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Dowland: | Disdain me still Lend your eares to my sorrow good people Come heavy sleep Preludium The Earl of Essex's Galliard A Shepherd in a Shade By a fountain where I lay Away with these self-loving lads Lachrimae Pavan, P. 15 Tarleton's Riserrectione If that a sinner's sigh A Fantasie Toss not my soul In darkness let me dwell | Purcell: | She loves and she confesses too, Z413 They tell us that your mighty powers, Z630 Trumpet Tune in C major, ZT 678, called the Cibell Echo Dance of the Furies (from Dido & Aeneas) Ritornello ‘The Grove’ Fly swift ye hours, Z369 O lead me to some peaceful gloom (from Bonduca or The British Heroine, Z574) What a sad fate is mine, Z428 A New Irish Tune Z646 A New Irish Tune Z646 A New Scotch Tune Z 655 Hornpipe A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682 From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370 Music for a while, Z583 |
Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg have devised a programme which takes in a wide spectrum of emotions: from the pastoral joyfulness of By a fountain and the melancholy of In darkness let me dwell, we are led via the desperation and drama of Bess of Bedlam to the conviction expressed in Music for a while that music has the power to vanquish even death. Interspersing the songs are lute solos, including Dowland’s immortal Lachrimae, but also Lindberg’s own transcriptions of Purcell pieces such as The Cibell and the Echo Dance of the Furies from Dido and Aeneas, performed on Lindberg’s unique four-hundred year old instrument. Kirkby and Lindberg are musical partners of long standing, with earlier collaborations on BIS including Musique and Sweet Poetrie (BISSACD1505), a survey of the lute song across Europe around the year 1600. ‘A grand tour conducted by a pair of ideal guides’ was how the reviewer in Gramophone described that disc, while his colleague in International Record Review found that the ‘undeniably glorious performances’ made the disc ‘a journey well worth making’. “Supported with exceptional clarity by Jakob Lindberg, Kirkby conveys both intellectual appreciation and a deep emotional connection with the words in this recital...[her] 'Bess of Bedlam' is more sympathetic than most, and her 'Music for a While' is more enigmatic. The voice may be less beautiful than it was, but her singing is more beautiful than ever.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2011 **** “Few singers are quite a compelling with only a lute for company: Kirkby's phrasing has impeccable light and shade, and her authoritative articulation of melancholic sentiments is simply first-class...her gripping interpretation [of In darkness let me dwell] is devoid of complacence; moreover, her intonation and technique in florid music has lost none of its sparkle and precision.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2011 “Kirkby embellishes with taste and discretion...Both [she] and Lindberg are especially good here in the last Dowland item, 'In darkness let me dwell'...the tempo well judged, the lute part a translucent garment draped over Kirkby's highly expressive delivery.” International Record Review, May 2011 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Purcell: | Curtain Tune from Timon of Athens Z632 The Chair Dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627) If music be the food of love, Z379 For love ev'ry creature is formed by his nature (from King Arthur, Z628) Hornpipe I love and I must ('Bell Barr'), Z382 Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585) Timon of Athens, Z632: Overture Hark how the songsters of the grove (from Timon of Athens, Z632) Love in their little veins inspires (from Timon of Athens, Z632) But ah! how much are our delights (from Timon of Athens, Z632) Come all to me (from Timon of Athens, Z632) First Music (From The Fairy Queen) Entrance of night (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) One charming night (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) Hush, no more, be silent all (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) Chaconne Ye gentle spirits of the air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) Prelude Since from my dear Astrea's sight (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627) O let me ever, ever weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) If love's a sweet passion (from The Fairy Queen, Z628) The cares of lovers (from Timon of Athens, Z632) Let us dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627) Boree Butterfly dance (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627) Man is for the woman made (from The Mock Marriage, Z605) Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) Chaconne |
Dorothee Mields has specialized in 17th and 18th century music from early on in her career and performs with the Collegium Vocale Ghent and the Bach Collegium Japan. Her artistic work and her repertoire extend from Monteverdi and Bach to Grisey and Furrer. The Lautten Compagney Berlin is one of the most renowned German baroque ensembles. “It's heartening to hear a German ensemble perform Purcell...with such conviction. Dorothee Mields is a fine soprano who is as confident in the melismas of "Sweeter than roses" as she is heartfelt in the broken phrases of 'O let me weep"; and, on the whole, her English is excellent.” Gramophone Magazine, October 2010 “Mields has barely a hint of an accent, and is marvellously expressive throughout, suggesting more than a passing familiarity with the English language...The instrumental playing...also has much to recommend it.” International Record Review, September 2010 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Jay Bernfeld (viola da gamba), Rinat Shaham (soprano) Fuoco e cenere | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Ronald Stevenson: Piano Music
Ronald Stevenson is an extraordinary figure, a composer-pianist in the grand tradition who has always worked with the highest ideals and fierce integrity. Stevenson trained at the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome before settling in Scotland from the 1950s to follow a remarkable artistic path which has in many ways continued the work of the great composerpianists of the past. Apart from composing, presenting and writing, Stevenson has given countless piano recitals, concerto performances and broadcasts for the BBC over the years. Much of Stevenson’s output stems directly from re-arrangement and transcription of pieces which have profoundly moved him as an artist, and this new series of three discs most certainly shows this. Almost all of the featured pieces are new to the catalogue. “McLachlan proves an impressive advocate, coping well with all the virtuoso demands, though the piano tone tends to be rather shallow and clangy. Not that that ever gets in the way of enjoyment of this important, groundbreaking issue celebrating the work of a composer too long neglected.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 “I was extremely impressed by Murray McLachlan’s playing on these three superb discs. This complex, usually technically difficult - if not nearly impossible, at times - music demands a huge technique and considerable confidence to play and interpret successfully...This is an important release.” MusicWeb International, 17th April 2013 “Inevitably, perhaps, the quality of the music is variable – some of the pieces sound very much like written down improvisations – but it's never, ever dull, and its sheer imagination and energy are irrepressible. So too are McLachan's performances; occasionally one would like a little more tonal variety, but the dedication of his playing is without doubt immensely impressive.” The Guardian, 24th January 2013 **** | 
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| |  | Purcell Edition Vol. 4 - Instrumental Music
Purcell: | Sonata for Trumpet and Strings in D major, Z850 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Chacony in G minor - for Two Violins, Viola and Bass Z730 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Return revolting rebels (from Timon of Athens, Z632) James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge The father brave as e'er was Dane (from Who can from joy refrain?, Z342) James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Fly swift ye hours, Z369 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Fantazia 7 in C minor, Z. 738 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge 4-part Sonnata No. 3 in A minor - Z804 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Sefauchi's Farewell, Z656 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Pavan for Three Violins and Bass in G minor - Z752 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Suite No. 6 in D major, Z 667 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Overture in G minor Z772 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Three Parts upon a Ground in D major - Z731 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Pavan in A minor Z749 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Overture in G minor, Z770 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Suite in G major, Z 770 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Ground in D minor, ZD222 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Pavan in B flat major, Z750 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Overture in D minor Z771 James Bowman, Nigel Rogers & Max van Egmond Kings College Choir, Cambridge Twelve Sonatas of three parts (1683) Hogwood, Beznosiuk, Podger & Coin Ten Sonatas in Four Parts (1697) Hogwood, Coin, Huggett & Mackintosh Viol Fantasias Concentus musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt Suites (8) for harpsichord Olivier Baumont A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682 Olivier Baumont A New Scotch Tune Z 655 Olivier Baumont A New Irish Tune Z646 Olivier Baumont A Ground in Gamut in G major, Z 645 Olivier Baumont Air Olivier Baumont Hornpipe Olivier Baumont Ground Olivier Baumont Round'O, ZT 684, from Abdelazer Olivier Baumont Sefauchi's Farewell, Z656 Olivier Baumont |
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