Purcell - Odes / Anthems

Purcell: Music for Queen Mary

Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra - John Eliot Gardiner
Erato 96553

Contents:

Come, ye sons of art: ode for the birthday of Queen Mary, 1694

1. Ouverture
2. Come, ye Sons of Art, come away
3. Sound the trumpet
4. Come, ye Sons of Art, come away
5. Strike the viol
6. The day that such a blessing
7. Bid the virtues
8. These, are the sacred charms
9. See Nature, rejoicing

Music for the funeral of Queen Mary, 1695

10. March
11. Man that is born
12. Canzona
13. In the midst of life
14. Canzona
15. Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
16. March

Performers: Felicity Lott (soprano), Charles Brett (countertenor), John Williams (countertenor), Thomas Allen (bass), Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble

Playing time: 45'

Recording date: February 1976

This program consists of Come, ye sons of art: ode for the birthday of Queen Mary, 1694.

Other recordings:

Purcell: Odes

Come ye sons of art / Now does the glorious day appear / Love's goddess sure was blind
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment - Gustav Leonhardt
Virgin Veritas 59243

Purcell: Funeral Sentences

Musique funèbre pour la Reine Mary
Collegium Vocale - Philippe Herreweghe
Harmonia Mundi 901462

Purcell: Jubilate & Te Deum

Taverner Choir & Players - Andrew Parrott
Virgin Veritas 45061

There is also an 11-volume "Complete Anthems and Services" by the King's Consort on Hyperion. The first volume:

Purcell: Anthems and Services - 1

The King's Consort - Robert King
Hyperion 66585

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