Consort Songs
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WILLIAM BYRD
Consort Songs
Robin Blaze (countertenor), Concordia
[ Hyperion Helios / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 30 September 2013
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"Blaze continues to chart new territories of vocal expression. Blending purity with confidence, he draws on his vocal strengths-effortlessly sustained legato, delicate pianissimos, crisp declamation-to starkly varied effect, depending on the context of each song … in this marriage of technical mastery and instinctive understanding, Byrd's complex psychology stands revealed" BBC Music Magazine
"Exquisite singing from Robin Blaze reveals the sophistication of Byrd's way with words and music, backed by Concordia's irresistibly stylish playing" Classic FM Magazine
"Blaze is on superb form in this recording, his clear, unpretentious sound an ideal partner for Concordia … very satisfying it is too. Any chance of mo e of the same, Hyperion?" International Record Review
"Blessed with a most alluring countertenor-creamy in tone, naturally expressive, exquisitely controlled-Blaze is the perfect singer for Byrd's consort songs … Blaze delivers with a refinement any great lieder singer would be hard pushed to exceed" Sunday Times
"These songs are pure heaven: melancholic and moody, sweet and sad, Blaze-supported by the excellent viol consort Concordia (with Elizabeth Ken providing lute accompaniment)-captures their heart with deceptive ease. A lovely release" The Independent
Tracks:
Rejoice unto the Lord [4'01]
Ah silly Soul [3'03]
An aged dame [1'55]
O dear life, when may it be [5'51]
Come to me, grief, for ever [7'07]
Who likes to love [5'18]
O that most rare breast [9'17]
All as a sea [2'44]
Ye sacred Muses [4'00]
Constant Penelope [2'14]
O God that guides the cheerful sun [5'59]
Lullaby: My sweet little baby [12'08]
How vain the toils [2'34]
