Anthologie "Begin the Song!" A Purcell Academy Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Le Consort

Programme

Begin the Song! A Purcell Academy Henry Purcell (1659-1695) ·  By Beauteous Softness (Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z.332) (4'11) · Strike the viol (Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z.323) (3'36) William Croft (1678-1727) ·  Adagio from ‘With Noise of Cannon (2'44) (Musicus Apparatus Academicus) John Eccles (ca 1668-1735) ·  O Ravishing Delight (The Judgement of Paris) (3'48) · Thunder is heard at a distance (Semele) (0'40) John Blow (1649-1708) ·  So ceas’d the rival crew (An Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell) (3'24) Henry Purcell · Ritornello of the Aria ‟This Does Our Fertile Isle With Glory” (Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z.332) (1'10) · O let me weep (The Fairy Queen, Z. 629) (7'45) · Be welcome then, great Sir (Fly, bold rebellion, Z. 324) (3'00) (A Welcome Song performed to his Majesty in the year 1683) Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707) · The Glory of the Arcadian Groves (Come, come along for a dance and a song) (2'02) Henry Purcell · Music for a while (Oedipus, Z.583) (3'52) John Blow · Begin the Song! (1'14) (A Second Musical Entertainment perform'd on St. Cecilia's day. November XXII. 1684…) Henry Purcell · Here the Deities approve (Welcome to All the Pleasures, Z.339) (4'23) Mr. Barrett (ca 1676-1719) · How wretched is our fate (3'20) William Croft · Overture: Symphony (Ye Tuneful numbers) (3'03) · Tell her I'm wounded (Ye Tuneful Numbers) (3'26) · Peace is the song (Ode for the Peace of Utrecht) (3'19) (Musicus Apparatus Academicus) Henry Purcell · Air in G minor (Abdelazer, Z.570) (1'07) · O Solitude, my sweetest choice! Z.406 (6'20) · Fairest Isle (King Arthur, Z.628) (3'48) · Instrumental Introduction to the Chorus ‟Now, Now with One United Voice” (Now does the glorious day appear, Z. 332) (1'07) · Sound the trumpet (Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z.323) (2'50) Anon. (traditional) attr. to Thomas Ravenscroft (ca 1582-1635) · The Three Ravens (4'31) (Melismata, Musicall phansies fitting the court, citie and country humours, to 3, 4, and 5 voyces)