Partager
VENUS AND ADONIS
John BLOW
Charles MEDLAM - Anthony DAWSON...
- Ref. BB8433
- HARMONIA MUNDI, 1988. Enregistrement 1987.
Venus & Adonis, a masque to the entertainment of the King
Interprètes
- Charles MEDLAM : Direction, Viola da gamba, Violoncelle
- Anthony DAWSON : Ténor
- Nancy ARGENTA : Soprano
- Stephen VARCOE : Baryton [voix]
- Emily VAN EVERA : Soprano
- Rogers COVEY-CRUMP : Ténor, Contre-ténor
- John Mark AINSLEY : Ténor
- Charles DANIEL : Ténor
- Gordon JONES : Baryton [voix]
- LONDON BAROQUE : Ensemble instrumental
Œuvres
- Venus and Adonis, masque pour le divertissement du Roi
Pistes
- 1 Charles Medlam, London Baroque 1988 Overture
- 2 Cupid PROLOGUE: "Behold my arrows" (Cupid-Nancy Argenta)..."Come shepherds all" (Shepherdess-Emily Van Evera & Chorus)..."Courtiers there is no faith in you"
- 3 Cupid "In these sweet groves"
- 4 Cupid's Entry
- 5 flutes ACT I: Act Tune
- 6 Venus-Lynne Dawson "Venus!" (Adonis-Stephen Varcoe)..."Hark, hark"
- 7 Huntsmen "Come, follow the nobles game" (Chorus inc. Ainsley, Padmore)..."Lachne has fast'ned first"
- 8 Entry- Huntsman's dance
- 9 Act Tune
- 10 Cupid & Little Cupids ACT II: "You place with such delightful care...The insolent.."
- 11 A Dance of Cupids
- 12 Chorus of Graces "Call the Graces" (Venus)..."Mortals below"
- 13 The Graces' Dance...Gavotte...Saraband for the Graces...A Ground
- 14 Act Tune
- 15 Venus ACT III: "Adonis, uncall'd for sighs"
- 16 Venus & Chorus "With solemn pomp"