℗ 2009 Naxos
| Released | August 25, 2009 |
| Duration | 1h 11m 34s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.572151 |
| Genre | Classical (Vocal) |
Ivor Gurney: Songs: All night under the moon - By a Bierside - On the Downs - Lights out - Tears - Sleep
Susan Bickley, Iain Burnside
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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A Fourth Volume of 10 Songs
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1.1
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On the Downs
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:52 | |||
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1.2
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Ha'nacker Mill
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:19 | |||
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1.3
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The Bonny Earl of Murray
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:48 | |||
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1.4
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The Cherry Trees
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:07 | |||
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1.5
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By a Bierside
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
3:59 | |||
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5 Elizabethan Songs
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1.6
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No. 1. Orpheus with his lute
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:17 | |||
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1.7
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No. 2. Tears
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
3:09 | |||
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1.8
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No. 3. Under the greenwood tree
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:35 | |||
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1.9
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No. 4. Sleep
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
3:06 | |||
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1.10
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No. 5. Spring
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:37 | |||
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7 Sappho Songs
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1.11
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The Apple Orchard
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:09 | |||
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1.12
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All night under the moon
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
3:12 | |||
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1.13
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The Latmian Shepherd
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
3:45 | |||
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1.14
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I will go with my father a-ploughing
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:26 | |||
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1.15
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Last Hours
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
3:42 | |||
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1.16
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Cathleen ni Houlihan
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:56 | |||
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1.17
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A cradle song
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:27 | |||
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1.18
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The Fiddler of Dooney
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:55 | |||
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A Third Volume of 10 Songs
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1.19
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Snow
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:03 | |||
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1.20
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The Singer
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:25 | |||
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1.21
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Nine of the clock
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
0:53 | |||
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1.22
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Epitaph in old mode
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:17 | |||
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1.23
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The Ship
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:20 | |||
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1.24
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The Scribe
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:40 | |||
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1.25
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Fain would I change that note
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:45 | |||
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1.26
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An Epitaph
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:50 | |||
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20 Songs, Vol. 1
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1.27
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When Death to either shall come
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:32 | |||
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1.28
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Thou didst delight my eyes
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
2:05 | |||
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1.29
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The boat is chafing
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
1:28 | |||
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Lights Out
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1.30
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No. 4. Lights Out
Ivor Gurney; Susan Bickley; Iain Burnside |
3:55 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"What’s wonderful about this performance is the way singer and pianist respond so sensitively to Gurney’s word painting and musical inflections. Susan Bickley colours every long-breathed phrase imaginatively and Iain Burnside’s accompaniment is subtle and thoughtful."
- Classic FM
"I enjoyed this enormously. Susan Bickley’s singing gives consistent pleasure. Her tone is full and warm ... she understands these songs and sings them with great sensitivity and intelligence. Iain Burnside offers a fine contribution ... his pianism is excellent and contributes significantly to the success of this very fine recital containing many first rate songs. Lovers of English song should not hesitate."
- MusicWeb International
Poet and composer Ivor Gurney composed more than 300 songs despite suffering from bipolar disorder and tuberculosis. His Five Elizabethan Songs show the young composer’s astonishing limpid fluency, while Tears and Sleep rank among his most exquisite creations. Comedy, desolation and lovelorn longing all touch the music of this "lover and maker of beauty," whose songs find ideal interpreters in mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley and pianist Iain Burnside.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.20 -12.58 to -0.83 | -27.23 -32.78 to -23.48 | -23.25 -29.00 to -19.80 | 13 10 to 14 | |
| 1 | On the Downs | -6.00 | -27.42 | -23.5 | 12 |
| 2 | Ha'nacker Mill | -1.91 | -25.76 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 3 | The Bonny Earl of Murray | -0.83 | -23.99 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 4 | The Cherry Trees | -3.31 | -28.43 | -24.0 | 14 |
| 5 | By a Bierside | -1.96 | -25.78 | -20.2 | 14 |
| 6 | No. 1. Orpheus with his lute | -5.43 | -28.90 | -25.0 | 13 |
| 7 | No. 2. Tears | -5.17 | -29.84 | -25.8 | 14 |
| 8 | No. 3. Under the greenwood tree | -4.86 | -25.31 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 9 | No. 4. Sleep | -4.16 | -29.27 | -24.9 | 13 |
| 10 | No. 5. Spring | -3.77 | -25.50 | -21.6 | 12 |
| 11 | The Apple Orchard | -12.58 | -32.53 | -29.0 | 10 |
| 12 | All night under the moon | -4.66 | -28.57 | -24.7 | 13 |
| 13 | The Latmian Shepherd | -1.98 | -28.00 | -24.5 | 14 |
| 14 | I will go with my father a-ploughing | -2.57 | -23.48 | -20.2 | 12 |
| 15 | Last Hours | -2.05 | -29.86 | -25.6 | 12 |
| 16 | Cathleen ni Houlihan | -1.82 | -25.06 | -20.3 | 13 |
| 17 | A cradle song | -9.22 | -32.78 | -29.0 | 12 |
| 18 | The Fiddler of Dooney | -4.87 | -24.43 | -20.8 | 12 |
| 19 | Snow | -4.05 | -28.46 | -24.9 | 13 |
| 20 | The Singer | -6.74 | -27.90 | -24.1 | 12 |
| 21 | Nine of the clock | -2.73 | -24.99 | -21.0 | 12 |
| 22 | Epitaph in old mode | -5.52 | -27.29 | -23.2 | 11 |
| 23 | The Ship | -5.21 | -27.37 | -24.0 | 12 |
| 24 | The Scribe | -1.91 | -26.58 | -22.2 | 12 |
| 25 | Fain would I change that note | -3.02 | -24.54 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 26 | An Epitaph | -5.83 | -28.91 | -24.6 | 13 |
| 27 | When Death to either shall come | -6.59 | -28.95 | -25.3 | 12 |
| 28 | Thou didst delight my eyes | -1.67 | -23.98 | -19.8 | 12 |
| 29 | The boat is chafing | -3.17 | -24.92 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 30 | No. 4. Lights Out | -2.51 | -28.24 | -24.2 | 13 |