The Italian Connection – Sounds Baroque

Henry Purcell remains unequalled in the sensitivity with which he sets the English language. His music often combines the decorum of the French style with the rhetorical exuberance of the Italian style – while remaining quintessentially English. This programme celebrates Purcell’s florid qualities with a surprising array of vocal and instrumental works.

Anna Dennis – SOPRANO
James Akers – ARCHLUTE, THEORBO, AND GUITAR
Henrik Persson – BASS VIOL
Julian Perkins – HARPSICHORD & DIRECTOR

Lawes – No Reprieve
Lawes – A Lover’s Legacy
Purcell – Sweeter than Roses
Purcell – On the brow of Richmond Hill
Purcell – Cupid, the slyest rogue alive
Purcell – O solitude
Purcell – Celia’s fond
Purcell – Oh! fair Cedaria
Purcell – ‘How blessed are shepherds’ from King Arthur
Corbetta – Suite in C
Draghi – Suite No. 1 in E minor Six Select Suites of Lessons for the Harpsichord
Dodgson – Invention No. 5 ‘The Worm’ from Set 1
Dodgson – Invention No. 5 ‘Plush and Roses’ from Set 2