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With its sparse accompaniment and vocal melancholy, you could be mistaken into thinking this was a folksong arrangement. Using the pentatonic scale, Howells achieves great depth and meaning with very little. A masterful song. Composer: Herbert Howells Performer: Ruby Hughes (Soprano) Performer: Joseph Middleton (Piano) Recording date: 15 July 2012 Date of broadcast: 02 August 2012
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