Excalibur Voices, Duncan Aspden & Anna Markland - And the Blackbird Sang (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 70:15 minutes | 1,13 GB
Classical, Choral | Label: EM Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 70:15 minutes | 1,13 GB
Classical, Choral | Label: EM Records, Official Digital Download
EM Records is thrilled to introduce this disc from Excalibur Voices, “And the Blackbird Sang”, a remarkable recording showcasing the brilliance of English choral music.
Following their breathtaking debut at the 2024 English Music Festival, Excalibur Voices, under the direction of conductor Duncan Aspden, have collaborated with EM Records to produce a disc that is both an important and a stunningly beautiful addition to the choral repertoire.
This recording features a carefully curated selection of works that highlight the ensemble’s passion for English choral song, rhythmic suppleness, and musicianship rooted in poetry and storytelling. Among the highlights are several World Première recordings, including Herbert Howell’s “Creep Afore Ye Gang”, Robin Milford’s powerfully moving “Songs of Escape”, and Alan Rawsthorne’s evocatively resonant “A Rose for Lidice”. The disc also features beloved works by Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Sir Henry Walford Davies, including Holst’s “This Have I Done For My True Love” and Walford Davies’s “Magdalen At Michael’s Gate”, the latter lending its title to the recording.
Tracklist:
01. Coleridge-Taylor- Song of Proserpine
02. Howells- The Scribe
03. Howells- Creep Afore Ye Gang
04. Howells- The Shadows
05. Rawsthorne- A Rose for Lidice
06. Davies- Magdalen at Michael’s Gate
07. Holst- This Have I Done For My True Love
08. Bainton- In the Wilderness
09. Bainton- Abou Ben Adhem
10. Bainton- In Youth is Pleasure
11. Holst- I Love My Love
12. Ireland- There is a Garden in Her Face
13. Ireland- May Flowers
14. Ireland- In Summer Woods
15. Ireland- Evening Song
16. Milford- Songs of Escape- Hear, O God
17. Milford- Songs of Escape- Helen of Kirconnell
18. Milford- Songs of Escape- The Spring of the Year
19. Milford- Songs of Escape- Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
20. Milford- Songs of Escape- Port After Stormy Seas
21. Holst- Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-09-02 14:46:59
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Analyzed: Excalibur Voices, Duncan Aspden, Anna Markland / And the Blackbird Sang
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -3.57 dBFS -22.96 dBFS 2:30 01-Coleridge-Taylor: Song of Proserpine
DR15 -3.60 dBFS -26.30 dBFS 4:05 02-Howells: The Scribe
DR14 -6.22 dBFS -26.18 dBFS 3:11 03-Howells: Creep Afore Ye Gang
DR15 -5.05 dBFS -28.51 dBFS 3:03 04-Howells: The Shadows
DR14 -0.63 dBFS -21.77 dBFS 4:53 05-Rawsthorne: A Rose for Lidice
DR14 -2.04 dBFS -23.95 dBFS 5:12 06-Davies: Magdalen at Michael’s Gate
DR14 -1.97 dBFS -22.33 dBFS 6:03 07-Holst: This Have I Done For My True Love
DR14 -0.16 dBFS -22.22 dBFS 4:00 08-Bainton: In the Wilderness
DR12 -3.34 dBFS -22.31 dBFS 3:44 09-Bainton: Abou Ben Adhem
DR13 -9.11 dBFS -27.65 dBFS 2:27 10-Bainton: In Youth is Pleasure
DR14 -3.84 dBFS -24.32 dBFS 4:35 11-Holst: I Love My Love
DR12 -6.76 dBFS -24.16 dBFS 3:18 12-Ireland: There is a Garden in Her Face
DR12 -7.27 dBFS -24.34 dBFS 2:07 13-Ireland: May Flowers
DR14 -5.65 dBFS -25.55 dBFS 1:24 14-Ireland: In Summer Woods
DR14 -7.80 dBFS -27.27 dBFS 3:20 15-Ireland: Evening Song
DR14 -3.43 dBFS -22.18 dBFS 3:52 16-Milford: Songs of Escape: Hear, O God
DR13 -2.53 dBFS -21.83 dBFS 2:53 17-Milford: Songs of Escape: Helen of Kirconnell
DR13 -4.63 dBFS -25.02 dBFS 1:54 18-Milford: Songs of Escape: The Spring of the Year
DR13 -0.37 dBFS -20.69 dBFS 3:24 19-Milford: Songs of Escape: Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
DR12 -6.48 dBFS -24.05 dBFS 1:40 20-Milford: Songs of Escape: Port After Stormy Seas
DR13 -3.98 dBFS -27.27 dBFS 2:40 21-Holst: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
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Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2305 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-09-02 14:46:59
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Analyzed: Excalibur Voices, Duncan Aspden, Anna Markland / And the Blackbird Sang
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -3.57 dBFS -22.96 dBFS 2:30 01-Coleridge-Taylor: Song of Proserpine
DR15 -3.60 dBFS -26.30 dBFS 4:05 02-Howells: The Scribe
DR14 -6.22 dBFS -26.18 dBFS 3:11 03-Howells: Creep Afore Ye Gang
DR15 -5.05 dBFS -28.51 dBFS 3:03 04-Howells: The Shadows
DR14 -0.63 dBFS -21.77 dBFS 4:53 05-Rawsthorne: A Rose for Lidice
DR14 -2.04 dBFS -23.95 dBFS 5:12 06-Davies: Magdalen at Michael’s Gate
DR14 -1.97 dBFS -22.33 dBFS 6:03 07-Holst: This Have I Done For My True Love
DR14 -0.16 dBFS -22.22 dBFS 4:00 08-Bainton: In the Wilderness
DR12 -3.34 dBFS -22.31 dBFS 3:44 09-Bainton: Abou Ben Adhem
DR13 -9.11 dBFS -27.65 dBFS 2:27 10-Bainton: In Youth is Pleasure
DR14 -3.84 dBFS -24.32 dBFS 4:35 11-Holst: I Love My Love
DR12 -6.76 dBFS -24.16 dBFS 3:18 12-Ireland: There is a Garden in Her Face
DR12 -7.27 dBFS -24.34 dBFS 2:07 13-Ireland: May Flowers
DR14 -5.65 dBFS -25.55 dBFS 1:24 14-Ireland: In Summer Woods
DR14 -7.80 dBFS -27.27 dBFS 3:20 15-Ireland: Evening Song
DR14 -3.43 dBFS -22.18 dBFS 3:52 16-Milford: Songs of Escape: Hear, O God
DR13 -2.53 dBFS -21.83 dBFS 2:53 17-Milford: Songs of Escape: Helen of Kirconnell
DR13 -4.63 dBFS -25.02 dBFS 1:54 18-Milford: Songs of Escape: The Spring of the Year
DR13 -0.37 dBFS -20.69 dBFS 3:24 19-Milford: Songs of Escape: Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
DR12 -6.48 dBFS -24.05 dBFS 1:40 20-Milford: Songs of Escape: Port After Stormy Seas
DR13 -3.98 dBFS -27.27 dBFS 2:40 21-Holst: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
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Number of tracks: 21
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2305 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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