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George Jeffreys: Lost Majesty

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Sacred Songs & Anthems by George Jeffreys

This 2-CD recording features the complete English vocal works for 4 and 5 voices with continuo by George Jeffreys, including many world-premiere recordings, showing him to be the forgotten composer of the English 17th century.

Schallplattenkritik Quarterly Critics Choice
Spring 2024

“glowing, passionate, expressive” BR Klassik

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"Solomon's Knot is a stroke of luck for the forgotten composer...they really make the music their own, glowing, passionate, expressive" - BR Klassik

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This 2-CD recording features the complete English vocal works for 4 and 5 voices with continuo by George Jeffreys, showing him to be the forgotten composer of the English 17th century. This one-time organist to Charles I fused the Italian madrigal with English church music, creating a unique style and bringing the baroque to British shores.

This is the second of a series of location-specific Solomon’s Knot recording projects. It was made at Kirby Hall in Northamptonshire, where George Jeffreys lived and worked for the Hatton family. Thanks to the kind permission of English Heritage, and the generous donations of so many of our supporters, we have the great pleasure of bringing his music back into the light.

Reviews

"Solomon's Knot is a stroke of luck for the forgotten composer. They really make the music their own, glowing, passionate, expressive. An exceptionally intense album" - BR Klassik

“The music is absolutely on the same level as Schein’s Israelsbrünnlein or Schütz’s Musikalisches Exequien.
In summary: extremely interesting, perfectly interpreted music of a previously neglected early-Baroque English composer. A clear candidate for the Best Recordings of the Year and therefore unreservedly recommended.” - Klassik Heute
“This disc more than makes a case for Jeffreys music in this vital performance the sheer presence of the singers makes the whole recital more than enjoyable.” - Planet Hugill
"Vocally gripping" - Rondo Magazine
"an outstanding and important recording" - BBC Music Magazine
"Solomon’s Knot tap into an extraordinary forgotten composer, George Jeffreys (c1610-1685), and the results are absolutely fascinating." - Gramophone Magazine
"an outstanding complete recording” - Concerto Magazin
Accolades
Long list of the German Quarterly Critic's Choice (Longlist des Preises Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik) - Schallenplattenkritik

Additional information

Weight0.150 kg
Dimensions12.5 × 14 × 1.5 cm
Solomon's Knot

 

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