Henry Purcell - Strike the viol, touch the lute

[StingingSuzumebachi]

I love baroque.

[elbazart]

Beautiful!

[serenaluce]

This is just wonderful! Hope it's really Michael Chance as I haven't heard this simple but great piece in his rendition. On my CD our stunning Canadian countertenor Daniel Taylor, one time Chance's student, sings it. It's higher and perhaps even more impressive. But both versions are just great! Thanks for posting but it's better to give the most important information - WHO sings.

[essenceofashes]

so charming...

[locomotifx]

This is exquisite.

[1cheshirecat]

The Great and Sublime Henry Purcell x

[locomotifx]

@1cheshirecat For evermore...

[carmel1956]

"Strike the viol - Touch the lute - Wake the harp - Inspire the flute (recorder) - Sing your patroness's praise - In cheerful and harmonious lays."

Ensemble Flatterie also have a brilliant version their own (elsewhere on YouTube).

[LordMagros]

Great Michael Chande and the English Concert

[LordMagros]

@LordMagros sorry, Michael Chance

[tozudo2008]

I love the music!!!

[Aelias36]

i'm learning this song and this has helped! it's preformed so well

[Aelias36]

i'm learning this song and this has helped! it's preformed so well

[ahgblopes]

Nice song. is it originally for countertenor?

[Monomakh]

Damn that's good.

[JeessiieeeLovesYou]

we sing this in chorus

[ahgblopes]

In the chorus?

[JeessiieeeLovesYou]

in my corus class we did this song, sound the trumpet, all of it... it was like a 30 min play

[yamiyugikun]

Beautiful, thank you for posting this, love you Purcell!

[timbowill]

Who is the Singer? Who are the players?

[honinbow]

The English Concert and Choir

Trevor Pinnock

Michael Chance, countertenor

[bruntlon]

any info on the painting?

[ahgblopes]

No, but, i know in that age, they used a sheet music tube like the modern maestro baton...