​"Wisps in the Dell"
Scottish folk songs arranged for chamber ensemble by composers of the Viennese School

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Makaris · Dermot & Shelah (Beethoven)

Makaris · Come Fill, Fill My Good Fellow (Beethoven)

Makaris · Sunset (Beethoven)

​Fiona Gillespie: soprano, whistle 
Edwin Huizinga: violin
Kivie Cahn-Lipman: cello  Elliot Figg: forte piano
Emi Ferguson: flute, vocals Doug Balliett: bass
Ryan Streber: sound engineer 
​Recorded at Oktaven Audio

In the late classical era, composers including Beethoven, Weber, and Haydn were commissioned to orchestrate traditional Scottish folk songs in their original English. A lush sampling of these songs are performed here. Included are first recordings of arrangements by Pleyel and Hummel, the first English-language recording of s Scottish ballad by Schubert, and never-before-heard alternate versions of two arrangements by Beethoven, along with a world-premier by Makaris bassist Doug Balliett. 

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