A celebration of Henry Purcell
Iestyn Davies and Simon Wall pay tribute to the 鈥楨nglish Orpheus鈥�, Henry Purcell, led by period instrument specialist Richard Egarr and his Academy of Ancient Music.
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The centrepiece of this concert 鈥� introduced by Suzy Klein and originally presented to celebrate the 350th anniversary year of Purcell鈥檚 birth in 2009 鈥� is an affecting tribute to the composer by his teacher and predecessor as organist of Westminster Abbey, John Blow. It sets Dryden鈥檚 poem of the same name, which describes how 鈥榯he lark and linnet sing鈥� but then fall silent at the appearance of 鈥榯he matchless man, our Orpheus鈥�.
A sequence of Purcell鈥檚 solo songs and keyboard pieces and the deeply moving Evening Hymn complete this mix of mellifluous music, performed by English singers Iestyn Davies and Simon Wall. The duo are accompanied by members of the Academy of Ancient Music, led from the harpsichord by their Artistic Director Richard Egarr.
Purcell: Suite in G major 鈥� excerpts
Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecelia 鈥� 鈥橳is nature鈥檚 voice
Purcell: A New Ground
Purcell: Music for a while
Purcell: Suite in D major 鈥� excerpts
Purcell: Sweeter than roses
Blow: Ode on the Death of Mr Henry Purcell
Purcell: Evening Hymn
Iestyn Davies (countertenor)
Simon Wall (tenor)
Members of the Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr (harpsichord/director)
(From the 91热爆 Proms, 7 September 2009)
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Henry Purcell
Suite in G, Z770
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Henry Purcell
'Tis Nature's voice' (Hail, bright Cecilia)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr. -
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Henry Purcell
A New Ground in E minor, ZT682
Performer: Richard Egarr. -
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Henry Purcell
Music for a while (Oedipus)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr. -
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Henry Purcell
Suite No. 6 in D major, Z667
Performer: Richard Egarr. -
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Henry Purcell
Sweeter than roses (Pausanias)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr. -
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John Blow
Mark How the lark and the linnet sing - Ode on the death of Mr Henry Purcell
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr. Singer: Simon Wall. -
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Henry Purcell
Now that the sun hath veiled his light (An Evening Hymn)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Richard Egarr. -
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Galliard 脿 6
Ensemble: Phantasm.- Gibbons: Consorts for viols: Phantasm.
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