Purcell: Come Ye Sons Of Art

Older collectors will be grateful to have these Deller Consort recordings restored to circulation again. Younger collectors will hear on this CD some of Purcell's greatest music. The adagio section of the opening symphony to "Come Ye Sons of Art", for example, is as serenely beautiful a musical texture as can be imagined.Alfred Deller's work in re-awakening interest in vocal music from the C16 and C17, especially focusing on the counter tenor component, was well supported by Vanguard Records, who are now reissuing Deller's recordings on CD. The notes with this CD were written by Alfred Deller's son Mark. Mark became a counter tenor, like his father, and the two of them are heard in the well-known duet "Sound the Trumpet" on Track 3 of this CD.Alfred Deller gathered around him some noteworthy singers including April Cantelo, Rober Tear and Gerald English. The latter's most conspicuous contribution, "Beauty Thou Scene of Love" may be heard on Track 25, preceded by a harpsichord interpolation.Four of Purcell's masterpieces, in performances from the late 50s and early 60s, are included on this 67 minute CD.