One of Handel's Italian duets, originally for two sopranos, re-scored for alto and violin obligato. The two arias in this cantata served as the source material for Handel's choruses "His yoke is easy" and "And he shall purify" from his oratorio, "Messiah."
Ian Howell - Countertenor
Tekla Cunningham - Violin
William Skeen - Cello
Henry Lebedinsky - Harpsichord
Text:
The flower that laughs at dawn
later will be killed by the Sun
and has its tomb in the evening.
Life is a flower
it is destroyed at dawn
and in one single day loses its springtime.
Recorded 14 August 2009 at the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
http://www.whidbeyislandmusicfestival...
For more information about Ian Howell and Tableau Baroque.
http://www.ianhowellcountertenor.com
http://www.tableaubaroque.org
This video was recorded with a FlipHD camera (that didn't like the intensity of the stage lights).
Audio was recorded with a matched pair of Avenson ST0-2 omni-directional microphones.
Ian Howell - Countertenor
Tekla Cunningham - Violin
William Skeen - Cello
Henry Lebedinsky - Harpsichord
Text:
The flower that laughs at dawn
later will be killed by the Sun
and has its tomb in the evening.
Life is a flower
it is destroyed at dawn
and in one single day loses its springtime.
Recorded 14 August 2009 at the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
http://www.whidbeyislandmusicfestival...
For more information about Ian Howell and Tableau Baroque.
http://www.ianhowellcountertenor.com
http://www.tableaubaroque.org
This video was recorded with a FlipHD camera (that didn't like the intensity of the stage lights).
Audio was recorded with a matched pair of Avenson ST0-2 omni-directional microphones.
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