THOMAS TOMKINS
Music Divine
CHANDOS / CHACONNE / 2002
That Tomkins’s revelatory 1622 book of 3-6 voice madrigals and motets had not been recorded before was a great surprise. This book is the final flourishing of the madrigal in England, 19 years after the death of Elizabeth I – yet it is one of the finest publications of its time, combining English melancholy, Italian sensuality and the endless invention of ‘The last Elizabethan‘.
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Too much I once lamented
When David heard
THOMAS TOMKINS
Music Divine
CHANDOS / 2002
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“of the 26 madrigals and anthems here, 16 are not otherwise available on disc - reason alone to welcome this delightful recording.”
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
“One of the most exciting mixed vocal ensembles around at the moment rejoices in the name I Fagiolini - 'the little beans'. They are an irrepressible force in the Early Music world bringing bags of style, energy and dramatic excitement to everything they touch.”
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