Master of the King's Music, Maurice Greene was an important figure in English music at the time of Handel. His sensitive settings of sonnets by Edmund Spenser constitute one of the earliest songs cycles in the history of English music.

Tracklist:

Spenser's Amoretti: No. 1. After So Long A Race
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 2. Happy Ye Leaves
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 3. Faire Eyes
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 4. Ye Tradefull Merchants
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 5. The Rolling Wheele
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 6. The Merry Cuckow
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 7. How Long Shall This Like Dying Life Endure
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 8. The Laurell Leafe
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 9. Like As A Ship
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 10. What Guile Is This
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 11. Arion
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 12. Sweet Smile
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 13. Marke When The Smiles
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 14. The Love Which Me So Cruelly Tormenteth
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 15. Trust Not The Treason Of Those Smiling Lookes
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 16. Fayre Cruell
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 17. Faire Yee Be Sure
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 18. Thrise Happy She
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 19. After Long Stormes
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 20. Like As A Huntsman
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 21. Fresh Spring
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 22. One Day I Wrote Her Name Upon The Strand
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 23. Lacking My Love
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 24. Since I Did Leave The Presence Of My Love
Spenser's Amoretti: No. 25. Like As The Culver

UPC: 747313289172
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 12.18.12
Format: CD

Benjamin Hulett - 25 Sonnet Settings (CD)