John McCormack: Roses are Shining in Picardy (1 min 42 secs) Album: Some Corner of a Foreign Field Classical Communications
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Aretha Franklin: (There is a Rose in) Spanish Harlem (3mins 30secs) Album: Respect Atlantic 0927470542
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Tavener Consort: There is a Rose of Swych Vertu (3mins 53secs) Album: The Promise of Ages Classical SK60713
BACKGROUND
They are all amazing pieces in their own way. The underlying theme is in praise of (a) woman as something mythic - but we move from associations with a tragic past on earth through to celebration of a glorious present and then on to a timeless wonder. Also I'm sure that the first few notes of the "spanish harlem" and "swych vertu" are the same!!
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