Alfred Deller
Born: 31st May 1912, Margate, Kent, England
Died: 16th July 1979, Bologna, Italy
Nationality: English
Alfred George Deller, CBE was an English singer and one of the main figures in popularising the return of the countertenor voice in Renaissance and Baroque music during the 20th century.
He is sometimes referred to as the "godfather of the countertenor". His style in singing lute song, with extensive use of rubato and extemporised ornamentation, was seen as radical and controversial in his day but is now considered the norm.
Deller was an influential figure in the renaissance of early music: an early proponent of "original instrument performance" and one of the first to bring this form to the popular consciousness through his broadcasts on the BBC. He also founded the Stour Music Festival in 1962, one of the first and most important early music festivals in the world.
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Dame Janet Baker (soprano), The St. Anthony Singers, Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Phyllis Spur (piano), Heather Harper (soprano), Alfred Deller (countertenor), John Whitworth (countertenor), Hervey Alan (bass), Trevor Anthony (bass), Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, James Bowman (countertenor), Helen Watts (contralto), Desmond Dupre (lute), Thurston Dart (harpsichord), Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano) English Chamber Orchestra, Philomusica, Academy of Ancient Music, Ensemble Orchestral de L'Oiseau-Lyre, Philomusica of London, Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Symphoniae Sacrae Chamber Ensemble, Sir Anthony Lewis, Christopher Hogwood, Benjamin Britten, Peter Hurford, George Guest
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Alfred Deller (countertenor), Desmond Dupré (lute and viola di gamba) David Munrow, Richard Lee (recorders), Robert Elliott (harpsichord)
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Alfred Deller (countertenor) & Robert Spencer (lute) The Consort of Six
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