COMPOSERS: Earle,Harington,Herschel,Jackson,Linley
LABELS: Hyperion
WORKS: Songs by Linley, Jackson, Harington, Earle, Herschel
PERFORMER: Invocation/Timothy Roberts
CATALOGUE NO: CDA 66698 DDD
Timothy Roberts’s group Invocation is on top form in this selection of songs and instrumental pieces by the Linleys of Bath and their contemporaries. Stylish, elegant performances, in superb recordings, eloquently portray the central theme of music as imitative of nature through madrigalistic word-painting and vivid poetic imagery. Highlights such as Harington’s deliciously beautiful Damon and Clora, and Linley’s deeply affecting Alas, from the day my poor heart confirm this enchanting issue as essential. Nicholas Rast