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The Elfin Knight - Ballads and Dances [c16](HMundi)[OGG][twistle]
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elfin_Knight and associated links for some background info on the English Ballad :) I came across this CD a couple of nights ago through some tracks uploaded to YouTube. I ordered it at once, and I cannot praise this CD highly enough! A contemporary take (but with a firm eye on maintaining some authenticity) on c16 music to accompany ballads of the period. Frederiksen's voice is treacle (an outstanding bass), and the harmonies and arrangements of the accompaniment are often stunning. Take a look at : (alas the sound is a bit distorted on YouTube, but will give some idea) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iDHSYSV9Os (Watkins Ale - a bit more refined that the City Waites / Baltimore Consort versions! But still rude *gasp* :p ) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgmxHeNyh4o (Barbara Ellen) and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrvWleAQjbk (Scarborough Fair - ok, ok, I'll admit they kinda lost the "authentic" there, but it IS the final track on the CD :) ) EAC / OGG q7 ____________________________________ The Elfin Knight - Ballads and Dances from Renaissance England (Harmonia Mundi) Joel Frederiksen (bass) Ensemble Phoenix Munich: Timothy Leigh Evans (tenor, percussion) Domen Marincic (viola da gamba) Sven Schwannberger (countertenor, flute, theorbo, lute) Sascha Gotowtschikow (percussion) Helmut Weigl (Colachon, theorbo) 1. Whittingham Faire (Elfin Knight) 2:45 2. Walsingham 2:37 3. Greensleeves 3:26 4. Go from my window 2:06 5. Go from my window 1:27 6. Lord Darly 6:55 7. Fortune, my foe 6:48 8. My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home 1:28 9. Farewell, adieu that courtly life 2:06 10. Brave Lord Willoughby 5:10 11. Yonder comes a courteous knight 5:48 12. La bouree 0:30 13. Willie O'Winsbury 5:44 14. Gigue 0:42 15. The Lovers' Tasks (Elfin Knight) 1:02 16. Farewell, lovely Nancy 2:59 17. Watkin's Ale 5:34 18. London's Lotterie 2:57 19. Barbara Ellen 7:25 20. Untitled and Corne Yairds 2:20 21. Anne Scottis Dance 0:52 22. London 3:50 23. Scarborough Faire (Elfin Knight) 4:03 Tracks: 23 Total Time: 78:34 __________________________________ Sharing Widget |