Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
Taverner Choir and Players, Andrew Parrott & Emily Van Evera
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Taverner Choir and Players, Andrew Parrott & Emily Van Evera
Description
A sumptuous reissue of Andrew Parrott's and his Taverner Choir & Players seminal recording of Purcell's Dido & Aeneas features pristine solo turns by baritone Ben Parry as Aeneas, the Trojan king, and soprano Emily Van Evera as Dido, the abandoned Queen of Carthage.
Avie continues to mine the rich catalogue of recordings made by Andrew Parrott and his Taverner Choir & Players. The performance is as fresh as when the recording was made in 1994, with baritone Ben Parry as the Trojan hero Aeneas, and soprano Emily Van Evera as the abandoned Queen of Carthage, delivering an interpretation of Dido's Lament that is as dignified as it is sublime.
Personnel: Emily Van Evera (soprano), Ben Parry (baritone), Andrew Parrott (director), Taverner Choir & Players
Critical acclaim for Andrew Parrott's and the Taverner Consort's Dido & Aeneas:
"Places the accent on giving meaning and colour to every word of the text...Parrott directs the excellent Taverner Players in a performance that charms as well as moves in abundance." - BBC Music Magazine, * * * * * / * * * * *
"For all the performances available out there, the listener could not do better than this vividly dramatic reading...as Dido, Emily Van Evera is the standout. Her death scene is a marvel of...expiring passion." - Newark Star Ledger
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