James Bowman, Michael Chance; Robert King: The King's Consort - Purcell & Blow: Countertenor duets

This recording of duets by the great composers of the Restoration is one of the gems of Hyperion�s catalogue. It features the celebrated countertenors James Bowman and Michael Chance at the peak of their powers, and the combination of their two voices with the sympathetic accompaniment of The King�s Consort creates something uniquely glorious.Purcell was a countertenor himself and in his writing for the voice produced some of his most felicitous music. John Blow, Purcell�s predecessor and successor as organist of Westminster Abbey, reached his compositional zenith with the extended duet (almost a small cantata) on the subjects of Purcell�s tragic early death and inextinguishable influence.