All recordings and films of iestyn davies from 1988 to the present day. Album sound the trumpet royal music of purcell and handel. Iestyn davies countertenor artist hyperion records. Handel eternal source of light divine iestyn davies.
Hwv 74 eternal source of light divine iestyn davies countertenor alison balsom baroque trumpet the english. The countertenor and costar, with mark rylance, of farinelli and the king, heads uptown to the hispanic society for royal inspiration. Asako morikawa, joanna levine, sam stadlen, emily ashton and richard boothby, viols iestyn davies, countertenor. The art of melancholylieder iestyn davies, thomas dunford, john dowland. Iestyn davies is one of todays most indemand singers. Strona dystrybucyjna niezaleznych firm fonograficznych wydajacych plyty cd z muzyka klasyczna. He returned to st johns as a choral scholar, graduating in archaeology and anthropology. Iestyn davies, james hall countertenors, the kings consort. Alison balsom and iestyn davies sound the trumpet youtube.
Iestyn davies william carter arise, my muse wigmore hall live. British countertenor iestyn davies, accompanied by jonathan cohen and arcangelo, now joins the likes of dietrich fischerdieskau and lorraine hunt lieberson in the works distinguished discography. Countertenor iestyn davies talks high notes, low moments and hissy fits the soaring tones of the countertenor may be a throwback to medieval church music. Iestyn davies sings o, where are you, dearest beloved. Born in 1979 into a musical family his father was cellist with the fitzwilliam quartet, davies sang as a boy chorister at st. Just chose the format and click on the button download. These stars of the early music world dazzle in a striking range of repertoire spanning four centuries. Handel he was despised messiah sung by countertenor iestyn. Michael nyman, henry purcell iestyn davies to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Following his highly acclaimed recording of porpora cantatas, he returns for a second solo album with hyperion, a selection of arias written for gaetano guadagni.
Iestyn davies s armindo also had to do battle with stage business and achieved a similar triumph this is not an easy character to convey, given that he spends most of the opera in a state somewhere between tremulous expectation and despair, but still gets the girl in the end davies was completely convincing, and his singing was. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Iestyn davies is a british countertenor widely recognised as one of the worlds finest singers celebrated for the beauty and technical dexterity of. And unusually for a top opera star, hes a countertenor. Iestyn davies countertenor sings agnus dei from bachs b minor mass with the english concert and harry bicket at the bbc proms 2012. Exploring, revealing and preserving some of the most powerful and personal music ever written, with the finest periodinstrument performers of today, through performance, recordings, outreach, research and more. After few moments will be generated link to download video and you can start downloading. Iestyn davies is a very fine countertenor and he brings superb technique and control to these songs. The preeminent marriage of music and poetry, the nuanced shades of wit and melancholy and the extraordinary writing for both lute and voice all combine to proclaim dowland as the father of english song.
He began singing countertenor in his teens, at wells cathedral school. He studied archaeology and anthropology at cambridge university, where he was a choral scholar at st johns college, before pursuing his vocal studies at the royal academy of music. Iestyn davies iestyn davies, born 16 september 1979 is a british classical countertenor. A short trailer showcasing the work of the renowned academy of ancient music, starting their 20192020 season in the year they turn 46. Iestyn davies records handel arias with the kings consort youtube. Praised as having one of the most glorious countertenor voices in the world today by the independent and called superb by the new york times, iestyn davies confirmed his status as one of the worlds rising stars of the international music scene in winning the young artist prize at the royal philharmonic society awards, 2010. Karl jenkins, stephen layton, iestyn davies, polyphony, abel selaocoe, britten sinfonia, catrin finch, belinda sykes, zands duggan, jody jenkins updated 4 days ago 4. Iestyn davies biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. An aria from messiah 1751 version, the oratorio composed by handel.
Iestyn davies, thomas dunford lute, jonathan manson viola da gamba wigmore live. These are powerful and virtuosic voices with a special timbre, hitting the highest and lowest notes with no effort witch is admirable. Recitals concerts and operas featuring iestyn davies around the world. Song flow, my tears live artist iestyn davies, thomas dunford. Available from april 2014 on hyperion records downloads mp3, alac, flac cd. He gained his dipram from and was later appointed aram by the royal academy of music. He finds all the dolens in dowland without ever slipping into sounding like a rather turgid dirge, which can happen in such recitals.
Davies was born september 16, 1979, in york, england. Handels rodelinda was directed by richard jones, conducted by christian curnyn and starring rebecca evans, iestyn davies, john mark. He has made appearances in major baroque roles in large opera houses in europe and the u. Iestyn davies, james hall countertenors, the kings consort, robert king. Download alison balsom and iestyn davies sound the trumpet purcell download video alison balsom and iestyn davies sound the trumpet purcell directly from youtube.
British countertenor iestyn davies is one of the fastest rising stars on the concert and opera circuit. Countertenor iestyn davies has gained international fame through his. Iestyn davies my first real contact with iestyn davies, known as bill to his friends, came in 1987 when in my role as head of broadfield house glass museum we awarded bill the use of the scholarship glass studio for two years. Accent arts bis chandos gimell haenssler hyperion orfeo pneuma i wiele innych. Justin, son of gwrgant 1014 1093 was the last ruler of the welsh kingdom of morgannwg, which encompassed the coun. Iestyn davies channels a consummate castrato the new yorker. Iestyn davies countertenor a celebrated recitalist, with repertoire ranging from dowland to clapton, iestyn has twice been awarded the gramophone recital award, and in 2017 won the gramophone baroque vocal award. Iestyn davies has one of the most glorious countertenor voices in the world today michael church, the independent. Composer nico muhly and countertenor iestyn davies discuss their collaboration old bones notes. Iestyn davies countertenor and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Arise, my muse iestyn davies, richard egarr allmusic.
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