John Tavener's Schuon Lieder is a work of 6 songs arranged for Voice and Piano by the composer with words by Frithjof Schuon. This version was first performed at the Wigmore Hall in London on 28thSeptember 2007. A full performance of this Score lasts around 17 minutes. The original version of this work for Voice Percussion Piano and String Quartet was performed at the Cheltenham Festival on 16th July 2004.The 6 songs in this score are settings of poems by Frithjof Schuon translated by Catherine Schuon. Schuon was a foremost a metaphysician but also a gifted painter and poet. Please note the lyrics are in German.

Originally for Piano and String Quartet and later provided with piano accompaniment by the composer. Newly edited with an introduction by Michael Pilkington. ContentsFar in a Western Brookland (D flat - G flat)The Lent Lily (E - A)Ludlow Fair (E - G)On the idle hill of summer (F - A)'Tis time I think (F - G flat)When I was one and twenty (E - G)When smoke stood up from Ludlow (D - G sharp)Recorded by Adrian Thompson on Hyperion CDA663852Set for the Associated Board FRSM examination.