18.3 | 12 |
| 16 | No. 5. Our Revels now are Ended | -5.42 | -26.91 | -23.1 | 12 |
| 17 | No. 6. Over Hill, Over Dale | -1.87 | -23.76 | -20.0 | 13 |
| 18 | No. 7. When Icicles Hang by the Wall | -5.09 | -25.81 | -22.0 | 13 |
| 19 | No. 8. You Spotted Snakes with Double Tongue | -6.56 | -26.44 | -22.8 | 12 |
| 20 | Full Fathom Five (arr. by M. Neaum for Female Choir) | -4.31 | -23.96 | -20.5 | 11 |
| 21 | Come Away, Come Away, Death | -1.41 | -24.31 | -20.1 | 13 |
| 22 | Music to Hear | -4.42 | -24.92 | -21.6 | 13 |
| 23 | No. 1. It was a lover and his lass | -0.80 | -21.17 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 24 | No. 5. When daisies pied | -0.77 | -23.04 | -20.0 | 14 |