The Playfords – Garlic & Onions (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

The Playfords – Garlic & Onions (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:08 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Classical
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The German ensemble “The Playfords” is known for presenting music of past centuries in a new way, of course, they make excellent music. Her album “Luther tanzt” became a real bestseller. The new album is called “Garlic & Onions” and the music is about pleasures and culinary enjoyment in the broadest sense. The focus is on English Renaissance music such as the works of Thomas Campion or Tomas Hume, but also English folk music, which describes not only the joy of good food (and drinking), but also the longing for a seemingly more authentic life in the English countryside in the 16th and 17th centuries. Inspired by John Playford’s famous collection “The English Dancing Master”, which also gave the ensemble its name, the album contains enjoyable traditional tunes such as “Nutmegs and Ginger”, “Lumps of Pudding” and “The Cooks Humour”, which address culinary pleasures with wit and ambiguity. The title song “Garlic and Onions” is by (German) songwriter Tim Liebert (…). Songs such as “The Merry Merry Milkmaids” evoke images of cheerful rural escapades, while Tobias Hume’s “Tobacco” is a tribute to the enjoyment of the exotic at that time. “I will give my love to apple” focuses on the power of love through the hidden symbolism of the fruit, while “Glory of the Kitchen” praises the importance of good cuisine. The meticulous research and passion of the Playfords for unusual music are reflected in every piece.

Tracklist:
1-01. The Playfords – Twas o’er the Hills and far away (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (05:17)
1-02. The Playfords – I will give my love an apple (03:37)
1-03. The Playfords – Nutmegs and Ginger (01:51)
1-04. The Playfords – Cook’s Humour (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (01:11)
1-05. The Playfords – Garlic and Onions (02:25)
1-06. The Playfords – The Glory of the Kitchen / Jamenko (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (01:16)
1-07. The Playfords – Lumps of Pudding (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (04:40)
1-08. The Playfords – The Merry Merry Milkmaids / The Milkmaid’s Bob (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (02:33)
1-09. The Playfords – Northern Lasse’s Lamentation / Sellinger’s Round (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (03:57)
1-10. The Playfords – Though you are young and I am old (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (02:01)
1-11. The Playfords – Dissembling Love (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (03:40)
1-12. The Playfords – On the cold ground (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (02:05)
1-13. The Playfords – Ginnie Pug or Strawberries and Cream (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (01:25)
1-14. The Playfords – Tobacco (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (02:03)
1-15. The Playfords – An Old man is a Bed full of bones (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (02:27)
1-16. The Playfords – A Cup of Old Stingo (Arr. for Baroque ensemble by The Playfords) (03:02)
1-17. The Playfords – Mrs Savages Whim (Arr. for Renaissance ensemble by The Playfords) (04:11)
1-18. The Playfords – Are you going to Whittingham Fair (04:05)
1-19. The Playfords – Role the Rumple Sawny (02:10)

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