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An arioso section follows, calling for a quill ‘to write the praises’, and then, with Purcell inspired as ever at the mention of music, for ‘a voice like yours to sing that anthem here which once you sung’. An extended section of alleluias closes the work: the compelling variety of moods and phrases create such an inexorable momentum that it is easy to forget Purcell is setting just one word.
from notes by Robert King ©
extrait des notes rédigées par Robert King © 1993
Français: Jean-Paul Metzger
aus dem Begleittext von Robert King © 1993
Deutsch: Margarete Forsyth
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