2009/09/17, 06:03:55, UTC
Purcell - Passacaglia (King Arthur)
This chorus in the form of a passacaglia is from Purcell's music for the semi-opera King Arthur. The semi-opera was a curious form in which the music was only used for unimportant parts of the plot; this chorus ('How happy the lover') is actually an attempt by evil spirits to divert Arthur from his quest to rescue his beloved. The Cherwell Singers, as usual.
Source type: Recording
Ambisonic order: F (4 ch) 1st order 3D
Recording device: MOTU Traveler
Microphone name: Core Sound TetraMic
Array type: Tetrahedral
Capsule type: Cardioid
Calibration method: Software with parameter file