Play of Passion
- A Play of Passion
- Songs for the Stage and Consort Music
Fretwork / Jeremy Budd / Michael Chance
Virgin Veritas 45007
Contents:
- Anon: In Paradise (countertenor, viols)
- Holborne: Internum & Galliard (viols; London Pro Musica
edition, nos. 21 & 22)
- Anon: The dark is my delight (treble, viols)
- Albarti (fl. c.1540-60): Pavan & Galliard (viols; Lumley
Books: 97 & 98)
- Anon: What meat eats the Spaniard (2 voices, viols)
- Holborne: Pavan & Galliard (viols; LPM 39 & 40)
- Richard Farrant (d.1580): Ah, alas, you salt sea gods (treble,
viols)
- Holborne: Pavan & Galliard (viols; LPM 37 & 38)
- Anon: Come, tread the paths (countertenor, viols)
- Alfonso Ferrabosco II: Alman à 5 (viols; VdGS 10)
- Edward Johnson: Eliza is the fairest Queen (treble, viols)
- Anon: Allemande & Galliard (viols; Lumley Books: 76 &
104)
- Johnson: Come again (2 voices, viols)
- Holborne: Pavan & Galliard (viols; LPM 41 & 42)
- Anon: Ah, silly poor Joas (countertenor, viols)
- Ferrabosco: Pavan & Alman à 5 (viols; VdGS 2 &
1)
- William Cobbold: Ye mortal wights (treble, viols)
- Byrd: Fair Britain Isle (countertenor, viols)
- Gibbons: The silver swan (treble, viols)
- Gibbons: Pavan & Galliard à 6 (viols)
- Gibbons: What is our life? (2 voices, viols)
Performers: Wendy Gillespie, Richard Campbell, Julia Hodgson,
Sarah Groser, William Hunt, Richard Boothby (viols); Jeremy Budd
(treble), Michael Chance (countertenor)
Playing time: 72'
Recording date: July 1990
This collection presents songs from the choirboy plays popular
early in the era, to theatrical songs, and finally to stand-alone
chamber songs. The choice of voice is made with this setting in
mind.
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Todd M. McComb