Voices of the Valleys

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19 Welsh classics performed by Bryn Terfel, The Caernarfon Male Voice Choir and many more...

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Tracklist

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1Gwyr Harlech (Men of Harlech)
arranger:
Eirian Owen
recording of:
Rhyfelgyrch Gwŷr Harlech
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Chandos Music Ltd.
Godre'r Aran Male Voice Choir2:35
2Myfanwy
arranger:
Meirion Jones
recording of:
Myfanwy (Joseph Parry)
lyricist:
Richard Davies (Mynyddog)
composer:
Joseph Parry
Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir4:29
3Eli Jenkins' Prayer
arranger:
Chris Hazel
recording of:
Eli Jenkins' Prayer ("Sunset Poem")
lyricist:
Dylan Thomas (the poet)
composer:
Arthur Henry Dyke Troyte
version of:
Chant No. 1 (Troyte)
Bryn Terfel & Rhys Meirion2:43
4Sosban Fach
arranger:
John Hywel
recording of:
Sosban Fach
lyricist:
Talog Williams
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Caernarfon Male Voice Choir3:01
5All Through The Night
arranger:
Hugh S. Roberton
recording of:
Ar hyd y nos (John Ceiriog Hughes' version)
lyricist:
John Ceiriog Hughes (Welsh poet, 1832–1887)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
version of:
Ar hyd y nos (traditional Welsh air (no lyrics))
Pontarddulais Male Voice Choir2:28
6Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven)
arranger:
William O. Jones
recording of:
Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Cwm Rhondda) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune)
lyricist:
Ann Griffiths (Welsh hymn writer)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932)
is based on:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
is based on:
Wele'n Sefyll Rhwng y Myrtwydd (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)
Cowbridge Male Voice Choir2:48
7Suo Gân (Lullaby)
arranger:
Warren R. Belshaw
instrumental recording of:
Suo Gân
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
reconstructed by:
Robert Bryan (poet and folklorist)
Parc & Dare Brass Band5:09
8Rachie
arranger:
Alwyn Humphreys (conductor / musical director)
recording of:
I Bob Un Sydd Ffyddlon (Rachie) (Emyn â thôn / Hymn with tune)
lyricist:
Ap Hefin (Welsh poet (Henry Lloyd, 1870-1946))
composer:
Caradog Roberts (Welsh hymn-tune composer)
version of:
I Bob Un Sydd Ffyddlon (Emyn heb dôn / Hymn without a specified tune)
version of:
Rachie (Hymn tune, no lyrics [6.5.6.5.T])
London Welsh Festival Of Male Voice Choirs 20062:39
9My Little Welsh Home
recording of:
My Little Welsh Home
lyricist and composer:
William Stanley Gwynn Williams
part of:
Two Songs of the Welsh Mountains
David Kempster2:53
10Calon Lân (A Pure Heart)
arranger:
D. Eifion Thomas
recording of:
Calon Lân
lyricist:
Arwel Hughes (Welsh conductor and composer)
composer:
William Penfro Rowlands
Llanelli Male Voice Choir3:09
11Bugeilio'r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching The White Wheat)
arranger:
R. Maldwyn Price
recording of:
Bugeilio’r Gwenith Gwyn
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Cornerways Music Ltd.
London Welsh Festival Of Male Voice Choirs 20064:30
12We'll Keep A Welcome
vocals arranger:
Rhys Jones (Cantorion Gwalia)
recording of:
We’ll Keep a Welcome
lyricist:
James Harper (songwriter) (in 1940) and Lyn Joshua (songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Mai Jones (in 1940)
Cantorion Gwalia2:35
13Morte Christe
recording of:
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (Morte Criste)
lyricist:
Isaac Watts (hymn writer)
composer:
Emrys Jones
1,000 Voices Of The North Wales Male Voice Choir Association, Albert Hall4:11
14O Gymru (Oh Wales)
recording of:
O Gymru
writer:
Leslie Harries (Welsh songwriter) and Rhys Jones (Composer, father of Caryl Parry Jones)
Lleisiau Mignedd3:25
15Mi Glyway Dyner Lais (I Hear Thy Tender Voice)
recording of:
Mi Glyway Dyner Lais (I Hear Thy Tender Voice)
lyricist:
Ieuan Gwyllt (John Roberts, Welsh hymnist and preacher, 1822–1877)
composer:
Samuel Arnold (composer)
1,000 Voices Of The North Wales Male Voice Choir Association, Albert Hall3:11
16Ysbryd Y Gael (This Feeling Inside)
recording of:
Ysbryd y Gael
lyricist:
Bethan Smallwood
composer:
Mairi MacInnes
translated version of:
This Feeling Inside
Llangwm Male Voice Choir & Mairi MacInness4:36
17Gweddi Dros Gymru (A Prayer or Wales)
recording of:
Gweddi Dros Gymru ("Dros Gymru'n gwlad, o Dad dyrchafwn gri" (Finlandia))
lyricist:
Lewis Valentine
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
is based on:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
Godre'r Aran Male Voice Choir2:10
18Yma O Hyd (Here Still)
recording of:
Yma o Hyd
lyricist and composer:
Dafydd Iwan
Dafydd Iwan & Ar Log4:29
19Welsh National Anthem
live recording of:
Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau
anthem of:
Wales, United Kingdom
lyricist:
Evan James (Welsh poet) (in 1856-01)
composer:
James James (in 1856-01)
Rugby Crowd, National Stadium, Cardiff1:23

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Release

manufactured in:the EU
design:Matt Niblock
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Delta Leisure Group Ltd. (in 2010)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7515693 [info]
ASIN:UK: B003RTM9MS [info]