Haydn's songs in English translation as edited by William Shield and anonymous; the Ballads adapted from his instrumental music by Samuel Arnold and anonymous ; Rondos on his Canzonettas by Thomas Haigh.
Recorded June 7-9, 2007, Rycote Chapel nr Thame, Oxfordshire.
The vocal works sung in English
Ballad (duet): The fleeting hours (1:14) -- Ballad: Morning (2:05) -- Song: Love in return (3:20) -- Canzonetta: Sailor's song (2:32) -- Rondo (Haigh) (4:20) -- Song: Too late, mother (2:38) -- Song: An old story (2:39) -- Song: contentment (2:12) -- Song: The manly heart (4:03) -- Ballad: Youth and beauty (2:57) -- Song: The comforts of inconstancy (2:43) -- Variations (Haigh) (3:33) -- Ballad: Werter's sonnet (2:25) -- Song: The knotting song (5:11) -- Ballad: Peace and content (1:49) -- Canzonetta: My mother bids me bind my hair (3:05) -- Rondo (Haigh) (5:22) -- Song: Molly Carr (3:55) -- Ballad: Evening (2:57) -- Song: Life is a dream (3:29)