Henry Purcell - The Complete Fantazias - Fretwork

Opgenomen in St. George's, Cambridge, Engeland, juni 2008

Classic FM Gramophone Baroque Instrumental Award 2009

"Fretwork released this suite of Purcell works in 1995 on Virgin's Veritas label. This time out these new performances are a bit shorter, a bit more deliberate, perhaps even more authoritative, if that's possible where Fretwork is concerned. But the biggest change will be found in the recording itself. A vastly improved soundstage offers more than enough detail for the listener to de-strand the many closely woven lines. Loaded with lots of rosin and stringy warmth, an airiness to the playing, better, purposeful dynamics and presence all arrive with the typically immaculate and moving execution Fretwork is known for. I'm not sure what moved Fretwork to revisit this music other than its enduring melancholy and the chance to take advantage of vast improvements in digital recording. And those reasons prove to be more than enough justification. If you've had the Veritas version on the shelves since 1995, don't hesitate to join Fretwork in revisiting these intimate and timeless works. If you haven't, this is an excellent recording of works that epitomize both the period and the abilities of one of the England's most distinctive early composers in a recording that features the ideal combination of a detailed and alive performance captured by detailed and wide awake production." (Recensie op Amazon.com)

Fretwork=
Wendy Gillespie, Asako Morikawa, Susanna Pell,
Richard Boothby, Richard Campbell, Richard Tunnicliffe,
viola's da gamba

"Here begineth the 3-part Fantazias"
1. Fantazia I [2:36]
2. Fantazia II [3:04]
3. Fantazia III [2:18]

Four-part Fantazias
4. Fantazia IV (June 10, 1680) [3:33]
5. Fantazia V (June 11, 1680) [4:09]
6. Fantazia VI (June 14, 1680) [3:15]
7. Fantazia VII (June 19, 1680) [3:35]
8. Fantazia VIII (June 22, 1680) [3:48]
9. Fantazia IX (June 23, 1680) [3:53]
10. Fantazia X (June 30, 1680) [3:41]
11. Fantazia XI (August 19, 1680) [3:01]
12. Fantazia XII (August 31, 1680) [3:14]

"Fantazia of 5 parts"
13. Fantazia upon one note [2:49]

"Here begineth ye 6, 7 & 8-part Fantazias"
14. In Nomine (in 6 parts) [2:30]
15. In Nomine (in 7 parts) [4:13]
TT: 49'50



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Henry Purcell (1659-1695) - Musick's Hand-Maid - The Harp Consort

Opname 1995
Niet langer verkrijgbaar - CD is out of print

Ellen Hargis, sopraan
Rodrigo Del Pozo, tenor
Douglas Nasrawi, tenor
Harry van der Kamp, bas

David Douglas, renaissance-viool
Nancy Hadden, traverso, flûte à bec
Hille Perl, lyra- & bas viola da gamba
Jane Achtman, bas viola da gamba
Paul O'Dette, luit, gitaar
Pat O'Brien, bandora, gitaar
Thomas Ihlenfeldt, theorbe, gitaar
Steve Player, gitaar
Lee Santana, citer, theorbe
Andrew Lawrence-King, harp, orgel, clavecimbel, percussie

Suite in C
1. Music for a While [3:51]
2. Air [0:51]
3. Air [1:26]
4. Begin the Song and strike the living lyre [7:42]
Suite in A mineur
5. Prelude [1:46]
6. Almand [4:06]
7. Corant [1:44]
8. Saraband [1:05]
9. A New Ground [2:50]
10. Round-O [2:45]
11. Strike the Viol, touch the lute, wake the harp [2:28]
Suite in G majeur
12. Prelude [3:48]
13. Almand [1:29]
14. Corant [1:53]
15. A New Scotch Tune [3:15]
16. Air [1:26]
17. Gavott [1:22]
18. A New Irish Tune [1:31]
19. Ground in Gamut [1:49]
20. An Evening Hymn [3:49]
Suite in D mineur
21. [Bell-barr] Almand [very slow] [4:50]
22. Air [1:12]
23. Minuet & Sefauchi's Farewell [3:18]
24. Ground [5:39]
Suite in G mineur
25. Cupid the slyest rogue alive [2:41]
26. Jig [0:59]
27. Hornpipe [0:41]
28. Jig [0:42]
29. Here let my Life [2:03]
30. Thou knowest Lord the secrets of our hearts [2:10]







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