Hyperion Records | Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs

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Recording details: Various dates
Various recording venues
Produced by Various producers
Engineered by Various engineers
Release date: December 1992
Total duration: 540 minutes 53 seconds

'A treasure house of shamefully neglected music. Over nine hours of wonderful invention ... this major recording achievement must be an irresistible temptation' (BBC Music Magazine)

'By any yardstick these are life-enhancing works' (CDReview)

'For a long overdue exploration of an important corpus of neglected music, Hyperion deserves the gratitude of all Purcellians' (Early Music)

'They are all here, some of the most inventive, poetic and satisfying music I know of, performed with precision and verve. I refuse to loan these discs to friends. Highly, highly recommended. Full texts and explanatory notes' (Classical CD Scout, USA)

'Every disc is such a treasure-house of wonderful invention that the whole set must be an irresistable temptation' (BBC Music Magazine Top 1000 CDs Guide)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Complete Odes & Welcome Songs

The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

		Arise, my muse, Z320
CD1	1	Movement 01: Symphony [1'39]
	2	Movement 02: Arise, my muse [1'57] Charles Daniels (tenor)
	3	Movement 03: Ye sons of music raise your voices high [1'00]
	4	Movement 04: Then sound your instruments and charm the earth [1'40] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	5	Movement 05: See how the glitt'ring ruler of the day [3'00] Charles Daniels (tenor)
	6	Movement 06: Hail, gracious Gloriana [3'01] Michael Chance (countertenor), James Bowman (countertenor)
	7	Movement 07: And since the time's distress to wars' alarms [1'24] Michael George (bass)
	8	Movement 08: To quell his country's foes [1'22] James Bowman (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	9	Movement 09: But ah, I see Eusebia drown'd in tears [2'37] Michael Chance (countertenor)
	10	Movement 10: But Glory cries 'Go on' [3'17] Michael George (bass), Michael Chance (countertenor)
		Welcome to all the pleasures, Z339
	11	Movement 1: Symphony [1'32]
	12	Movement 2: Welcome to all the pleasures that delight [2'07] James Bowman (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	13	Movement 3: Here the Deities approve [4'40] James Bowman (countertenor)
	14	Movement 4: While joys celestial their bright souls invade [1'31] Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), Michael George (bass)
	15	Movement 5: Then lift up your voices, those organs of nature [1'54] Michael Chance (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	16	Movement 6: Beauty, thou scene of love [2'30] John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
	17	Movement 7: In a consort of voices while instruments play [1'20] John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
		Now does the glorious day appear, Z332
	18	Movement 01: Symphony [3'39]
	19	Movement 02: Now does the glorious day appear [1'22]
	20	Movement 03: Not any one such joy could bring [1'24] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	21	Movement 04: This does our fertile isle with glory crown [2'29] John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
	22	Movement 05: Now does the glorious day appear [1'21]
	23	Movement 06: It was a work of full as great a weight [1'56] Michael George (bass)
	24	Movement 07: By beauteous softness mixed with majesty [3'56] James Bowman (countertenor)
	25	Movement 08: Her hero too, whose conduct and whose arms [1'32] Michael George (bass), Charles Pott (bass)
	26	Movement 09: Our dear religion, with our law's defence [1'49] Gillian Fisher (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor)
	27	Movement 10: No more shall we the great Eliza boast [2'33] John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
	28	Movement 11: Now, now, with one united voice [1'36]
		Hail! bright Cecilia, Z328
CD2	1	Movement 01: Symphony [9'27]
	2	Movement 02: Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail! [4'11] Gillian Fisher (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass), New College Choir Oxford
	3	Movement 03: Hark, each Tree its silence breaks [4'13] James Bowman (countertenor), Michael George (bass)
	4	Movement 04: 'Tis Nature's Voice; thro' all the moving Wood [4'03] James Bowman (countertenor)
	5	Movement 05: Soul of the World! [2'41] New College Choir Oxford
	6	Movement 06: Thou tun'st this World below, the Spheres above [3'15] Gillian Fisher (soprano)
	7	Movement 07: With that sublime Celestial Lay [3'10] James Bowman (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone)
	8	Movement 08: Wond'rous Machine! [2'44] Michael George (bass)
	9	Movement 09: The Airy Violin [1'28] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	10	Movement 10: In vain the Am'rous Flute and soft Guitar [5'53] James Bowman (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
	11	Movement 11: The Fife and all the Harmony of War [3'07] John Mark Ainsley (tenor)
	12	Movement 12: Let these amongst themselves contest [3'25] Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Michael George (bass)
	13	Movement 13: Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail to thee! [4'11] James Bowman (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass), New College Choir Oxford
		Who can from joy refrain?, Z342
	14	Movement 1: Overture [4'27]
	15	Movement 2: Who can from joy refrain? [5'12] James Bowman (countertenor), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	16	Movement 3: A Price of glorious race descended [3'34] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	17	Movement 4: The Father brave as e'er was Dane [1'29] Michael George (bass)
	18	Movement 5: The Graces in his Mother shine [2'00] Tessa Bonner (soprano)
	19	Movement 6: Sound the Trumpet and beat the warlike Drum [2'29] John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
	20	Movement 7: If now he burns with noble flame [5'31] Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano)
		Fly, bold rebellion, Z324
CD3	1	Movement 1: Symphony [1'58]
	2	Movement 2: Fly, bold rebellion, make haste and be gone! [2'27] Michael George (bass)
	3	Movement 3: Rivers from their channels turned [3'14] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	4	Movement 4: If then we've found the want of his rays [3'16] Michael George (bass), Rufus Müller (tenor)
	5	Movement 5: But Heaven has now dispelled those fears [1'21] Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), Rufus Müller (tenor)
	6	Movement 6: Come then, change your notes, disloyal crowd [1'40] James Bowman (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	7	Movement 7: Be welcome then, great Sir, to constant vows [3'33] James Bowman (countertenor)
	8	Movement 8: Welcome to all those wishes fulfilled [1'44]
		Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335
	9	Movement 1: Symphony [3'11]
	10	Movement 2: Sound the trumpet, beat the drum [1'57] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	11	Movement 3: Crown the year and crown the day [3'30] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	12	Movement 4: Let Caesar and Urania live [2'56] James Bowman (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	13	Movement 5: What greater bliss can Fate bestow [2'48] Rufus Müller (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	14	Movement 6: Chaconne [3'34]
	15	Movement 7: While Caesar like the morning star [2'22] Michael George (bass)
	16	Movement 8: To Urania and Caesar delights without measure [3'16] James Bowman (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor), Michael George (bass)
		Celebrate this Festival, Z321
	17	Movement 01: Symphony [1'37]
	18	Movement 02: Celebrate this Festival [1'31] Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	19	Movement 03: Britain now thy cares beguile [2'35] Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano)
	20	Movement 04: 'Tis sacred, bid the trumpet cease [0'47] Gillian Fisher (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
	21	Movement 05: Let sullen Discord smile [2'39] Tessa Bonner (soprano)
	22	Movement 06: Crown the altar, deck the shrine [3'04] James Bowman (countertenor)
	23	Movement 07: Expected Spring at last is come [1'48] Michael George (bass)
	24	Movement 08: April, who till now has mourned [2'53] James Bowman (countertenor)
	25	Movement 09: Departing thus you'll hear him say [1'19] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	26	Movement 10: Happy realm beyond expressing [3'24] James Bowman (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	27	Movement 11: While, for a righteous cause he arms [4'49] Michael George (bass), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
	28	Movement 12: Return, fond Muse, the thoughts of war [3'28] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	29	Movement 13: Kindly treat Maria's day [2'48] Tessa Bonner (soprano)
		Ye tuneful Muses, Z344
CD4	1	Movement 1: Symphony [3'26]
	2	Movement 2: Ye tuneful Muses, raise your heads [2'55] Charles Pott (bass), Michael George (bass)
	3	Movement 3: Be lively then and gay [2'22] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
	4	Movement 4: In his just praise your noblest songs let fall [2'36] Michael George (bass)
	5	Movement 5: From the rattling of drums and the trumpet's loud sounds [3'16] Charles Daniels (tenor)
	6	Movement 6: To music's softer but yet kind [1'55] James Bowman (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	7	Movement 7: With him he brings the partner of his throne [4'31] James Bowman (countertenor)
	8	Movement 8: Happy in a mutual love [1'22] Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano)
	9	Movement 9: Whilst in music and verse our duty we show [1'46] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
		Celestial music did the gods inspire, Z322
	10	Movement 1: Symphony [3'10]
	11	Movement 2: Celestial music did the gods inspire [2'09] Michael George (bass)
	12	Movement 3: Her charming strains expel tormenting Care [3'05] James Bowman (countertenor)
	13	Movement 4: Thus Virgil's Genius lov'd the country best [1'23] Gillian Fisher (soprano)
	14	Movement 5: Whilst Music did improve Amphion's song [2'11] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Michael George (bass)
	15	Movement 6: When Orpheus sang all Nature did rejoice [2'06] James Bowman (countertenor)
	16	Movement 7: Let Phyllis by her voice charm the Air [2'25] James Bowman (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor), Michael George (bass)
		From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war, Z325
	17	Movement 1: Symphony [2'36]
	18	Movement 2: From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war [3'12] Michael George (bass)
	19	Movement 3: As Fame, great Sir, before you ran [2'38] Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano)
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