Deserves Applause!
J. Burton | 07/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Hyperion 67450 (2003) Spars: DDD
Peter Holman directs the Parley of Instruments featuring Rachel Brown on flute and soprano Catherine Bott in a recording of music composed for performances of Shakespeare's plays by a variety of English composers.
"The Parley of Instruments, Rachel Brown, director Peter Holman and the Hyperion recording team all deserve applause." (Gramophone)
The works on this recording:
1. Overture to Titus Andronicus: Overture
Composed by Jeremiah Clarke (c1674-1707)
2. Overture to Titus Andronicus: Minuet
Composed by Jeremiah Clarke
3. Take, O take those lips away
John Weldon (1676-1736)
4. Can life be a blessing?
John Eccles (c1668-1735)
5. Pardon, goddess of the night
Thomas Chilcot (c1707-1766)
6. Orpheus with his lute
Maurice Greene (1696-1755)
7. Orpheus with his lute
Thomas Chilcot
8. Hark, hark, the lark
Thomas Chilcot
9. To fair Fidele's grassy tomb
Thomas Arne (1710-1778)
10. 10. Concerto No 9 in E minor
Robert Woodcock (1690-1728)
11. When daisies pied and violets blue
Richard Leveridge (1670-1758)
12. When daisies pied and violets blue
Thomas Arne
13. When icicles hang on the wall
Thomas Arne
14. You spotted snakes
John Christopher Smith (1712-1795)
15. Full fathom five
John Christopher Smith
16. All fancy sick
Willem De Fesch (1687-1761)
17. Dry those eyes which are o'erflowing
John Weldon
18. Dear pretty youth
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
19. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing
Thomas Arne
20. Where the bee sucks, there lurk I
Thomas Arne"