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The choir of eight might be regarded as the black belt test of choral singing, and the British group Voces 8 has released several albums that hold appeal for both explorers of unusual choral repertory and those who are simply fans of a clean choral sound. Possibly A Purcell Collection might better be titled A Purcell Miscellany, for it's hard to detect a strong principle organizing the program. The packaging makes a virtue out of the program's diversity, offering "an invitation to stroll through the world of one of England's greatest composers," but it's a bit unexpected to be taken directly from old-school polyphony of the sacred pieces to the zippy Italo-Spanish dance rhythms that were, in the England of Purcell's time, the hippest thing going. This is not a greatest-hits collection; "When I am laid in earth" and other Purcell standards are not present, and actually the pieces included are for the most part fresh and unusual. Check out the rarely heard and impressively structured anthem My heart is inditing of a good matter (track 8), composed for the coronation of James II in 1685. The singers and the instrumentalists of French group Les Inventions sustain this substantial work excellently, and the choir's control never flags over the whole program. If the goal is a sampling of the many genres in which Purcell was active, some of them little understood these days (consider the "semi-opera"!), this well-recorded item will fill the bill. The French church sound is ideal for the anthems and is adapted well for the secular pieces.
© TiVo
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble - Barnaby Smith, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble - Voces8, Ensemble - Andrea Haines, MainArtist - Samuel Dressel, MainArtist - Dingle Yandell, MainArtist
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Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble - Voces8, Ensemble - Dingle Yandell, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble - Voces8, Ensemble - Emily Dickens, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble - Barnaby Smith, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - THOMAS MORLEY, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble - Voces8, Ensemble - Andrea Haines, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Henry Purcell, Composer - Les Inventions, Ensemble, MainArtist - Voces8, Ensemble, MainArtist
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
Album review
The choir of eight might be regarded as the black belt test of choral singing, and the British group Voces 8 has released several albums that hold appeal for both explorers of unusual choral repertory and those who are simply fans of a clean choral sound. Possibly A Purcell Collection might better be titled A Purcell Miscellany, for it's hard to detect a strong principle organizing the program. The packaging makes a virtue out of the program's diversity, offering "an invitation to stroll through the world of one of England's greatest composers," but it's a bit unexpected to be taken directly from old-school polyphony of the sacred pieces to the zippy Italo-Spanish dance rhythms that were, in the England of Purcell's time, the hippest thing going. This is not a greatest-hits collection; "When I am laid in earth" and other Purcell standards are not present, and actually the pieces included are for the most part fresh and unusual. Check out the rarely heard and impressively structured anthem My heart is inditing of a good matter (track 8), composed for the coronation of James II in 1685. The singers and the instrumentalists of French group Les Inventions sustain this substantial work excellently, and the choir's control never flags over the whole program. If the goal is a sampling of the many genres in which Purcell was active, some of them little understood these days (consider the "semi-opera"!), this well-recorded item will fill the bill. The French church sound is ideal for the anthems and is adapted well for the secular pieces.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:11
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Voces8 Les Inventions
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Signum Records
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2014 Signum Records (P) 2014 Signum Records
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