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John Blow's Venus and Adonis preceded Purcell's Dido and Aeneas by less than a decade and is often considered the first English opera. For all its ...Show synopsisJohn Blow's Venus and Adonis preceded Purcell's Dido and Aeneas by less than a decade and is often considered the first English opera. For all its undoubted influence on Purcell's masterwork it has a different flavor. Considerable interest lies in the perhaps specifically feminine qualities of its libretto, written by either Anne Finch or Aphra Behn. Blow's musical models were French, with a pomp-filled Lully-style overture, lots of in-group court allusions, and a sober contrapuntal finale that, it's true, doesn't amount to much compared with Purcell's shattering final lament. However, Blow's work is at its best where he's most individual. The work proceeds without arias or set pieces, seeming to unfold from the perspective of Venus in the classical myth, and it's very sexy in places. Sample the anticipatory duet of Venus and Adonis (track 9) before Venus sends Adonis off to the hunt, diverging from the myth, so that presumably the pleasures will be all the sweeter on his return. (Unfortunately, it...Hide synopsis
John Blow: Venus and Adonis – CD
(2011)
by Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Elizabeth Kenny (guitar), Roderick Williams (baritone);...
John Blow: Venus and Adonis (Wigmore Hall Live) – CD (2011)
by
Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo), Elizabeth Kenny (guitar), Roderick Williams (baritone);...
CD, Wigmore Hall Live 2011
UPC: 5065000924454
John Blow's Venus and Adonis preceded Purcell's Dido and Aeneas by less than a decade and is often considered the first English opera. For all its undoubted influence on Purcell's masterwork it has a different flavor. Considerable interest lies in the perhaps specifically feminine qualities of its libretto, written by either Anne Finch or Aphra Behn. Blow's musical models were French, with a pomp-filled Lully-style overture, lots of in-group court allusions, and a sober contrapuntal finale that, it's true, doesn't amount to ...Show moreJohn Blow's Venus and Adonis preceded Purcell's Dido and Aeneas by less than a decade and is often considered the first English opera. For all its undoubted influence on Purcell's masterwork it has a different flavor. Considerable interest lies in the perhaps specifically feminine qualities of its libretto, written by either Anne Finch or Aphra Behn. Blow's musical models were French, with a pomp-filled Lully-style overture, lots of in-group court allusions, and a sober contrapuntal finale that, it's true, doesn't amount to much compared with Purcell's shattering final lament. However, Blow's work is at its best where he's most individual. The work proceeds without arias or set pieces, seeming to unfold from the perspective of Venus in the classical myth, and it's very sexy in places. Sample the anticipatory duet of Venus and Adonis (track 9) before Venus sends Adonis off to the hunt, diverging from the myth, so that presumably the pleasures will be all the sweeter on his return. (Unfortunately, it...Hide
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