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British countertenor Iestyn Davies has generally been heard in ensemble situations but has begun to make a distinctive mark with well thought-out solo recitals. This one provides an especially nice niche for him. He doesn't have the slightly mysterious soprano-like sound of a Philippe Jaroussky, but he engages strongly with the text, and he picks a program in such a way as to set a historical scene convincingly. Here he mixes familiar Purcell songs, each delivered with freshness and understanding, with lesser-known pieces like William Croft's Ye tuneful Numbers: A song with symphonies. These "symphonies" include both a free-standing introduction and good-sized instrumental preludes to the individual songs, and the entire program shows a variety of composers in Restoration late 17th century England experimenting with the new sounds-extended arias or "airs," edifices erected atop ground basses, concerted instrumental groupings-coming from Italy, and merging them with the older and more melancholy English traditions. Davies' work here with keyboardist Richard Egarr and an instrumental group designated only as "friends" has a relaxed quality that comes only from deep contemplation of the music, and the reaction of the Wigmore Hall crowd, captured nicely by the spoken remarks of Davies at the end, shows that the listeners were deeply involved in the program. Listeners will be as well.
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Giovanni Gabrieli, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Jeremiah Clarke, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
William Croft, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - William Croft, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - John Blow, Composer - Mark Levy, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Henry Purcell, Composer - Richard Egarr, MainArtist - Pamela Thorby, MainArtist - Mark Levy, MainArtist - Iestyn Davies, MainArtist - William Carter, MainArtist - Tabea Debus, MainArtist - Bojan Čičić, MainArtist - Stephen Pedder, MainArtist - Julia Kuhn, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
Albumbeschreibung
British countertenor Iestyn Davies has generally been heard in ensemble situations but has begun to make a distinctive mark with well thought-out solo recitals. This one provides an especially nice niche for him. He doesn't have the slightly mysterious soprano-like sound of a Philippe Jaroussky, but he engages strongly with the text, and he picks a program in such a way as to set a historical scene convincingly. Here he mixes familiar Purcell songs, each delivered with freshness and understanding, with lesser-known pieces like William Croft's Ye tuneful Numbers: A song with symphonies. These "symphonies" include both a free-standing introduction and good-sized instrumental preludes to the individual songs, and the entire program shows a variety of composers in Restoration late 17th century England experimenting with the new sounds-extended arias or "airs," edifices erected atop ground basses, concerted instrumental groupings-coming from Italy, and merging them with the older and more melancholy English traditions. Davies' work here with keyboardist Richard Egarr and an instrumental group designated only as "friends" has a relaxed quality that comes only from deep contemplation of the music, and the reaction of the Wigmore Hall crowd, captured nicely by the spoken remarks of Davies at the end, shows that the listeners were deeply involved in the program. Listeners will be as well.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:18
- Main artists: Iestyn Davies Richard Egarr
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Wigmore Hall Live
- Genre: Klassiek Kamermuziek
(C) 2014 Wigmore Hall Live (P) 2014 The Wigmore Hall Trust
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