The Songs of William Busch
with Songs by Gerald Finzi, Elisabeth Poston and Michael Head
Gerald FINZI (1901-1956)
As I lay in the early sun (Oh Fair to See, op.13b No 3) (1921)
Elizabeth POSTON (1905-1987)
Sweet Suffolk Owl (1925)
Gerald Finzi
Only the wanderer (Oh Fair to See, op.13b No 4) (1925)
William BUSCH(1901-1945)
Slumber Song (1931?)
Harvest Moon
Sweet Content (1933)
Michael HEAD (1900-1976)
Why Have You Stolen My Delight? (1933)
Gerald Finzi
Oh fair to see (Oh Fair to See, op.13b No 2) (1929)
William Busch
Fairies (1934)
Rest (1933)
Gerald Finzi
To Joy (Oh Fair to See, op.13b No 5) (1931)
Michael Head
The Singer (1939)
William Busch
The Centaurs (1942)
Ode to Autumn (1937)
Weep You no More (1935)
The Echoing Green (1943)
The Shepherd (1943)
The Bellman (1944)
L'Oiseau bleu (1944)
There Have Been Happy Days (1944)
The Lowest Trees have Tops (1944)
If Thou Wilt Ease Thine Heart (1943)
The Snowdrop in the Wind (1943)
Gerald Finzi
Harvest (Oh Fair to See, op.13b No 6) (1956)
Elizabeth Poston
The Snowdrop in the Wind
William Busch
Come, O Come My Life's Delight (1943)
Michael Head
Dear Delight (c.1965)
Elizabeth Poston
Sweet Suffolk Owl (1983)
Diana Moore (mezzo-soprano)
Robin Tritschler (tenor)
Roderick Williams (baritone)
John Reid (piano)
Recorded at Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, 21-23 June 2021