Henry Purcell (1659-1695) – Songs and Dialogues

Maravilhoso CD da Hyperion com Emma Kirkby, David Thomas e Anthony Rooley. É um CD para interromper os estudos de FDP Bach para o concurso que ocorrerá daqui um mês. Não sei vocês sabem que FDP ama Kirkby e sua voz de anjo. Anjo? Anjo coisa nenhuma! Aqui ela canta amorosamente com Thomas e faz perguntas como “What can poor females do?”. Ora, Emma.

Como diz o comentarista da Grammophone, é um disco inocentemente sexy na sua forma mais charmosa (e completa, FDP: Kirkby can never sounded more celestial…). Acho lindas essas canções do grande Purcell, mas elas ficam só fazem sentido com as letras. Aí é que fica clara a genialidade do compositor inglês. Então, ou procurem-nas na rede ou adquiram o CD. Vale a pena.

A gravação é de 1982. Ela cantava ainda melhor do que em 2007, quando a vi em Buenos Aires? Acho que sim.

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) – Songs and Dialogues

1 In all our Cynthia’s shining sphere, song, Z. 496
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

2 Tell me why my charming fair (from “Prophetess”), duet for soprano & bass, Z. 627/35
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

3 As Amoret and Thirsis lay, song (from “The Old Bachelor”), Z. 607/11
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

4 For Iris and her swain (from “Amphitryon”), song, Z. 572/11
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

5 Go tell Amynta, song, Z. 489
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

6 Why, my Daphne, why complaining? (A Dialogue between Thirsis and Daphne), song for soprano, bass & continuo, Z. 525
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

7 What can we poor females do? song for soprano, bass & continuo, Z. 518
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

8 Hence, fond deceiver, song for soprano, bass & continuo, Z. 492
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

9 In some kind dream, song, Z. 497
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

10 What a sad fate is mine, song, Z. 428 (2 versions)
with David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

11 Lost is my quiet forever, song, Z. 502
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

12 Stript of their green our groves appear, song, Z. 444
with Emma Kirkby, Anthony Rooley

13 You say ‘tis love (from “King Arthur”), soprano aria, Z. 628/35a
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

14 King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 For love ev’ry creature is formed by his nature
with Emma Kirkby, David [bass] Thomas, Anthony Rooley

Emma Kirkby (soprano)
David Thomas (bass)
Anthony Rooley (alaúde)

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