Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Thomas Arne: The Masque of Alfred (2000)
Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Thomas Arne: The Masque of Alfred (2000)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 361 Mb | Total time: 76:11 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi | # 05472 77529 2 | Recorded: 1999
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 361 Mb | Total time: 76:11 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi | # 05472 77529 2 | Recorded: 1999
The Masque of Alfred - apart of course from its finale "Rule Britannia" - has in the 1990s reached CD. Just two years ago a version was issued with the BBC Music Magazine and now we have this more complete account (though there were several variants in Arne's own day) from Nicholas McGegan, an experienced exponent of 18th Century music, recorded in America and using mainly American performers. And very welcome is it. If offers 76 minutes of music, 25 minutes more than the BBC CD and if the OAE's playing on the latter under Nicholas Kraemer often seems rather superior, the Philharmonic Baroque Orchestra are fully equal to Arne's demands which include often atmospheric parts for oboes, horns and flute as well as the basic strings. McGegan uses only four solo singers against the BBC's six. Best of them for me is the Scottish tenor Jamie MacDougall, taking both the title role and the less sophisticated one of Corin. Of his two sopranos Jennifer Smith sings Eltruda and Edith, who has just one aria but a memorably touching one, Christine Brandes the shorter breathed, often more "folky" parts of Emma and the Spirit. David Daniels (counter-tenor), the least experienced, maybe of the four copes well enough with Prince Edward. The chorus sing only in "Rule Britannia" and to me this makes less impact than on the BBC disc which uses just the six soloists in chorus. We all know "Rule Britannia", though and one should be grateful to hear so much of Arne's notably tuneful, well crafted music in this valuable, well recorded release. The booklet prints the words in three languages.–Phil Scowcroft
Performer:
Eltruda / Edith - Jennifer Smith, soprano
Emma / Spirit - Christine Brandes, soprano
Prince Edward - David Daniels, countertenor
Corin / Alfred - Jamie MacDougall, tenor
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
Philharmonia Chorale
Nicholas McGegan, conductor
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Thomas Arne (1710-1778)
The Masque of Alfred
01. Overture: Allegro moderato
02. Overture: Andante
03. Overture: Tempo di minuetto
04. Act I. Аir: Though to a desert isle confin'd (Corin)
05. Air: The shepher's plain life (Emma) Duet: Then let us the snare (Emma, Corin)
06. Air: Come calm content (Prince Edward)
07. Air: Sweet valley say where (Eltruda)
08. Air: Why beats my heart with such devotion (Prince Edward)
09. Trio: Let not those who love complain (Alfred, Prince Edward, Eltruda)
10. Air: If those who live in shepherd's bow'r (Emma)
11. Act II. Air: A youth adorn'd with ev'ry art (Edith)
12. Air: From the dawn of early morning (Alfred)
13. Air: As calms succeed when storms are past (Prince Edward)
14. Air: Hear, Alfred, hear (Spirit)
15. Air: Gracious heav'n, O hear me (Eltruda)
16. Air: Vengeance, O come inspire me (Prince Edward)
17. Air: Though storms awhile the sun obscure (Alfred)
18. Dirge: There honour comes, a pilgrim key (Spirit)
19. Act III. Recitative: Ah, me. What fears oppress my throbbing heart (Eltruda)
20. Air: Guardian angels, O descend (Eltruda)
21. Air: Arise, sweet messenger of the morn (Emma)
22. March with a side drum
23. Air: See liberty, virtue and honour appearing (Prince Edward)
24. Ode 'Rule Britannia': When Britain first at heav'n's command (Alfred, Eltruda, Chorus)
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Nicholas McGegan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra - Thomas Arne: The Masque of Alfred (2000)
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