Part 1/2 - Butterworth "Songs from A Shropshire Lad" - Thomas Allen & Geoffrey Parsons

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Part 1/2 of George Butterworth's "Six Songs from A Shropshire Lad" (settings of Housman's poems) Thomas Allen, baritone Geoffrey Parsons, piano Paris, 2 March 1981 This recording was my introduction to this wonderful song cycle. Magnificent poetry, magnificent settings and magnificent performance... 1. Loveliest of Trees Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with bloom along the bough, And stands about the woodland ride Wearing white for Eastertide. Now, of my threescore years and ten ...