Hely, Cuthbert

The Art of the Lute / Paul O'Dette

5 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2009-11-10

Works: Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger: Toccata Arpeggiata for lute (from Book 1 of D'Intravolatura di Lauto); Aria Di Fiorenza for chitarrone; Toccata for lute no 1; Gagliarda for lute no 1a; Corrente for l...
Performers: O'Dette, Paul

Lute virtuoso Paul O'Dette has been called, "the clearest case of genius ever to touch his instrument" (Toronto Globe and Mail). One of the most...continue...

Lawes / Blaze, Kenny, Outram, MacDonald, Carter, Kelly

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-02-13

Works: William Lawes: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may; Oh, let me still and silent lie, for voice & theorbo; Oh, my Clarissa, thou cruel faire, song for voice & continuo; Royall Consort Suite No 6 in D majo...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Carter, William; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Outram, Rebecca

"Ultimately this is a disc for conoisseurs--of countertenor singing and of the particular style of 17th-century English song--but anyone who enjoys good singing and congenial...continue...

How the World Wags - Social Music for a 17th C. Englishman

1 CD / Hyperion / 1999-07-01

Works: Anonymous: Jamaica, or the Jovial Broom Man; Saint Turned Sinner; Jolly Barber; Maurice Webster: Galliard; Thomas Ravenscroft: Who Liveth So Merry; Martin Said to His Man, for voice(s) & ensemble; To...
Performers: Thompson, Keith [Flute/Recorder]; Wootton, Douglas
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Ensemble: City Waites

"What a delightfully entertaining recordings! 'Wags' is the operative word here. The texts are fun. The music is fun. And the sheer joy ofperforming this...continue...