From harmony, from heav'nly harmony (Draghi)
from Blow & Draghi: Odes for St Cecilia (CDH55257)
1 Symphony [5'05]
2 From harmony, from heav'nly harmony [2'12]
3 When nature underneath a heap [6'39]
4 What passion cannot Musick raise and quell! [3'27]
5 The trumpet's loud clangor [3'21]
6 The soft complaining flute [4'12]
7 Sharp violins proclaim [4'01]
8 But oh! what art can teach [2'47]
9 Orpheus cou'd lead the savage race [3'17]
10 As from the pow'r of sacred lays [4'57]
39 minutes 58 seconds 10 tracks
‘Peter Holman's flair for drama illuminates the evocative settings of these lesser-known composers. Both conducting and sound quality capture the nuances of textures, registers and sonorities’ (BBC Mu ...