Hamilton Harty : Ode to a Nightingale, after John Keats for soprano and orchestra (1907)

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The orchestral setting for the soprano is just about perfect. On occasions, that setting sounds as if Harty had been listening to various 19th Century French composers. Be that as it may, the music is still gorgeous. Heather Harper sings purely, her enunciation faultless....

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R.I.P. Heather Harper who died in April, 2019........