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| 19:18 UK time, Friday, 6 February 2009
Hallo kleines c, Thurifer and others who pass by and leave no mark: my friend K reminds me to remind you that the Chandos recording of our man's with , and , is CD of the week tomorrow Saturday 7th February on Radio 3's CD Review at 1145. 'Connolly sings Dido in a doom-laden mezzo ringing with tragic premonitions from her first Ah Belinda. She sings Dido's Lament with heavy, slow, tantalising beauty over its inexorable ground-bass. Gerald Finley is a heroic Aeneas if slightly unconvincing in his desire to stay and prevent Dido's suicide. Soprano 's Belinda is bright, supple and optimistic. She is the future, on or off the disc. Tenor John Mark Ainsley is the cameo Sailor. The windless Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment dances seductively, especially in the 'Gittars Chacony' while its chorus brims with the joy of celebrating England's greatest composer.' - Rick Jones, The Times. I wonder if they'll agree. It was my last ever CD review for the Times as that particular outlet for my hackery has been a victim of the general job-slashing that many employers are going in for before too many workers realise that they are really just taking advantage of the situation.
Anyway, here's some good news. If you live in the North East you can hear the viol consort at Newcastle University at 4pm on Sunday. They're actually playing their contemporary programme but they'd be mad not to put in some .
If you're in North Yorkshire or Warwickshire, the is celebrating Purcell in Ripon Cathedral on Monday 9th February and at St Mary's Warwick on Tuesday 10th February respectively. Guest artists include the Deller Consort at the former and at the latter. Next Thursday at the Wigmore Hall in London, is singing arias by Purcell with the under . On the same night, for their sins, Fretwork are in .
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