Verse
Anthems
Bull to Boyce
Various composers
CONSORTIUM
Gareth Price - organ
Edward Barbieri - director
Playing
time: 73 mins.
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Classical London, Volume 9
With
the exception of Purcell, the composers of English verse anthems in the
17th century are not widely appreciated. The Consortium, a small vocal
ensemble, provides the perfect introduction to this beautiful, lyrical
and quintessentially English music. By presenting the anthems in chronological
order one can appreciate the evolution and many varieties of the anthems.
Highlights include the passionate music of Thomas Weelkes and the most
recent anthem, by William Boyce, showing that great music did not die
in England with Purcell. Exquisite singing and a sensitive organist recorded
in the warm church acoustic of Douai abbey make for an invaluable and
moving introduction to an undervalued part of the repertoire.
Dan Berney.