from Oannes *

Κλείνουμε το αφιέρωμα στους μουσικούς του Σεπτέμβρη με τον Henry Purcell, κορυφαίο Βρετανό συνθέτη όλων των εποχών. Ακούμε αποσπάσματα από την “ημιόπερα” The Fairy Queen, βασισμένη στο “Όνειρο Θερινής Νυκτός” του Ουίλιαμ Σαίξπηρ, στην έκδοση των Scholars Baroque Ensemble.
Την ανατριχιαστική άρια “Hush, No More” ερμηνεύει ο μπάσος Adrian Peacock.

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We ‘re closing the September musicians tribute, with Henry Purcell, greatest British composer of all time.
We hear excerpts from the “semi opera” The Fairy Queen, based on William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, in the Scholars Baroque Ensemble version.
The chilling aria “Hush, No More” is performed by bass Adrian Peacock.

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00:00 Act II. ‘Hush, No More, Be Silent All’
05:11 Act V. Prelude
06:22 Appendix. Third Act Tune. Hornpipe
07:20 Act III. Dance For The Fairies

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❝ Hush, no more, be silent all.
Sweet repose has clos’d her eyes,
soft as feather’d snow does fall!
Softly, softly steal from hence.
No noise disturb her sleeping sense.❞

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Enjoy!

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* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!