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Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs

The King's Consort, New College Choir, Oxford, Robert King

Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs

Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs

The King's Consort, New College Choir, Oxford, Robert King

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Well, strictly speaking this is not a new release, but as the original issue of this important and unique set has been out of stock for almost two years we think a reminder is called for.

The need to create new artwork caused the hiatus in repressing, but it also gave us the opportunity to re-think the packaging, and the set is now contained within a slim clamshell box with cardboard inner sleeves (rather than the original large box containing eight standard jewel cases with individual booklets for each disc). There is now one substantial and fully updated 72-page booklet which contains all the texts and a trilingual note.

This is the only complete recording of Purcell’s Odes and Welcome Songs and, as such, one of the treasures of the Hyperion catalogue—it makes a very welcome return.

Contents and tracklist

Purcell: Arise, my Muse, Z320
Work length21:02
I. Symphony
Track length1:41
II. Arise, my muse
Track length1:56
III. Ye sons of music raise your voices high
Track length1:00
IV. Then sound your instruments and charm the earth
Track length1:40
V. See how the glitt'ring ruler of the day
Track length2:59
VI. Hail, gracious Gloriana
Track length3:01
VII. And since the time's distress to wars' alarms
Track length1:23
VIII. To quell his country's foes
Track length1:23
IX. But ah, I see Eusebia drown'd in tears
Track length2:37
X. But Glory cries 'Go on'
Track length3:22
Purcell: Welcome to all the pleasures (from Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1683), Z339
Work length15:30
I. Symphony
Track length1:32
II. Welcome to all the pleasures that delight
Track length2:06
III. Here the Deities approve
Track length4:35
IV. While joys celestial their bright souls invade
Track length1:29
V. Then lift up your voices, those organs of nature
Track length1:57
VI. Beauty, thou scene of love
Track length2:28
VII. In a consort of voices while instruments play
Track length1:23
Purcell: By beauteous softness (from Now does the glorious day appear, Z332)
Work length23:35
I. Symphony
Track length3:37
II. Now does the glorious day appear
Track length1:21
III. Not any one such joy could bring
Track length1:24
IV. This does our fertile isle with glory crown
Track length2:29
V. Now does the glorious day appear
Track length1:21
VI. It was a work of full as great a weight
Track length1:56
VII. By beauteous softness mixed with majesty
Track length3:55
VIII. Her hero to whose conduct and whose arms
Track length1:32
IX. Our dear religion, with our law's defence
Track length1:48
X. No more shall we the great Eliza boast
Track length2:31
XI. Now, now, with one united voice
Track length1:41
Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1692), Z328
Work length52:06
I. Symphony
Track length9:27
II. Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail!
Track length4:10
III. Hark, each Tree its silence breaks
Track length4:14
IV. 'Tis Nature's Voice; thro' all the moving Wood
Track length4:03
V. Soul of the World!
Track length2:44
VI. Thou tun'st this World below, the Spheres above
Track length3:13
VII. With that sublime Celestial Lay
Track length3:11
VIII. Wond'rous Machine!
Track length2:45
IX. The Airy Violin
Track length1:28
X. In vain the Am'rous Flute and soft Guitar
Track length5:56
XI. The Fife and all the Harmony of War
Track length3:08
XII. Let these amongst themselves contest
Track length3:25
XIII. Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail to thee!
Track length4:22
Purcell: Who can from joy refrain?, Z342
Work length24:42
I. Overture
Track length4:27
II. Who can from joy refrain?
Track length5:12
III. A Prince of glorious race descended
Track length3:34
IV. The Father brave as e'er was Dane
Track length1:29
V. The Graces in his Mother shine
Track length2:00
VI. Sound the Trumpet and beat the warlike Drum
Track length2:29
VII. If now he burns with noble flame
Track length5:31
Purcell: Welcome Song - Fly, bold rebellion, Z324
Work length19:25
I. Symphony
Track length1:58
II. Fly, bold rebellion, make haste and be gone!
Track length2:27
III. Rivers from their channels turned
Track length3:14
IV. If then we've found the want of his rays
Track length3:16
V. But Heaven has now dispelled those fears
Track length1:21
VI. Come then, change your notes, disloyal crowd
Track length1:40
VII. Be welcome then, great Sir, to constant vows
Track length3:33
VIII. Welcome to all those wishes fulfilled
Track length1:56
Purcell: Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335
Work length23:42
I. Symphony
Track length3:11
II. Sound the trumpet, beat the drum
Track length1:57
III. Crown the year and crown the day
Track length3:30
IV. Let Caesar and Urania live
Track length2:56
V. What greater bliss can Fate bestow
Track length2:48
VI. Chaconne
Track length3:34
VII. While Caesar like the morning star
Track length2:22
VIII. To Urania and Caesar delights without measure
Track length3:24
Purcell: Celebrate this festival, Z321
Work length32:42
I. Symphony
Track length1:37
II. Celebrate this Festival
Track length1:31
III. Britain now thy cares beguile
Track length2:35
IV. 'Tis sacred, bid the trumpet cease
Track length0:47
V. Let sullen Discord smile
Track length2:39
VI. Crown the altar, deck the shrine
Track length3:04
VII. Expected Spring at last is come
Track length1:48
VIII. April, who till now has mourned
Track length2:53
IX. Departing thus you'll hear him say
Track length1:19
X. Happy realm beyond expressing
Track length3:24
XI. While, for a righteous cause he arms
Track length4:49
XII. Return, fond Muse, the thoughts of war
Track length3:28
XIII. Kindly treat Maria's day
Track length2:48
Purcell: With him he brings the partner of his throne (from Ye tuneful Muses, Z344)
Work length24:14
I. Symphony
Track length3:26
II. Ye tuneful Muses, raise your heads
Track length2:55
III. Be lively then and gay
Track length2:22
IV. In his just praise your noblest songs let fall
Track length2:34
V. From the rattling of drums and the trumpet's loud sounds
Track length3:16
VI. To music's softer but yet kind
Track length1:55
VII. With him he brings the partner of his throne
Track length4:31
VIII. Happy in a mutual love
Track length1:22
IX. Whilst in music and verse our duty we show
Track length1:53
Purcell: Her charming strains expel tormenting Care (from Celestial music did the gods inspire, Z322)
Work length17:24
I. Symphony
Track length3:09
II. Celestial music did the gods inspire
Track length2:09
III. Her charming strains expel tormenting Care
Track length3:04
IV. Thus Virgil's Genius lov'd the country best
Track length2:13
V. Whilst music did improve Amphion's song
Track length2:11
VI. When Orpheus sang all Nature did rejoice
Track length2:05
VII. Let Phyllis by her voice but charm the Air
Track length2:33
Purcell: From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war (for the wedding of Prince George and Princess Anne, 1683)
Work length17:51
I. Symphony
Track length2:36
II. From hardy Climes and dangerous Toils of War
Track length3:12
III. As Fame, great Sir, before you ran
Track length2:37
IV. Wake then, my Muse, wake Instruments and Voice
Track length1:57
V. The Sparrow and the gentle Dove
Track length4:44
VI. So all the Boons indulgent Heav'n design'd
Track length1:23
VII. Hence without Scheme or Figure to descry
Track length1:22
Purcell: Welcome, welcome, glorious morn, Z338
Work length27:12
I. Symphony
Track length2:24
II. Welcome, welcome, glorious morn
Track length1:36
III. At thy return the joyful Earth
Track length4:01
IV. Welcome as when three happy Kingdoms strove
Track length2:38
V. The mighty goddess of this wealthy Isle
Track length1:32
VI. Full of Wonder and Delight
Track length1:53
VII. And lo! a sacred Fury swell'd her Breast
Track length3:16
VIII. My Pray'rs are heard, Heav'n has at last bestow'd
Track length3:55
IX. He to the Field by Honour call'd shall go
Track length1:43
X. Whilst undisturb'd his happy Consort reigns
Track length1:46
XI. Sound, all ye Spheres; confirm the Omen, Heav'n
Track length2:28
Purcell: Great parent, hail to thee (for the Centenary of Trinity College, Dublin, 1694)
Work length24:30
I. Symphony
Track length2:28
II. Great Parent, Hail to Thee!
Track length2:15
III. Another Century commencing
Track length2:22
IV. After War's Alarms repeated
Track length3:15
V. Awful Matron take thy Seat
Track length3:24
VI. She was the first who did inspire
Track length1:57
VII. Succeeding Princes next recite
Track length1:49
VIII. But chiefly Recommend to Fame
Track length1:31
IX. Thy Royal Patron sung: Repair
Track length3:54
X. With themes like these, ye Sons of Art
Track length1:35
Purcell: The summer's absence unconcerned we bear, Z337
Work length18:06
I. Symphony
Track length2:26
II. The summer's absence unconcerned we bear
Track length3:23
III. And when late from your throne Heaven's call you attend
Track length2:16
IV. Ah! had we, Sir, the power or art
Track length2:30
V. Happy while all her neighbours bled
Track length1:32
VI. So happily still you your counsels employ
Track length1:12
VII. These had by their ill usage drove
Track length2:29
VIII. But those no more shall dare repine
Track length2:18
Purcell: Love's goddess sure was blind, Z331
Work length21:41
I. Symphony
Track length3:41
II. Love's goddess sure was blind this day
Track length3:04
III. Those eyes, that form, that lofty mien
Track length1:28
IV. Sweetness of Nature and true wit
Track length2:46
V. Long may she reign over this Isle
Track length2:09
VI. May her blest example chase
Track length1:34
VII. Many such days may she behold
Track length3:33
VIII. May she to Heaven late return
Track length3:26
Purcell: Raise, raise the voice, Z334
Work length12:32
I. Symphony
Track length2:55
II. Raise, raise the voice, all Instruments obey
Track length2:46
III. The God himself says he'll be present here
Track length2:24
IV. Mark how readily each pliant string
Track length4:27
Purcell: Laudate Ceciliam, Z329
Work length10:33
I. Symphony – Laudate Ceciliam, in voce et organo
Track length2:28
II. Modulemini psalmum novum
Track length2:37
III. Symphony
Track length1:50
IV. Dicite Virgini, canite martyri
Track length3:38
Purcell: From those serene and rapturous joys, Z326
Work length23:08
I. Symphony
Track length3:36
II. From those serene and rapturous joys
Track length3:23
III. Behold th' indulgent Prince is come
Track length2:10
IV. Not with an Helmet or a glitt'ring Spear
Track length2:43
V. Welcome as soft refreshing show'rs
Track length2:36
VI. Welcome, more welcome does he come
Track length4:33
VII. Nor does the Sun more comfort bring
Track length1:11
VIII. With trumpets and shouts we receive the World's Wonder
Track length2:56
Purcell: Of old, when heroes thought it base (The Yorkshire Feast Song, 1690)
Work length36:15
I. Symphony
Track length2:23
II. Of old, when heroes thought it base
Track length4:03
III. The bashful Thames, for beauty so renown'd
Track length4:31
IV. The pale and the purple rose
Track length4:18
V. And in each track of glory since
Track length3:56
VI. Symphony
Track length2:18
VII. And now when the renown'd Nassau
Track length1:58
VIII. They did no storms, nor threat'nings fear
Track length2:05
IX. So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night
Track length4:43
X. Let music join
Track length1:26
XI. Sound trumpets, sound! beat ev'ry drum
Track length2:34
XII. Sound all to him
Track length2:00
Purcell: Swifter, Isis, swifter flow (Welcome Song for Charles II, 1681)
Work length15:04
I. Symphony – Swifter, Isis, swifter flow
Track length4:57
II. Land him safely on her shore
Track length1:09
III. Hark, hark! just now my listening ears
Track length1:56
IV. Welcome, dread Sir, to town
Track length1:15
V. But with as great devotion meet
Track length2:06
VI. The King whose presence like the Spring
Track length1:28
VII. Then since, Sir, from you all our blessings do flow
Track length2:13
Purcell: What shall be done in behalf of the man?, Z341
Work length14:34
I. Symphony
Track length2:46
II. What shall be done in behalf of the man?
Track length2:42
III. All the grandeur he possesses
Track length2:47
IV. Mighty Charles, though joined with thee
Track length3:35
V. May all factious troubles cease
Track length2:44
Purcell: Come ye sons of art (Ode for Queen Mary's birthday, 1694), Z 323
Work length25:46
I. Symphony
Track length3:37
II. Come ye sons of Art, away
Track length1:58
III. Sound the trumpet, 'til around
Track length3:52
IV. Strike the viol, touch the lute
Track length5:11
V. The day that such a blessing gave
Track length3:00
VI. Bid the Virtues, bid the Graces
Track length3:21
VII. These are the sacred charms that shield
Track length1:46
VIII. See Nature, rejoicing, has shown us the way
Track length3:01
Purcell: Welcome, vicegerent of the mighty king, Z340
Work length14:09
I. Symphony – Welcome, vicegerent of the mighty King
Track length3:11
II. Ah! Mighty Sir, if you to such long absence are inclined
Track length1:24
III. But your blest presence now
Track length2:10
IV. Your influous approach our pensive hope recalls
Track length1:25
V. When the Summer, in his glory
Track length1:17
VI. All loyalty and honour be
Track length0:59
VII. Music the food of love
Track length3:43
Purcell: Why, why are all the Muses mute?, Z343
Work length27:41
I. Why, why are all the Muses mute?
Track length4:39
II. When should each soul exalted be?
Track length2:30
III. Britain, thou now art great, art great indeed!
Track length3:39
IV. Look up, and to our Isle returning see
Track length2:12
V. Accurs'd rebellion reared his head
Track length3:05
VI. Caesar for milder virtues honour'd more
Track length2:41
VII. The many-headed beast is quelled at home
Track length2:13
VIII. In the equal balance laid
Track length1:22
IX. O how blest is the Isle to which Caesar is given
Track length5:20
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