Songs of Love and Whimsy
Download links and information about Songs of Love and Whimsy by Ian Hobson, Paul Sperry. This album was released in 2014 and it belongs to Theatre/Soundtrack genres. It contains 19 tracks with total duration of 01:06:53 minutes.
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| Artist: | Ian Hobson, Paul Sperry |
| Release date: | 2014 |
| Genre: | Theatre/Soundtrack |
| Tracks: | 19 |
| Duration: | 01:06:53 |
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Tracks
[Edit]| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | Misalliance (From "At the Drop of a Hat") | 3:31 |
| 2. | The Gnu (From "At the Drop of a Hat") | 2:59 |
| 3. | The Sloth (From "At the Drop of a Another Hat") | 3:58 |
| 4. | Ill Wind (From "At the Drop of a Another Hat") | 3:05 |
| 5. | Friendly Duet (From "At the Drop of a Another Hat") | 1:39 |
| 6. | The Gasman Cometh (From "At the Drop of a Another Hat") | 2:22 |
| 7. | The Hippo (From "At the Drop of a Hat") | 4:16 |
| 8. | The Armadillo (From "At the Drop of a Hat") | 3:47 |
| 9. | Have Some Madeira | 4:03 |
| 10. | Some Day I'll Find You (From "Private Lives") | 2:42 |
| 11. | A Bar on the Piccolo Marina | 4:12 |
| 12. | World Weary (From "This Year of Grace") | 4:02 |
| 13. | Uncle Harry | 4:33 |
| 14. | I Travel Alone | 2:49 |
| 15. | That Is the End of the News (From: "Sigh No More") | 3:28 |
| 16. | Bright Was the Day ("Pacific 1860") | 3:17 |
| 17. | Nina (From "Sigh No More") | 4:12 |
| 18. | Bitter-Sweet, Act II: If Love Were All | 4:57 |
| 19. | Mrs. Worthington | 3:01 |
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[Edit]American tenor Paul Sperry is best known as an advocate of new music, including that of some of the most daunting modernists like Stockhausen, Druckman, Wuorinen, and Rands, as well as traditionalists like Bernstein, Argento, Hagen, Paulus, and Musto. Another thread of his career has been devoted to (mostly unfamiliar) light music, and it's that interest that he takes up in this album, Songs of Love and Whimsy by Noël Coward & Flanders and Swann. It's a delightful collection that showcases Sperry's gift for comedy. The songs by the mid-20th century British duo Michael Flanders and Donald Swann are unabashedly fun and at least a little silly. Most of the selections by playwright and composer Noël Coward are similar in their irreverent tone, but are substantially more sophisticated both in musical content and nuanced wit. The best known, such as A Bar on the Piccola Marina and Mrs. Worthington, are riotously funny, full of both sly innuendo and outrageous goofiness, and Sperry's performances wonderfully bring out their humor. Coward was also a master of a romantic, gentle melancholy, exemplified in understated songs of longing, like I Travel Alone, If Love Were All, and Someday I'll Find You, which Sperry delivers with disarming artlessness. He doesn't attempt a British accent, but these examples of quintessentially British sensibilities still come across with their intent and expressiveness intact. He has a terrific partner in pianist Ian Hobson, who plays with full conviction and subtle attention to detail. The album should appeal to any fans of mid-20th British song.