"Sleep" by Ivor Gurney, sung by Sarah Connolly (mezzo-soprano)
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- Superb British mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly, accompanied by pianist Eugene Asti, sings "Sleep" composed by Ivor Gurney to words by John Fletcher. This song forms part of the set "Five Elizabethan Songs" written by Gurney in 1913.
From a recital at Wigmore Hall, London, 8 April 2010. She also performed "Sleep" at a recital in Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Centre, New York on 14 April 2011. For the New York Times review of that recital, see:
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"Sleep
Come, Sleep, and with thy sweet deceiving
Lock me in delight awhile;
Let some pleasing dreams beguile
All my fancies; that from thence
I may feel an influence
All my powers of care bereaving.
Though but a shadow, but a sliding,
Let me know some little joy!
We that suffer long annoy
Are contented with a thought
Through an idle fancy wrought:
O let my joys have some abiding!"
Photo: Julieta Cervantes, New York Times
Sarah Connoly is one of my very favorite Mezzo Sopranos. Her voice is beautifully expressive, and she sings so musically! Very moving!
She truly is one of the best Mezzo-Soprano's out there in my opinion. Such a rich tone to the voice , without being heavy . Beautiful !
So poignantly beautiful. Thank you, Dame Sarah.
Sublimely elegiac. Hauntngly beautiful -- both the composer, the snger. and the accompanist.
Dame Sarah has such an even voice across a wide range. A great upper range and warmth of tone. Her singing is very musical and very emotionally engaging. This is a beautiful rendering of this outstanding art song. Thank you for posting this. Beautiful.
I love Sarah Connolly and I love Ivor Gurney - this song in particular. Thanks for posting such a glorious treat!
And to think that when I knew Sarah (in the Seventies) everybody was betting on her becoming a concert pianist! She has always been a true musician, and a lovely person too.
I wouldn't call Sarah's voice plummy by a long shot. She is a mezzo, not an alto, and a wonderful singer. Long may she be.
I am not aware that Sarah Connolly has recorded "The fields are full", at least as yet, but maybe she will. She has just released a lovely CD of 20th century English Song: "My True Love Hath My Heart" on Chandos, superbly accompanied by Malcolm Martineau. It includes "Sleep" by Gurney, as well as the devastating "By a Bierside" & is getting great reviews. I was lucky enough to hear and see them perform both of those songs at a recital in NY earlier this year - unforgettable.
Come, Sleep, and with thy sweet deceiving
Lock me in delight awhile;
Let some pleasing dream beguile
All my fancies; that from thence
I may feel an influence
All my powers of care bereaving
Though but a shadow, but a sliding
Let me know some little joy!
We that suffer long annoy
Are contented with a thought
Through an idle fancy wrought:
O let my joys have some abiding!
I love this mezzo. Discovered her through watching lots of youtube videos and I love her plummy sound :)
What a sad life this composer had. WWI really devastated this post Edwardian group of British composers.
Lovely! Shades of Kathleen here and there!
Yes I agree Gurney wins with this setting of Sleep.
Timothy Burrell if
Isn't there a note missing at the start of the piano accompaniment?
While it is possible to put the stress on "my" in the Warlock setting of "Sleep," I have never done so, nor do I believe it is done by Richard Lewis in his rendition, which is on You Tube and was taken from a live performance. While the sound quality is lacking in that recording, it may give you a different point of view on the issue of where the stress should be placed in that setting...
Who cares! She makes sense of it, and sings just beautifully, and a live performance.