This work by George Jeffreys (d. 1685) and edited by Peter Aston is a setting of Jeremiah, Ch. 30, v. 17: Ah, Pity Me, Lord God, mercifully hear me... that is ideal for church or concert use. Latin an...
Noted scholar Peter Aston has edited this simple, yet profound work of George Jeffreys (d. 1685) - a setting of Song of Solomon, Ch. 2, v. 10: Truly my best beloved...rise up and come away. Ideal for...
Peter Aston was an English composer and was best known for his choral works. This piece, Three Shakespeare Songs, was written in 1965 and is for Soprano Solo and SA chorus (unaccompanied).
The Peter Aston Editorial Library includes detailed performance notes and recognizes English Renaissance works that have largely been missed in the U. S. This Farrant composition displays some of the...
The Peter Aston Editorial Library prides itself in introducing otherwise unknown English works. From Handel's Israel in Egypt comes this too often overlooked classic.
One of three part-songs Mendelssohn composed for his friends, it was meant to be sung while resting.
The final part-song in the set of three. A charming setting.
Even in this new setting, this part-song has lost none of the charm which so beguiled Mendelssohn's contemporaries.
