Beethoven: 12 Irish Songs, WoO 154 (with Score)

Ludwig van Beethoven:
12 Irish Songs, WoO 154 (with Score)
Composed: 1812 - 13
Soprano: Catrin Wyn Davies, Felicity Lott, Janice Watson
Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Walker, Ruby Philogene, Ann Murray
Tenor: John Mark Ainsley, Toby Spence, Timothy Robinson
Piano: Malcolm Martineau
Violin: Elizabeth Layton, Krysia Osostowicz, Marieke Blankestijn
Violoncello: Ursula Smith

00:00 1. The Elfin Fairies. Vivace (D major)
02:37 2. Oh harp of Erin. Andantino semplice espressivo (E-flat major)
06:57 3. The Farewell Song. Andantino con espressione (G major)
09:38 4. The pulse of an Irishman. Vivace scherzando (F major)
12:12 5. Oh! who, my dear Dermot. Andantino con espressione (B minor)
14:32 6. Put round the bright wine. Allegretto quasi vivace (F major)
16:54 7. From Garyone, my happy home. Allegretto amoroso (D major)
20:50 8. Save me from the grave and wise. Allegretto molto grazioso (F major)
22:50 9. Duet - Oh! would I were but that sweet linnet. Andante amoroso (G minor)
26:27 10. Duet - The hero may perish. Andante con moto (D major)
28:56 11. Duet - The Soldier in a Foreign Land. Andantino amoroso (F major)
33:02 12. Duet - He promised me at parting. Allegretto con moto (B-flat major)

Beethoven's set of Twelve Irish Songs, WoO154 (ca. 1814 - 16) is comprised of tunes adapted from one of the publisher's original collections and two new examples ("O harp of Erin" and "From Garyone, my happy home"). The set wasn't published in this complete format until 1855; the fact that they were republished at all so many years after their composition attests to the enduring popularity they enjoyed during the nineteenth century. The market for such works was particularly strong; composers worked steadily to fill the demand for songs that were easy for amateurs to perform and yet fashionably Romantic.

This collection has a slightly higher proportion of songs with a fast tempo than that in either of the composer's earlier collections of Irish songs. At the same time, examples such as "O harp of Erin" and "The Farewell Song" evoke a more contemplative, melancholy air. (https://www.allmusic.com/composition/irish-songs-12-for-voice-piano-trio-woo-154-mc0002385447)

No. 8, " Save me from the grave and wise" is very similar to the 4th movement of his 7th Symphony, and it seems that this folk song inspired the symphony.

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