Lighten mine eies

William Lawes, killed in 1645 while serving the royalist cause during the Siege of Chester, was admired by his peers for his harmonic daring and the brilliance of his melodic invention. Ensemble Près de votre oreille, known for the expressive intimacy of their performances, make their Wigmore Hall debut with an unmissable programme of the cavalier composer’s rarely heard Psalm settings for three voices and basso continuo.

William Lawes
Choice Psalmes – ‘Music, the master of thy art is dead’
Harp Consort No. 9 in D
Pavin on a theme by Cormacke
Choice Psalmes – ‘My God, my rock, regard my cry’ (arranged by Loris Barrucand); ‘Judah in exile wanders’
Harp Consort No. 5 in D – Alman, Saraband
Harp Consort No. 4 in D – Coranto
Choice Psalmes – ‘Whieles I this standing lake swathed up with ewe’; ‘Love, I obey, shoot home thy dart’; ‘O sing unto the Lord a new song’
Harp Consort No. 11 in D – Fantazy
Choice Psalmes – ‘Ne irascaris, Domine’
Harp Consort No. 10 in G – Paven on a theme by Coprario
Choice Psalmes – ‘How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord’; ‘Come sing the great Jehova's praise’; ‘O my Clarissa’

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