Five Sailors
With Richard Baker.
4: Sir Francis Drake
The threatened invasion of England by the Spanish Armada in 1598 brought forth a true hero. Not only did Sir Francis Drake gain an improbable victory, he also acquired a skein of legends attached to his name. Music includes:
Johnson Eliza Is the Fairest Queen James Bowman (countertenor),
King's Consort, director Robert King Tomkins Sing unto God Red Byrd ,
Broadside Band, director Jeremy Barlow Byrd Sellenger 's Round
Christopher Hogwood (virginals) Tallis Spem in Alium
Choir of New College, Oxford,
Maitrise Nationale de Versailles, conductor Edward Higginbottom
Cabezon Variations on "La Dama le
Demanda" Hespèrion XX, director Jordi Savall
Plus two contemporary ballads:
The Obtaining of the Great Galleazzo and The 88 of Sir Francis Drake