Airs de Cour
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Label: Linn
Cat No: BKD089
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 22nd January 2016
Contents
Works
Ma belle, si ton ameVous me juries
Branles de Village
Courante
Entree De Luth
Bergamasco
Mourons Tirsis, vivons Silvie
N'esperez plus, mes yeux
Objet dont les charmes si doux
O dieux je ne sçais pas
Un jour Amarille et Tircis
Adieu bergere pour jamais
Heureux qui nuit et jour
Si jamais mon ame blessee
Si le parler et le silence
Soupirs mesles d'amour
Enfin la beaute que j'adore
Je suis ravi de mon Uranie
Jeune merveille
Objet le plus beau
Que Philis a de perfections
Si l'amour com'on dit
Artists
Catherine King (mezzo-soprano)Charles Daniels (tenor)
Jacob Heringman (lute)
Works
Ma belle, si ton ameVous me juries
Branles de Village
Courante
Entree De Luth
Bergamasco
Mourons Tirsis, vivons Silvie
N'esperez plus, mes yeux
Objet dont les charmes si doux
O dieux je ne sçais pas
Un jour Amarille et Tircis
Adieu bergere pour jamais
Heureux qui nuit et jour
Si jamais mon ame blessee
Si le parler et le silence
Soupirs mesles d'amour
Enfin la beaute que j'adore
Je suis ravi de mon Uranie
Jeune merveille
Objet le plus beau
Que Philis a de perfections
Si l'amour com'on dit
Artists
Catherine King (mezzo-soprano)Charles Daniels (tenor)
Jacob Heringman (lute)
About
Named a ‘Choice’ recording by BBC Music Magazine upon release, this popular recording of seventeenth century vocal music features mezzo-soprano Catherine King and lutenist Jacob Heringman with tenor Charles Daniels.
Originally released in 1999, 'Airs de cour' has been re-issued as part of Linn’s ECHO series which offers a second chance to enjoy the best of the label’s award-winning catalogue.
The listener is transported to the French court in a programme of courtly airs and solo lute pieces, the latter a suitable complement to the airs and the lost ideals of the courtly society they reflect. Both the self-indulgent texts of these songs and their suave and rhythmically evasive melodies reflect a society rich in excess, intrigue and dissembling, all the more fascinating for being so distant, no less impressive for being so introverted.
Well schooled in period performance, all the performers pay due attention to the authenticity of pronunciation and ornamentation for which scant records remain.
O dieux je ne sçais pas is a rare example where an ornamented variant of the melody is included in the manuscript, revealing a further level of riches in these songs.
Catherine King is acknowledged as one of the most versatile mezzo-sopranos of her generation, with an impressive breadth of repertoire. Jacob Heringman has established himself as one of the world’s most respected and most innovative solo lute players. They have made numerous appearances together in festivals throughout Europe, as well as broadcasting frequently for the BBC and for WDR in Cologne.
Charles Daniels is an English tenor, particularly noted for his performances of baroque music. He is a frequent soloist with The King’s Consort, and has made over 25 recordings with the ensemble.
‘A superb disc I've found compulsive listening.’ - BBC Music Magazine
‘Exquisite is, if not necessarily the only word, certainly a highly appropriate one to describe this repertoire, programme and set of performances.’ - Early Music Review
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