The Hour Hand, for soprano & recorder, Op. 101: The Hour Hand
The Hour Hand, for soprano & recorder, Op. 101: Cock round the Clock
The Hour Hand, for soprano & recorder, Op. 101: Horizontal Beams
The Hour Hand, for soprano & recorder, Op. 101: Low Tide
The Hour Hand, for soprano & recorder, Op. 101: Winter Sun
Shropshire Hills, for high voice & piano, Op. 155: Shropshire Hills
Shropshire Hills, for high voice & piano, Op. 155: Early Spring in the Marches
Shropshire Hills, for high voice & piano, Op. 155: Clun Forest
Improvisation, for recorder & piano, Op. 120
Kontakion, for cello & piano, Op. 69
The Rose is Shaken in the Wind, for soprano & recorder, Op. 137: Spring Day in Arrowtown
The Rose is Shaken in the Wind, for soprano & recorder, Op. 137: Tombstone Song
The Rose is Shaken in the Wind, for soprano & recorder, Op. 137: The Gardener's Song
The Rose is Shaken in the Wind, for soprano & recorder, Op. 137: The Rose is Shaken in the Wind
Poems (6) by Emily Brontė, for soprano & piano, Op. 63: Harp
Poems (6) by Emily Brontė, for soprano & piano, Op. 63: Sleep
Poems (6) by Emily Brontė, for soprano & piano, Op. 63: Oracle
Poems (6) by Emily Brontė, for soprano & piano, Op. 63: Storm
Poems (6) by Emily Brontė, for soprano & piano, Op. 63: Caged Bird
Poems (6) by Emily Brontė, for soprano & piano, Op. 63: Immortality
John Joubert was born in 1927 in South Africa, attended the Royal Academy of Music in London in the 1940s and '50s, and has been based in Birmingham since 1962. His music has a strong sense of melody, his beguiling lyricis... more »m combining with an acute sensitivity to words to produce songs that are both colorful and evocative. These four song-cycles pay tribute to the places and poets that inspired them. Joubert's chamber works, drawing on a rich instrumental palette and haunting melodic lines, are memorable and dramatically effective. These are first recordings, made in the presence of the composer.« less
John Joubert was born in 1927 in South Africa, attended the Royal Academy of Music in London in the 1940s and '50s, and has been based in Birmingham since 1962. His music has a strong sense of melody, his beguiling lyricism combining with an acute sensitivity to words to produce songs that are both colorful and evocative. These four song-cycles pay tribute to the places and poets that inspired them. Joubert's chamber works, drawing on a rich instrumental palette and haunting melodic lines, are memorable and dramatically effective. These are first recordings, made in the presence of the composer.