命運若許 普賽爾與同時期作曲家聲樂作品集 查爾斯頓 女中音 Purcell Vocal Works (SACD)

專輯類型： 1SACD

發行年份： 2025

國際條碼： 7318599927343

音樂廠牌： BIS

命運若許 普賽爾與同時期作曲家聲樂作品集

海倫.查爾斯頓 女中音

巴洛克之音樂團

British mezzo-soprano Helen Charlston performs music by Purcell and his contemporaries

On her first solo recital for BIS. Gramophone Awardwinner Helen Charlston performs a selection of songs by the English composer Henry Purcell. some very wellknown. others less so. as well as pieces by other composers of the period such as John Blow. John Eccles. Christopher Simpson and Daniel Purcell. Henry's brother. Her choice focuses on songs that tell stories exploring the struggle between heart and mind: do we fall in love through reason or because fate destined it to be so?

Concerning her special relationship with Purcell. Charlston explains that she finds herself making space for his songs in almost every programme she creates. She adds that his addictive music holds a power over her she cannot and does not want to escape. and this specific programme is a special acknowledgement of the fact that Purcell's music has become an essential part of her identity as a singer.

For this release. Helen Charlston is joined by the ensemble Sounds Baroque: Jonathan Manson (bass viol). William Carter (theorbo/baroque guitar) and Julian Perkins (harpsichord/organ). three musicians whose expertise and love for this music. she says. overflow in every note they play.

If the Fates allow

Henry Purcell (1659—95)

I love and I must · Music for a While · Hymn, 'Tell me, some pitying angel' What a sad fate is mine · If music be the food of love first and third versions The fatal hour comes on apace · The Cares of Lovers I attempt from Love's sickness · O Solitude, my sweetest choice

Christopher Simpson (1602/06—69)

Divisions in D major bass viol, with harpsichord and theorbo

John Eccles (1668—1735)

Restless in thought

John Blow (1649—1708)

Morlake Ground harpsichord solo

Daniel Purcell (c. 1664—1717)

Morpheus thou gentle god

TT: 58'46

Helen Charlston mezzo-soprano

Sounds Baroque

Jonathan Manson bass viol

William Carter theorbo, baroque guitar

Julian Perkins harpsichord, organ