The Children's Hour
Gareth Brynmor John (baritone), William Vann (piano)
The whimsical performance of Charles Ives’s ‘The Children’s Hour’ which opens the recital sets high standards of interpretation, John’s mellifluous singing offset by Vann’s tenderly undulating...
The Children's Hour
Gareth Brynmor John (baritone), William Vann (piano)
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The whimsical performance of Charles Ives’s ‘The Children’s Hour’ which opens the recital sets high standards of interpretation, John’s mellifluous singing offset by Vann’s tenderly undulating...
About
Acclaimed baritone Gareth Brynmor John and prize-winning pianist William Vann celebrate the wonder of childhood with a new recording of Fairy Tales, Adventures, Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies. Dedicated to their respective children, the recording takes its name from Charles Ives's charming setting of Henry Longfellow's poem, The Children's Hour. Gareth Brynmor John comments: 'Each of us has two young children, and the patter (or, perhaps, stomping) of tiny feet is now part of the soundscape (cacophony) of our everyday lives. Our programme weaves a tapestry of childhood experience: some tales stray towards the dark and nightmarish, even going as far as death, many are deeply comic, and others are charming or immensely profound. All of them, though, contemplate the wonder of childhood that continues to nourish us as adults, either through direct experience or via our memories.' This release marks William Vann's second disc for Champs Hill, and he is delighted to return to a label of which he is very fond.
Contents and tracklist
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
- Gareth Brynmor John, William Vann
Awards and reviews
July 2021
The whimsical performance of Charles Ives’s ‘The Children’s Hour’ which opens the recital sets high standards of interpretation, John’s mellifluous singing offset by Vann’s tenderly undulating accompaniment. John’s skills as a genial storyteller emerge impressively in Loewe’s ‘Tom der Reimer’,...Lovingly curated and performed, this is a warmly recommendable recital.
August 2021
The programme is sophisticated, not necessarily beyond the reach of those under the age of 12 but with no attempts at cuteness.
