Grace Davidson - Thousand Charms [CD]

Genre: Classical Artists · Label: Signum Classics · Format: CD · Edition year: 2026 <p>A Thousand Charms invites listeners into two centuries of English song, from Campion's intimate ayres to Purcell's theatrical masterpieces and Handel's deeply expressive arias. The programme traces how solo song evolved from lute-inspired simplicity to richly ornamented drama, blending poetry with music of striking clarity and depth. Grace Davidson's pure, agile voice and Julian Perkins's sensitive harpsichord accompaniment bring freshness and immediacy to this repertoire, emphasising it's refinement, inventiveness and humanity. For anyone drawn to the beauty of early music, this recording offers an engaging journey through some of it's most timeless works.</p> <div data-bt-autogen> <p><strong>Tracklist:</strong></p> <ol> <li>If Music Be the Food of Love</li> <li>Sweeter Than Roses (Pausanias, Act III)</li> <li>Indian Queen, Z.630-Act</li> <li>I Attempt from Love's Sickness</li> <li>Indian Queen, Z.630-Act</li> <li>They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers</li> <li>Suite in D minor-I. Almand, Very Slow</li> <li>Suite in D minor-II. Corant</li> <li>Suite in D minor-III. Sarabande</li> <li>Suite in D minor-IV. Hornpipe</li> <li>Never Weather-Beaten Sail</li> <li>Author of Light</li> <li>Where the Bee Sucks (The Tempest, Act 5)</li> <li>Judith-Act 2: Sleep, Gentle Cherub! Sleep Descend</li> <li>Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in B Flat Major-I. Poco Largo</li> <li>Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in B Flat Major-II. Gavotta</li> <li>Wilt Thou Forgive That Sin (A Hymne to God the Father)</li> <li>Sabina Has a Thousand Charms</li> <li>Lovely Selina, Innocent and Free</li> <li>Belinda's Pretty Pleasing Form</li> <li>Semele-Act</li> <li>Scene 2: O Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?</li> <li>Semele-Act</li> <li>Scene 2: My Racking Thoughts By No Kind Slumbers Freed</li> <li>Semele-Act</li> <li>Scene 4: VI. I Ever Am Granting</li> <li>Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love</li> <li>Now That the Sun Hath Veil'd His Light (An Evening Hymn)</li> </ol> <p><strong>UPC:</strong> 635212096024<br><strong>Label:</strong> Signum Classics<br><strong>Release Date:</strong> 1.16.26<br><strong>Format:</strong> CD</p> </div>