The Silver Swan - Orlando Gibbons arr. Forshaw

The first single from our forthcoming album 'Historical Fiction', due for release on 17th September 2021.

Grace Davidson - Soprano
Christian Forshaw - Soprano Saxophone
Alexander Mason - Organ

[garyj]

Her voice along with the soprano sax are the perfect pair! Just beautiful! Thank you both for sharing your gifts!

[Bendesho]

Oh my good Lord. That voice is absolutely angelic. My eyes are stinging and my throat feels tight.

[sagrarte]

¡¡Qué dulzura de voz unida al saxo que sigue la misma estela de delicadeza!! Una auténtica preciosidad. Pura belleza

[robertlittlebury]

Goodness me! This is truly lovely. It is very moving when the swan appears.

[jimp]

Can’t wait!!
Just heard the gorgeous work in Petroc Radio 3 a moment ago. As mesmerising and inspiring as the risen Sun this morning.
‘Reminder on’ activated on my YouTube 🙏🏻

[roybooth]

Such a beautiful sound combination here. I love this hovering on the edge of holiness, it's both intriguing and teasing. Gibbons made a rather pert epigram about dying swans and surviving geese into something melancholic and resigned; this takes the words to the point of sounding as though their original was somewhere hidden in one of the gospels.

[randyfloyd]

Lovely one of the prettiest renditions of this favorite that I've heard. Thank you for sharing your talent and this great song.

[SpudWil]

And I just heard it too, and will look forward to hearing it again as soon as possible! Stunningly serene and beautiful, I think, just what we need these days.

[hgburgin]

Peace when everybody needs the most. Thank you, Grace & Christian.

[lorrainebowen]

gorgeous! A real reworking of the original in a masterful way!

[davidpage]

you can't beat a quality performance

[SpudWil]

The silver swan, who living had no note,
When death approached, unlocked her silent throat;
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
Thus sung her first and last, and sung no more:
“Farewell, all joys; Oh death, come close mine eyes;
More geese than swans now live, more fools than wise.”

[svensvenson]

This is so beautiful. Thank you for your music. Love from Iceland 🇮🇸

[ВладимирКумов-щь]

Good day хорошая песня музыка мне очень понравилось thanks very much goodbye

[Shtove]

Just heard this on Radio 3. Exquisite. Piano rather than organ, which the arranger said uncovered a Satie-like quality from Gymnopedies - and yep, the notes dropped like water from leaves. Still prefer geese to the vicious elite of the swannery.

[zeevogel]

She sings a bit off pitch at several points (the C♯ at 0:41 for instance). How come? It appears as if the note is just to low for her to reach.