Alfred Deller - Music for a while - Purcell

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Alfred Deller (31 May 1912 -- 16 July 1979) was an English singer, one of the main figures in popularising the use of the countertenor voice in renaissance and baroque music.

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Uploaded: November 4, 2007 at 6:04 am
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Milug5545 (Thursday 6th of November 2008 08:47:48 PM)
Deller is a once in a generation singer. His ability to shape his phrases and sound is astounding. What an artist!
florin11bv (Friday 26th of September 2008 12:35:19 AM)
LOOK HERE THE WONDER: "Alfred Deller: Miserere My Maker - Anon." You will find the song I recomended. Florin,Romania.
Fayrfax1 (Wednesday 20th of August 2008 07:07:02 PM)
I grew up listening to Alfred Deller, and am still amazed at his artistry. Tone, phrasing, and enunciation were all at his command. I do still wonder whether that is a semitone or tone at "from their eternal bands." The ambiguity makes his performance all the more poignant for me. Where, now, are his great Vanguard recordings? If only all of them were available on CD's, excellently remastered, and with current program notes. Sir Alfred, ave atque vale.
Tonicizing (Thursday 25th of September 2008 11:09:45 PM)
If this helps: as written in the Orpheus Britannicus, with this song, "A Single SONG in Edipus", the first iteration of 'eternal' in "Till Alecto free the Dead from their Eternal Bands" lists the sequence as a b flat to c, then the second 'eternal' is a g to a flat.
kamalalalala (Saturday 1st of November 2008 02:23:17 PM)
its a quarter tone or a semi tone. definately not a tone.
AndriusMiramar (Saturday 9th of August 2008 10:13:53 AM)
No soy creyente, pero puedo acercarme a esa visión mística de Henry Purcell cuando a escucho esto. Un encuentro con Alfred Deller es el acercamiento a la trascendencia, un impulso natural del ser humano. Bellísimo!!
juanjoseramirez784 (Saturday 20th of September 2008 02:15:17 PM)
no hay mìstica en esta canciòn, ni falta que le hace.
gerdieken (Thursday 7th of August 2008 06:55:27 PM)
First encounter with Mr Deller and he's absolutely phantastic !! Glad being alive to learn !
lochness11 (Sunday 3rd of August 2008 09:42:45 AM)
He really did put countertenors 'on the map'. A well known singer here.
eriphila (Monday 14th of July 2008 09:09:33 PM)
I'm glad there's so much Deller here, he's one of my favorites!