Just stumbled upon this now, 16 years after it was posted. Lovely performance of one of my favorite chora works. The continuing cascade of heart-tugging suspensions and their resolutions ... exquisite. A shout-out to composer Felix Mendelssohn.
Down by the salley gardens My love and I did meet She crossed the salley gardens With little snow-white feet She bid me to take life easy As the leaves grow on the tree But I was young and foolish And with her I did not agree In a field down by the river My love and I did stand And upon my leaning shoulder She laid her snow-white hand She bid me take life easy As the grass grows on the weirs But I was young and foolish And now I am full of tears It was down by the salley gardens My love and I did meet She crossed the salley gardens With little snow-white feet She bid me to take life easy As the leaves grow on the tree But I was young and foolish And with her I did not agree
I was at Coventry Cathedral for this concert and met the girls afterwards. They were amazing. I bought the tickets for my mum for Christmas 2007, sadly she passed away in February 2008 so I went with my husband. It was bittersweet.
1907-1940 A.D. Winner of the Gold Medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in the 10 000 meter. Now they do not want to pay reparations for what they did? Not that a human being has a price.
This a Robbie Burns poem set to music. His lyrics are poignant and rich in expressing exquisite emotions. And Laura's soprano voice saturates and elevates the sentiments.
