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Barbara Bonney - Fairest Isle

Barbara Bonney - Fairest Isle
- BONNEY BARBARA
- MUSICA CLASICA
- INTERNATIONAL
- MUSIC
Away from the clamor of grand opera and soaring symphonies, Fairest Isle takes us into the quiet, intimate world of English Elizabethan song, and you could hope for no better guide than Barbara Bonney. Her clear, beautifully rounded voice is superbly controlled, making light of a masterful technique; if you want to hear art concealing art, look no further. This is intensely private music, in a program that cleverly sidesteps any risk of listener fatigue by starting with lute accompaniment (infinitely tender playing by Jacob Heringman), moving on to a viol quartet, then finally to the richer sound of the Academy of Ancient Music under Christopher Hogwood. Leavening the mix are three instrumental interludes. The title piece is a blithe, dancelike song. Better known are some of the classics of English song: Dowland's "Come again" and "Flow, my tears," Morley's "It was a lover and his lass," and Purcell's "If music be the food of love" and "When I am laid in earth," a heart-in-mouth performance that makes time stand still. --Keith Clarke
Country USA
Brand Decca
Manufacturer Decca
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028946613221
Model 028946613221
ReleaseDate 2001-03-13
UnitCount 1
UPCs 028946613221
EANs 0028946613221

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