Amy Castles - Court Singer
Amy Castles was an Australian singer who made a number of recordings in the first decade of the 20th century. She was described as the "Australian nightingale". This CD is a collection of 18 restored songs.
Artists
Amy Castles
Amy Eliza Castles (25 July 1880 – 19 November 1951), was an Australian dramatic soprano, the daughter of Joseph Castles (1849-1933), and Mary Ellen Castles (1855-1937). Her two sisters, Ethel Margaret "Dolly" Castles (1884–1971) and Eileen Anne Castles (1886–1970) were also highly regarded, talented sopranos.
Eileen Castles
Eileen Castles was a sister of Amy Castles. Also a singer, she performed in Melbourne and New York, mainly in opera and light opera.
Track Listing
- Semiramide Bell Raggio Gioacchino Rossini
- I Vespri Siciliana Bolero Giuseppe Verdi
- I Puritani Qui la Voce Vincenzo Bellini
- Rigoletto Caro Nome Giuseppe Verdi
- Jocelyn Angels Guard Thee Benjamin Godard
- Winds in the trees Arthur Goring Thomas
- To the Angels Napoleone Zardo
- The Angels Serenade Gaetano Braga
- The Perfect Way Charles Willeby
- My Little Violet Charles Willeby
- Four leaf clover Charles Willeby
- By the waters of Minnetonka Thurlow Lieurance
- The Rosary Ethelbert Nevin
- Serenade Charles-François Gounod
- Ave Maria Charles-François Gounod
- Danny Boy (Traditional)
- Gypsy Songs Songs my mother taught me Antonín Dvořák
- Cavalleria Rusticana Ave Maria - Intermezzo Pietro Mascagni
Performers
- Amy Castles · all except tracks 15, 16, 17 and 18
- Eileen Castles · tracks 15—18
Composer
Antonín Dvořák
Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer, one of the first Czech composers to achieve worldwide recognition.
Where to buy
Amy Castles - Court Singer is available as as CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer secure online ordering.
Move CDs can be ordered through music retailers across Australia including Readings.
Product details
- List price
- $20.00 AUD
- Mastering
- Martin Wright
- Release date
- 2017
- Copyright
- © 2017 Move Records
- Phonogram
- ℗ 2017 Move Records
- Catalogue number
- MCD 559
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574055924
