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Pinchas Zukerman playing Mozart, with and without the National<br />
Arts Centre Orchestra; Angela Hewitt's Hyperion double CD release<br />
of Bach's "English Suites"; a potpourri of seasonal releases; and<br />
rriuch, much more. Until then I wish you "happy listening!"<br />
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EARLY MUSIC AND<br />
PERIOD PERFORMANCE<br />
Lost is My Quiet - English<br />
Songs from Purcell's Time<br />
Nancy Argenta/Daniel Taylor<br />
ATMA ACD22300<br />
Bach - Suites a Violoncello Solo<br />
senza basso<br />
Ophelie Gaillard<br />
Ambroisie AMB9905/6<br />
Canada's international independent label<br />
LOST-IS MY QUIET<br />
Two of the most accomplished singers<br />
Canada has produced share their love<br />
of English song from Purcell's time.<br />
"Lost is my quiet for ever" is Henry<br />
Purcell's 1691 duet, and one of<br />
two duets performed on this CD.<br />
The other, "My Dearest, My Faii- Bach_ Six unaccompanied<br />
est", is by Purcell's little-known Cello Suites<br />
younger brother Daniel. It is a treat Sergei Istomin<br />
to hear Nancy Argenta and Daniel Analekta FL 2 3114/5<br />
Taylor featured together on disc for<br />
the first time, recorded at the same Bacli - Solo Cello Suites<br />
time as concert performances earlier Jaap ter Linden<br />
this year in Montreal, Guelph and Harmonia Mundi 2907346/47<br />
Toronto. They are joined' by musi- The recordings liere reviewed offer<br />
cians from the respective places they us a presentation of how Bach's<br />
call home, London and Montreal: dance suites might·have sounded to<br />
Adrian Butterfield and Helene his ears, without the excesses of<br />
Plouffe, violins; Margaret Little, romantic interpretation. Bach is<br />
viola; Susie Napper, cello; Matthias known to haye numbered as personal<br />
Ma,ute and Sophie Lariviere, record- friends several dancing maste~s and<br />
ers, Christopher Jackson, harpsi- there is little doubt that he was ac-<br />
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customed to French dance steps. The<br />
dances repr(fsented in his instrumental<br />
duets by Henry and Daniel Purcell, music would have been designed<br />
John Blow, and John Eccles, there with these dance steps in mind.<br />
are lively instrumental suites by Henry Jaap.ter Linden's harmonia mundi<br />
Purcell.<br />
· set is recorded beautifully, the cello<br />
These two singers are well known having a rich clear quality. Sergei<br />
for delightful interpretations of this Istomin's playing portrays a sense<br />
repertoire, which here ranges from of nostalgia and melancholy and this<br />
such languishing airs of unrequited<br />
love as "Oh! That mine eyes would<br />
melt into a flood" and "See the forsaken<br />
fair with streaming eyes" to<br />
playful vignettes such as "As Cupid<br />
roguishly one day ... stole out to<br />
play". A wonderful collection of<br />
court and theatre music from the 17th<br />
Century.<br />
Dianne Wells<br />
ALSO AVAILABLE:<br />
THESE TWO HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED ALBUMS .<br />
Commended by<br />
the International Handel<br />
Prize)ury<br />
N OVEMBER 1 - DECEMBE R 7 <strong>2003</strong>
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