The Peter Philips Story
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and work of the great Tudor composer Peter Philips.
Lucie Skeaping explores the life and work of the great Tudor composer Peter Philips.
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If my interest in Philips had not already been aroused by Rupert Gough's fine recent recording of some of Philips's eight voice pieces (with cornetts and sackbuts), it would not have been by this dull programme. A seemingly endless keyboard piece by Philips, another of similar length by Striggio (arranged by Philips), a motet my Byrd and rather little of Philips's own sacred music. Gamma plus from me!Comment
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These were my very thoughts...the first piece (Pav and Gall Dolorosa) being played on an instrument tuned to a vile temperament (though probably 'authentic') and with so much rubato it was hard to discern the underlying rhythmic structure. The second Pav and Gall, played by Paul Nicholson, was performed more 'straight' and was all the better for it. But too much samey keyboard music in a one hour programme?A seemingly endless keyboard piece by Philips, another of similar length by Striggio (arranged by Philips)
I enjoyed the sung pieces though, so the programme improved as it went along. The info about Phillips' undercover life was intriguing, and for once in the EMS I would have welcomed slightly more talk and less music! He was, next to Byrd, the most widely published English composer of his day. Strange that Ascendit Deus (not played by Lucy) is the only regular Phillips anthem in the Anglican repertory.Comment
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It's been on before. Looks like the podcast's a better option: 11' 30" (it was on 3/10/11)."...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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.. a programme that impelled me to acquire the Peter Philips keyboard CDs performed by Paul Nicholson and by Anneke Uittenbosch...
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