#31 Henry Purcell - Come Ye Sons of Art / The Bell Anthem / My Beloved Spake

#31 Henry Purcell - Come Ye Sons of Art / The Bell Anthem / My Beloved Spake - Anthem

Performed by Alfred Deller and soloists of the Deller Consort

Vanguard, 1962

Genre: Baroque, English classical

Questions I would like to ask my Grandad: How did you come to have such an appreciation for classical music?

Grandad, from whom I believe I likely inherited this album, loved classical music, and had quite an extensive collection. Being as he grew up Irish Catholic in NS, with (to the best of my knowledge) little artistic or cultural influence, I find it interesting that he developed such refined taste. I am glad that he did, as I now get to share in that love!

Baroque has never been my favourite musical genre, but I quite like this. It is subtler than many recordings I've heard of work from that era----it's not all about ostentatious frills and runs. It's simpler, and quite beautiful. The vocalists are truly impressive. Also, as a neat little addition, the lyrics to some of the tunes are printed on the back, so if you ever dreamed of being a 15th century British choralist, you can sing along and imagine to your heart's content 💙❤

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