A Celebration of the life and times of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

KTC 1211 . 1CD . 8711801100029 . 01/01/1997 . Etcetera Records

Charming Strephon

A Celebration of the life and times of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Composer(s):

Henry Lawes (1595-1662)
William Lawes (1602-1645)
Samuel Ackeroyde (?1685)
Nicolas Lanier (1588-1666)
Anonymus
Nicolas Staggins (?-1700/05)
Sandford
Louis Grabu (fl.1665-1694)
John Weldon (1676-1736)
John Blow (1649-1708)
Gottfried Finger (c.1655-1730)
Battista Draghi (c.1640-1708)
J. Hart
R. King

Artist(s):

The Consort of Musicke

… produced in connection with the celebration of the 350th anniversary of the birth of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester … an attractive selection of mid-century music, stylishly sung by Emma Kirkby, Andrew King and David Thomas … it honours a poet whose status is probably higher than it ever has been with some very fine singing … Early Music Review CONTAINS WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS

Track listing


	Charming Strephon
	A Celebration of the life and times of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester
1	That man is truly blest	01:47
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Henry Lawes (1595-1662)'
2	Come, my Daphne, come away	01:38
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'William Lawes (1602-1645)'
3	Too late, alas, I must confess	02:52
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Samuel Ackeroyde (?1685)'
4	Shepherd in faith I cannot stay	02:17
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Nicolas Lanier (1588-1666)'
5	Let England, and Ireland, and Scotland rejoyce	03:44
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: ' Anonymus'
6	As Amoret with Phillis sat	01:44
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Nicolas Staggins (?-1700/05)'
7	I cannot change as others do	02:24
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: ' Sandford '
8	Injurious charme of my vanquisht heart	02:52
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Louis Grabu (fl.1665-1694)'
9	What is't you lack, what would you buy?	04:00
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: ' Anonymus'
10	The appointed hour of promis'd bliss	02:17
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'John Weldon (1676-1736)'
11	Whilst on your neck, no rival boy	06:19
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'John Blow (1649-1708)'
12	I promis'd Sylvia to be true	01:29
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Gottfried Finger (c.1655-1730)'
13	Tell my Strephon that I die	01:29
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'John Blow (1649-1708)'
14	Where are thou, God of dreams!	04:20
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Battista Draghi (c.1640-1708)'
15	As Cloris full of harmless thought	02:39
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'J. Hart'
16	As Cloris full of harmless thought	02:17
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: ' Anonymus'
17	Insulting beauty you mis-spend	02:51
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: ' Anonymus'
18	Grieve no more, harmless Strephon	02:53
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'R. King'
19	All my past life is mine no more	01:57
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'John Blow (1649-1708)'
20	All my past life is mine no more	01:41
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'Louis Grabu (fl.1665-1694)'
21	As on his death bed gasping Strephon lay	04:14
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'John Blow (1649-1708)'
22	In the subtraction of my years	01:36
	artists: ' The Consort of Musicke' composers: 'William Lawes (1602-1645)'

Charming Strephon

A Celebration of the life and times of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

Track listing

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