More Countertenor Choices

Apr 09, 2021 18:06

More baroque bifurcations - and a couple of moderns. For sallymn.

Henry Purcell - Sound The Trumpet

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Here we have James Bowman (at right) - the charismatic doyen of modern countertenors - alongside Michael Chance, one of Bowman's many protégés. In this recording, they sing Purcell's famous duet in a manner that says it all about vocal skill, communication, and mutual respect.

Georg Friedrich Händel - Arias from "Admeto, Re di Tessaglia"

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From the Opera "Admeto, Re di Tessaglia"
Trasimede, the Prince and brother of Admeto.
00:02​ - Se l' arco avessi, e i strali
06:14​ - Da te piu tosto partir vogl'io
James Bowman - countertenor
IL Complesso Barocco - Alan Curtis

More modern now - right up to date is the minmalist music of michael nyman -

Michael Nyman - If

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Iestyn Davies and viol consort Fretwork

Michael Nyman - The Self-Laudatory Hymn of Inanna and her Omnipotence

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ENJPY

early music, modern classical, baroque

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