Songs, principally from English odes, and instrumental works; the suite from Venus and Adonis from a masque; Fairest isle from an opera. Title from disc label. Compact disc. Program notes principally by Andrew Stewart, biographical notes on the performers, and texts (15 pages) inserted in container. Iestyn Davies, countertenor ; Richard Egarr, harpsichord ; Pamela Thorby, Tabea Debus, recorders ; Bojan Čičić, Stephen Pedder, violins ; Julia Kuhn, viola, violin ; Mark Levy, viola da gamba ; William Carter, theorbo, baroque guitar. Recorded live 2013 February 27 Wigmore Hall, London.
Contents:
Ode for Queen Mary's birthday : Z320. Arise, my muse : voice, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, harpsichord & baroque guitar (2:03) ; Come ye sons of art, away : Z323. Strike the viol : voice, 2 recorders, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, harpsichord & baroque guitar (4:13) ; Welcome to all the pleasures : Z339. Here the deities approve : voice, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, harpsichord & baroque guitar (4:09) ; Yorkshire feast song : Z333. The pale and the purple rose : voice, 2 recorders, 2 violins, viola, harpsichord & baroque guitar (3:20) / Henry Purcell -- Sonata XXI, 3 violins, harpsichord & theorbo / Giovanni Gabrieli (4:02) -- Hail! bright Cecilia : Z328. 'Tis nature's voice : voice, viola da gamba, harpsichord & theorbo (3:47) ; Celebrate this festival : Z321. Crown the altar : voice, harpsichord & theorbo (2:42) ; If music be the food of love : Z379b, 1st setting/1st version : voice, viola da gamba, harpsichord & theorbo (1:51) ; Fantasia : three parts on a ground : Z731, 3 violins, viola da gamba, harpsichord & theorbo (5:08) / Henry Purcell -- Come, come along for a dance and a song. The glory of the Arcadian groves : voice, 2 recorders, viola da gamba, harpsichord & theorbo / Jeremiah Clarke (2:06) -- Amphion Anglicus. Poor Celadon, he sighs in vain : voice, 2 violins, viola da gamba & theorbo / John Blow (4:06) -- Ye tuneful numbers : a song with symphonies. Symphony ; Air : Ye tuneful numbers ; Air : Tell her I'm wounded ; Recitative : But oh why shou'd I blame this cruel fair ; Air : When thousands more, the same must share : [variously: voice, 2 violins, viola da gamba, harpsichord, theorbo] / William Croft (10:02) -- Suite from Venus and Adonis. Overture ; Cupid's entry ; Entry : A dance by a huntsman ; A dance of Cupids ; Act tune (Act 1) ; Act tune (Act 2) ; A ground : [variously: 2 recorders, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, harpsichord, theorbo] / John Blow (12:00) -- O solitude, my sweetest choice! : Z406, voice & theorbo / Henry Purcell (5:57) -- Encore. Spoken introduction (Iestyn Davies) (:11) -- King Arthur : Z628. Fairest isle : voice, 2 recorders, 2 violins, viola, viola da gamba, harpsichord & theorbo / Henry Purcell (5:07).
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