All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed. Recordings such as this--and many others by the Baltimore Consort--remind us where many of our American folk music traditions come from, and reveal just how strongly connected we still are to European traditions many centuries old. The Elizabethan songs and dances on this recording are taken from several sources and they exemplify music that would have been heard in taverns, homes, ballrooms, and, in the case of "O Mistris Mine," even Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. The arrangements feature all sorts of instruments--viol, lute, cittern, bandora--the same types that were often used in performances for Queen Elizabeth I. The playing--and singing on a few of the tracks--is consistently excellent. But most amazing is the stunning virtuoso flute playing of Chris Norman, the world's foremost master of the wooden flute. --David Vernier
The Ladyes Delight. Entertainment Music of Elizabethan England. Performed by the Baltimore Consort (Custer LaRue, soprano; Mary Anne Ballard, viols; Mark Cudek, cittern and bass viol; Larry Lipkis, bass viol and recorder; Ronn McFarlane, lute; Chris Norman, renaissance flutes; William Simms, bandora). Recorded at the Troy Savings Bank Music Hall in Troy, N.Y., in April, May and December 1997. Published in 1998 as Dorian DOR-90252. Total playing time: 63'18".Anybody who is under the impression that Elizabeth..
This is a delightful cd, with masterful performances of popular Elizabethan tunes. The vocals are excellent. The selection is varied, containing lively instrumentals, baudy songs, and ballads. The lyrics are a reminder that themes like single motherhood and unrestrained lust are timeless, and are shockingly frank at times.
If you love the music of early England (perhaps you own a copy of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book), you will certainly love this recording. And even if you are not a connoisseur of this type of music, but are a fan of classical music in general, you are sure to find this music historically accurate and catchy. One of my favorites on the disc is "O Mistress Mine", a piece that I have also enjoyed playing on the keyboard.
