| Notes: | Sacred and secular works by Handel, Bach, Boddecker, Couperin and Lalande Scarlatti, Ariosti and Amodei. Lute songs by Dowland, Robert Johnson, John Blow, Schütz, D'India, Boësset and others.
Disc 1 previously released on BIS-CD-1235 (1st work) and BIS-CD-1065 (2nd-5th works); Disc 2 previously released on BIS-CD-1135 (1st-3rd works), BIS-CD-1575 (5th-7th works) and Includes a previously unreleased recording of "Ach Gott und Herr" by Christoph Graupner (4th work); Disc 3 previously released as BIS-CD-1135 (1st-2nd works), BIS-CD-1675 (3rd work) and BIS-CD-1415 (4th-6th works) ; Disc 4 previously released on BIS-CD-1475 (1st-6th works), BIS-CD-1505 (7th-9th works) and BIS-CD-1435 (10th-18th works).
Program and biographical notes on the performer in English, German and French and song texts with English translation (83 p. : ports.) laid in container.
Emma Kirkby, Agnès Mellon, soprano ; John Abberger, oboe ; Thomas Georgi, viola d'amore ; Mime Yamahiro Brinkmann, violoncello ; Jakob Lindberg, Anthony Rooley, Lucas Harris, lute ; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord ; London Baroque (Ingrid Seifert, Richard Gwilt, violin ; Charles Medlam, violoncello ; Terence Charleston, harpsichord, organ) ; Charles Medlam, director, bass viol ; Royal Academy of Music Baroque Orchestra ; Laurence Cummings, conductor ; Theatre of Early Music.
Disc 1 recorded May 2001 at the Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, England (1st work) and Sept. 1999 at St. Martin's, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England (2nd-5th works); Disc 2 recorded Mar. 2000 (1st-3rd works) and Sept. 2005 (4th work) at St. Martin's, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England, Feb. 2006 at Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours, Montreal, Canada (5th-7th works); Disc 3 recorded Mar. 2000 at St. Martin's, East Woodhay, Hampshire, England (1st-2nd works) and Aug. 2007 (3rd work) and Nov. 2002 (4th-6th works) at Länna Church, Sweden; Disc 4 recorded Apr. 2004 (1st-6th works) and Nov. 2005 (7th-9th works) at Länna Church, Sweden and Jul. 2001 at St. Margaret's Church, Walmgate, York, England (10th-18th works).
Sung in Latin, German, Italian, English, French and Greek.
Description based on hard copy version record.
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