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Penchant Recordings was set up in response to the many and repeated requests for whole CDs of the soprano Lesley-Jane Rogers to be made available. Although Lesley-Jane may be heard as a soloist on many CDs, she had never before been available on the entirety of a CD. It was Penchant's aim to change this, and to ensure that the beautiful voice of Lesley-Jane Rogers is now thus available.
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soprano sings
English
Song [PCHN-2402] [1] Ireland My true love hath my heart [2] Bliss The buckle [3] Moeran Strings in the earth and air [4] Warlock Robin Good-fellow [5] Hopkins A melancholy song [6] Quilter Drooping Wings [7] Thiman The piper pipes a merry tune [8] Bax When I was one-and-twenty [9] Ireland I have twelve oxen [10] Howells On the merry first of May [11] Quilter Love's Philosophy [12] Ross The cherry hung with snow [13] Gibbs The fields are full [14] Phillips Crab-apple [15] Bridge Speak to me, my love! [16] Gibbs Sweet sounds, begone [17] Scott Lullaby [18] Gibbs Why do I love? [19] Parry Three aspects [20] Head Sweet chance [21] Elgar Like to the damask rose [22] Howells King David [23] Walton Rhyme [24] Vaughan Williams The new ghost [25] Britten Let the florid music praise! [26] Gurney Sleep [27] Bridge Love went-a-riding £11.50 |
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Lesley-Jane Rogers |
Chris and Jane at English Song CD recording, December 2002 |
Christopher Ross |
Lesley-Jane Rogers worked regularly with the pianist Christopher Ross for fifteen years. Given the very special nature of the relationship between singer and accompanist, it is with immense sadness that the tragic death of Chris in December 2005 brought this dynamic duo to an end. Lesley-Jane writes: "tapping into each other's mode of expression and interpreting songs together requires a particular symbiotic relationship; Chris and I would sometimes start with very different ideas about a work, but we loved exploring the possibilities and would always end up with a cohesive view of a piece. I believe we had a certain spark in performance and this was something that we delighted in sharing with our audiences. To say that I sorely miss him is a huge understatement. I'm only thankful that we did at least record two CDs together."