#reginald mobley

[countesspetofi]

The song that got me into Baroque music 🎶

One of my favorite English Baroque pieces. I used to sing it many years ago, but I think this is my new favorite performance. The lutenist weaves a while new realization of Purcell’s figured bass that’s super fresh, and the countertenot’s voice is smooth as glass, with ornamentation that kept me on my toes until the final resolution. And check out the text painting on “eas’d” and “drop;” cool stuff!! I think jazz fans would like this version as much as classical. 

Music for a while Shall all your cares beguile. Wond'ring how your pains were eas'd And disdaining to be pleas'd Till Alecto free the dead From their eternal bands, Till the snakes drop from her head, And the whip from out her hands. Music for a while Shall all your cares beguile.

--Music by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) text by John Dryden (1631-1700)

,countertenor,alecto,the furies,greek mythology

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

Reginald Mobley. That's It, That's the Post.

Reginald Mobley might be my favorite singer when it comes to Purcell. I mean, seriously-

What a lovely and limber sound, and dude does not flinch dipping in and out of the lower register. There's something so tender about how he sings, too. It's just sublime.

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

[kaninkungen]

Not to be clickbaity, but wait for the vocalist.

[thesongthesoulsings]

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

[creatureboo]

When I hear the words "angelic voice", I always think of countertenors.

This is beautiful to listen to when you need your cares beguiled.

[hartshorn-and-isinglass]

Love hearing Reggie sing Purcell.