James Hall
VIVAT118
Elegy – Countertenor duets by Purcell & Blow
Iestyn Davies countertenor
James Hall countertenor
The King’s Consort
Robert King
2020 Gramophone Awards finalist
“Davies and Hall bring a chamber-music intensity to Blow’s sublime elegy on Purcell’s death
(The Observer)
“They duet ravishingly”
(The Sunday Times)
“What music, what musicianship, what performances! This Vivat disc leaves one spellbound and enthralled”
(Classical Music Daily)
“Sheer delight”
(Planet Hugill)
“This whole disc is a trove of bittersweet delights”
Editor’s Choice
(Gramophone)
“Incredibly ecstatic, mellifluous sounds”
(Record Review, BBC Radio 3)