If / Davies, Fretwork

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Label
Signum Classics
Release Date
April 19, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MICHAEL NYMAN HENRY PURCELL
    • PERFORMER
      Iestyn Davies, Fretwork
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 19, 2019
    • UPC
      635212058626
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SIGCD586
    • LABEL
      Signum Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. To Music I

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    2. No. 2. No Time in Eternity

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    3. No. 3. Fortune

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    4. No. 4. The Definition of Beauty

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    5. No. 5. Things Mortal Still Mutable

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    6. No. 6. The Watch

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    7. No. 7. To Music II

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    8. Balancing the Books (arr. R. Boothby)

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

    9. If

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    10. Why

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    11. Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: Music for a while (arr. R. Boothby)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    12. Music after a While

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

    13. Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z. 193, "An Evening Hymn on a Ground" (arr. S. Wolston)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    14. Self-laudatory Hymn of Inanna and Her Omnipotence

      Composer: Michael Nyman

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies

    15. O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z. 406 (arr. R. Boothby)

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Fretwork

      Performer: Iestyn Davies


When Michael Nyman started reinventing the English baroque back in the 1980s, one critic described the result as “pump- action Purcell”. This recording combines these two singular musical styles through the stunning voice of countertenor Iestyn Davies and viol consort Fretwork, serving as the bridge across three centuries. The programme combines bold harmonies, wondrous inventions, and melodies that will haunt your dreams – whether from the 17th century or the 21st. Recorded following a concert tour of the programme, the release includes the premiere recording of a new commission from Michael Nyman, Music after a While – based upon Purcell’s song, or more particularly upon its strikingly original bass-line, with its insidious rising chromatics. This was a near-perfect concert, contrasting two composers whose links are stronger than many people might think and performed by musicians at the top of their profession.” Early Music Reviews, following a concert of the programme.