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Miriam Allan sings Handel & Purcell

Miriam Allan (soprano)

Ironwood

Miriam Allan sings Handel & Purcell
Alla reveals herself as what these days could almost be termed an 'old-fashioned' early music singer, which is to say bell-like in tone and fearless in the use of non-vibrato...she shows impressive...

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012

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Miriam Allan sings Handel & Purcell

Miriam Allan (soprano)

Ironwood

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Alla reveals herself as what these days could almost be termed an 'old-fashioned' early music singer, which is to say bell-like in tone and fearless in the use of non-vibrato...she shows impressive...

Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2012

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Miriam Allan made her Glyndebourne debut in 2009 in Purcell’s Fairy Queen and her Monteverdi concerts with Les Arts Florissants sold out in London and Paris. Ironwood is an innovative Australian ensemble committed to historically informed performance.

Contents and tracklist

Excerpt,Purcell: King Arthur, Z628
Work length3:23
Fairest Isle
Track length3:23
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 2
Work length1:33
"I Am Come To Lock All Fast"
Track length1:33
Excerpt,Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629
Work length3:30
"If Love's A Sweet Passion"
Track length3:30
Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630 / Prologue
Work length2:25
Overture
Track length2:25
Purcell: She Loves And She Confesses Too, Z.413
Work length2:06
Purcell: Musick's Handmaid Book II
Work length3:50
A New Ground
Track length3:50
Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630 / Prologue
Work length1:38
Why Should Men Quarrel?
Track length1:38
Excerpt,Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z632
Work length2:18
Curtain Tune
Track length2:18
Excerpt,Purcell: Oedipus: incidental music, Z583
Work length5:22
Music For A While
Track length5:22
Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z.628 / Act 3
Work length0:52
Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
Track length0:52
Purcell: O! Fair Cedaria, Z. 402
Work length4:52
Purcell: Chacony in G minor - for Two Violins, Viola and Bass Z730
Work length5:02
Handel: Trio Sonata, HWV399 in G major, Op. 5 No. 4
Work length13:15
1. Allegro
Track length2:09
2a. A tempo ordinario
Track length1:55
2b. Allegro non presto
Track length2:06
3. Passacaille
Track length4:44
4. Gigue (Presto)
Track length1:06
5. Menuet (Allegro moderato)
Track length1:15
Handel: Silete venti, HWV242
Work length27:34
This work is only available as an album download.
1. Symphonia - Silete venti
Track length5:52
2. Dulcis amor, Jesus care
Track length7:30
3. O fortunata anima
Track length0:36
4. Date serta, date flores
Track length10:17
This track is only available as an album download.
5. Alleluia
Track length3:19

Awards and reviews

Awards Issue 2012

Alla reveals herself as what these days could almost be termed an 'old-fashioned' early music singer, which is to say bell-like in tone and fearless in the use of non-vibrato...she shows impressive agility in the passagework of 'Date serta' but in general she still needs to take greater interpretative command and find a more generous way of shaping phrases.
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