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The masterful songs of Peter Wishart (1921–1984) were sadly neglected following his death. The Jackdaws Educational Trust, founded by his widow, has sought to remedy this, and the centenary of the composer’s death prompted a revival of his songs, most notably in the London Song Festival’s offering “Three Unsung Geniuses”. In this new EM Records release, baritone Jeremy Huw Williams and pianist Paula Fan present a chronology of 22 of Wishart’s solo songs, dating from three of the first extant offerings of 1952 to a song from his final set, published in 1977.
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1. | “The Mountebank’s Song” |
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2. | “A Lover’s Lullaby” |
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3. | “Feste’s Song” |
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4. | “O Mistress Mine” |
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5. | “June Twilight” |
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6. | “Spring Sadness” |
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7. | “The Bedpost” |
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8. | “The Pessimist” |
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9. | “Joly Wat” |
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10. | “In You O Lord Have I Hoped” |
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11. | “Blessed Are Those Whose Iniquities Are Forgiven” |
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12. | “The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation” |
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13. | Rondo |
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14. | Nocturne |
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15. | Variations |
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16. | Cavatina |
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17. | “Cat Goddesses” |
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18. | “Bird of Paradise” |
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19. | “Spider” |
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20. | “The Jackdaw” |
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21. | “The Magpie” |
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22. | “The Royal Fireworks” |
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23. | “Late Winter” |
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24. | “Merry-Go-Round” |
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25. | “Numbers and Makes” |
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26. | “Orpheus with His Lute” |
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EMR CD028 | INTERNATIONAL
RECORD REVIEW