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By 1623 Orlando Gibbons had consolidated his position as the leading musician in the land, but there was considerable turmoil in the court.

Orlando Gibbons’s life throws a light on the political turbulence affecting Britain in the early 17th century. As King James VI and I struggled to establish the concept of British identity, his court was blessed with one of England’s most talented musicians of the time, Orlando Gibbons.

Today, Donald Macleod looks at the considerable turmoil in the royal court, whilst Gibbons consolidated his position as the leading musician in the land.

Fantasia No 1 for the Great Double Bass
The Rose Consort of Viols

Fantasia No 2 a 6
The Hunt's Up (Peascod time)
Phantasm

The Second Service (Morning): Te Deum
Peter Harvey, baritone
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
Fretwork
Bill Ives, conductor

Fantasia No 4 a 6
Attacca Quartet

The Cryes of London I & II
Theatre of Voices
Fretwork
Paul Hillier, director

Blessed are all they that fear the Lord
Oxford Clerks
David Wulstan, director

Produced by Iain Chambers for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Audio Wales & West

59 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 Jun 2024 16:00

Music Played

  • Orlando Gibbons

    Fantasia No 1 for the Great Double Bass

    Ensemble: Rose Consort of Viols.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Fantasia a 6 No 2

    Ensemble: Phantasm.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    The Hunt's Up (Peascod time)

    Ensemble: Phantasm.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Second Service (Te Deum)

    Choir: Magdalen College Oxford Choir. Conductor: Bill Ives. Ensemble: Fretwork.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Fantasia a 6 No 4

    Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    The Cryes of London

    Ensemble: Fretwork. Director: Paul Hillier. Ensemble: Theatre of Voices.
  • Orlando Gibbons

    Blessed are all they that fear the Lord

    Choir: Clerkes Of Oxenford. Conductor: David Wulstan.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 Jun 2024 16:00

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