Purcell / Blow - Countertenor Duets
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Label: Hyperion - Helios
Cat No: CDH55447
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 31st March 2014
Contents
Works
Ah, heav'n! What is't I hear?Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell
Bonduca or The British Heroine, Z574
O dive custos Auriacae domus, Z504
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406
The Maid's Last Prayer or Any Rather Than Fail, Z601
Artists
James Bowman (countertenor)Michael Chance (countertenor)
The King’s Consort
Conductor
Robert KingWorks
Ah, heav'n! What is't I hear?Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell
Bonduca or The British Heroine, Z574
O dive custos Auriacae domus, Z504
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406
The Maid's Last Prayer or Any Rather Than Fail, Z601
Artists
James Bowman (countertenor)Michael Chance (countertenor)
The King’s Consort
Conductor
Robert KingAbout
This recording of duets by the great composers of the Restoration is one of the gems of Hyperion’s catalogue. It features the celebrated countertenors James Bowman and Michael Chance at the peak of their powers, and the combination of their two voices with the sympathetic accompaniment of The King’s Consort creates something uniquely glorious.
Purcell was a countertenor himself and in his writing for the voice produced some of his most felicitous music. John Blow, Purcell’s predecessor and successor as organist of Westminster Abbey, reached his compositional zenith with the extended duet (almost a small cantata) on the subjects of Purcell’s tragic early death and inextinguishable influence.
Gramophone Critics' Choice
‘A sparkling collection which shows both the composer and these fine artists in inspirational form. The performances are joyous, witty and ravishing in their Purcellian melancholy’ - The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs
‘A disc no baroque music anglophile will wish to be without, for it is a vocal tour de force’ - Gramophone
[from CDA66253]
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