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James Bowman - A Celebration of James Bowman (2023)

James Bowman - A Celebration of James Bowman (2023)

BAND/ARTIST: James Bowman

  • Title: A Celebration of James Bowman
  • Year Of Release: 2023
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (tracks)
  • Total Time: 02:28:34
  • Total Size: 655 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 7, Aria. "By Beauteous Softness" (2:24)
2. Admeto, HWV 22, Act 1: Aria. "Se l'arco avessi e i strali" (Trasimede) (6:16)
3. Admeto, HWV 22, Act 2: Aria. "Da te più tosto partir vogl'io" (Trasimede) (4:18)
4. Admeto, HWV 22, Act 2: Aria. "Chi è nato alle sventure" (Trasimede) (2:34)
5. Admeto, HWV 22, Act 3: Aria. "Armati, oh core, di cieco sdegno!" (Trasimede) (2:16)
6. Chichester Psalms: II. Psalm XXIII. "Adonai ro-i, lo ehsar" - Psalm II. "Lamah rag'shu goyim" (Version for Choir, Organ, Harp and Percussion) (5:23)
7. Messe de minuit pour Noël, H. 9: II. Gloria (6:12)
8. Messe de minuit pour Noël, H. 9: VI. Agnus Dei (2:54)
9. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 1: Aria. "He Was Despised and Rejected of Men" (9:42)
10. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3, Scene 3: Duet. "O Death, Where Is Thy Sting?" (1:55)
11. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 3, Duet. "Sound the Trumpet" (3:42)
12. El grillo (1:47)
13. De tous biens plaine (6:46)
14. Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 52, Aria. "Können Tränen meinen Wangen" (7:30)
15. Carmina Burana, Pt. 2 "In taberna": Olim lacus colueram (3:50)
16. O God, Thou Art My God, Z. 35 (4:18)
17. O God, Thou Hast Cast Us Out, Z. 36 (4:30)
18. Rejoice in the Lamb, Op. 30: III. For the Mouse Is a Creature of Great Personal Valour (0:55)
19. O Mistress Mine (1:11)
20. Take, O Take Those Lips Away (2:23)
21. The Willow Song (3:34)
22. The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Yet Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay" (Hercules) (3:41)
23. The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: Air. "Lead, Goddess, Lead the Way" (Hercules) (5:16)
24. Primo libro d'arie musicali: No. 15, Se l'aura spira (1:29)
25. Tortorella (2:25)
26. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1, Scene 5: Aria with Choir. "He Shall Feed His Flock" (4:52)
27. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2, Scene 5: Aria. "Thou Art Gone up on High" (2:54)
28. Ein fröhlich Wesen (2:33)
29. Fortuna desperata (1:38)
30. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64, Act 3: "Now the Hungry Lion Roars" (Fairies, Puck, Oberon, Tytania) (4:53)
31. Love's Goddess Sure, Z. 331 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 7, Duet. "Many Such Days May She Behold" (3:05)
32. Love's Goddess Sure, Z. 331 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 9, Verse with Chorus. "As Much as We Below Shall Mourn" (1:34)
33. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 5, Ritornello. "Strike the Viol" (4:25)
34. Triste España sin ventura (No. 317 from Cancionero de Palacio) (1:59)
35. Where the Bee Sucks (1:05)
36. The Noble Famous Queen (2:12)
37. First Book of Songs: No. 6, Now, O Now I Needs Must Part (3:51)
38. Rejoice in the Lord Alway, Z. 49 "The Bell Anthem" (8:56)
39. Blow Up the Trumpet in Sion, Z. 10 (7:47)

Heir of his master Alfred Deller, James Bowman was the greatest counter-tenor of his time. His inimitable and deeply moving voice tone was a constant inspiration for the next generation of singers, first and foremost Philippe Jaroussky who described him as “the father of us all, modern counter-tenors”.

Very sought-after, we has featured on numerous iconic recordings, as a soloist, or as member of the Early Music Consort of London. His discographic legacy runs from reference renditions of Handel (Admeto, The Choice of Hercules, various versions of the Messiah) or Purcell’s odes and anthems, to modern music of Bernstein and Britten (the character of Oberon in A Midsummer’s Night Dream was one of his operatic signature roles). He was also a noted performer of early music, having recorded a superb set of Elizabethan tunes with lutenist Robert Spencer, and a collection of Franco-Flemish songs with David Munrow.

This two and a half hour-long album featuring such artists as Gustav Leonhardt, Ton Koopman, Nikolaus Harnoncourt or Richard Hickox offers a wide panorama of the art of this unique musician, who will be deeply missed.


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