
William Boyce’s eight Op. 2 symphonies have been fairly well treated on disc–versions by Pinnock (Archiv), Marriner (Capriccio), Boughton (Nimbus), and Ronald Thomas (CRD) have
Just as in another era impressionist Rich Little captured the gestures and demeanor of President Nixon better than Nixon himself, and Dana Carvey’s voice and
On an earlier recording of William Boyce’s vocal music–his 1739 setting of the Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day (see reviews)–these same forces showed the 28-year-old
Most listeners hear a strong Handelian influence in the music of William Boyce. It’s not surprising since at the time the much younger Boyce rose