Byrd Consort Songs

Tienda This is a well-filled, superbly played and recorded disc of William Byrd's enchanting Consort Songs, written for solo voice and strings. Early music icon Emma Kirkby is the expert soprano soloist in a dozen songs, ranging from underground tributes to Elizabeth I's doomed rival, Mary, Queen of Scots, to the religiously inspired "O Lord, how vain," to the comic. Two favorites among the latter are sure to be: "Content is rich," whose text explores the age-old phenomenon that no one's ever satisfied with their lot in life, and "My mistress had a little dog," whose last stanza parodies the pomp of a "royal trial." Kirkby excels in these, shading her voice and projecting the text with deadpan humor. But then, she's in fine form for the others too. Monotony is avoided the range of Byrd's music and by the crack viol ensemble Fretwork, which skillfully plays the often elaborate song accompaniments and offers five instrumental tracks of Byrd's consort music, delivered with panache. --Dan Davis

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Dimensiones del paquete : 5,55 x 4,97 x 0,54 pulgadas; 4,11 Onzas Fabricante : Harmonia Mundi Fr. Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Enero 31, 2007 Etiqueta : Harmonia Mundi Fr. ASIN : B0006FGHT2 Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº332,827 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº115 en Madrigales de Canciones nº4,294 en Música Sacra y Religiosa (CDs y Vinilo) nº12,876 en Música de Cámara (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 5.0 5.0 de 5 estrellas 10 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Dimensiones del paquete : 5,55 x 4,97 x 0,54 pulgadas; 4,11 Onzas Fabricante : Harmonia Mundi Fr. Código SPARS : DDD Producto en Tienda desde : Enero 31, 2007 Etiqueta : Harmonia Mundi Fr. ASIN : B0006FGHT2 Número de discos : 1