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The Golden Sound

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

Elizabethan Music from Hatfield House.
with Julian Bream (lute), Valda Aveling (virginals), Robert Spencer (voice and lute),
The Ambrosian Consort
Patricia Clark (soprano), Jean Allister (contralto), Edgar Fleet (tenor), John McCarthy (tenor), Christopher Keyte (bass)

At Hatfield House Queen Elizabeth I learned of her accession to the throne. Here, in the home of the Cecil family, are the virginals on which the Queen is said to have played: they are heard in this programme.

Contributors

Lutist:
Julian Bream
Virginals:
Valda Aveling
Singer/lutist:
Robert Spencer
Soprano (The Ambrosian Consort):
Patricia Clark
Contralto (The Ambrosian Consort):
Jean Allister
Tenor (The Ambrosian Consort):
Edgar Fleet
Tenor (The Ambrosian Consort):
John McCarthy
Bass (The Ambrosian Consort):
Christopher Keyte
Producer:
Antony Craxton
Source: Radio Times

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