Hail, bright Cecilia! (Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Volume 2)
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Hail, bright Cecilia! (Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Volume 2)
The Choir of New College, Oxford / The King's Consort, Robert King, director
[ Hyperion Helios / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 10 November 2011
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"For those to whom Purcell's unfailing sensitivity and inventiveness in the setting of English texts is a constant miracle, the problem with this series is knowing where to start"
- Gramophone
'Highly desirable additions to any Purcell collection'
- The Times
'For those to whom Purcell's unfailing sensitivity and inventiveness in the setting of English texts is a constant miracle, the problem with this series is knowing where to start'
- Gramophone
Tracks:
Hail, bright Cecilia!
Ode for St. Cecilia's Day, 1692
Symphony [9'27]
soli (GF, JB, JMA, MG) and chorus [4'11]
alto (JB) and bass (MG)duet [4'13]
alto solo (JB) 4'03]
chorus [2'41]
soprano solo (GF) and chorus [3'15]
alto (JB), tenor (JMA) and bass (SK) [3'10]
bass solo (MG) [2'44]
high tenor solo (RC-C) [1'28]
alto (JB) and tenor (JMA) duet [5'53]
tenor solo (JMA) [3'07]
duet for 2 bases (SK, MG) [3'25]
chorus [4'11]
Who can from joy refrain?
Birthday Ode for the Duke of Gloucester, 1695
Overture [4'27]
alto (JB) solo and chorus [5'12]
high tenor (RC-C) solo [3'34]
bass (MG) solo [1'29]
soprano (TB) solo [2'00]
tenor (JMA) solo [2'29]
soprano duet (GF, TB) and chorus [5'31]
