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The Trees They Grow So High
Classical · 1998 · 19 tracks

The Trees They Grow So High

Sarah Brightman

A radical departure into stark, piano-led English folk. No synths, no reverb, just a pure soprano navigating Benjamin Britten's intimate arrangements.

April 21, 1998 · EMI Classics

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A quiet, scholarly exploration of folk tragedy and pastoral beauty.

Tracklist · 19 Tracks
01
Folksong Arrangements, Vol. V "British Isles", for voice & piano Early one morning
3:34
02
Come You Not From Newcastle?
1:27
03
Sweet Polly Oliver
2:53
04
The Trees They Grow So High
4:34
05
The Ash Grove
2:42
06
O Waly, Waly
4:38
07
Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano How sweet the answer
2:13
08
The Plough Boy
2:02
09
Folksong Arrangements, Vol. II "France", for voice & piano Voici le printemps
2:00
10
Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano: The last rose of Summer
4:33
11
La belle est au jardin d'amour
3:34
12
Fileuse
2:05
13
Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano: Dear Harp of my Country!
2:34
14
Little Sir William
3:28
15
O Can Ye Sew Cushions?
2:37
16
Folksong Arrangements, Vol. IV "Moore's Irish Melodies", for voice & piano: Oft in the stilly night
2:48
17
Quand j'etais chez mon père
2:10
18
There's None to Soothe
2:10
19
Oliver Cromwell
0:51
Moments Worth Listening For
The stark, haunting clarity of the title track where the piano mimics the rhythmic tolling of a bell.
The sudden playful shift in 'Oliver Cromwell' which breaks the album's somber spell for less than a minute.
The way her voice softens into a near-whisper during the final cadence of 'O Waly, Waly'.
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