An evocative evening of Anne Boleyn's Songbook

By Nick Boston, 18 March 2016

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 17 March 2016

Mouton, Tota pulchra es

Anonymous, Venes regrets, venes tous

Anonymous, Fer pietatis opem miseris mater

des Prez, Stabat Mater

Compere, Paranymphus

Sermisy, Jouissance vous donnerai

Anonymous, Laudate Dominum omnes gentes

Anonymous, Maria Magdalena

Anonymous, O virgo virginum

de Févin, Tempus meum est ut revertar

Anonymous, Popule meus quid feci tibi

Mouton, In illo tempore

Anonymous, Gentilz galans compaingnons

Brumel, Sicut lilium

des Prez, Praeter rerum seriem

Boleyn, O Death, rock me asleep

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Nick Boston

Nick has an MA in Music, specialising in performance and repertoire. His particular passions are choral music, chamber music and opera, with a particular interest in early music. He sings in a number of choirs in the south east of England, plays the piano and occasionally dusts off the violin. He writes about music here.

An evocative evening of Anne Boleyn's Songbook, expertly performed by Alamire