Love is come again
Music for the Springhead Easter Play
The Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Solo and ensemble singing of exemplary quality adorn a sequence full of contrast: from medieval monody via all kinds of early polyphony (Gesualdo, Cornysh, Tavener, Morley, Byrd, Tallis, Gabrieli,...
Love is come again
Music for the Springhead Easter Play
The Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Solo and ensemble singing of exemplary quality adorn a sequence full of contrast: from medieval monody via all kinds of early polyphony (Gesualdo, Cornysh, Tavener, Morley, Byrd, Tallis, Gabrieli,...
About
‘This personal selection of music for Easter from the 11th to the 20th centuries tells the story of the Resurrection and Christ's appearances to his disciples. It is based on my experience of compiling and directing the music for a mimed Easter play, performed in village churches in Dorset every year between 1963 and 1984, the brainchild of my mother, Marabel Gardiner, to whose memory this recording is dedicated.’ (John Eliot Gardiner)
Contents and tracklist
- Angharad Rowlands (soprano)
- Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Alison Ponsford-Hill (soprano), Matthew Venner (alto), Peter Davoren (tenor), Christopher Webb (bass)
- Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
- Hugo Hymas (tenor), Gareth Treseder (tenor), Ruairi Bowen (tenor), Charlotte Ashley (soprano), Angharad Rowlands (soprano)
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Hugo Hymas (tenor)
- Monteverdi Choir
- Hugo Hymas (tenor), Gareth Treseder (tenor), Ruairi Bowen (tenor)
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Peter Davoren (tenor)
- Monteverdi Choir
- Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Awards and reviews
July 2019
Solo and ensemble singing of exemplary quality adorn a sequence full of contrast: from medieval monody via all kinds of early polyphony (Gesualdo, Cornysh, Tavener, Morley, Byrd, Tallis, Gabrieli, Schütz etc) to Rheinberger, reworked Benjamin Britten, and even traditional material.
May 2019
On paper at least, it looks like the mosaic is too complicated for the programme to hang together. In reality, though, it does work. Springhead must have been a magical place.
March 2019
It’s an inspired addition, especially as it’s superbly sung by the Monteverdi Choir.
