Berlin's Lautten Compagney, originally consisting of a pair of lutenists, expanded to a small, shifting Renaissance ensemble for this 2001 recording, and later to orchestra size for an innovative series of releases that ranged from Baroque opera up to the 20th century. The same adventurous spirit is present in this release, attractively paired with the general-interest appeal of a survey of English music of the 17th century. Director and lutenist Wolfgang Katschner keeps things moving along with a variety of work types and ...
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Berlin's Lautten Compagney, originally consisting of a pair of lutenists, expanded to a small, shifting Renaissance ensemble for this 2001 recording, and later to orchestra size for an innovative series of releases that ranged from Baroque opera up to the 20th century. The same adventurous spirit is present in this release, attractively paired with the general-interest appeal of a survey of English music of the 17th century. Director and lutenist Wolfgang Katschner keeps things moving along with a variety of work types and forces. One of the chief novelties here is the rather operatic singing of South African tenor Kobie van Rensburg, who moves effectively from a big, bright sound in the upbeat songs to a quieter and more graceful Flow, my tears (track 4); the overall variety of moods and vocal textures is unusually large for a recording of this type. Presumably not an anglophone, he achieves a combination of clear articulation (the booklet texts, in English and German translation, are hardly needed)...
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