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The Gesualdo Six

By Simon Holden, 17 March 2023

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“the sincerity of the word-painting was palpable”

Reviewed at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland on 15 March 2023

Tallis, Te lucis ante terminum

Byrd, Ave verum corpus

Byrd, Afflicti pro peccatis nostris

Sheryngham, Ah! Gentle Jesu

des Prez, Nymphes des Bois

des Prez, Mille regretz

Brumel, Tous les Regretz

Tomkins, When David Heard

Byrd, Vigilate

Marenzio, Potrò viver io più se senza luce

Palestrina, Io son ferito, ahi lasso

Gesualdo, Asciugate i begli occhi

Arcadelt, Il bianco e dolce cigno

Gibbons, The Silver Swan

Talbot, The Wishing Tree

Willis, The Wind's Warning

Blok-Wilson, O Little Rose

Ligeti, Nonsense Madrigals: The Lobster Quadrille

The Gesualdo Six

Owain Park, Director

James Guy, Countertenor

Joseph Wicks, Tenor

Joshua Cooter, Tenor

Michael Craddock, Baritone

Samuel Mitchell, Bass

Murderous madrigalist: Death of Gesualdo a treat for eyes and ears

Mark Pullinger, 16th January

Agony, ecstasy and a double murder: Bill Barclay and The Gesualdo Six combine for a theatrical concert celebrating the life – and death – of the Renaissance composer.

****1

Murderous madrigalist: Death of Gesualdo a treat for eyes and ears

Mark Pullinger, 16th January

Agony, ecstasy and a double murder: Bill Barclay and The Gesualdo Six combine for a theatrical concert celebrating the life – and death – of the Renaissance composer.

****1

Joy, endurance, joining in: BBC Singers’ centenary at the Barbican

Eleanor Knight, 2nd October

After nearly axing the ensemble last year, the BBC celebrates 100 years of the BBC Singers with a rapturously received programme.

*****

Near perfect Bruckner from the Berlin Phil at the Proms

Rohan Shotton, 1st September

Kirill Petrenko conducts a magesterial account of Bruckner's Fifth Symphony after a trio of motets by the BBC Singers.

****1

Handsome performances from the BBC Singers at Kings Place

David Truslove, 9th February

Chant, Scottish culture and Judith Weir are the focus for this latest BBC Singers programme.

****1

Autumnal vocal sparkle in Cambridge

Charlotte Valori, 22nd October

An exciting new partnership between Owain Park and Cambridge Chorale got off to a good start with a first concert of Bach and Parry.

***11

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Simon Holden

Simon is an operaphile based in Auckland, New Zealand. He wrote his dissertation on Japanese popular music. With a background in piano and classical music retail, he spends his time attending as much opera or vocal concert as he can and blogs at irishenceaway.blogspot.com.