TIME STANDS STILL - Music by Purcell, Dowland and Bach
Henry Purcell
Music for a while from Oedipus Z 583
Suite The Old Bachelor Z 607
Fairest Isle from King Arthur Z 628
Two Fantasias à 4 Z 737, 739
John Dowland
Time stands still from The Third and last Booke of Songs or Aires
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
(after arrangement by Michael Andrew Seaton)
John Dowland
Thou mighty God from A Pilgrimes Solace
An evening full of English and German masterpieces from the 16th to 18th centuries: Henry Purcell's stage music, from the intimate lament Music for a while from Oedipus to the cheerful dances from The Old Bachelor and the patriotic tones of Fairest Isle from King Arthur, unfolds baroque variety. Two artful Fantasias à 4 demonstrate Purcell's contrapuntal mastery. John Dowland's lute songs Time stands still and Thou mighty God combine melancholy beauty with intimate expressiveness. The highlight is Johann Sebastian Bach's Goldberg Variations BWV 988 in the arrangement by Michael Andrew Seaton – a cosmos of baroque formal art whose variation technique unites virtuosity and expression in perfect balance.
Henry Purcell
Music for a while fromOedipusZ 583
SuiteThe Old BachelorZ 607
Fairest Isle fromKing Arthur Z 628
Two Fantasias à 4 Z 737, 739
John Dowland
Time stands still fromThe Third and last Booke of Songs or Aires
Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations BWV 988
(after the adaptation by Michael Andrew Seaton)
John Dowland
Thou mighty God from A Pilgrim's Solace
