The Court of Henry VIII
A gifted amateur himself, the young Henry brought to the English court a new emphasis on musical entertainment: lavish ' disguisings ' and ' mavings ' became favourite diversions, enriching the repertoryofsongsanddancesand severely depleting the privy purse.
With one exception, all five programmes this week dwell on this secular aspect of Henrv's musical life. sustained as it was by the work of several composers - among them William Cornyshe Robert Fayrfax and. to some extent, the monarch himself.
PURCELL CONSORT OF VOICES directed by GRAYSTON BURGESS MUSICA RESERVATA directed by MICHAEL MORROW gramophone records