Music of the 17th- and 18th-centuries performed on period instruments.

17 MP3 Songs
CLASSICAL: Traditional



Details:
A collection of songs and instrumental music by Henry Purcell, Thomas Chilcot and Johann Christian Bach representative of theatre music in Restoration England. Charles II was fond of âa very merry playâ, and comedy became fashionable. The life of the time â brilliant, but corrupt and cynical â provided satire for the theatre. The loose morals shown on stage reflected the world centered in Whitehall, including a motley group of fops, gallants, libertines, coquettes, and courtesans. Men and women came to see themselves mirrored in life, to laugh at their follies, and applaud their frailties.

Julianne Baird, soprano
Laura Heimes, soprano
Tony Boutté, tenor
Karen Flint, director & harpsichord
Eileen Grycky, flute
Elizabeth Field, violin
Martin Davids, violin
Douglas Mcnames, cello
Deborah Fox, theorbo, guitar & archlute