As part of the Academy's Resounding Shores series, violinist Bjarte Eike leads a high-energy spectacle of suites from music for the theatre that pushes the boundaries of the traditional concert format, connecting ‘high’ and ‘low’ music cultures from 17th-century London.
Academy Baroque Soloists
Bjarte Eike: director/violin
Hans Knut Sveen: keyboards
Matthew Locke: Incidental Music to The Tempest 'Curtain Tune'
John Playford: The English Dancing master 'Wallom Green'
Folk song: The Jolly Pilgrim
John Blow: Overture to Venus and Adonis
Henry Purcell: Abdelazer 'Hornpipe' and 'Hole in the Wall'
Henry Purcell Evening Hymn (Frances Gregory mezzo soprano)
Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen 'Hush no More'
Recorded live in the Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, on 3 March 2024.