cynnwys Sain yw prif gwmni recordio Cymru. Ers 1969, mae’r contents Wales is the Celtic country that separates England from the Irish Sea. It’s a Amrywiol 4 cwmni hwn wedi bod yn cyhoeddi cerddoriaeth Cymru yn Sampler 4 country very proud of its national heritage, and noted for its love of singing. Bryn Terfel 4 ei holl amrywiaeth cyfoethog, a’i ddosbarthu i bedwar ban Bryn Terfel 4 Yet to the world at large, it is still largely undiscovered. This catalogue aims byd. Mae Cymru yn fwyaf enwog am ei chorau meibion, a to introduce the listener to some of the best Welsh music and song, with the Bariton 6 Baritone 6 emphasis on classical soloists and choirs. Bâs 8 cheir digonedd o’r rhain, yn ogystal â chorau cymysg a chorau Bass 8 merched, ar label Sain. Mae’r cwmni hefyd wedi arloesi gyda It is a land of 3 million people, passionate in their love for their Tenor 9 Tenor 9 country, and renowned as singers and music-makers and poets for over two cherddoriaeth yr ifanc, a daeth llif cyson o recordiau gwerin, roc thousand years. Over half a million of the population speak the Welsh language Soprano 13 a dawns Cymraeg o’n stiwdio ger Caernarfon ers canol y 70au. Soprano 15 Trebl 15 Treble 15 (Cymraeg) as their first language, and of all the Celtic languages, it leads Mae’r catalog hwn fodd bynnag yn canolbwyntio ar the way as a modern tongue, evident on TV, radio, films and recordings. Wales Telyn 16 gerddoriaeth glasurol, gyda’r pwyslais ar gantorion unigol a Harp 16 also has a long tradition of ‘eisteddfodau’, competitive festivals which have Piano 18 chorau. Mae Cymru yn dal i gynhyrchu unawdwyr o safon Piano 18 nurtured the singers, poets and performers of Wales for centuries. Bryn Terfel Offerynnol arall 19 rhyngwladol, ac y mae’r diolch am hynny i raddau helaeth yn Other Instrumental 19 himself readily acknowledges his own debt to the eisteddfod tradition, where he Opera 20 ddyledus i’r diwylliant Cymraeg, a’r traddodiad eisteddfodol. Opera 20 honed his vocal and performing talent from a very young age, and to the Welsh language, which he maintains has given him a great advantage in mastering Corau Meibion 20 Fel y mae Bryn Terfel ei hun wedi dweud droeon, yr eisteddfod Male Voice Choirs 20 a roddodd iddo yntau y profiad o lwyfannu ac o ddehongli other tongues, and has given him his extraordinary clarity of diction. Casgliadau 26 Collections 26 cân i gynulleidfa o oedran ifanc. Mae’r corau hwythau yn As well as producing a constant stream of accomplished soloists, Wales Corau eraill 28 gynnyrch y math o ddiwylliant cymunedol sydd wedi ffynnu Other Choirs 28 has a proud tradition of choral singing. The chapels have played an important Côr Plant 32 yng Nghymru, yn enwedig o dan ddylanwad y Capel a’r Children’s Choir 32 part in teaching the people of Wales to read music, and to sing in harmony, and every coal-mine, quarry and large factory had its own choir, and often a Côr Ieuenctid 32 Ysgol Gân. Roedd y corau - yn enwedig y corau meibion Youth Choir 32 brass band as well. Despite the decline of chapels and the traditional industries, Emynau 33 - hefyd ynghlwm wrth ein traddodiad diwydiannol, a Hymns 33 the choral tradition continues to flourish, but the mixed and ladies choirs are DVD 34 bron pob pwll glo a chwarel a ffatri fawr yn meddu ar DVDs 34 now vying with the better known male choirs in numbers and in quality. The ei gôr, ac yn aml, ei fand pres ei hun hefyd. Er bod unique features of this catalogue, however, are the recordings of massed choirs y capel a’r gweithfeydd trymion wedi dirywio singing at venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, where the power and the bellach, mae’r traddodiad corawl yn parhau, a’r harmony can combine to create a musical experience second to none. At the corau cymysg a merched yn prysur gystadlu other end of the spectrum, you can hear the soaring voice of the best boy treble am y lle blaenaf gyda’r corau meibion. of all time - Aled Jones and the brilliant harp playing of Catrin Finch. 2 3 The Music of Wales - the Classical Collection Bryn Terfel sampler Bryn TerFel Artistiaid Amrywiol - Various Artists SAIn SCD2458 Schwanengesang : Schubert SAIn SCD4035 ora pro nobis Bryn Terfel, Bugeilio’r gwenith gwyn catrin Finch, caro mio ben rhys meirion, Adiemus côr seiriol, Liebesbotschaft, Kriegers Ahnung, Frühlingssehnsucht, ständchen, Aufenthalt, In der Ferne, Abschied, Der Atlas, Ihr Bild, toccata alla Danza Iwan llewelyn-Jones, Ave Maria Iona Jones, A Gogoniant yr Iôr côr eifionydd, tal-y-Llyn Jane watts, Das fischermädchen, Die stadt, Am Meer, Der Doppelgänger, Die taubenpost cysga di Jeremy Huw williams, Men of Harlech louise Jones/malcolm miller, Myfanwy côr y Brythoniaid, ella mi fu rapita Gwyn Hughes Jones, Grand Duet 2-Adagio elinor Bennett/meinir Heulyn, I’ll walk beside you Dennis O’neill, suo Gân Band pres Y cylch enwog o ganeuon olaf Schubert yn yr iaith wreiddiol. parc & Dare, Dashenka côr meibion llanelli, Panis Angelicus aled Jones, Byd o Heddwch “World in Union” côr Godre’r aran Recordiad a ddaeth â Bryn Terfel i sylw’r byd - un o’r goreuon o’i bath Casgliad o’r goreuon o blith recordiau clasurol label Sain Schubert’s last song-cycle, recorded in 1991, with notes and lyrics in German, English and A brilliant sampler of the best classical recordings on the Sain label, featuring bass-baritone Welsh. Sain best-seller ‘an amazing achievement…deserves recommendation alongside Bryn Terfel, harpist Catrin Finch, Aled Jones as a boy treble, tenors Gwyn Hughes Jones, Fischer-Dieskau…’ Gramophone. ‘…this could become a collector’s item…along with the Rhys Meirion and Dennis O’Neill and some of Wales’ most accomplished choirs best’ Classic CD. ‘Outstanding record of Schubert’s Schwanengesang’ The Times Bryn Terfel Bryn Terfel Bryn TerFel Bryn TerFel Cyfrol I - Volume I SAIn SCD9032 Caneuon Meirion Williams - Songs of Meirion Williams SAIn SCD2013 cyfeilydd/accompanist : annette Bryn parri Mab y mynydd lewis, Y crwydryn Vaughan williams, Luned Jones, Aros mae’r mynyddoedd mawr, Gwynfyd, Awelon y mynydd, o Fab y Dyn, Y llyn, cloch y llan, Rhosyn yr haf, ora pro nobis, Bryniau aur fy ngwlad Davies, Das fischermädchen schubert, Llanfihangel Bachellaeth williams, Y gwanwyn du roberts, Ffarwel i ti Gymru fach, Pan ddaw’r nos, Y cymro, Aberdaron, Y môr enaid, Rhos y pererinion, Yr hwyr, Ffarwel y bardd cân yr arad goch lewis, Mab yr ystorm Jones, non più andrai mozart, Lle roet ti? Trad., Vous qui faites l’endormie Gounod, Dafydd y Garreg Wen Trad., But who may abide the day of his coming? “Messiah” Handel, Ideale Tosti, tally-ho! leoni Hwn yw’r tro cyntaf i ganeuon Meirion Williams gael eu crynhoi Go brin fod yr un canwr ers dyddiau David Lloyd wedi deffro cymaint ar un recordiad, ac mae’n cynnwys y recordiad cyntaf o’r cylch ‘Adlewych’ o frwdfrydedd â Bryn Terfel. Dyma’i recordiad cyntaf o lawer a gomisiynwyd gan BBC Cymru yn y 60au The first solo album by the young man who was destined to become Bryn Terfel sings 16 songs by his favourite Welsh composer Meirion Williams, one of the greatest singers of our time including the first ever recording of the ‘Adlewych’ song-cycle. A classic record, and another Sain best-selling album Bryn Terfel Bryn Terfel Bryn TerFel Bryn TerFel Cyfrol II - Volume II SAIn SCD9099 Y Recordiadau Cynnar - The Early Recordings SAIn SCD2533 cyfeilydd/accompanist : annette Bryn parri Pe bawn i’n gyfoethog “If I were a rich man” Bock, Aros mae’r mynyddau mawr williams, Gwynfyd williams, ora pro nobis williams, ständchen schubert, some enchanted evening “South Pacific” rodgers & SAIn SCD9032 Cyfrol I - Volume I Hammerstein, Yr ornest Davies, I feel the Deity within/Arm arm ye brave Handel, Min y môr williams, the sailor’s song Ireland, Y Môr Thomas, the sailor’s song Haydn, Vecchia zimmara puccini, Deh vieni alla finestra mozart, Y dymestl Hughes SAIn SCD9099 Cyfrol II - Volume II Y bariton gwych yn arddangos amrywiaeth ei ddawn, o’r ysgafn i’r dwys SAIn SCD4035 Schwanengesang This brilliant young baritone shows his immense versatility, ranging from SAIn SCD2013 Caneuon Meiron Williams - Songs of Meirion Williams ‘If I were a rich man’ (in Welsh!) to Oratorio. Including 3 songs by Meirion Williams 4 5 Bryn Terfel & Rhys Meirion Elwyn Jones Bryn TerFel BarITOn BARItone Benedictus saIn SCD2500 20 o’i Ganeuon Gorau SAIn SCD2598 cyfeilydd/accompanist: annette Bryn parri Benedictus, Dwy law yn erfyn, Y ddau forwr, Grist Bendigedig, Perhaps love, I godi’r hen wlad yn ei hôl, Ar y lan, Galw mae’r Iesu, Y Mab Afradlon, nac ildia i demtasiwn, Mi glywaf dyner lais, câf nerth yn ôl y Y ddau Frython, Y border bach, Luned, Dal ein tir, Pan fyddo’r nos yn hir, eli Jenkins’ prayer, Y ddau wladgarwr, dydd, Daeth Iesu i’m calon i fyw, Regent square Lle mae’r Iesu gennyt heddiw…, A welaist ti’r ddau?, Wilkesbarre Mae carcharorion Anwylyn Mair, salm 23 angau…, Peniel Gelwaist Pedr ac Andreas…, tregarth Dilynaf fy Mugail drwy f’oes…, nes i dre Tyˆ fy Nhad, Yn y nef Mor hyfryd yw enwi y wlad…, oes, mae maddeuant i ti O tyn at Waredwr…, calfari Fryn Mae’r sôn am y preseb…, Dwy aden colomen, Dowch Bryn Terfel yn ymuno â’i gyfaill y tenor gwych Rhys Meirion, adre’ fy nhad, Geir fy enw i lawr? i gyflwyno casgliad amrywiol o ddeuawdau hen a newydd Roedd Elwyn Jones - “Llanbedrog” a “Llanaelhaearn” cyn hynny - yn un o leisiau The renowned tenor Rhys Meirion joins his childhood friend Bryn Terfel to present mwyaf poblogaidd y 60au a’r 70au yng Nghymru, fel dehonglwr y caneuon an exquisite collection of duets old and new, including the haunting title-track crefyddol emosiynol hynny a olygai gymaint iddo.