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'Highly desirable additions to any Purcell collection' The Times
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Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Vol 2: Hail, bright Cecilia! |
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Composer |
Henry Purcell |
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Conductor |
Robert King |
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Performers |
Gillian Fisher (soprano) James Bowman (countertenor) Rogers Covey-Crump (high tenor) John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Michael George (bass) Simon Keenlyside (bass)
The Choir of New College Oxford, The King's Consort |
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Hail, bright Cecilia! 1. Symphony 2. soli (GF, JB, JMA, MG) and chorus 3. alto (JB) and bass (MG)duet 4. alto solo (JB) 5. chorus 6. soprano solo (GF) and chorus 7. alto (JB), tenor (JMA) and bass (SK) 8. bass solo (MG) 9. high tenor solo (RC-C) 10. alto (JB) and tenor (JMA) duet 11. tenor solo (JMA) 12. duet for 2 bases (SK, MG) 13. chorus Who can from joy refrain? 14. Overture 15. alto (JB) solo and chorus 16. high tenor (RC-C) solo 17. bass (MG) solo 18. soprano (TB) solo 19. tenor (JMA) solo 20. soprano duet (GF, TB) and chorus
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Label |
Hyperion |
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Code |
CDA66349 |
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Released |
Recorded on 27 February - 1 March 1997 |
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Also available in the boxed set of 8 discs:
What the critics say
David Fallows for Gramophone, July 1990. You have to register to access this review, but it is free of charge.
'For those to whom Purcell's unfailing sensitivity and inventiveness in the setting of English texts is a constant miracle, the problem with this series is knowing where to start'