Claron McFadden and Aleksandra Anisimowicz - Orlando Gibbons: The Silver Swan, The First Set of Madrigals and Mottets (1612)


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Stockfisch Records

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Classical

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CSFR 4061 SA
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Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625) was one of the most important and highly regarded musicians of his days, both as a performer on keyboard instruments and as a composer, particularly of polyphonic vocal music. The greater part of Gibbons' output is sacred vocal music intended for practical use in prestigious places. In addition to services, he wrote a vast number of anthems, both full and verse, in many of which a consort of viols was required to provide an independent accompaniment. His output of secular vocal music was small compared to that for the church, and his only book of madrigals was published in 1612. Gibbons' polyphonic madrigal style is nearer to his instrumental fantasias, but several of the compositions would appear to be solo songs with viol accompaniment, e.g. the famous song "The Silver Swan."

On this SACD you will hear the first recording of the complete "First Set of Madrigals and Mottets of five parts." The ensemble — The Spirit of GAMBO — was glad to win the famous baroque soprano specialists Claron McFadden and Aleksandra Anisimowicz over to sing the upper vocal parts.

This very exciting Stockfisch production was recorded in the Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem (NL), which is world famous for his special acoustics. Therefore we recorded the Gibbons sessions using a surround microphone setup. So we can offer besides the CD-Hybrid-Layer (16-bit), a DSD-stereo-mix and a 4.0 multichannel-mix. The two-page booklet contains very detailed informations of early baroque music, the composer and historically informed performance.

 



Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625)
The Silver Swan
1. What is our life
2. I. Fair ladies that to love captived are
II. Mongst thousands good
3. Fair is the rose, yet fades with heat or cold
4. Dainty fine bird
5. Now each flowery bank of May
6. Lais now old, that erst attempting lass
7. I. How art thou thral'd
II. Farewell all joys
8. The Silver Swan
9. I. Nay let me weep
II. Ne'er let the sun with his deceiving light
III. Yet if that age had frosted over his head
10. Ah, dear heart why do you rise?
11. Trust not t much fair youth unto thy feature
12. O, that the learned poets of this time
13. I. I weigh not fortune's frown nor smile
II. I tremble not at noise of war
III. I see ambition never pleased
IV. I fain not friendship where I hate

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