Broken in the bud – Thomas Linley jr.
Today, another episode in the series about young deceased composers titled “In de knop gebroken” (Broken in the bud). In this episode, we pay attention to the Englishman Thomas Linley Jr. (1756-1778). The “junior” in his name is to distinguish him from his father, who was also a composer, as well as a harpsichordist and singing teacher.
Young Thomas played violin concertos at the age of seven and was an experienced composer when he went to Italy at the age of twelve to study violin and composition. Upon his return, he quickly became one of the leading musicians in London. But his life was abruptly ended shortly after his 22nd birthday when he drowned during a boating trip on a lake.
Thomas Linley Jr.: Sonata for violin and basso continuo in A
Locatelli Trio
Thomas Linley Sr.: “Think not, my love”
Emma Kirkby, soprano; Frances Kelly, harp
Thomas Linley Jr.: “To heal the wound a bee had made”
Rufus Müller, tenor; Florian Deuter, violin; Frances Kelly, harp
Cantata “Ye nymphs of Albion’s beauty blooming isle”
Julia Gooding, soprano; Paul Goodwin, oboe; The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra and Choir conducted by Paul Nicholson
Music for “The Tempest”
Julia Gooding, soprano; Paul Goodwin, oboe; The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra and Choir conducted by Paul Nicholson
Overture to “The Duenna”
The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra conducted by Paul Nicholson.
