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Rosa Mundi
June Tabor
Rosa Mundi
Genres: Folk, Pop
 
Rosa Mundi is a celebration of the rose in song, as singer June Tabor pays musical homage to the famous flower through musical selections dating from the 15th century to the present day. Tabor integrates words and poetr...  more »

     
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All Artists: June Tabor
Title: Rosa Mundi
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Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 2/26/2008
Album Type: Import
Genres: Folk, Pop
Styles: Contemporary Folk, Adult Contemporary
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 714822053228

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Rosa Mundi is a celebration of the rose in song, as singer June Tabor pays musical homage to the famous flower through musical selections dating from the 15th century to the present day. Tabor integrates words and poetry from sources foreign to many of the pieces. Throughout the album, Tabor is accompanied by various combinations of piano, violin, viola, and cello. For the most part, Rosa Mundi is a low-key affair, featuring many delicate numbers with a slightly melancholy air, such as "Roses of Picardy" (a sentimental World War I song) and "Winterrose" (a 15th-century German carol). Displaying true versatility, Tabor even includes a musical selection by Tchaikovsky. There's no denying the romanticism behind her performances here. Rosa Mundi is a charming album perfect for curling up with your loved one by the fire with a glass of Merlot. --Bryan Reesman

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CD Reviews

A Return to Form for the Grande Dame of English Folk Music
Michael J. Shogi | Reminderville, Ohio USA | 08/30/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

""Rose Mundi" is a return to form for June Tabor, after the disappointing "A Quiet Eye". Part of the reason for this lies in the fact that, with "Rose Mundi", June does more of what she does best: Sing traditional English Folk ballads. No one in the world (NO ONE) can match the expressiveness of her rich baritone. No one puts as much emotion into these types of songs as June. A case in point is the pauses and accents she inserts in "Maybe Then I'll Be a Rose", which beautifully convey the feeling of love's longing. I believe that another reason for June's return to form is the fact that the format of this disc as June's first "concept" record challenged her to greater heights. Finally, June's band is outstanding. As on previous efforts, Huw Warren should receive a medal for his work on piano. One listen to the delicateness of his introduction to "Paint Me, Redoute" will soften the hardest of hearts. Listen to Rose Mundi and experience perhaps the greatest English Folk balladeer ever at the peak of her powers."
Outstanding! - As Always
Thomas H. Moody | Nobleboro, ME United States | 01/02/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

"June Tabor is one of my favorite singers. Her skills as a vocalist and interpreter are unique and without peer. The range of selections on this recording is proof (that is if one needs proof) that Tabor is in a league of her own when it comes to communicating through song. This work is a subtler piece than some of her previous efforts, but then a rose is a subtle affair. While other albums have had strong political/social moments (i.e. her version of Richard Thompson's "Pavane"), "Rosa Mundi" is more about romance and the goodness and sadness of it. However she does make a clever statement about the male chauvinism of the old song "Babary Ellen" with the final song "Maybe Then I'll Be A Rose". So grab this CD and treat yourself to some outstanding singing and musicianship. I feel very blessed to have June Tabor's voice, vision and art as a part of my musical life."
Sharing two passions with her listeners
R. Kyle | USA | 12/10/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Singing and gardening are Tabor's two lifelong passions. If I were to compare her voice to a rose, I would have to call it Jackson and Perkin's "Voluptuous." The color is rich and strong and it's the old tea-rose you have grown up with at its finest. However, the background playing is almost black and white. Pianist Huw Warren is a genius at finding just the right place to punctuate Tabor's 'peaty' contralto and make the song bloom rich in your heart.



This album returns to Tabor's traditional roots. "Rose of Picardy" a popular WWI song about everlasting love is the newest of the songs. A notable cover is her "Barbry Allen." Tabor's interpretation highlights Barbry's emotions in a way that no man's version could.



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