Recordings of the English 17th-century consort song repertory have overwhelmingly come from English musicians, but this French release from mezzo soprano Lucile Richardot and Ensemble Correspondances under Sébastien Daucé provides strong competition for others on the market. In a way this is unsurprising, for this English repertory reflected both French and Italian influences, the latter evidenced by the presence of the composer John Coprario (d. 1626), who was born plain John Cooper but adopted an Italian name for ...
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Recordings of the English 17th-century consort song repertory have overwhelmingly come from English musicians, but this French release from mezzo soprano Lucile Richardot and Ensemble Correspondances under Sébastien Daucé provides strong competition for others on the market. In a way this is unsurprising, for this English repertory reflected both French and Italian influences, the latter evidenced by the presence of the composer John Coprario (d. 1626), who was born plain John Cooper but adopted an Italian name for marketing purposes. There is nothing in Richardot's singing to identify her as anything other than a native English speaker, and the delicate singing in the multi-part pieces is a real pleasure. You don't get to hear the bass voice much in this music, so check out the work of Nicolas Brooymans in Robert Ramsey's Howl not, you ghosts and furies. Ramsey isn't a commonly heard composer, and neither are Coprario, John Banister, John Hilton (it is the Elder who is probably represented here), and...
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Seller's Description:
Giovanni Coprario; Henry Purcell; James Hart; John Banister; John Blow; John Hilton; John Jackson; John Jenkins;... Poor. Used-Acceptable, DISC ONLY, Withdrawn library disc(s). Includes a case. Artwork and liner notes not included. Disc(s) should play great, without any playback issues. Disc may include library markings, like writing, sticker, and protective label covers.
