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Boyce: David's Lamentation Over Saul and Jonathan
 
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Boyce: David's Lamentation Over Saul and Jonathan

~ William Boyce (Composer)
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  • Composer: William Boyce
  • Audio CD (1 Oct 2000)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Gaudeamus
  • ASIN: B00004YYQC
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 264,146 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.1 Ov I. Largo - Presto Allegro - Largo - The Hanover Band/Pavlo Beznosiuk
2. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.1 Ov II. Affettuoso - The Hanover Band/Pavlo Beznosiuk
3. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.2 Chor: Sing Sacred Prophet - New College Chor
4. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.3 Recitative: Now Saul Was By The Proud Philistines.. - Andrew Watts
5. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.4 Aria: Israel Is Fall'n, Is Undone - Andrew Watts
6. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.5 Recitative: David Resum'd, His Soul Afflicted - William Purefoy
7. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.6 Aria: Swift Indulge Thy Cruel Aid - William Purefoy
8. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.7 Recitative: Seeing The King Thus Tortur'd - William Purefoy
9. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.8 Aria: Take This Bracelet, Deck Thine Arm - William Purefoy
10. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.9 Recitative: Struck As With Thunder, David Rends... - Richard Edgar-Wilson
11. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.10 Chor: For Saul, For Johathan, They Fast, They Weep - New College Chor
12. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.11 Recitative: David Again, 'Whence Art Thou' - Richard Edgar-Wilson
13. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.12 Aria: How Cou'd Conscience Hush Her Stings - Richard Edgar-Wilson
14. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.13 Recitative: Then David The Amalekite Survey'd - Richard Edgar-Wilson
15. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.14 Duet: Sad Israel! Thy Beauty's Pride - William Purefoy/Richard Edgar-Wilson
16. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.15 Recitative: Never, O Never! Let This Guilt - Andrew Watts
17. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.16 Aria: On Thee, Mount Gilboa - Andrew Watts
18. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.17 Chor: Daughters Of Israel, Weep - New College Chor
19. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.18 Recitative: How Are The Mighty Fallen! O How Slain - Andrew Watts
20. David's Lamentation Over Saul And Jonathan: No.19 Chor: How Are The Mighty Fallen - New College Chor
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On this CD:
  1. David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan
    Composed by William Boyce
    Performed by Oxford New College Choir, Hanover Band
    with William Purefoy, Andrew Watts, Richard Edgar-Wilson
    Conducted by Graham Lea-Cox

  2. David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan
    Composed by William Boyce
    Performed by Oxford New College Choir, Hanover Band
    with William Purefoy, Richard Edgar-Wilson
    Conducted by Graham Lea-Cox

  3. Ode for St Cecilia's Day
    Composed by William Boyce
    Performed by Oxford New College Choir, Hanover Band
    with Patrick Burrowes, William Purefoy, Michael George
    Conducted by Graham Lea-Cox


Product Description

BBC Music Magazine
Following his widely acclaimed recent recording of Boyce's Ode for St Cecilia's Day (ASV), Graham Lea-Cox has come up with another rarity by the composer, David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan. The disc further includes another, smaller-scale St Cecilia's Day ode as well as two arias and a recitative from the earlier London version of the Lamentation. Boyce wrote the work in 1736 when he was 24 years old but revised it for performances in Dublin during the mid-1740s. It's a beautifully crafted piece introduced by a deeply affecting two-movement Overture in G minor whose initial gesture momentarily recalls one of Bach's great laments, in the same key, contained in the opening chorus of his cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele (BWV 78). Lea-Cox has assembled much the same forces as he fielded for the 'St Cecilia Ode', that's to say, the Choir of New College, Oxford, and the Hanover Band. And, as before, and with similarly happy results he uses boys from the choir for all the soprano, and some of the alto solos. Boyce sustains the melancholy, sometimes broodingly intense character of this dramatic scene - it's not really an oratorio - wonderfully well, punctuating the sections of an overtly 'lament' character with some vigorous airs and passages of accompagnato, in which the mighty shadow of Handel is often present.

In short, this is a world premiere recording most urgently to be acquired. The overture alone should be enough to tempt readers but, if not, the poignant chorus 'For Saul, for Jonathan, they fast, they weep' should do the trick.

Performance *****
Sound *****

© BBC Music Magazine 2001


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4.0 out of 5 stars Music that should be better known, 31 Jan 2009
By H. M. Tobe (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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Not being a specialist but just a lover of classical music I have to admit that, before acquiring this cd, I knew very little about Boyce and expected his music to be uninteresting if not downright boring.
I was not really fond of male alto's or of counter-tenors either.
So it was a very pleasant surprise to find out how wrong I had been in neglecting a composer who is certainly worthwhile listening to, especially if his music is performed as it is on this disc. And I got rid of a few prejudices too! Nevertheless, if Boyce is new territory to you too you should start off with "Pindar's Ode" also on ASV or with "Ode for St.Cecilia's Day".
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