Purcell - Royal Odes
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Label: Vivat
Cat No: VIVAT121
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 26th February 2021
Contents
Works
Now does the glorious day appear, Z332Welcome, welcome, glorious morn, Z338
Why, why are all the Muses mute?, Z343
Artists
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)Emily Owen (soprano)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
Charles Daniels (tenor)
David de Winter (tenor)
Matthew Brook (bass)
Edward Grint (bass)
The King’s Consort
Conductor
Robert KingWorks
Now does the glorious day appear, Z332Welcome, welcome, glorious morn, Z338
Why, why are all the Muses mute?, Z343
Artists
Carolyn Sampson (soprano)Emily Owen (soprano)
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Hugh Cutting (countertenor)
Charles Daniels (tenor)
David de Winter (tenor)
Matthew Brook (bass)
Edward Grint (bass)
The King’s Consort
Conductor
Robert KingAbout
For more than three decades TKC has been renowned across the globe for its performances of the music of Henry Purcell. In 1988, TKC recorded its first disc of Purcell’s odes: that ground-breaking series of the complete odes (most of them at that time largely unknown) was followed by similar series of the sacred music and the secular songs, and changed the musical world’s perception of Purcell. Since then there has been hardly a year in which the odes haven’t appeared in TKC’s concert programmes: this is music which runs through the ensemble’s veins.
Spanning almost the whole of his period as an established composer, Purcell’s odes show him at his finest. A glorious succession of overtures, choruses, arias and delicious ritornelli display astonishing imagination and ingenuity: yet never far beneath the surface lies the sense of melancholy, of fading glory, that is the hallmark of Purcell’s greatest music.
During the pandemic lockdown of Autumn 2020, thirty-two years after their first Purcell recording, TKC returned to the studio to record three substantial odes: two written for Queen Mary, and one for King James II. An outstanding team of soloists (led by Carolyn Sampson, Iestyn Davies, Charles Daniels and Matthew Brook) included one member of the ensemble who took part in that first recording, alongside others who have been performing these works with TKC for twenty years. On the other hand, three of 2020’s singers were not even born when TKC recorded that first disc. A superlative instrumental ensemble provides equally outstanding contributions.
The recording was made in the spacious surroundings of recently restored Fairfield Halls, whose warm, clear acoustic is perfect for this music. Extensive presentation includes a 48 page full colour booklet with substantial liner notes in three languages, together with sung texts and session photos.
A video documentary recorded at the sessions is on YouTube channel ‘VivatMusicLive’ and at www.vivatmusic.com
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