Iestyn Davies, countertenor ; Ensemble Guadagni (Matthew Truscott, violin; Jonathan Manson, viola da gamba; David Miller, theorbo; Robert Howarth, harpsichord and organ)
Recorded in performance 2009 June 6 Wigmore Hall.
Sung in Latin, English and German.
Jubilate Domino (BuxWV64) / Dieterich Buxtehude (8:41) -- Gentle Shepherds, you that know : a pastoral elegy on the death of Mr. John Playford : Z464 / Henry Purcell (5:52) -- As on his deathbed gasping Strephon lay : a pastoral elegy on the Earl of Rocheser / John Blow (3:37) -- What a sad fate is mine : Z428a / Henry Purcell (3:28) -- Nine German arias: Kühft'ger Zeiten eitler Kummer (HWV202) (6:41). Die ihr aus dunkeln Grüften (HWV208) (4:56). Süsse Stille, sanfte Quelle (HWV205) (5:20). Süsser Blumen Ambraflocken (HWV204) (6:55). Das Zitternde Glänzen der spielenden Wellen (HWV203) (5:15). Singe, Seele, Gott zum Preise (HWV206) (4:43). Meine Seele hört im Sehen (HWV207) (5:39). In den angenehmen Büschen (HWV209) (3:35). Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden (HWV210) / George Frideric Handel (5:48) (49:48) -- Encore. Announcement (:10) -- An evening hymn "Now that the sun hath veiled his light" / Henry Purcell (4:51)