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Earth's call, 'A sylvan rhapsody'
Composer: John Ireland
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Joseph Middleton (Piano)
Recording date: 29 June 2014
Date of broadcast: 12 August 2014
Composed in 1918, 'Earth's Call' reflects the colourful timbre of English Impressionism. The jarring melodies could be challenging if it weren't for the soothing mezzo soprano singing about the nature that surrounds her and the distant call of a cuckoo!
Composer: John Ireland
Performer: Kitty Whately (Mezzo)
Performer: Joseph Middleton (Piano)
Recording date: 29 June 2014
Date of broadcast: 12 August 2014