Emma Kirkby
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Time stands still
Lute songs on the theme of mutability and metamorphosis by John Dowland and his contemporaries
Emma Kirkby (soprano) & Anthony Rooley (lute)
A fine recital that adds a few welcome items to the recorded repertory of the lute song, engineered close to perfection — More…
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The Artistry of Emma Kirkby Emma Kirkby (soprano) with Jakob Lindberg (lute), Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord), Anthony Rooley (lute), Agnès Mellon (soprano), John Abberger (oboe), Thomas Georgi (viola d’amore), Lucas Harris (lute) & Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann (cello)
London Baroque, Royal Academy of Music Baroque...
…it's often in the modest-looking pieces that she's at her most compelling. Robert Johnson's Full Fathom Five is 109 seconds of breathtaking stillness and beauty, Böddecker's Natus est Jesu... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2009, Re-issue of the Month
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Bach Wedding Cantatas RecommendedEmma Kirkby
Academy of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble, Christopher Hogwood
Veteran Bach soprano Emma Kirkby here performs a pair of solo cantatas both written for wedding services, one of which may even have been used at his own, with his wife Anna Magdalena as the... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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The intimacy of the lute song suits Kirkby's musical personality perfectly, giving her the freedom to embellish the melodic line and colour the text with subtle nuances. Anthony Rooley proves... — More…
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Emma Kirkby sings with her customary purity of tone and powers of sweetly softening — More…
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Very Best of English Song
RecommendedDame Janet Baker (mezzo), Gerald Moore (piano), Sir Thomas Allen (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), David Willison (piano), Ian Partridge (tenor), Janet Craxton (piano), Ian Bostridge (tenor), Julius Drake (piano), Jonathan Lemalu (bass-baritone), Roger Vignoles...
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Building a Library, June 2018, Also recommended
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Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended orchestral version (Songs of Travel)
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English Madrigals
Works by Gibbons, Wilbye and Morley
Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb & Rogers Covey Crump
Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley
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Haydn a l’anglaise
Haydn songs as edited by William Shield
Caf€ Mozart: Derek McCulloch (proprietor), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Jenny Thomas (flute), Ian Gammie (guitar), Alastair Ross (square piano)
Delightful repertoire by Haydn for the English market in the 1780s, brightly sung with period instruments — More…
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…Kirkby highlights the poetry of the texts through her crisp diction and sincerity. The dynamic range of Fretwork is stunning, its tone vibrantly rich and its careful paragraphing and sensitive... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2005, Choral & Song Choice
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Henry Purcell - Songs and Dialogues
Emma Kirkby (soprano), David Thomas (bass), Anthony Rooley (lute)
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