Romantic Inspirations by David Warin Solomons and the dwsChorale

This compilation comprises aspects of my more romantic side, as alto soloist, as multitrack one man choir and in some cases also as
composer. The first three tracks have been professionally remastered by Soundops
01 Tebye Poyem is a choral work by Sergei Rachmaninov, in Old Church Slavonic (similar to Russian)
02 To thee O Lord is the English version of track 1
03 Illusions for alto and guitar (in French) in which the poet, Bluma Finkelstein, imagines taking her beloved to heights of ecstasy.

The following four pieces are arrangements by Reinhold Behringer with me as alto soloist
04 Süsser die Glocken nie klingen - the bells never ring so sweetly as at the time of Christmas - sound engineering by Reinhold Behringer
05 O Tannenbaum - oh Christmas tree, you teach us steadfastness as your leaves stay green and loyal. - sound engineering by Reinhold Behringer
06 Alle Jahre wieder - every year comes Christmas - sound engineering by Reinhold Behringer
07 Im Märzen der Bauer - this song takes us through the life of the farmer throughout the year, heard working but well rewarded - sound
engineering by Reinhold Behringer

There follow some choral songs performed by me as the "dwsChorale"
08 Sei Lob und Preis: a song of praise by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach
09 Es ist ein Ros entsprungen: a Renaissance work by Michael Praetorius
10 The Storm: a lovely piece of Victoriana by Roland Rogers - the boy prays for his father at sea during a storm; finally the storm calms down and all is well and we see the boy playing happily on the beach.

Then there is a mix of other romantic songs in which I sing solo alto, music composed by me (or arranged in the case of tracks 11 and 16)
11 Believe me if all these endearing young charms: a sweet Irish ditty by Thomas Moore
12 Elegie de Marie: poem by Marie Keyser - one of the first poems I ever set to music, with the first rising sixth interval ever in my mind
13 The Swallows: a lament by Gourgen Mahari translated by James Russell for the lost people of Armenia after the massacre by the Turks and the ensuing flight of the people in the early 20th Century.
14 He makes men pure: a setting from a letter of St Paul writen during my evangelical days. This song has two voices, both mine.
15 Heureux qui comme Ulysse: a setting of the poem by Joachim Du Bellay in which he laments his humble home while he is stuck in resplendent Rome
16 Music for a while by Henry Purcell: an arrangement of this song for alto with guitar accompaniment

Another visit by the dwsChorale performing various arrangements and original compositions:
17 O Holy night arr Sveglini - a beautiful arrangement of this popular song by my friend William Sveglini
18 Sing Lullaby a traditional version of this Christmas carol
19 Brightly dawns our wedding day - the quartet by Gilbert and Sullivan from the operetta The Mikado
20 Strange Adventure - another quartet by Gilbert and Sullivan, this time from the operetta The Yeomen of the Guard
21 Robin Adair the famous lament by Robert Burns, which I arranged for four part choir - the lady can find no consolation because Robin is
not there.
... and finally four works composed by Joe Dillon Ford
Three extracts taken from Dante's Divina Commedia - sung in Italian (sound engineering by Donald Steven Fraser):
22 The gate of Hell - including a chilling interpretation of the famous line which is translated "abandon all hope ye who enter here"
23 The gate of Purgatory
24 The gate of Paradise - this one stretches the to its very top and bottom notes!
25 Surrender based on a poem by Henry Stevens

Composer from UK born in 1953, concentrating on lyrical and tonal works for chamber music combinations, solo voice and choral works.

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