Great Baroque Arias: The King's Consort

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The King's Consort
John-Mark Ainsley
James Bowman
Gillian Fisher
Michael George
directed by Robert King, chamber organ & harpsichord
Obbligatos: Chrispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet
Roy Goodman, violin Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

Great Baroque Arias: The King's Consort, Music, Various

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Great Baroque Arias: The King's Consort Manufacturer: Regis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000AL9DO Release Date: 2003-07-09

Album Description

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Great Baroque Arias King's Consort , Robert King , and Gillian Fisher Manufacturer: Mca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008FD0A Release Date: 1990-10-25

Average customer rating: Will delight beginners and connoisseurs alike. Great music, excellent vocals.

Great Baroque Arias, Part 1 / G. Fisher · Bowman · Ainsley · M. George · The King's Consort · King George Frideric Handel , Antonio Vivaldi , Johann Sebastian Bach , Henry Purcell , John Weldon , James Bowman , John Mark Ainsley , Gillian Fisher , Michael George , Robert King , The King's Consort , Lisa Besnosiuk , Roy Goodman , and Crispian Steele-Perkins Manufacturer: Carlton Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003YQ6 Release Date: 1998-01-27

Tracks:

1. The trumpet's loud clangour - John Mark Ainsley
2. Sheep may safely graze - Gillian Fisher
3. Ombra mai fu - James Bowman
4. Arise ye subterranean winds - Michael George
5. Where 'er You Walk - John Mark Ainsley
6. O ruddier than the cherry - Michael Geroge
7. When I am laid in earth (Dido's Lament) - Gillian Fisher
8. Heroes, when with glory burning - James Bowman
9. Waft her angels, through the skies - John Mark Ainsley
10. Revenge, Timotheus cries - Michael George
11. Sol da te mio dolce amore - James Bowman/Lisa Besnosiuk
12. How willing my paternal Love - Michael George/Roy Goodman
13. Let the bright Seraphim - Gillian Fisher/Crispian Steele-Perkins

Customer Reviews:

Will delight beginners and connoisseurs alike........2000-10-02

Prior to this,I hadn't been aware of the work of the excellent soprano Gillian Fisher,and I was completely bowled over by her serenely,stunning reading of Bach's,"Sheep may safely graze".She brings a hypnotic,rapturous intensity to it that is absolutely captivating.She is no less fine in the famous lament from "Dido and Aeneas",and sets off some real vocal fireworks in ,"Let the bright Seraphim" with Crispian Steele-Perkins doing his usual sterling best on trumpet alongide her.

However the highlight of this disc for me,and a wonderful discovery to boot must be the tender and tragic aria,"How willing my paternal love" from "Samson".The brilliant bass Michael George sings the part of the now blind Samson's father,and his final line of,"Whilst I have eyes he wants no light" is unbearably touching in itself,and takes on even deeper meaning and pathos when you consider that Handel himself was to go blind in his later years,and I'm quite sure that the awful irony of the exquisite music he composed here was not lost on him.

So for this discovery and much else besides I owe Carlton Classics a huge debt of gratitude,and if my humble review of this lovely record can help to sell a few more copies through the good auspices of our friends at Amazon,then so much the better.

Great music, excellent vocals........2000-06-20

The CD has great song variety - great as introduction to vocal music or music in general.

Very enjoyable, varied CD for all music lovers. Can also be recommended as an introduction to classical music in general.

All singers are good, especially Bowman who is one of my favourite artists. King's consort is very good.

Highlights: - "Happy", fast songs like "O ruddier than the cherry" with duet between bass singer and high flute.

- Slow, moving songs like Vivaldi's "Sol da te mio dolce amore". You'll appreciate Bowman's singing after hearing this one.

Summary - if you need one CD for vocal music - that's the one, and a great choice as that.

If you like this one - Purcell's "Hail, Bright Cecilia" with King, Bowman etc. is your next CD. Takes a few listenings to dicover, but it's a beautiful CD of vocal music.

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Great Baroque Arias Manufacturer: Carlton Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008ESWH Release Date: 1998-01-02

Tracks:

1. The Trumpet's Loud Clangour - John Mark Ainsley
2. Sheep May Safely Graze - Gillian Fisher
3. Ombra Mai Fu - James Bowman
4. Arise Ye Subterranean Winds - Michael George
5. Where'er You Walk - John Mark Ainsley
6. O Ruddier Than The Cherry - Michael George
7. When I Am Laid In Earth: Dido's Lament - Gillian Fisher
8. Heroes, When With Glory Burning - James Bowman
9. Waft Her, Angels, Through The Skies - John Mark Ainsley
10. Revenge, Timotheus Cries - Michael George
11. Sol Da Te Mio Dolce Amore - James Bowman/Lisa Besnosiuk
12. How Willing My Paternal Love - Michael George/Roy Goodman
13. Let The Bright Seraphim - Gillian Fisher/Crispian Steele-Perkins

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Great Baroque Arias Part 1 King's Consort ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008EML9 Release Date: 1995-12-12

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Great Baroque Arias, Part 1 Manufacturer: Innov. Music Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Arias | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Oratorios | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000000TGG Release Date: 1993-09-14

Tracks:

1. The Tpt's Loud Clangour - John Mark Ainsley
2. Schafe Konnen Sicher Weiden - Gillian Fisher
3. Ombra Mai Fu - James Bowman
4. Arise Ye Subterranean Winds - Michael George
5. Where'er You Walk - John Mark Ainsley
6. O Ruddier Than The Cherry - Michael George
7. When I AM Laid In Earth - Gillian Fisher
8. Heroes, When With Glory Burning - James Bowman
9. Waft Her, Angels, Through The Skies - John Mark Ainsley
10. Revenge, Timotheus Cries - Michael George
11. Sol Da Te Mio Dolce Amore - James Bowman/Lisa Besnosiuk
12. How Willing My Paternal Love - Michael George/Roy Goodman
13. Let The Bright Seraphim - Gillian Fisher/Crispian Steele-Perkins

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