Artist: Rowan Pierce, Richard Egarr, William Carter Title: Henry Purcell: The Cares of Lovers Year Of Release: 2019 Label: Linn Records Genre: Classical Quality: 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet) Total Time: 59:36 Total Size: 1.04 GB Tracklist: 01. The History of Timon of Athens, The Man-Hater, Z. 632: The Cares of Lovers (1:59) 02. Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: Sweeter Than Roses (3:07) 03. From Silent Shades "Bess of Bedlam", Z. 370 (4:17) 04. The History of King Richard the Second, Z. 581: Retir’d from Mortal’s Sight (3:05) 05. The Rival Sisters, or The Violence of Love, Z. 609: Celia Has a Thousand Charms (2:36) 06. The Tempest, Z. 631: Dear Pretty Youth (2:12) 07. A Ground in Gamut, Z. 645 (2:27) 08. If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379c (3:30) 09. O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice, Z. 406 (5:33) 10. Hears Not My Phillis "The Knotting Song", Z. 371 (3:00) 11. Bonduca, or The British Heroine, Z. 574: O Lead Me to Some Peaceful Gloom (2:37) 12. She Loves and She Confesses Too, Z. 413 (2:49) 13. Ground, ZD. 222 (2:12) 14. Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel "The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation", Z. 196 (7:06) 15. Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: Music for a While (3:07) 16. The Fatal Hour Comes on Apace, Z. 421 (3:40) 17. Thou Wakeful Shepherd "A Morning Hymn", Z. 198 (2:39) 18. Now That the Sun Hath Veiled His Light "An Evening Hymn on a Ground", Z. 193 (3:51) Linn Records is thrilled to introduce soprano Rowan Pierce in what promises to be a sensational debut recording. The Cares of Lovers comprises songs from across Purcell’s brief career from She loves and she confesses too, one of his very first published pieces (1683), to Sweeter than roses from his final months (1695). Although they all display the same matchless ingenuity and uncanny ability to set English words to music, a highlight includes Tell me, some pitying angel – a triumph of dramatic composition and the equal of any Italian cantata of the period. Since winning the President’s Award at the Royal College of Music in 2017, Pierce has won acclaim for her performances at The Barbican, Royal Festival Hall and at the BBC Proms. Her performance in Purcell’s The Fairy Queen, with the Academy of Ancient Music, won praise for her ‘expressive’ (Financial Times) and ‘heart-piercing’ (The Independent) singing. Richard Egarr and William Carter, two baroque music heavy-weights, join Pierce for this recording, made in Haarlem, Netherlands