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John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs
Venus & Adonis
Album GB 1999 on Harmonia Mundi label
Classical (Baroque)
Ⓟ1999 harmonia mundi s.a., Mas de Vert, F-13200 Arles. Ⓒ harmonia mundi for all the notes and translations. (www.harmoniamundi.com) Recorded October 1998 at Henry Wood Hall, London. Total Playing Time: 51:00. Cover illustration: Joseph Heintz L'Ancien, Venus & Adonis; Cliché Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien. Printed in Germany (booklet). Made in Germany (label). Publisher: Clifford Bartlett, King's Music. Instruments (Ken Smith Music Service): > Positiv Organ - Henk Klop > Harpsichord - Jan Kalsbeek (after Giusti) The 36-page glossy booklet contains notes in French, English and German plus a track and credits-list, as well as lots of photos. It has also the sung-verses in original English and the translations into French and German. Booklet and CD are sheltered by a standard jewel case with black tray.
Musicians
 | John Blow , 1649-1708 GB album by |
 | Rosemary Joshua voc, *1964 GB soprano vocals, venus, album by |
 | Gerald Finley voc, b, *1960 CA baritone vocals, adonis, album by |
 | Robin Blaze voc, *1971 GB countertenor vocals, cupid, graces, album by |
 | The Choir Of Clare College , GB choir, soprano vocals, little cupids, album by |
 | Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment , orchestra, album by |
 | René Jacobs hps, voc, *1946 BE conductor, album by |
 | Jonathan Brown voc, b, bass vocals, shepherds, graces |
 | Philip Turbett bsn, bassoon |
 | Catherine Finnis vc, cello |
 | Susan Sheppard vc, cello, continuo |
 | Christopher Josey voc, AU countertenor vocals, shepherds, huntsman |
 | John Toll hps, org, 1947-2001 organ, continuo, harpsichord, continuo |
 | Derek Yeld , liner notes, english translation of notes |
 | Marielle D. Khoury , liner notes, french - notes |
 | Brigitte Barchasz , liner notes, french translation of sung verses |
 | Heidi Fritz , liner notes, german translation of notes |
 | Almut Lenz , liner notes, german translation of sung verses |
 | Branco Gaica , AU photography by, c. josey |
 | Suzie Maeder , photography by, g. finley |
 | Alvaro Yañez , CL photography by, m. c. kiehr |
 | Vincent Pancol , photography by, r. jacobs |
 | Carole Parodi , photography by, r. joshua |
 | Maria Cristina Kiehr voc, soprano vocals, shepherdess, graces |
 | John Bowen perc, voc, tenor vocals, shepherds |
 | Elizabeth Kenny g, fl, GB guitar, continuo, theorbo, continuo |
 | Nigel North fl, *1954 GB guitar, continuo, theorbo, continuo |
 | Paula Chateauneuf fl, g, US guitar, continuo, theorbo, continuo |
 | Annette Isserlis vl, viola |
 | Jan Schlapp vl, viola |
 | Katherine Hart vl, viola |
 | Alison Bury vn, *1954 GB violin |
 | Catherine Ford vn, GB violin |
 | Catherine Mackintosh vn, *1947 GB violin |
 | Catherine Weiss vn, violin |
 | Claire Sansom vn, violin |
 | Helen Orsler vn, violin |
 | Henrietta Wayne vn, violin |
 | Roy Mowatt vn, violin |
 | Susie Carpenter-Jacobs vn, violin |
 | Mark Levy vn, GB viol, viola da gamba - continuo, violone, continuo |
Producers
| Timothy Brown chorus master |
| Relations, Arles design, layout |
| Tim Handley engineer |
| Joseph Heintz der Ältere painting |
| Nicholas Parker producer |
| Anthony Robson recorder |
| Catherine Latham recorder |
| Rachel Beckett recorder, bass recorder |
Composers
| John Blow |
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Venus & Adonis (A Masque For The Entertainment Of The King) | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | ||
| 2 | | Overture | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:40 | |
| 3 | | The Prologue | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | ||
| 4 | | Cupid, Chorus: "Behold My Arrows And My Bow" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 0:49 | |
| 5 | | Shepherds, Shepherdess: "Come Shepherds All" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:59 | |
| 6 | | Cupid: "Courtiers There Is No Faith In You" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 0:47 | |
| 7 | | Chorus, Shepherds, Shepherdess: "In These Sweet Groves" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:35 | |
| 8 | | Cupid's Entry | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:17 | |
| 9 | | Act I | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | ||
| 10 | | The Act Tune | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:33 | |
| 11 | | Adonis, Venus: "Venus! Adonis!" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:06 | |
| 12 | | Hunter's Music, Venus: "Hark, Hark The Rural Music Sounds" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:09 | |
| 13 | | Adonis, Venus: "Adonis Will Not Hunt Today" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:27 | |
| 14 | | Huntsman, Adonis, Chorus: "Come, Follow The Noblest Game" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:33 | |
| 15 | | Entry: A Dance By A Huntsman | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:01 | |
| 16 | | Act II | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | ||
| 17 | | The Act Tune | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:53 | |
| 18 | | Cupid, Venus: "You Place With Such Delightful Care" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:42 | |
| 19 | | Cupid, Little Cupids: The Cupid's Lesson: "The Insolent, The Arrogant" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:35 | |
| 20 | | Cupid: "Choose For The Fomal Fool" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:37 | |
| 21 | | A Dance Of Cupids | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:35 | |
| 22 | | Venus: "Call The Graces" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 0:52 | |
| 23 | | Chorus Of The Graces: "Mortals Below, Cupids Above" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:27 | |
| 24 | | The Graces' Dance | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:18 | |
| 25 | | Gavatt | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 0:47 | |
| 26 | Sarabrand For The Graces | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:36 | ||
| 27 | A Ground | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 1:39 | ||
| 28 | The Act Tune | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:09 | ||
| 29 | Act III | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | |||
| 30 | Venus, Adonis: "Adonis, Uncall'd For Sighs" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 5:06 | ||
| 31 | Venus: "With Solemn Pomp Let Mourning Cupids Bear" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 2:26 | ||
| 32 | Chorus: "Mourn For Thy Servant" | John Blow - Rosemary Joshua • Gerald Finley • Robin Blaze • The Choir Of Clare College • Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment • René Jacobs | 3:22 |
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