Jeremy Huw Williams & Paula Fan - The Sound of Hidden Music: Songs of Hubert Parry (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 66:39 minutes | 1 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: EM Records, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 66:39 minutes | 1 GB
Classical, Vocal | Label: EM Records, Official Digital Download
This new release of songs by Hubert Parry is Paula Fan's final recording in a legacy of remarkable recordings from this remarkable Chinese-American pianist, whose unique intellect remained ever curious and inquisitive. This CD contains three world premiere recordings of Parry's songs.
The first of these is The Maid of Elsinore (1891), the Viking tale of the 10th-century Norwegian King who married Tyra of Denmark. In 1903 Parry's old friend Sir Cavendish Boyle, then Governor of Newfoundland, requested a tune for lyrics he had written for the Newfoundland National Song, Ode to Newfoundland. In 1906 he composed The Laird of Cockpen to lyrics by Lady Nairn, the tale of a self-possessed 17th-century Laird.
Perhaps the words of one of the composer's great champions, HM The King, best summarises the hidden man: "a complex man with a mind of his own, who challenged his upbringing, and, in love, let his heart rule his head". It is gratifying to think that the 21st century might bring a new image of Parry and his hidden music into focus.
Tracklist:
01. 3 Songs, Op. 12: No. 1, The Poet's Song
02. A Garland of Shakespearean and Other Old-Fashioned Songs, Op. 21: No. 2, A Spring Song "It Was a Lover and His Lass"
03. The Maid of Elsinore
04. English Lyrics, Set 3: No. 6, Of All the Tourments
05. English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 1, Thine Eyes Still Shined for Me
06. English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 2, When Lovers Meet Again
07. English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 3, When We Two Parted
08. English Lyrics, Set 5: No. 5, Love and Laughter
09. English Lyrics, Set 6: No. 4, A Lover's Garland
10. English Lyrics, Set 6: No. 5, At the Hour the Long Day Ends
11. Ode to Newfoundland
12. The Laird of Cockpen
13. English Lyrics, Set 7: No. 2, Follow a Shadow
14. English Lyrics, Set 7: No. 5, Julia
15. English Lyrics, Set 8: No. 3, Marian
16. English Lyrics, Set 8: No. 5, Looking Backward
17. English Lyrics, Set 9: No. 4, Whether I Live
18. English Lyrics, Set 9: No. 7, There
19. English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 2, Gone but Were the Winter Cold
20. English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 3, A Moment of Farewell
21. English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 4, The Child and the Twilight
22. English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 5, From a City Window
23. English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 6, One Silent Night of Late
24. English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 1, When the Dew Is Falling
25. English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 2, To Blossoms
26. English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 7, The Sound of Hidden Music
foobar2000 v2.24.1 / DR Meter v0.7
log date: 2025-08-15 11:04:35
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Analyzed: Jeremy Huw Williams & Paula Fan / The Sound of Hidden Music: Songs of Hubert Parry
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.73 dBFS -19.80 dBFS 3:12 01-3 Songs, Op. 12: No. 1, The Poet's Song
DR13 -0.13 dBFS -17.52 dBFS 1:23 02-A Garland of Shakespearean and Other Old-Fashioned Songs, Op. 21: No. 2, A Spring Song "It Was a Lover and His Lass"
DR10 -0.28 dBFS -15.83 dBFS 2:26 03-The Maid of Elsinore
DR11 -1.28 dBFS -16.32 dBFS 1:49 04-English Lyrics, Set 3: No. 6, Of All the Tourments
DR11 -0.14 dBFS -16.45 dBFS 2:17 05-English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 1, Thine Eyes Still Shined for Me
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -15.52 dBFS 1:46 06-English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 2, When Lovers Meet Again
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -16.60 dBFS 4:01 07-English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 3, When We Two Parted
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -16.92 dBFS 2:33 08-English Lyrics, Set 5: No. 5, Love and Laughter
DR12 -3.00 dBFS -19.47 dBFS 2:13 09-English Lyrics, Set 6: No. 4, A Lover's Garland
DR12 -0.42 dBFS -17.84 dBFS 2:42 10-English Lyrics, Set 6: No. 5, At the Hour the Long Day Ends
DR11 -1.30 dBFS -15.95 dBFS 2:02 11-Ode to Newfoundland
DR13 -2.30 dBFS -18.44 dBFS 3:23 12-The Laird of Cockpen
DR14 -0.98 dBFS -18.05 dBFS 1:50 13-English Lyrics, Set 7: No. 2, Follow a Shadow
DR13 -3.13 dBFS -19.90 dBFS 1:26 14-English Lyrics, Set 7: No. 5, Julia
DR11 -0.15 dBFS -16.06 dBFS 2:12 15-English Lyrics, Set 8: No. 3, Marian
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -15.96 dBFS 3:35 16-English Lyrics, Set 8: No. 5, Looking Backward
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -17.89 dBFS 2:27 17-English Lyrics, Set 9: No. 4, Whether I Live
DR10 -0.13 dBFS -15.51 dBFS 3:01 18-English Lyrics, Set 9: No. 7, There
DR12 -1.01 dBFS -19.25 dBFS 3:18 19-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 2, Gone but Were the Winter Cold
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -15.47 dBFS 2:22 20-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 3, A Moment of Farewell
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -16.55 dBFS 2:24 21-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 4, The Child and the Twilight
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -17.96 dBFS 3:03 22-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 5, From a City Window
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -15.43 dBFS 3:19 23-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 6, One Silent Night of Late
DR12 -0.87 dBFS -20.93 dBFS 2:35 24-English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 1, When the Dew Is Falling
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -16.48 dBFS 2:15 25-English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 2, To Blossoms
DR13 -1.09 dBFS -19.28 dBFS 3:06 26-English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 7, The Sound of Hidden Music
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Number of tracks: 26
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2141 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-08-15 11:04:35
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Analyzed: Jeremy Huw Williams & Paula Fan / The Sound of Hidden Music: Songs of Hubert Parry
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -1.73 dBFS -19.80 dBFS 3:12 01-3 Songs, Op. 12: No. 1, The Poet's Song
DR13 -0.13 dBFS -17.52 dBFS 1:23 02-A Garland of Shakespearean and Other Old-Fashioned Songs, Op. 21: No. 2, A Spring Song "It Was a Lover and His Lass"
DR10 -0.28 dBFS -15.83 dBFS 2:26 03-The Maid of Elsinore
DR11 -1.28 dBFS -16.32 dBFS 1:49 04-English Lyrics, Set 3: No. 6, Of All the Tourments
DR11 -0.14 dBFS -16.45 dBFS 2:17 05-English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 1, Thine Eyes Still Shined for Me
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -15.52 dBFS 1:46 06-English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 2, When Lovers Meet Again
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -16.60 dBFS 4:01 07-English Lyrics, Set 4: No. 3, When We Two Parted
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -16.92 dBFS 2:33 08-English Lyrics, Set 5: No. 5, Love and Laughter
DR12 -3.00 dBFS -19.47 dBFS 2:13 09-English Lyrics, Set 6: No. 4, A Lover's Garland
DR12 -0.42 dBFS -17.84 dBFS 2:42 10-English Lyrics, Set 6: No. 5, At the Hour the Long Day Ends
DR11 -1.30 dBFS -15.95 dBFS 2:02 11-Ode to Newfoundland
DR13 -2.30 dBFS -18.44 dBFS 3:23 12-The Laird of Cockpen
DR14 -0.98 dBFS -18.05 dBFS 1:50 13-English Lyrics, Set 7: No. 2, Follow a Shadow
DR13 -3.13 dBFS -19.90 dBFS 1:26 14-English Lyrics, Set 7: No. 5, Julia
DR11 -0.15 dBFS -16.06 dBFS 2:12 15-English Lyrics, Set 8: No. 3, Marian
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -15.96 dBFS 3:35 16-English Lyrics, Set 8: No. 5, Looking Backward
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -17.89 dBFS 2:27 17-English Lyrics, Set 9: No. 4, Whether I Live
DR10 -0.13 dBFS -15.51 dBFS 3:01 18-English Lyrics, Set 9: No. 7, There
DR12 -1.01 dBFS -19.25 dBFS 3:18 19-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 2, Gone but Were the Winter Cold
DR11 -0.13 dBFS -15.47 dBFS 2:22 20-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 3, A Moment of Farewell
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -16.55 dBFS 2:24 21-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 4, The Child and the Twilight
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -17.96 dBFS 3:03 22-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 5, From a City Window
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -15.43 dBFS 3:19 23-English Lyrics, Set 10: No. 6, One Silent Night of Late
DR12 -0.87 dBFS -20.93 dBFS 2:35 24-English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 1, When the Dew Is Falling
DR12 -0.13 dBFS -16.48 dBFS 2:15 25-English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 2, To Blossoms
DR13 -1.09 dBFS -19.28 dBFS 3:06 26-English Lyrics, Set 12: No. 7, The Sound of Hidden Music
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Number of tracks: 26
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2141 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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