Purcell: Come ye sons of art

Purcell: Come ye sons of art

Ode for the birthday of Queen Mary (1694)
Boyce, A. Deller, Ritchie, Whitworth, Gerlin, St. Anthony Singers and Ensemble orchestral de l'Oiseau-lyre - Anthony Lewis, cond.
L'Oiseau-lyre (France) OLLD 91 [LP, France, mono, 25cm]
L'Oiseau-Lyre DL 53004 [LP, France, mono, 25cm]

Pristine Audio PACO 003 [CD]

Contents:

Come, ye sons of art, Z323; text N. Tate
(Ode on the Birthday of Mary II, 1694)

1. Ouverture (sinfonia)
1. Largo
2. Allegro
3. Adagio
2. Come, come, ye Sons of Art (counter-tenor, chorus)
3. Sound the trumpet till around (counter-tenors)
4. Come, come, ye Sons of Art (chorus)
5. Strike the viol (counter-tenor)
6. The day that such a blessing gave (bass, chorus)
7. Bid the Virtues (soprano, oboe)
8. These are the sacred charms that shield (bass)
9. See Nature, rejoicing (soprano, bass, chorus)

Playing time: 23' 08"

Performers:
Margaret Ritchie (soprano), Alfred Deller (counter-tenor), John Withworth (counter-tenor), Bruce Boyce (baritone), Ruggero Gerlin (harpsichord) with St. Anthony Singers and l'Ensemble orchestral de L'Oiseau-Lyre - Anthony Lewis, cond.

Recording site and date:
Unknown [1953];
1954 (DL 53004), 1955 (OLLD 91), 2005 (Pristine)

Compilation:
L'Oiseau-Lyre OL 50166 Purcell: Come, ye Sons of Art away - Lully: Miserere;

Excerpts:
[2]-[5] Decca 411 661-1 [LP] Grandi Voci, Alfred Deller
[2]-[5] Decca 448 247-2 [CD] Grandi Voci Alfred Deller
[3] Decca 443 393-2 [CD] Chefs d'oeuvres de Henry Purcell

Reviewed in:
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 32/377- [Oct. 1954].

Comments:
Information from BN-Opale, MELVYL and Nancy Freudenthal. Reference is 50106 in Singularity of a Voice. On the Pristine Audio release track 4 is included in track 3.

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