The Dark is my Delight

Music of renaissance England

Flanders Recorder Quartet (Recorder quartet)
Amaryllis Dieltiens (Soprano)
Bart Naessens (Clavecin)
Bart Spanhove (Flûte)
Joris Van Goethem (Flûte)
Paul Van Loey (Flûte)
Tom Beets (Flûte)
Marie Verstraete (Flûte)

Contenu:

Capricio & Volta du Tambour   Anonymus
The Dark is My Delight   Anonymus
Sorrow, come   John Dowland (1563-1626)
This merry pleasant Spring   Anonymus
Sermone blando   William Byrd (1543-1623)
The Nightingale   Thomas Morley (c.1558-1602)
Ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la.   William Byrd (1543-1623)
Fantasia   William Byrd (1543-1623)
Willow Song   Anonymus
Pavana   Thomas Morley (c.1558-1602)
Ut re mi fa sol la   Robert Parsons (c.1535-1572)
Hear me, O God (Four Note Pavan)   Alfonso Ferrabosco (c.1575-1628)
Four Note Pavan   Alfonso Ferrabosco (c.1575-1628)
Hugh Ashton’s Maske   Hugh Ashton (c.1485-1558)
Cuckoo   Richard Nicholson (c.1570-1639)
Sweet, they say such virtue lies in your lips   Richard Nicholson (c.1570-1639)
Satyr’s Dance   Robert Johnson (c.1583-c.1634)
I am not I of such belief   William Wigthorpe (c.1570-c.1610)
Uppon la mi re   Thomas Preston (?-c.1563)

Durée totale: 1:8 (h:m)
Booklet: 40p., Anglais Allemand Français
Numéro de catalogue AE 10166
EAN 4026798101664
Catégorie de produit: SACD
Date de sortie: 01/09/2009

Prix:

Exemples audio:

This merry pleasant spring

Willow Song

Capricio

Pavana

Introduction:

The English Renaissance was of necessity a haven of chamber music: under the influence of the Puritans, the private sphere gained importance for the predominantly Roman Catholic musicians and the musical life of the island. Cheerful exuberance as well as deeply felt melancholy mark the works on this SACD. Among the composers are unknown names, but also those of Dowland, Byrd and Morley. A special highlight are the eight consort songs featuring the Flemish soprano Amaryllis Dieltiens in her solo debut on AEOLUS, sonorously accompanied by the Flanders Recorder Quartet.

The Belgian ensemble Flanders Recorder Quartet numbers among the absolute top formations of its kind. Concert tours regularly lead it to North America and Asia. On this SACD the ensemble plays 18 different Renaissance recorders, from soprano to great bass.

The recording was made in the splendid acoustics of the former Augustine church of Antwerp’s Augustinus Music Centre (AMUZ). The surround-sound version on the SACD promises special listening pleasure.