Songs for Sunday

~ Release by Janet Baker, Philip Ledger (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1Bless This House
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Bless This House
lyricist:
Helen Taylor (poet / lyricist)
composer:
May Brahe (composer)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Pub. Ltd.
May Brahe3:18
A2Jerusalem
organ and pipe organ:
Philip Ledger
alto vocals and mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Jerusalem (anthem by Hubert Parry)
lyricist:
William Blake (English poet, painter, and printmaker)
composer:
Hubert Parry (English composer) (in 1916)
is based on:
Jerusalem (poem by Blake)
Sir Hubert Parry2:37
A3Beyond the Dawn
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Beyond the Dawn
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Wilfred Sanderson (UK organist and composer)
Wilfred Sanderson3:45
A4Were You There?
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
arranger:
Philip Ledger
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Were You There
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11409)
[traditional]2:28
A5A Grateful Heart
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
A Grateful Heart
lyricist:
George Herbert (Church poet)
composer:
Mary Plumstead (British composer)
Mary Plumstead1:33
A6The Holy Child
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
The Holy Child
lyricist:
Martin Luther (German theologian of the Reformation)
composer:
Frederick John Easthope Martin
Frederick John Easthope Martin3:12
A7The Knight of Bethlehem
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
The Knight of Bethlehem
lyricist:
Henry Neville Maughan (UK lyrics writer)
composer:
David Cleghorn Thompson (Scottish composer)
David Cleghorn Thompson1:27
A8How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings
composer:
Samuel Liddle (British composer and pianist) (in 1908)
Samuel Liddle3:50
B1The Lord Is My Shepherd
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
The Lord Is My Shepherd
composer:
Samuel Liddle (British composer and pianist)
Samuel Liddle4:06
B2The Call
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Five Mystical Songs: No. 4. The Call
lyricist:
George Herbert (Church poet)
composer:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
part of:
Five Mystical Songs
Ralph Vaughan Williams2:18
B3A Prayer to Our Lady
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
A Prayer to Our Lady
lyricist:
Rev. R. L. Gales (UK lyrics writer)
composer:
Donald Ford (composer)
Donald Ford2:33
B4Ave Maria
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
lyricist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer) (in 1853)
is based on:
Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach
is based on:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
Charles‐François Gounod3:24
B5Close Thine Eyes
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Close Thine Eyes
lyricist:
Francis Quarles (English poet)
composer:
Mary Plumstead (British composer)
version of:
Close thine eyes and sleep secure
Mary Plumstead1:45
B6Balulalow
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Balulalow (Peter Warlock)
composer:
Peter Warlock (composer)
Peter Warlock1:46
B7Abide With Me
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
Abide With Me (sung to Samuel Liddle’s unnamed 1896 hymn-tune)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte
composer:
Samuel Liddle (British composer and pianist)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
Samuel Liddle5:50
B8God Be in My Head
organ:
Philip Ledger
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano and alto)
recorded at:
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1981)
recording of:
God Be in My Head
composer:
Sir Henry Walford Davies
composed at:
Witham Hall in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir Henry Walford Davies1:27

Credits

Release

sound engineer:Neville Boyling (engineer)
producer:John Fraser (UK producer)