Charles Stanford - "The Fairy Lough", an Irish Idyll, Op. 77, No. 2 (1901)

Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor. Born to a well-off and highly musical family in Dublin, Stanford was educated at the University of Cambridge before studying music in Leipzig and Berlin. He was instrumental in raising the status of the Cambridge University Musical Society, attracting international stars to perform with it.

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An Irish Idyll form Six Irish Miniatures, Op. 77 (c. 1901)
Librettist: Agnes Shakespeare Higginson (1864-1955) as Moira O'Neill

No. 2 The Fairy Lough

Christopher Maltman, baritone
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins

Op. 77 is a set of Irish Idylls in 6 Miniatures. Exact date of composition is unknown, but it is generally thought to be written around 1900-01.
Stanford orchestrated the 2nd Idyll. Date unknown.

First Performance of the set for voice and piano 1901-3-15