{"product_id":"prince-albert-music-of-albert-prince-of-saxe-coburg-und-gotha-soloists-j-partridge-purcell-consort-of-voices","title":"MUSIC OF ALBERT: Prince of Saxe, Coburg and Gotha - Purcell Consort of Voices","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_e41329ea-b9a9-4e85-9c74-e4ca06232094_480x480.png?v=1597936917\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind the stuffed shirts and the stiff upper lips of the Victorian era, dwelt some admirable spirits, none perhaps more admirable than Albert, Prince of Saxe, Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria. Among this collection of songs by him are some which could take their place worthily in any recital of Lieder of his time, some reminiscent of the writing of Schubert and early Schumann. Most of the songs were written before his marriage, when he was eighteen or nineteen. In their melodic inventiveness and subtlety they are quite astonishing. Many are settings of verses by his brother. Prince Albert regarded himself as essentially an amateur musician, knowing that the duties of his station could never allow him the time and education to become the complete master of any art. Yet he achieved skill as a performer that Mendelssohn regarded as worthy of a professional.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Argo LP receives its first – and timely – release on CD. Full texts and translations are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/REVIEWS_CS_WORLD_7169b53a-dbe6-4c81-930b-be7f7575534e_480x480.png?v=1597936904\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘You would not be surprised if I were to adopt a kindly but patronising attitude towards the Prince Consort’s songs. “Really quite good for Royalty” would be the line. The astonishing thing is that the best of them would be very good for almost anyone … I strongly recommend this record, and not only for Musical Quizzes’ Gramophone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_1_4b3088c9-df3c-47ba-bf41-5b7e5d1a8144_480x480.png?v=1597936873\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePRINCE ALBERT\u003cbr\u003e1 Ständchen\u003cbr\u003e2 Trauerlied\u003cbr\u003e3 Gruss aus der Ferne\u003cbr\u003e4 Klage der Liebe\u003cbr\u003e5 Der Ungeliebte\u003cbr\u003e6 Nichts Schöneres\u003cbr\u003e7 Lebewohl\u003cbr\u003e8 Reiterlied\u003cbr\u003e9 Liebe hat uns nun verient\u003cbr\u003e10 Die Winterreise\u003cbr\u003e11 Einsamkeit\u003cbr\u003e12 Die letzen Worte eines Barden\u003cbr\u003e13 Schmerz der Liebe\u003cbr\u003e14 Abendruhe\u003cbr\u003e15 Vereinigung\u003cbr\u003e16 Invocazione all’Armonia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePurcell Consort of Voices\u003cbr\u003eSusan Longfield, soprano\u003cbr\u003ePauline Stevens, mezzo-soprano\u003cbr\u003eIan Partridge, tenor\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey Shaw, baritone\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Keyte, bass\u003cbr\u003eGrayston Burgess, director\u003cbr\u003ewith Jennifer Partridge, piano\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFIRST INTERNATIONAL RELEASE ON CD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32337290231895,"sku":"028948020928","price":6.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/00028948020928-cover.jpg?v=1600267553","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/prince-albert-music-of-albert-prince-of-saxe-coburg-und-gotha-soloists-j-partridge-purcell-consort-of-voices","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}