Purcell - Symphony while the Swans come forward
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Label: Challenge Classics
Cat No: CC72783
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Release Date: 1st June 2018
Contents
Works
King Arthur (The British Worthy), Z628 (excerpts)The Fairy Queen, Z629 (excerpts)
The Indian Queen, Z630
Artists
Johannette Zomer (soprano)La Sfera Armoniosa
Conductor
Mike FentrossWorks
King Arthur (The British Worthy), Z628 (excerpts)The Fairy Queen, Z629 (excerpts)
The Indian Queen, Z630
Artists
Johannette Zomer (soprano)La Sfera Armoniosa
Conductor
Mike FentrossAbout
‘I was really moved when I heard my orchestra play the opening bars of the Purcell. I heard a sound that was quite different to what I knew from other presentday baroque orchestras. Was this sound closer to that of Purcell’s own orchestra, a sound that he may have had in mind when composing this wondrous music? In the very first chat I had about this project with Lidewij van der Voort, our new concertmaster, we talked about the modern adaptations that are often (and understandably) applied to baroque instruments nowadays, and about the possibility of going back to authentic strings (completely bare gut) and a 17th century bow hold (the French grip) for this Purcell project. As it happens, I’d had a similar conversation not long before that with Lidewei de Sterck, our principal oboist, about authentic reeds (scraped from the inside) and with Graham Nicholson, about 17th century trumpets (natural trumpets with no finger holes). These aspects, seemingly just details, have a major impact not just on the sound but also the way of playing and therefore on the way we interpret the music.’ – Mike Fentross
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