Haydn: Scottish and Welsh Songs, Vol. 1

Haydn: Scottish and Welsh Songs, Vol. 1
Composer Franz Joseph Haydn
Artist Haydn Trio Eisenstadt
Jamie MacDougall
Lorna Anderson
Format 1 Digital
Cat. number 94887
EAN code 5028421937694
Release December 2099

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About this release

This box set brings together for the first time all Haydn’s Scottish and Welsh folksong settings – a grand total of 429 songs. Why, at the age of 67, did the most famous composer in the world undertake repeated commissions from publishers to produce such a remarkable number of songs? One reason is the rather lucrative fee paid per song, the second reason is that Haydn had a genuine affection for Britain and the British that had started with his first visit to the country in 1791–2. He had made many friends and business acquaintances, not least the publishers Napier, Thomson and Whyte who were the driving forces behind these songs.

Described by Sir Roger Norrington as the wittiest of all the great composers, in these songs Haydn allows ample opportunity for his humour and wit to shine through. Remarkably, Haydn received only the melody of the songs by the publishers, not the words – something that HC Robbins Landon described ‘an arrangement that would seem insane to any modern folk song arranger schooled in the methods of Bartók and Kodály’. Nonetheless Haydn rose to the challenge admirably, and apparently enjoyed the task. Each song is a gem, and
many of them containing first-class melodies which Haydn no doubt found attractive and inspirational.

Further information
• First complete recording of all 429 songs, and a major contribution to Haydn’s bicentenary year 2009
• All the releases in this set were well reviewed
• ‘Lorna Anderson and Jamie MacDougall are the ideal singers, both with a healthy, natural
resonance, intelligent relish for the texts and unfailingly reliable intonation.’ Gramophone
• ‘In the vigorous songs he (MacDougall) is excellent…Equally consistent is the standard of
performance. The singers ideally suited to their tasks, the instrumentalists unfailingly lively and
stylish in their playing.’ Gramophone
• CD-ROM containing a comprehensive and scholarly essay, plus sung texts to all songs.
• Booklet with index to the 18 CDs and all 429 songs

Track list

Disk 1

  1. Franz Joseph Haydn: Lizae Baillie, Hob. XXXIa:83
  2. Franz Joseph Haydn: How Long And Dreary Is The Night, Hob. XXXIa:67
  3. Franz Joseph Haydn: Fy Gar Rub Her O'Er Wi' Strae, Hob. XXXIa:7
  4. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Gard'ner Wi' His Paidle, Hob. XXXIa:45
  5. Franz Joseph Haydn: Shepherds, I Have Lost My Love, Hob. XXXIa:93
  6. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Birks of Abergeldie, Hob. XXXIa:58
  7. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Maid's Complaint, Hob. XXXIa:84
  8. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Bonniest Lass in A' The World, Hob. XXXIa:25
  9. Franz Joseph Haydn: I Love My Love in Secret, Hob. XXXIa:3
  10. Franz Joseph Haydn: Steer Her Up, And Had Her Gawin, Hob. XXXIa:78
  11. Franz Joseph Haydn: Jamie, Come Try Me, Hob. XXXIa:79
  12. Franz Joseph Haydn: My Boy Tammy, Hob. XXXIa:18
  13. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Flowers of Edinburgh, Hob. XXXIa:90
  14. Franz Joseph Haydn: Jenny Was Fair, Hob. XXXIa:99
  15. Franz Joseph Haydn: Up in The Morning Early, Hob. XXXIa:28
  16. Franz Joseph Haydn: I'm O'Er Young To Marry Yet, Hob. XXXIa:30
  17. Franz Joseph Haydn: Hallow Ev'n, Hob. XXXIa:63
  18. Franz Joseph Haydn: Jockie and Sandy, Hob. XXXIa:91
  19. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Black Eagle, Hob. XXXIa:66
  20. Franz Joseph Haydn: John Anderson, Hob. XXXIa:2
  21. Franz Joseph Haydn: Mount Your Baggage, Hob. XXXIa:42
  22. Franz Joseph Haydn: Fy, Let Us A' To The Bridal, Hob. XXXIa:20
  23. Franz Joseph Haydn: O'er Bogie, Hob. XXXIa:16
  24. Franz Joseph Haydn: Blink O'er The Burn, Sweet Betty, Hob. XXXIa:68
  25. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Sogar Laddie, Hob. XXXIa:60
  26. Franz Joseph Haydn: Barbara Allen, Hob. XXXIa:11
  27. Franz Joseph Haydn: Dainty Davie, Hob. XXXIa:32
  28. Franz Joseph Haydn: My Mither's Ay Glowran O'er Me, Hob. XXXIa:70
  29. Franz Joseph Haydn: Woo'd And Married And A', Hob. XXXIa:38
  30. Franz Joseph Haydn: Wat Ye Wha I Met Yestreen?, Hob. XXXIa:69
  31. Franz Joseph Haydn: Jockey Was The Blythest Lad, Hob. XXXIa:64
  32. Franz Joseph Haydn: To Daunton Me, Hob. XXXIa:98
  33. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Mill, Mill O!, Hob. XXXIa:92
  34. Franz Joseph Haydn: Duncan Davison, Hob. XXXIa:26
  35. Franz Joseph Haydn: Be Kind To The Young Thing, Hob. XXXIa:54
  36. Franz Joseph Haydn: Had Awa Frae Me, Donald, Hob. XXXIa:12
  37. Franz Joseph Haydn: Green Grow The Rashes, Hob. XXXIa:8
  38. Franz Joseph Haydn: Young Damon, Hob. XXXIa:71
  39. Franz Joseph Haydn: Duncan Gray, Hob. XXXIa:34
  40. Franz Joseph Haydn: I Dream'd I Lay, Hob. XXXIa:87
  41. Franz Joseph Haydn: Robin, Quo' She, Hob. XXXIa:72
  42. Franz Joseph Haydn: Maggie's Tocher, Hob. XXXIa:86
  43. Franz Joseph Haydn: Whistle O'r The Lave O't, Hob. XXXIa:76
  44. Franz Joseph Haydn: Oh Onochrie, Hob. XXXIa:85
  45. Franz Joseph Haydn: Tibby Fowler, Hob. XXXIa:52
  46. Franz Joseph Haydn: Widow, Are Ye Waking?, Hob. XXXIa:75
  47. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Banks of Spey, Hob. XXXIa:57
  48. Franz Joseph Haydn: My Ain Kind Deary, Hob. XXXIa:31
  49. Franz Joseph Haydn: Colonel Gardner, Hob. XXXIa:97
  50. Franz Joseph Haydn: John of Badenyon, Hob. XXXIa:24
  51. Franz Joseph Haydn: Mary’s Dream, Hob. XXXIa:1
  52. Franz Joseph Haydn: Love Will Find Out The Way, Hob. XXXIa:53
  53. Franz Joseph Haydn: I Had A Horse, Hob. XXXIa:17
  54. Franz Joseph Haydn: O Can You Sew Cushions, Hob. XXXIa:48
  55. Franz Joseph Haydn: Cumbernauld House, Hob. XXXIa:47
  56. Franz Joseph Haydn: O Bonny Lass, Hob. XXXIa:89
  57. Franz Joseph Haydn: Merry May The Maid Be, Hob. XXXIa:50
  58. Franz Joseph Haydn: Fife And A' The Lands About It, Hob. XXXIa:29
  59. Franz Joseph Haydn: Sleepy Bodie, Hob. XXXIa:44
  60. Franz Joseph Haydn: Her Absence Will Not Alter Me, Hob. XXXIa:100
  61. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Brisk Young Lad, Hob. XXXIa:46
  62. Franz Joseph Haydn: John, Come Kiss Me Now, Hob. XXXIa:41
  63. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Bonny Brucket Lassie, Hob. XXXIa:59
  64. Franz Joseph Haydn: When She Came Ben She Bobbit, Hob. XXXIa:62
  65. Franz Joseph Haydn: Sae Ye My Father, Hob. XXXIa:5
  66. Franz Joseph Haydn: Cauld Kail in Aberdeen, Hob. XXXIa:55
  67. Franz Joseph Haydn: Marg'ret's Ghost, Hob. XXXIa:65
  68. Franz Joseph Haydn: Todlen Hame, Hob. XXXIa:6
  69. Franz Joseph Haydn: Blue Bonnets, Hob. XXXIa:39
  70. Franz Joseph Haydn: O, Let Me in This Ae Night, Hob. XXXIa:61
  71. Franz Joseph Haydn: Raving Winds, Hob. XXXIa:81
  72. Franz Joseph Haydn: Logie of Buchan, Hob. XXXIa:73
  73. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Ploughman, Hob. XXXIa:10
  74. Franz Joseph Haydn: Eppie Adair, Hob. XXXIa:74
  75. Franz Joseph Haydn: By The Stream So Cool And Clear, Hob. XXXIa:19
  76. Franz Joseph Haydn: The WawkIIng of The Fauld, Hob. XXXIa:40
  77. Franz Joseph Haydn: Here's A Health To My True Love, Hob. XXXIa:49
  78. Franz Joseph Haydn: Braw Lads of Galla Water, Hob. XXXIa:15
  79. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Glancing Of Her Apron, Hob. XXXIa:88
  80. Franz Joseph Haydn: Pentland Hills, Hob. XXXIa:33
  81. Franz Joseph Haydn: Saw Ye Nae My Peggy?, Hob. XXXIa:56
  82. Franz Joseph Haydn: Will Ye Go To Flanders, Hob. XXXIa:13
  83. Franz Joseph Haydn: This Is No Mine Ain House, Hob. XXXIa:14
  84. Franz Joseph Haydn: Peggy in Devotion, Hob. XXXIa:96
  85. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Shepherd Adonis, Hob. XXXIa:21
  86. Franz Joseph Haydn: The White Cockade, Hob. XXXIa:22
  87. Franz Joseph Haydn: Bonny Kate of Edinburgh, Hob. XXXIa:94
  88. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Waefu' Heart, Hob. XXXIa:9
  89. Franz Joseph Haydn: Maggy Lauder, Hob. XXXIa:35
  90. Franz Joseph Haydn: Willie Was A Wanton Wag, Hob. XXXIa:4
  91. Franz Joseph Haydn: Willy's Rare, Hob. XXXIa:82
  92. Franz Joseph Haydn: Leader Haughs and Yarrow, Hob. XXXIa:27
  93. Franz Joseph Haydn: How Can I Be Sad On My Wedding Day, Hob. XXXIa:36
  94. Franz Joseph Haydn: If E'er Ye Do Well It's A Wonder, Hob. XXXIa:95
  95. Franz Joseph Haydn: Nanny O, Hob. XXXIa:37
  96. Franz Joseph Haydn: Ye Gods! Was Strephon's Picture Blest, Hob. XXXIa:43
  97. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Mucking of Geordie's Byer, Hob. XXXIa:51
  98. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Miller's Daughter, Hob. XXXIa:80
  99. Franz Joseph Haydn: My Heart's in The Highlands, Hob. XXXIa:77
  100. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Lass of LIvingston, Hob. XXXIa:23
  101. Franz Joseph Haydn: Bess And Her Spinning Wheel, Hob. XXXIa:147
  102. Franz Joseph Haydn: As I Cam Down By Yon Castle Wa', Hob. XXXIa:114
  103. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Slave's Lament, Hob. XXXIa:137
  104. Franz Joseph Haydn: Jenny Drinks Nae Water, Hob. XXXIa:132
  105. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Vain Pursuit, Hob. XXXIa:133
  106. Franz Joseph Haydn: Dear Silvia, Hob. XXXIa:136
  107. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Tither Morn, Hob. XXXIa:130
  108. Franz Joseph Haydn: I Do Confess Thou Art Sae Fair, Hob. XXXIa:110
  109. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Bonnie Wee Thing, Hob. XXXIa:102
  110. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Widow, Hob. XXXIa:118
  111. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Posie, Hob. XXXIa:113
  112. Franz Joseph Haydn: O For Ane And Twenty, Tam!, Hob. XXXIa:108
  113. Franz Joseph Haydn: Donocht Head, Hob. XXXIa:115
  114. Franz Joseph Haydn: Frae The Friends And Land I Love, Hob. XXXIa:105
  115. Franz Joseph Haydn: Green Sleeves, Hob. XXXIa:112
  116. Franz Joseph Haydn: Roy's Wife, Hob. XXXIa:103
  117. Franz Joseph Haydn: Strephon and Lydia, Hob. XXXIa:150
  118. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Shepherd's Wife, Hob. XXXIa:128
  119. Franz Joseph Haydn: While Hopeless, Hob. XXXIa:104
  120. Franz Joseph Haydn: O Country Lassie, Hob. XXXIa:144
  121. Franz Joseph Haydn: O'er The Moor Amang The Heather, Hob. XXXIa:122
  122. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Wee Wee Man, Hob. XXXIa:124
  123. Franz Joseph Haydn: Strathallan's Lament, Hob. XXXIa:145
  124. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Bonny Gray Ey'd Morn, Hob. XXXIa:101
  125. Franz Joseph Haydn: Hughie Graham, Hob. XXXIa:141
  126. Franz Joseph Haydn: My Goddess Woman, Hob. XXXIa:120
  127. Franz Joseph Haydn: Bid Me Not Forget, Hob. XXXIa:126
  128. Franz Joseph Haydn: Ae Fond Kiss, Hob. XXXIa:131
  129. Franz Joseph Haydn: Kelly-Burn Braes, Hob. XXXIa:148
  130. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Weary Pound O'Tow, Hob. XXXIa:129
  131. Franz Joseph Haydn: A Cold Frosty Morning, Hob. XXXIa:107
  132. Franz Joseph Haydn: What Can A Young Lassie Do, Hob. XXXIa:134
  133. Franz Joseph Haydn: Now Westlin Winds, Hob. XXXIa:111
  134. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Tears I Shed, Hob. XXXIa:123
  135. Franz Joseph Haydn: Lass Gin Ye Lo'e Me, Tell Me Now, Hob. XXXIa:140
  136. Franz Joseph Haydn: She's Fair and Fause, Hob. XXXIa:121
  137. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Ewy Wi' The Crooked Horn, Hob. XXXIa:116
  138. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Rose Bud, Hob. XXXIa:135
  139. Franz Joseph Haydn: Nithsdall's Welcome Hame, Hob. XXXIa:125
  140. Franz Joseph Haydn: Fair Eliza, Hob. XXXIa:117
  141. Franz Joseph Haydn: Donald and Flora, Hob. XXXIa:139
  142. Franz Joseph Haydn: On A Bank of Flowers, Hob. XXXIa:142
  143. Franz Joseph Haydn: Yon Wild Mossy Mountains, Hob. XXXIa:119
  144. Franz Joseph Haydn: Lady Randolph's Complaint, Hob. XXXIa:127
  145. Franz Joseph Haydn: O'er The Hills And Far Away, Hob. XXXIa:149
  146. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Death Of The Linnet, Hob. XXXIa:138
  147. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Young Highland Rover, Hob. XXXIa:143
  148. Franz Joseph Haydn: Johnie Armstrong, Hob. XXXIa:109
  149. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Shepherd's Son, Hob. XXXIa:106
  150. Franz Joseph Haydn: Tho' For Seven Years And Mair, Hob. XXXIa:146
  151. Franz Joseph Haydn: The Broom of Cowdenknows, Hob. XXXIa:170
  152. Franz Joseph Haydn: She Rose, And Let Me in, Hob. XXXIa:219bis