As fine a series of recordings as has been made in the digital era, Peter Holman's The English Orpheus with his Parley of Instruments is a brilliant, moving, and revelatory series of recordings illuminating the greatness of English music between 1600 and 1800. And if the phrase greatness of English music sounds absurd, which in too many Germanically trained ears it will, all one can suggest is listening to this marvelous collection drawn from the first 28 discs in The English Orpheus. There is joy and grandeur in William ...
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As fine a series of recordings as has been made in the digital era, Peter Holman's The English Orpheus with his Parley of Instruments is a brilliant, moving, and revelatory series of recordings illuminating the greatness of English music between 1600 and 1800. And if the phrase greatness of English music sounds absurd, which in too many Germanically trained ears it will, all one can suggest is listening to this marvelous collection drawn from the first 28 discs in The English Orpheus. There is joy and grandeur in William Croft's Jubilate, wit and whimsy in Robert Johnson's Satyr's Dance, depth and devotion in Thomas Roseingrave's Voluntary, smutty humor Charles Dibdin's So, there she lies upon the floor from the opera The Ephesian Matron, and profound emotion magnificently expressed in Jeremiah Clarke's And see, Apollo has unstrung his lyre from his Ode on the Death of Purcell. Every singer and ever player sings and plays with the excitement of discovery and the overwhelming urge to communicate....
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Add this copy of English Orpheus Sampler to cart. $7.28, good condition, Sold by Pearlydewdrops rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Haywards Heath, WEST SUSSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2000 by Hyperion.
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