(bright upbeat music) (serene music) (energetic bright music) - Welcome to "In Concert with CMS."

My name is Kristin Lee, and today we take you on a journey through the English countryside, accompanied by music of Ralph Vaughan Williams and Frank Bridge.

♪ Cries but a wayside ♪ - [Kristin] "Songs of Travel" is Vaughan Williams's first major song cycle, a stunning musical setting of Robert Louis Stevenson's poetry.

♪ Cold beats the light of ♪ - Throughout the nine songs, we hear the wandering meditations of the traveler, weathered and resolute, but ultimately overcome by despair.

Yet in the reflective final coda- ♪ I have endured ♪ - Vaughan Williams allows for a glimmer of hope through the clouded sky.

Pianist Gilbert Kalish and baritone John Moore bring gravitas and human depths to these nine sublime songs.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers like Edward Elgar, Rebecca Clarke, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor defined the sound of English classical music.

(energetic bright string music) Often lost in the crowd is Frank Bridge, a contemporary of Vaughan Williams, whose string sextet in E-flat major mixes the rustic charm of this golden age of English classical music with a touch of romantic attacca.

(energetic dramatic string music) This program features two essential English composers who, despite their ubiquitous musicological roots, demonstrate hardly a hint of uniformity.

(lively apprehensive piano music) ♪ Give to me the life I love ♪ ♪ Let the lave go by me ♪ ♪ Give the jolly heaven above ♪ ♪ And the byway nigh me ♪ ♪ Bed in the bush with stars to see ♪ ♪ Bread I dip in the river ♪ ♪ There's the life for a man like me ♪ ♪ There's the life forever ♪ (gentle apprehensive piano music continues) ♪ Let the blow fall soon or late ♪ ♪ Let what will be o'er me ♪ ♪ Give the face of earth around ♪ ♪ And the road before me ♪ ♪ Wealth I seek not, hope nor love ♪ ♪ Nor a friend to know me ♪ ♪ All I seek, the heaven above ♪ ♪ And the road below me ♪ (gentle apprehensive piano music continues) ♪ Or let autumn fall on me ♪ ♪ Where afield I linger ♪ (bright piano music) ♪ Silencing the bird on tree ♪ ♪ Biting the blue finger ♪ ♪ White as meal the frosty field ♪ ♪ Warm the fireside haven ♪ ♪ Not to autumn will I yield ♪ ♪ Not to winter even ♪ (gentle apprehensive piano music) ♪ Let the blow fall soon or late ♪ ♪ Let what will be o'er me ♪ ♪ Give the face of earth around ♪ ♪ And the road before me ♪ ♪ Wealth I ask not, hope nor love ♪ ♪ Nor a friend to know me ♪ ♪ All I ask, the heaven above ♪ ♪ And the road ♪ ♪ Below me ♪ (gentle slowing apprehensive piano music) (energetic bright piano music) ♪ Let beauty awake ♪ ♪ In the morn ♪ ♪ From beautiful dreams ♪ ♪ Beauty awake from rest ♪ ♪ Let beauty awake ♪ ♪ For beauty's sake ♪ ♪ In the hour when the birds awake ♪ ♪ In the break ♪ ♪ And the stars are bright ♪ ♪ In the west ♪ (gentle bright piano music) ♪ Let beauty awake ♪ ♪ In the eve from the slumber of day ♪ ♪ Awake in the crimson eve ♪ ♪ In the day's dusk end ♪ ♪ When the shades ascend ♪ ♪ Let her wake to the kiss ♪ ♪ Of a tender friend ♪ ♪ To render again ♪ ♪ And receive ♪ (gentle bright piano music) (gentle slowing bright piano music) (lively bright piano music) ♪ I will make you brooches ♪ ♪ And toys for your delight ♪ ♪ Of bird-song at morning ♪ ♪ And star-shine at night ♪ ♪ I will make a palace ♪ ♪ Fit for you and me ♪ ♪ Of green days in forests ♪ ♪ And blue days at sea ♪ (bright piano music) ♪ I will make my kitchen ♪ ♪ And you shall keep your room ♪ ♪ Where white flows the river ♪ ♪ And bright blows the broom ♪ ♪ And you shall wash your linen ♪ ♪ And keep your body white ♪ ♪ In rainfall at morning ♪ ♪ And dewfall at night ♪ (bright piano music) (gentle bright piano music) ♪ And this shall be for music ♪ ♪ When no one else is near ♪ ♪ The fine song ♪ ♪ For singing ♪ ♪ The rare song to hear ♪ ♪ That only I remember ♪ ♪ That only you ♪ ♪ Admire ♪ (slow bright piano music) ♪ Of the broad road ♪ ♪ That stretches ♪ ♪ And the roadside ♪ ♪ Fire ♪ (soft slow piano music) (gentle bright piano music) (somber piano music) (gentle brooding piano music) (gentle brooding piano music continues) ♪ To the heart ♪ ♪ Of youth ♪ ♪ The world ♪ ♪ Is a highway side ♪ ♪ Passing forever ♪ ♪ He fares ♪ (gentle brooding piano music continues) ♪ And on either ♪ ♪ Hand ♪ ♪ Deep in the garden's ♪ ♪ Golden pavilions hide ♪ ♪ Nestled in orchard ♪ ♪ Blooms ♪ ♪ And far ♪ ♪ On the level land ♪ ♪ Call him ♪ ♪ With lighted lamp ♪ (gentle brooding piano music continues) ♪ In the ♪ ♪ Eventide ♪ (soft gentle brooding piano music) (gentle bright piano music) ♪ Thick as stars ♪ ♪ At night ♪ ♪ When the moon is down ♪ ♪ Pleasures assail him ♪ ♪ He to his nobler fate ♪ ♪ Fares ♪ (bright dramatic piano music) ♪ And but waves a hand ♪ ♪ As he passes on ♪ ♪ Cries ♪ (dramatic piano music) ♪ But a wayside word ♪ ♪ To her at the garden gate ♪ (gentle brooding piano music) ♪ Sings but a boyish stave ♪ ♪ And his face ♪ ♪ Is gone ♪ (soft gentle brooding piano music) ♪ Is gone ♪ (soft gentle brooding piano music continues) (slow solemn piano music) ♪ In dreams ♪ ♪ Unhappy ♪ ♪ I behold ♪ ♪ You stand ♪ ♪ As heretofore ♪ ♪ The unremembered tokens ♪ ♪ In your hand ♪ ♪ Avail no more ♪ ♪ No more the morning glow ♪ ♪ No more the grace ♪ ♪ Enshrines ♪ ♪ Endears ♪ ♪ Cold beats the light of time ♪ ♪ Upon your face ♪ (dramatic piano music) ♪ And shows ♪ ♪ Your tears ♪ (slow solemn piano music) ♪ He came ♪ ♪ And went ♪ ♪ Perchance ♪ ♪ You wept ♪ ♪ Awhile ♪ ♪ And then forgot ♪ ♪ Ah, me ♪ (dramatic piano music) ♪ But he that left you ♪ ♪ With a smile ♪ ♪ Forgets ♪ ♪ You not ♪ (slow solemn piano music) (slow solemn piano music continues) (slow somber piano music) (gentle slow sanguine piano music) ♪ The infinite shining heavens rose ♪ ♪ And I saw in the night ♪ ♪ Uncountable angel ♪ ♪ Stars showering ♪ ♪ Sorrow ♪ ♪ And light ♪ (gentle slow sanguine piano music continues) ♪ I saw them ♪ ♪ Distant as heaven ♪ ♪ Dumb and shining ♪ ♪ And dead ♪ ♪ And the idle stars ♪ ♪ Of the night ♪ ♪ Were dearer to me ♪ ♪ Than bread ♪ (gentle slow sanguine piano music continues) ♪ Night after night ♪ ♪ In my sorrow ♪ ♪ The stars looked over ♪ ♪ The sea ♪ ♪ Till lo ♪ ♪ I looked in the dusk ♪ ♪ And a star had come down ♪ ♪ To me ♪ (gentle slow sanguine piano music) (slow wistful piano music) ♪ Home no more home to me ♪ ♪ Whither must I wander ♪ ♪ Hunger my driver ♪ ♪ I go where I must ♪ ♪ Cold blows the winter wind ♪ ♪ Over hill and heather ♪ ♪ Thick drives the rain ♪ ♪ And my roof is in the dust ♪ (rousing wistful piano music) ♪ Loved of wise men was the shade ♪ ♪ Of my roof-tree ♪ ♪ The true word of welcome ♪ ♪ Was spoken in the door ♪ ♪ Dear days of old ♪ ♪ With the faces in the firelight ♪ ♪ Kind folks of old ♪ ♪ You come again ♪ ♪ No more ♪ (gentle wistful piano music) ♪ Home was home then, my dear ♪ ♪ Full of kindly faces ♪ ♪ Home was home then, my dear ♪ ♪ Happy for the child ♪ ♪ Fire and the windows bright ♪ ♪ Glittered on the moorland ♪ ♪ Song, tuneful song ♪ ♪ Built a palace in the wild ♪ (rousing wistful piano music) ♪ Now when day dawns ♪ ♪ On the brow of the moorland ♪ ♪ Lone stands the house ♪ ♪ And the chimney-stone is cold ♪ ♪ Lone let it stand ♪ ♪ Now the friends are all departed ♪ ♪ The kind hearts, the true hearts ♪ ♪ That loved the place of old ♪ (slow gentle wistful piano music) ♪ Spring shall come, come again ♪ ♪ Calling up the moorfowl ♪ ♪ Spring shall bring the sun and rain ♪ ♪ Bring the bees and flowers ♪ ♪ Red shall the heather bloom ♪ ♪ Over hill and valley ♪ ♪ Soft flow the stream ♪ ♪ Through the even-flowing hours ♪ (rousing wistful piano music) ♪ Fair the day shine ♪ ♪ As it shone on my childhood ♪ ♪ Fair shine the day ♪ ♪ On the house with open door ♪ ♪ Birds come and cry there ♪ ♪ And twitter in the chimney ♪ ♪ But I go forever ♪ ♪ And come again ♪ ♪ No more ♪ (soft somber piano music) (dramatic piano music) ♪ Bright is the ring of words ♪ ♪ When the right man rings them ♪ ♪ Fair the fall of songs ♪ ♪ When the singer sings them ♪ ♪ Still they are caroled and said ♪ ♪ On wings they are carried ♪ ♪ After the singer ♪ ♪ Is dead ♪ ♪ And the maker ♪ ♪ Buried ♪ (slow gentle solemn piano music) ♪ Lone as the singer lies ♪ ♪ In a field of heather ♪ ♪ Songs of his fashion ♪ ♪ Bring the swains together ♪ ♪ And when the west ♪ ♪ Is red ♪ ♪ With the sunset embers ♪ (slow gentle solemn piano music) ♪ The lover lingers ♪ ♪ And sings ♪ ♪ And the maid ♪ ♪ Remembers ♪ (slow gentle solemn piano music continues) (slow dramatic piano music) ♪ I have trod the upward ♪ ♪ And the downward slope ♪ ♪ I have endured ♪ ♪ And done in days before ♪ ♪ I have longed for all ♪ ♪ And bid farewell ♪ ♪ To hope ♪ (slow solemn piano music) ♪ And I have lived ♪ ♪ And loved ♪ (slow solemn piano music continues) ♪ And closed ♪ ♪ The door ♪ (slow somber piano music) (slow somber piano music continues) (slow somber piano music continues) (audience applauding and cheering) (audience continues applauding and cheering) (gentle slow wistful string music) (gentle slow wistful string music continues) (rousing wistful string music) (gentle slow wistful string music) (gentle slow wistful string music continues) (gentle slow solemn string music) (gentle slow solemn string music continues) (gentle slow solemn string music continues) (gentle slow solemn string music continues) (gentle slow wistful string music) (gentle slow 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