Coote / Johnson Power Of Love CD

Alice Coote, one of the most distinctive mezzo-sopranos of today, makes her recital debut on Hyperion with pianist Graham Johnson, a stalwart of the label and tireless explorer of vocal repertoire. The Power of Love creates what Johnson describes as, "a pageant of English song and poetry," covering half a century of song and surveying not just human love but love of nature.

1. Love's Old Sweet Song 2. So We'll Go No More A-Roving, for Voice ; Piano 3. The Spring Has Come, for Voice ; Piano 4. The Devout Lover, for Voice ; Piano 5. Songs (2) for Voice ; Piano, Op. 41: 2. Speak, Music 6. Pleading, Song for Voice ; Piano, Op. 48/1 7. Ah, Moon of My Delight, for Voice ; Piano 8. Love, If You Knew the Light, for Voice ; Piano 9. Silent Noon ('Your Hands Lie Open in the Long Fresh Grass'), Song for Voice ; Piano (The House of Life No. 2) 10. Almond, Wild Almond, for Voice ; Piano 11. The Early Morning, for Voice ; Piano 12. There Be None of Beauty's Daughters, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 24/1 13. Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal for Voice ; Piano, Op. 3/2 14. Love's Philosophy, for Voice ; Piano, Op. 3/1 15. The Power of Love, Folk Song for High Voice ; Piano (DFMS 4) 16. Hypochondriacus, for Voice ; Piano 17. Pa's Bank, for Voice ; Piano 18. The Song of Shadows 19. Take, O Take Those Lips Away, for Voice ; Piano (Saudades No. 2) 20. The Night, for Voice ; Piano (From Belloc Songs) 21. Queen Anne, for Voice ; Piano 22. In Youth Is Pleasure, for Voice ; Piano 23. Goodnight to the Meadow, for Voice ; Piano 24. The Boat Is Chafing, for Voice ; Piano 25. Lights Out, for Voice ; Piano 26. Songs (12) for Voice ; Piano, Op. 48, H. 174: Journey's End 27. Songs (12) for Voice ; Piano, Op. 48, H. 174: Betelgeuse