An Evening of Music at Carter's Grove Plantation (1970) Vinyl LP • Williamsburg

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Vinyl plays with occasional light-crackles (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; light-scuffing (front/back); discoloration with darker spots on back. Inner-sleeve is original (generic white). Spine has no-text and mild-wear. Some shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. Release date is approximately in the 1970s. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Tobacco Is Like Love
2. When A Woman's Front Is Wrinkled (The Padlock)
3. Matrimony In Fashion (The Beggar's Wedding)
4. Virgins Are Like The Fair Flower (The Beggar's Opera)
5. Castabella Going To Sea
6. Süsse Stille
7. Minuet By Mr. Pelham, Organist Of The Church In Williamsburg
8. Patterson's Hornpipe
9. The Cannonade At Yorktown
10. Trumpet March
11. 'Tis Liberty (Judas Maccabaeus)
12. We Sing To Him
13. On The Crucifixion
14. Lessons For Harpsichord In E Minor, Almand, Corant, Aire, Minuet, Jigg
15. Vinto Sono (La Stativa)
16. Ergiti, Amor (Scipione Nelle Spagne)

About The Record:

An Evening of Music at Carter's Grove Plantation, by Ann Rowe and J.S. Darling, is a classical recording featuring mezzo-soprano Ann Rowe accompanied by harpsichordist J.S. Darling, along with violinist Elizabeth Chapman and cellist Frances Hooper on select pieces, presenting an intimate selection of 18th-century songs, arias, and instrumental works. The album captures a live or site-specific performance atmosphere recorded at Carter's Grove Plantation in Virginia, a historic 18th-century Georgian-style mansion built in 1755 and associated with Colonial Williamsburg, adding a layer of historical authenticity by evoking the period's musical gatherings in a preserved colonial setting. Unique aspects include its production by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and its release on a not-on-label private pressing (WS-103), aimed at preserving and promoting early American and British musical heritage through pieces like Tobacco is like love by Tobias Hume, When a woman's front is wrinkled from Charles Dibdin's The Padlock, Virgins are like the fair flower from The Beggar's Opera by Henry Purcell and John Pepusch, and works by Handel and Scarlatti. This recording stands out for its focus on lesser-known Baroque and early Classical vocal repertoire performed in a historically resonant location, making it a niche but interesting artifact for enthusiasts of colonial American music and early music revival efforts.