Ethel Smyth - Komm süsser Tod

Sung by St. Basil’s Schola Cantorum, Toronto
John Paul Farahat, director and conductor
Jane Fingler, Lindsay McIntyre, sopranos
Julia Barber, Peter Koniers, altos
Michael Johnston, Jeremy Tingle, tenors
Kai Leung, Graham Robinson, basses
Drew Henderson, sound engineer and video
Jerzy Cichocki, producer
Komm, süsser Tod, komm selge Ruh! Komm führe mich in Friede, Weil ich der Welt bin müde, Ach komm! ich wart auf dich, Komm bald und führe mich, Drück mir die Augen zu. Komm, selge Ruh!
Come, sweet death, come blessed rest! Come lead me to peace For I am weary of the world, Oh come! I wait for you, Come soon and lead me, Close my eyes. Come, blessed rest!

[@richardforshaw8479]

Thankyou for singing this female work- fabulously sung;a real gem!

[@AlasPoorEngland]

Had no idea this redoubtable lady had written motets as well as the March of the Women … what amazing harmonic language she could command …a real late Romantic and a real discovery …thank you!

[@helenpanshin5589]

She was all across the board; chamber works, choral, orchestral, opera, piano solo...you name it! I particularly like her Mass in D as well :)

[@Parmenides100]

VERY beautiful!