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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Andres Segovia, Vol. 2 (1927-1944)
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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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anon.: | The Last of the Queenes Maskes - lute solo | Banister: | Come unto these yellow sands Where the bee sucks Dry those eyes Full fathom five Give me my lute | Blow: | Lovely Selina | Campion: | Fair, if you expect admiring | Danyel: | Rosa - lute solo Can doleful notes? | Dowland: | In darkness let me dwell Time stands still Behold a wonder here | Johnson, R: | Full fathom five Where the bee sucks Fantasia - lute solo | Lawes, W: | Why so pale and wan, fond lover? He that will not love (Persuasions not to Love) I'm sick of love (To Sycamores) Gather ye rosebuds while ye may | Locke: | The delights of the bottle | Purcell: | Riggadoon, Z653 Lute solo Song Tune ['Ah how pleasant 'tis to love', Z353] - lute solo A New Irish Tune Z646 Lute solo Tis Nature's voice (from Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z328) Be welcome then, great Sir Song Tune ['Still I'm wishing', Z627] - lute solo Sefauchi's Farewell, Z656 By beauteous softness (from Now does the glorious day appear, Z332) | Reggio: | Arise, ye subterranean Winds |
English Lute Songs covers a variety of styles by composers such as Blow, Dowland, Campion, Lawes and Purcell; some for voice and lute and some for lute alone. It is a disc which aims to look beyond the standard repertoire for countertenor and lute and hopefully introduce listeners to some lesser known pieces which will delight and enthrall. Robin Blaze and Liz Kenny have performed these works together on the concert platform to great acclaim. “Can be recommended without reservation … the wonderful By beauteous softness, from Queen Mary’s Birthday Ode of 1689, given this performance, I could quite easily listen to for ever … there’s a remarkable technical ease and innate literary intelligence about Blaze’s singing which together with the
astounding beauty of his voice makes this one of the most outstanding recitals of its kind on disc” BBC Music Magazine “Robin Blaze has the special ingredients to transcend any latent prejudice [of countertenors], especially in a recital as wide-ranging and intelligently programmed as this. Blaze has the means to colour his texts, not just with superior diction, but timbral variation to keep the listener hearing each song
afresh … there are too many highlights to list … superb. Another fine achievement from two of Britain’s brightest and best” Gramophone Magazine “Robin Blaze has the versatility and range of nuances needed to encompass such an eclectic repertoire and the precision of focus in his limpid countertenor makes even a trifle like The delights of the bottle an invigorating experience … an enterprising recital disc” International Record Review | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Purcell - Cease, Anxious WorldSongs & chamber music
Purcell: | Cease, anxious world, your fruitless pain Z362 A New Irish Tune Z646 Soft notes and gently raised (A Serenading Song) Z510 A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682 Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams Z355 A Prince of glorious race, from Who can from joy refrain? When first Amintas sued for a kiss, Z430 Here the deities approve, Z339 Prelude Trio Sonata, for violin, bass viol and organ, Z780 Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585) Ground in C minor, ZD221 Music for a while, Z583 Dear pretty youth (from The Indian Queen, Z630) Sonata Terza Plainte - O, Let Me Weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) |
Benjamin Perrot (theorbe & direction) La Rêveuse The civil war that culminated in the decapitation of King Charles I was a dark period of English history; yet, in musical terms, the Puritans led by Oliver Cromwell did not do as much damage as one might have imagined. By prohibiting public music-making in places of workship and theatres, they contributed to the development of the practice of chamber music between friends in the home. “Hassler's pure tone, delicate decorations, easy phrasing and profound connection to the poetry are complemented by La Rêveuse's ensemble of violins, triple harp, organ, harpsichord and theorbo.” The Independent on Sunday | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Daniel & Henry Purcell - Chamber Music
Henry Purcell has enjoyed enduring fame whereas his brother Daniel has been completely eclipsed over the course of the centuries. However, Daniel was also a successful composer in his day. “Until recently, I was unaware that England’s greatest native composer, Henry Purcell, had a younger brother
who also wrote music……..the trio Ensemble Meiolanum (with the excellent Wiebke Weidanz on harpsichord)
play together like a well-oiled machine.” Classic FM Magazine, July 3008 | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Great Guitarists - SegoviaThe 1944 American Recordings
Albéniz: | Granada (from Suite española No. 1, Op. 47) Piezas Características, Op. 92: Torre Bermeja Sevilla (from Suite Española, Op. 47) arr. Segovia | anon.: | Canzone e Saltarello | Crespo, J G: | Norteña | Dowland: | Galliard arr. Segovia | Granados: | Tonadillas: No. 7, La maja de Goya arr. Segovia Danza española, Op. 37 No. 5 'Andaluza' arr. Segovia Danza española, Op. 37 No. 10 'Melancólica' | Haydn: | Andante arr. Segovia Minuet arr. Segovia | Llobet: | Dos Canciones catalanas: El Noi de la Mare; El Testamento de Amelia | Milán: | Tres Pavana arr. Sanz | Paganini: | Grand Sonata for Guitar and Violin: Romanza arr. Ponce | Ponce, M: | Sonata clasica "Hommage A Fernando Sor": 4th movement, Allegro | Purcell: | A New Irish Tune Z646 Minuet | Rameau: | Minuet arr. Segovia | Scarlatti, A: | Gavotte Sarabanda | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K11 in C minor | Torroba: | Burgalesa y Albada; Suite Castellana: Arada | Visée: | Entrada y Giga; Bourrée y Minueto |
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| |  | Purcell: Harpsichord Music
Purcell: | Ground in C minor, Zt 681 (from Ye Tuneful Muses) Song Tune in C major, Z 694 March in C major, Z 647 Minuet in A minor, Z 649 Minuet in A minor, Z 650 A New Scotch Tune Z 655 A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682 A New Irish Tune Z646 Riggadoon, Z653 Sefauchi's Farewell, Z656 Minuet in D minor, Z T688 Ground in D minor, ZD222 Ground in C minor, ZD221 Suite in C major, Z 665 Song Tune in C major, Z 695 March in C major, Z 648 New Minuet in D minor, Z 689 Suite No. 1 in G major, Z 660 Suite No. 2 in G minor, Z 661 Suite No. 3 in G major, Z 662 Suite No. 4 in A minor, Z 663 Suite No. 5 in C major, Z 666 Suite No. 6 in D major, Z 667 Suite No. 7 in D minor, Z 668 Suite No. 8 in F major, Z 669 |
John Gibbons (harpsichord) | |
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Purcell: | If music be the food of love, Z379 Lord, what is man?, Z192 If love's a sweet passion (from The Fairy Queen, Z628) Thus the ever grateful Spring (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) See, even Night herself is here (from King Arthur, Z628) Hark how all things in one sound agree (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) A New Scotch Tune Z 655 A New Irish Tune Z646 Sefauchi's Farewell, Z656 Suite No. 6 in D major, Z 667 Suite in G major, Z 770 The Staircase Overture, Z614 Overture in G minor Z772 Overture in D minor Z771 Overture in G major Z336 Curtain Tune from Timon of Athens Z632 Suite from Abdelazar Sonata for Trumpet and Strings in D major, Z850 Dance for the Haymakers (from The Fairy Queen, Z628) |
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| |  | A Choice Collection Of Lessons And Ayres
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| |  | Purcell: Eight Suites And Other Pieces
Malcolm Proud: (Harpsichord) | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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