℗ 2024 Chandos Records Ltd
| Released | September 27, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 22m 08s |
| Record Label | Chandos |
| Catalogue No. | CHAN5350W |
| Genre | Classical (Choral) |
Welcome Joy - A Celebration of Women’s Voices
Corvus Consort, Freddie Crowley, Louise Thomson
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
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1.1
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I. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
Imogen Holst; John Keats; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:40 | |||
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1.2
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II. Teignmouth
Imogen Holst; John Keats; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:46 | |||
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1.3
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III. Over the Hill and over the Dale
Imogen Holst; John Keats; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:01 | |||
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1.4
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IV. O Sorrow
Imogen Holst; John Keats; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:09 | |||
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1.5
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V. Lullaby
Imogen Holst; John Keats; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
2:39 | |||
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1.6
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VI. Shed no Tear
Imogen Holst; John Keats; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:35 | |||
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Two Eastern Pictures, H 112
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1.7
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Two Eastern Pictures, H112: I. Spring
Gustav Holst; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
2:03 | |||
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1.8
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II. Summer
Gustav Holst; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:32 | |||
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1.9
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We sekyn here rest
Julian of Norwich; Judith Weir; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
4:11 | |||
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1.10
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Our Endless Day
Hilary Campbell; Julian of Norwich; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:52 | |||
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An English Day-Book
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1.11
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I. A Bellman’s Song
Elizabeth Poston; Thomas Ravenscroft; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:29 | |||
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1.12
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II. Te lucis ante terminum
Elizabeth Poston; Sir Thomas Browne adapted Elizabeth Poston and Traditional; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:49 | |||
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1.13
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III. A Night Curse
Elizabeth Poston; Anonymous adapted Elizabeth Poston; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:21 | |||
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1.14
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IV. Lemady: Maying Song
Elizabeth Poston; Traditional adapted Elizabeth Poston; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
4:01 | |||
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1.15
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V. A Charm against the Bumble Bee
Elizabeth Poston; Tailboys Dymoke adapted Elizabeth Poston; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:06 | |||
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1.16
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VI. Interlude for Harp
Elizabeth Poston; Louise Thomson |
2:10 | |||
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1.17
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VII. The Noonday Heat
Edward Moore; William Boyce; Elizabeth Poston; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
2:16 | |||
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1.18
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VIII. Running Set: Spring
Elizabeth Poston; Thomas Nashe; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:44 | |||
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1.19
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IX. Evening Song (The Priest’s Chant)
Elizabeth Poston; John Fletcher adapted Elizabeth Poston; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:38 | |||
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1.20
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X. Sweet Suffolk Owl
Elizabeth Poston; Thomas Vautor; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
2:14 | |||
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1.21
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XI. A Bellman’s Song (Mvt 1 abridged)
Elizabeth Poston; Thomas Ravenscroft; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
1:00 | |||
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1.22
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Lux Aeterna
Olivia M. Sparkhall; Traditional; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
4:33 | |||
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1.23
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Love was his meaning
Gemma McGregor; Julian of Norwich; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:52 | |||
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Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26, Third Group, H 99
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1.24
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I. Hymn to the Dawn
Gustav Holst; Traditional (Translation: Gustav Holst); Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:19 | |||
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1.25
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II. Hymn to the Waters
Gustav Holst; Traditional (Translation: Gustav Holst); Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
2:17 | |||
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1.26
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III. Hymn to Vena (The Sun Rising through the Mist)
Gustav Holst; Traditional (Translation: Gustav Holst); Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
5:22 | |||
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1.27
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IV. Hymn of the Travellers
Gustav Holst; Traditional (Translation: Gustav Holst); Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
2:41 | |||
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1.28
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Ushās – Goddess of Dawn
Shruthi Rajasekar; Traditional; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:36 | |||
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1.29
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Priestess
Shruthi Rajasekar; Titus Livius (Livy); Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
3:43 | |||
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1.30
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Dirge and Hymeneal, H 124
Thomas Lovell Beddoes; Gustav Holst; Corvus Consort; Freddie Crowley; Louise Thomson |
4:29 | |||
For their second album on Chandos, Freddie Crowley and his Corvus Consort – joined by the harpist Louise Thomson – turn their attention to a rich vein of choral music written for women’s voices and harp. Gustav Holst was a champion of women’s voices and taught in several girls’ schools, most famously at St Paul’s Girls’ School, Hammersmith, where he worked for almost thirty years. His contribution to this genre is represented by three works: Two Eastern Pictures, Dirge and Hymeneal, and more substantially his Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda. These works provide a frame for the bulk of the programme – mostly written by British women. Works by Imogen Holst and Elizabeth Poston lead us towards the more recent generations – Judith Weir, Gemma McGregor, and on to Olivia Sparkhall, and Hilary Campbell. The Indian composer Shruthi Rajasekar was invited to compose for this programme in response to the Third Group of Gustav Holst’s Choral Hymns. Both Ushās – Goddess of Dawn and Priestess not only add exciting new repertoire for these unusual forces, but explore directly Holst’s engagement with ancient Hindu texts.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Chandos Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -9.52 -19.03 to -4.58 | -32.59 -42.53 to -26.97 | -28.43 -38.50 to -23.10 | 13 11 to 15 | |
| 1 | I. Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow | -4.58 | -31.03 | -26.6 | 15 |
| 2 | II. Teignmouth | -7.15 | -30.71 | -26.1 | 14 |
| 3 | III. Over the Hill and over the Dale | -15.04 | -33.79 | -30.5 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. O Sorrow | -7.46 | -31.64 | -26.2 | 13 |
| 5 | V. Lullaby | -11.22 | -33.61 | -30.2 | 14 |
| 6 | VI. Shed no Tear | -9.43 | -34.50 | -30.2 | 13 |
| 7 | Two Eastern Pictures, H112: I. Spring | -15.72 | -35.93 | -32.8 | 12 |
| 8 | II. Summer | -13.89 | -39.94 | -36.4 | 13 |
| 9 | We sekyn here rest | -10.45 | -32.12 | -28.9 | 13 |
| 10 | Our Endless Day | -5.62 | -30.10 | -25.5 | 15 |
| 11 | I. A Bellman’s Song | -10.73 | -32.95 | -28.3 | 12 |
| 12 | II. Te lucis ante terminum | -8.90 | -33.54 | -29.7 | 15 |
| 13 | III. A Night Curse | -5.63 | -26.97 | -23.1 | 12 |
| 14 | IV. Lemady: Maying Song | -5.64 | -30.40 | -26.1 | 15 |
| 15 | V. A Charm against the Bumble Bee | -6.60 | -31.36 | -26.6 | 15 |
| 16 | VI. Interlude for Harp | -11.91 | -35.90 | -32.6 | 13 |
| 17 | VII. The Noonday Heat | -9.50 | -32.42 | -29.4 | 12 |
| 18 | VIII. Running Set: Spring | -6.37 | -28.02 | -24.5 | 12 |
| 19 | IX. Evening Song (The Priest’s Chant) | -19.03 | -42.53 | -38.5 | 13 |
| 20 | X. Sweet Suffolk Owl | -10.00 | -33.97 | -28.1 | 13 |
| 21 | XI. A Bellman’s Song (Mvt 1 abridged) | -13.03 | -34.48 | -29.0 | 11 |
| 22 | Lux Aeterna | -17.94 | -39.63 | -36.1 | 13 |
| 23 | Love was his meaning | -9.84 | -33.90 | -29.6 | 14 |
| 24 | I. Hymn to the Dawn | -10.68 | -30.78 | -26.7 | 12 |
| 25 | II. Hymn to the Waters | -9.79 | -32.49 | -28.4 | 13 |
| 26 | III. Hymn to Vena (The Sun Rising through the Mist) | -6.20 | -29.21 | -24.7 | 12 |
| 27 | IV. Hymn of the Travellers | -4.89 | -27.40 | -23.2 | 12 |
| 28 | Ushās – Goddess of Dawn | -4.78 | -28.85 | -23.9 | 13 |
| 29 | Priestess | -5.60 | -29.03 | -24.4 | 13 |
| 30 | Dirge and Hymeneal, H 124 | -7.94 | -30.57 | -26.6 | 13 |