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Bara Faustus Dreame
Various, Les Witches
Bara Faustus Dreame
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
 
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All Artists: Various, Les Witches
Title: Bara Faustus Dreame
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: ALPHA PRODUCTIONS
Original Release Date: 3/22/2005
Release Date: 3/22/2005
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Early Music, Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 026724406324
 

CD Reviews

Authentic language as well as music
Jeff Abell | Chicago, IL USA | 04/06/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Much is made of the intimate relationship between music and text in the work of Elizabethan composers. So performers have worked hard to re-create the authentic sounds of these songs, using counter-tenors and lutes to catch the sonorities. But few singers want to acknowledge that Elizabethan English was pronounced considerably differently than English is today. These performances are therefore revelatory. Hearing a song as familiar as Dowland's "If my complaints could passions move," rendered more like "Eef mine comb-plints coo'd pass-ee-ons moave" is both shocking and delightful. Les Witches and the singers here give lively, vivid accounts of these works, articulated with clarity, and recorded immaculately. A gorgeous package and production, too."