Cast
Iestyn Davies Countertenor
James Hall Countertenor
The King’s Consort
Robert King Conductor
Presentation
Around the poignant tribute to Henry Purcell by his teacher and faithful friend John Blow, a splendid programme of duets and solo arias from works by Purcell and his contemporaries performed by two famous counter-tenors, Iestyn Davies and James Hall. The King’s Consort proposes this essentially English concert in January 2019 (to be recorded). Among many famous compositions: “Hark how the songsters”, “In vain, the am’rous flute”, “Sound the trumpet”, “Ah heav’n, what is’t I hear”, without forgetting John Blow’s iconic “Ode on the death of Henry Purcell”.
The King’s Consort’s 1987 recording of this programme with James Bowman and Michael Chance is still a “best-seller”. 30 years later, The King’s Consort is reviving this programme with two of the best counter-tenors of the 21st century.
Iestyn Davies’s latest CD of Bach cantatas has just obtained a Gramophone Award. Iestyn is currently performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and in Broadway with Mark Rylance in “Farinelli and the King”.
PROGRAMME
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
A Celebration !
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Hark how the songsters
In vain the am'rous flute
O solitude, my sweetest choice
Sing, sing ye druids
Chaconne extrait de Dioclesian
Since the toils and the hazards
Since from my dear Astrea's sight
No, resistance is but vain
Sound the trumpet
John Blow (1649-1708)
Ah heav'n, what is't I hear?
An Ode on the death of Mr Henry Purcell
Pelham Humfrey (1647-1674)
Lord, I have sinned
A hymn to God the Father
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