Morfydd Owen - April
A 1913 song for soprano by Morfydd Owen which has lain unpublished until 2018 - 100 years after her tragic death at the age of 26.
The song sets a poem by the poet William Watson, and although very brief, the tempo speeds and slows several times, while Morfydd's harmony shifts and deceives us to reflect the contrasting emotions of the lyric.
Listen to a recording here:
The song sets a poem by the poet William Watson, and although very brief, the tempo speeds and slows several times, while Morfydd's harmony shifts and deceives us to reflect the contrasting emotions of the lyric.
Listen to a recording here: