Catherine Bott / The Parley of Instruments | Orpheus with His Lute | CD

Catherine Bott is an English soprano whose work includes early music and a wider range of vocal repertoire. Her performances centre on clear melodic phrasing and the relationship between text and music, working with instrumental ensembles to develop the character of each piece.

Orpheus with His Lute presents Catherine Bott with the Parley of Instruments in a programme of Shakespeare-associated songs and instrumental music. The CD connects contrasting vocal settings with orchestral passages, including pieces by Purcell, Arne and other composers.

Track List

1. Overture
2. Minuet
3. Take, O Take Those Lips Away - John Weldon
4. Can life be a blessing - John Eccles
5. Pardon, goddess of the night - Thomas Chilcot
6. Orpheus With His Lute - Maurice Greene
7. Orpheus With His Lute - Thomas Chilcot
8. Hark, Hark the Lark - Thomas Chilcot
9. To fair Fidele's grassy tomb - Thomas Arne
10. Vivace
11. II. Largo
12. Allegro
13. When daisies pied, and violets blue - Richard Leveridge
14. When Daisies Pied and Violets Blue - Thomas Arne
15. When icicles hang on the wall - Thomas Arne
16. You Spotted Snakes - John Smith
17. Full Fathom Five - John Smith
18. All fancy sick - Willem de Fesch
19. Dry Those Eyes Which Are O'erflowing - John Weldon
20. Dear Pretty Youth - Henry Purcell
21. Honour, riches, marriage-blessing - Thomas Arne
22. Where the bee sucks, there lurk I - Thomas Arne