Delicatessen by Kate Semmens and Steven Devine Kate Semmens and Steven Devine : Delicatessen.
A choice selection of exquisite music for soprano and harpsichord.


A beautiful selection of English Restoration and Baroque song, performed by the radiant clear soprano of Kate Semmens. Famous pieces such as Henry Purcell's Music for a While and If Music be the Food of Love are presented alongside a gem of a cantata by John Stanley, Pleasure Garden songs by William Boyce and Maurice Greene and other repertoire by John Blow, Henry Purcell and William Croft.

There are also harpsichord solos by Henry Purcell, John Blow and Maurice Greene, played by Steven Devine.


Songs:

1. Oh Fair Cedaria (Henry Purcell)
2. Flavia Grown Old (John Blow)
3. Suite No 2 In D Minor (John Blow)
4. If Music Be The Food Of Love (Henry Purcell)
5. The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation (Henry Purcell)
6. Suite No 6 In D Minor (Henry Purcell)
7. Music For A While (Henry Purcell)
8. A Hymn On Divine Musick (William Croft)
9. Suite No 7 In D Minor (Henry Purcell)
10. On Thy Banks Gentle Stour (William Boyce)
11. Cantata No III (John Stanley)
12. The Fond Appeal (Thomas Arne)
13. Vivace From Sonata in B Flat (Maurice Greene)
14. Orpheus With His Lute (Maurice Greene)

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Release date: 10/07/2013
Kate Semmens and Steven Devine lives in Kent England

Tagged as: Classical, Renaissance, Baroque, Classical Singing, Composer: Henry Purcell, Composer: John Blow, Composer: John Stanley, Composer: Maurice Greene, Composer: Thomas Arne, Composer: William Boyce, Composer: William Croft


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