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The New Band in Town 1612-1617

Gibbons - firmly established at the Jacobean Court - joins the new musical group formed by the Prince of Wales, the future Charles I.

Orlando Gibbons’s life throws a light on the political turbulence affecting Britain in the early 17th century. As King James VI and I struggled to establish the concept of British identity, his court was blessed with one of England’s most talented musicians of the time, Orlando Gibbons.

Today, Donald Macleod looks at the new musical group formed by King James’s only surviving son, the Prince of Wales, the future Charles I.

Fantasia No 1 for Two Trebles
The Rose Consort of Viols

Nay let me weep
Consort of Musicke

William Byrd
Fair Britain Isle
Gérard Lesne, countertenor
Ensemble Orlando Gibbons
Directed by Wieland Kuijken

Fantazia of Four Parts (MB 20/12)
Laurence Cummings, harpsichord

O God, the king of glory
Oxford Camerata
Jeremy Summerly, director

In Nomine for 5 Viols
Fantasia No. 2 for 3 Viols
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Glorious and Powerful God
See, see the word is incarnate
Fretwork
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts
Magdalena Consort
Peter Harvey

O Lord, in thy wrath
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Conducted by Timothy Brown
 
Produced by Iain Chambers for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Audio Wales & West

59 minutes

Music Played

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Fantasia a 2 No 1

    Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols.
    • NAXOS : 8.550603.
    • NAXOS.
    • 5.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Nay let me weepe

    Ensemble: The Consort of Musicke. Director: Anthony Rooley.
    • DECCA 4767227.
    • DECCA 4767227.
    • 17.
  • William Byrd

    Fair Britain Isle

    Ensemble: Orlando Gibbons Ensemble. Singer: Gérard Lesne.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS : VC-545264-2.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • 15.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Fantasia of Four Parts

    Performer: Laurence Cummings.
    • NAXOS : 8.553130.
    • NAXOS.
    • 12.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    O God, the King of Glory

    Performer: Laurence Cummings.
    • NAXOS : 8.553130.
    • NAXOS.
    • 15.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    In Nomine a 5

    Ensemble: L’Achéron.
    • RICERCAR : RIC 384.
    • RICERCAR.
    • 14.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Fantasia a 3 No 2

    Ensemble: L’Achéron.
    • RICERCAR : RIC 384.
    • RICERCAR.
    • 16.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Glorious and Powerful God

    Ensemble: Fretwork. Ensemble: Magdalena Consort. Singer: Charles Daniels. Director: Peter Harvey.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD-511.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
    • 9.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    See, see the word is incarnate

    Singer: Simon Gallear. Singer: Charles Daniels. Singer: Samuel Boden. Singer: Peter Harvey. Singer: Catherine King. Ensemble: Magdalena Consort. Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS : SIGCD-511.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
    • 14.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    O Lord, in thy wrath

    Choir: Clare College Cambridge Choir. Conductor: Timothy Brown.
    • HERITAGE : HTGCD-216.
    • HERITAGE.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Wed 12 Jun 2024 16:00

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