'Youthful energy and poetry from bass Ossian Huskinson in this fine debut recital as part of the Royal Academy of Music's Bicentenary celebrations.'
Planet Hugill
The Roadside Fire: The Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series
The Roadside Fire: The Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series
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Matthew Fletcher
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CKD 707
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- Songs of Travel: I. The VagabondComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: I. The Vagabond
03:15$2.30 - Songs of Travel: II. Let Beauty AwakeComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: II. Let Beauty Awake
01:48$2.30 - Songs of Travel: III. The Roadside FireComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: III. The Roadside Fire
02:14$2.30 - Songs of Travel: IV. Youth and LoveComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: IV. Youth and Love
03:04$2.30 - Songs of Travel: V. In DreamsComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: V. In Dreams
02:18$2.30 - Songs of Travel: VI. The Infinite Shining HeavensComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: VI. The Infinite Shining Heavens
01:50$2.30 - Songs of Travel: VII. Whither Must I WanderComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: VII. Whither Must I Wander
03:57$2.30 - Songs of Travel: VIII. Bright is the Ring of WordsComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: VIII. Bright is the Ring of Words
01:41$2.30 - Songs of Travel: IX. I Have Trod the Upward and the Downward SlopeComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of Travel: IX. I Have Trod the Upward and the Downward Slope
01:40$2.30 - Vagabond Songs, Op. 10: No. 1, The Wanderer’s SongComposer(s) Ernest FarrarArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Vagabond Songs, Op. 10: No. 1, The Wanderer’s Song
03:05$2.30 - Vagabond Songs, Op. 10: No. 2, Silent NoonComposer(s) Ernest FarrarArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Vagabond Songs, Op. 10: No. 2, Silent Noon
03:18$2.30 - Vagabond Songs, Op. 10: No. 3, The Roadside FireComposer(s) Ernest FarrarArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Vagabond Songs, Op. 10: No. 3, The Roadside Fire
02:11$2.30 - Three Belloc Songs: No. 3, My Own CountryComposer(s) Peter WarlockArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Three Belloc Songs: No. 3, My Own Country
02:19$2.30 - A Vagabond SongComposer(s) Michael HeadArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
A Vagabond Song
01:44$2.30 - Songs of the Countryside: No. 5, Sweet Chance, That Led My Steps AbroadComposer(s) Michael HeadArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Songs of the Countryside: No. 5, Sweet Chance, That Led My Steps Abroad
02:04$2.30 - Linden LeaComposer(s) Ralph Vaughan WilliamsArtist(s) Ossian Huskinson Matthew Fletcher
Linden Lea
02:42$2.30
Total running time: 39 minutes.
Album information
British bass-baritone Ossian Huskinson explores the powerfully appealing archetype of the vagabond in its various iterations across English Song; a superb addition to the Royal Academy of Music series in its Bicentenary year.
Vaughan Williams’ Songs of Travel forms an ideal starting point, containing the complete cycle of a hero’s journey: the adventure, the highs and lows, and the return home as a changed person. Inspired by the same vagabond theme, a younger generation has perpetuated the tradition; Ossian interprets songs by Farrar, Warlock and Head.
In 2022, four exceptional recipients of the Academy’s 2020/21 Bicentenary Scholarships scheme – Julie Park, Camilla Harris, Ossian Huskinson and Charlie Lovell-Jones – will each release a new album to coincide with the Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary celebrations.
