from Purcell: Odes, Vol. 4 - Ye tuneful Muses (CDA66456) 1 Symphony [3'26] 24 minutes 9 seconds 9 tracks2 Ye tuneful Muses, raise your heads [2'55] 3 Be lively then and gay [2'22] 4 In his just praise your noblest songs let fall [2'36] 5 From the rattling of drums and the trumpet's loud sounds [3'16] 6 To music's softer but yet kind [1'55] 7 With him he brings the partner of his throne [4'31] 8 Happy in a mutual love [1'22] 9 Whilst in music and verse our duty we show [1'46] ‘Purcell's melodic and harmonic inventiveness has rarely been treated to such marvellous performances. If you have missed the earlier releases … I suggest that you begin collecting with this disc ... |