(1989) Purcell/Sweeter Than Roses… Une larme This is not the case

This is not the case for Heitor Villa-Lobos

chamber orchestra

Louis-François Guiguer wrote the first words of his Journal : “Arrived in Prangins” 3

'heavenly' inspiration

This piece for mixed choir composed in 1950 was followed by the opera Der Sturm

(1989) Purcell/Sweeter Than Roses… Une larme This is not the caseA feature of the musical scene in 17th Century England was the solo song with basso continuo accompaniment, found not only in operas and stage plays with music, but also as genre in its own right, the texts set being both secular and sacred. The selection on this record of Henry Purcells music reflects this variety of type, ranging from eight songs taken from Purcells stage music (3, 5, 7, 8, 12 15), through seven purely secular songs (1, 2, 4, 6, 9,