Like to the Lark
Conducted by founder Simon Phipps, the Swedish Chamber Choir's debut album for Chandos features a diverse selection of original and arranged choral repertoire. Ralph Vaughan Williams's beloved The Lark Ascending is performed in an arrangement for violin – here, Jennifer Pike – and chamber choir. Mezzo-soprano Maria Forsström joins the choir for an arrangement of a Mahler song, and the album also includes works by Judith Bingham, Wilhelm Stenhammar, Ola Gjeilo and others.
©℗ 2019 Chandos
- Vaughan Williams • Rest • O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyesRest
O Earth, lie heavily upon her eyesSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Vaughan Williams • Shakespeare Songs for Chorus (1951) • 1. Full Fathom FiveShakespeare Songs for Chorus (1951)
1. Full Fathom FiveSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Vaughan Williams • Shakespeare Songs for Chorus (1951) • 2. The Cloud-capp'd TowersShakespeare Songs for Chorus (1951)
2. The Cloud-capp'd TowersSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Vaughan Williams • Shakespeare Songs for Chorus (1951) • 3. Over Hill, Over DaleShakespeare Songs for Chorus (1951)
3. Over Hill, Over DaleSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Vaughan Williams • The Lark Ascending for Violin and Orchestra (1914, rev. 1920) (Arr. for Violin and Chorus) • Andante sostenutoThe Lark Ascending for Violin and Orchestra (1914, rev. 1920) (Arr. for Violin and Chorus)
Andante sostenutoJennifer Pike (Violin), Simon Phipps
Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Bingham • The Drowned Lovers (1998, rev. 2009) (after C.V. Stanford: The Blue Bird op. 119/3) • In the deepest reaches of the lakeThe Drowned Lovers (1998, rev. 2009) (after C.V. Stanford: The Blue Bird op. 119/3)
In the deepest reaches of the lakeMaria Forsström (Mezzo-soprano), Simon Phipps
Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Stanford • Eight Part-Songs op. 119 • 3. The Blue BirdEight Part-Songs op. 119
3. The Blue BirdSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Stenhammar • Tre körvisor (Three Choral Songs) • 1. September 'Alle de voksende Skygger'Tre körvisor (Three Choral Songs)
1. September 'Alle de voksende Skygger'Simon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Stenhammar • Tre körvisor (Three Choral Songs) • 2. I Seraillets HaveTre körvisor (Three Choral Songs)
2. I Seraillets HaveSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Stenhammar • Tre körvisor (Three Choral Songs) • 3. Havde jeg, o havde jeg en Dattersøn, o ja!Tre körvisor (Three Choral Songs)
3. Havde jeg, o havde jeg en Dattersøn, o ja!Simon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Alfvén • Uti vår hage (In Our Meadow) (1923) • Uti vår hageUti vår hage (In Our Meadow) (1923)
Uti vår hageSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Alfvén • Limu, limu, lima (1923) • Limu, limu, limaLimu, limu, lima (1923)
Limu, limu, limaSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Wikander • Kung Liljekonvalje (1919) • Kung LiljekonvaljeKung Liljekonvalje (1919)
Kung LiljekonvaljeSimon Phipps, Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Mahler • Rückert-Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Arr. C. Gottwald for Chorus a cappella) • 3. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommenRückert-Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Arr. C. Gottwald for Chorus a cappella)
3. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommenMaria Forsström (Mezzo-soprano), Simon Phipps
Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka - Gjeilo • Serenity (O magnum mysterium) (2012) • O magnum mysteriumSerenity (O magnum mysterium) (2012)
O magnum mysteriumJennifer Pike (Violin), Simon Phipps
Svenska Kammarkören2019, Heberg, Årstads Kyrka