John Blow Venus & Adonis Prologue

John Blow (1649-1708)

Venus & Adonis.
A Masque for the entertainment of de King.

The Prologue.

1.Overture
2.Cupid, chorus. Behold my arrows an my bow.
3.Shepherdes. Come shepherds all.
4.Cupid. Courtiers there is no faith in you
5.Chorus,Shepherds In these sweet groves.

Venus: Rosemary Joshua, soprano
Adonis: Gerald Finley, baryton
Cupid: Ribin Blazem, contre-tenor
Shepherdess: Maria Cristina Kiehr, soprano
Shepherds:Christopher Josey, contre-tenor John Bowen, tenor Jonathan Brown,basse
Grace: Maria Cristina Kierh,soprano Robin Blaze, contra-tenor Jonathan Brown, basse
Huntsman: Christopher Josey, contre-tenor.
Little Cupids: Sopranos du choeur.

Clare College Chapel Choir, Timothy Brown

Orcherstra of the Age of Enlighenment.
Directo. René Jacobs.

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[molealto]

@LULLYxoxo Not a bad guess - Blow was Purcell's teacher.

[MagicalTalesOfWolves]

I am playing J.Blow's Venus and Adonis right now...It's a great music...:-) one of my favourite...

[NotHomelessAnymore]

@shariotoflove James II

[mmamidget]

que bella. Que bella.

[shariotoflove]

is this for Charles II?

[LULLYxoxo]

Oh, its so lovely, at first, I thought it was Purcell !!!

[WJCairns]

Thank you for promoting the music of one of England's most underrated composers. Sublime in his baroque floridity.

[8changin8fazes8]

We found this by studying coronation music.... how divine...

we ask how such astounding beauty

is created for the kings of this earth?

when we know their "power" is NOT heavenly.

[khbsflabhklsrblfauhk]

7:15 - 8:20 is sooooo English.

[Ant2101]

Wow, this is simply unbelievable! Thank you so much for posting. J.S. Bach, Georg Muffat and John Blow are simple astounding! :)