Episodes

Wednesday Nov 02, 2011
Harden No{t,w} thy Tired Heart
Wednesday Nov 02, 2011
Wednesday Nov 02, 2011
I can't tell whether this Thomas Campion air is really "Harden Not Thy Tired Heart" or "Harden Now Thy Tired Heart". Played SATB.

Sunday Oct 30, 2011
Minuet from Suites for Harpsichord 1
Sunday Oct 30, 2011
Sunday Oct 30, 2011
A minuet transcribed from Suites for Harpsichord 1 by Henry Purcell ( 1696?). SAT recorders.

Friday Oct 14, 2011
Air
Friday Oct 14, 2011
Friday Oct 14, 2011
An "Air" by Handel, from a German book of recorder music first published in 1936. Ostensibly for 2 sopranos, but I played it with Tenors to ease the screechiness.

Sunday Oct 09, 2011
Lull me Beyond Thee
Sunday Oct 09, 2011
Sunday Oct 09, 2011
A tune from Playford (1650), arranged by Claude Simpson ( 1941). I played this considerably slower than it's usually done for dancing. SAT.

Saturday Aug 20, 2011
Since First I Saw Your Face
Saturday Aug 20, 2011
Saturday Aug 20, 2011
Thomas Ford, Musicke of Sundrie Kindes, 1607. Transcribed by Claude Simpson, 1948. SATB, a lot lower than the last one.

Wednesday Aug 17, 2011
Pastorale
Wednesday Aug 17, 2011
Wednesday Aug 17, 2011
A pastorale by Francesca Caccini ( 1625), from an Erich Katz book called "Music of the Baroque for Three Recorders, purchased from a place on Martha's Vinyard this summer. Played SST. This is not terribly headset-friendly, but is guaranteed to cut through most noise when played through speakers.

Tuesday Jul 12, 2011

Sunday Jul 03, 2011
Go to Bed Sweet Muse
Sunday Jul 03, 2011
Sunday Jul 03, 2011
A 1606 ayre by the Englishman Robert Jones, arranged for SAT recorders

Saturday Jun 25, 2011
Galliard d'Ecosse
Saturday Jun 25, 2011
Saturday Jun 25, 2011
An old galliard from _Recorder_Consort_4_. Unattributed. SATB with tambourine.

Friday Jun 10, 2011
La Drionne (Fugue)
Friday Jun 10, 2011
Friday Jun 10, 2011
A sweet duet by E.P. Chedeville. 2 Alto recorders