Odes for St Cecilia's Day / Music for Queen Mary

~ Release by Purcell; The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players, Andrew Parrott (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Emily van Evera: soprano
Michael Chance: countertenor
Kevin Smith: countertenor
Rogers Covey-Crump: tenor
Charles Daniels: tenor
Paul Elliott: tenor
Neil Jenkins: tenor
Andrew King: tenor
Michael George: bass
Simon Grant: bass
David Thomas: bass
Richard Wistreich: bass

Recorded in June 1985

Label: EMI Reflexe - Cat. No: CDC 7 47490 2 - Date: 1986
Label: Virgin Veritas - Cat. No: VC 5 45160 2 - Date: 1995

Also released as disc 2 in:
Label: Virgin Veritas - Cat. No: CDVB 5 61582 2 - Date: 1999

Soloists
Emily van Evera: Aoprano
Timothy Wilson: Countertenor
John Mark Ainsley: Tenor
Charles Daniels: Tenor
David Thomas: Bass

Recorded in August 1988

Label: Emi Reflexe - Date: 1989 - Cat.No.: CDC 7 49635 2
Label: Virgin Veritas - Date: 1995 - Cat. No.: VC 5 45159 2

Also released as disc 1 in:
Label: Virgin Veritas - Date: 1999 - Cat. No.: CDVB 5 61582 2

Annotation last modified on 2020-12-10 00:05 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: I. Symphony - Canzona & Adagio- Allegro - Grave - Allegro
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: I. Symphony
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell9:52
2Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: II. "Hail! Bright Cecilia"
bass vocals:
Simon Grant (bass-baritone) and David Thomas (British operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Rogers Covey‐Crump (tenor) and Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: II. “Hail! Bright Cecilia”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell4:04
3Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: III. "Hark! Hark! Each tree"
bass vocals:
Simon Grant (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
countertenor vocals:
Kevin Smith (english counter-tenor)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: III. “Hark! Hark! Each tree its silence breaks”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell4:01
4Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: IV. "'Tis nature's voice"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
tenor vocals:
Rogers Covey‐Crump (tenor)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: IV. “’Tis nature’s voice”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell3:28
5Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: V. "Soul of the world!"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: V. “Soul of the world”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell2:38
6Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: VI. "Thou tun'st this world below"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: VI. “Thou tun’st this world”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell5:53
7Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: VII. "With that sublime celestial lay"
bass vocals:
Michael George (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
countertenor vocals:
Michael Chance (British countertenor)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: VII. “With that sublime celestial lay”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell2:40
8Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: VIII. "Voluntary" - "Wonderous machine!"
organ:
Robert Woolley (English harpsichordist & organist)
bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: VIII. “Wondrous machine!”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
recording of:
Voluntary for Organ in D minor, Z. 718
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 718)
Henry Purcell6:06
9Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: IX. "The airy violin"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
tenor vocals:
Andrew King (operatic tenor)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: IX. “The airy violin”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell1:32
10Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: X. "In vain the am'rous flute"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
tenor vocals:
Charles Daniels (tenor) and Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: X. “In vain the am’rous flute”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell6:05
11Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: XI. "The fife and all the harmony of war"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
tenor vocals:
Neil Jenkins (tenor)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: XI. “The fife and all the harmony of war”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell3:10
12Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: XII. "Let these amongst themselves contest"
bass vocals:
David Thomas (British operatic bass) and Richard Wistreich (British bass vocalist)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: XII. “Let these amongst themselves contest”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell2:49
13Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: XIII. "Hail! Bright Cecilia"
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
partial recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: XIII. “Hail! Bright Cecilia, hail to thee”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell2:17
14Hail! Bright Cecilia "Ode on St Cecilia's Day", Z. 328: XIV. "With rapture of delight" - "Hail! Bright Cecilia"
bass vocals:
Simon Grant (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Taverner Choir
countertenor vocals:
Kevin Smith (english counter-tenor)
tenor vocals:
Rogers Covey‐Crump (tenor) and Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
vocals:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players
orchestra:
The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players and Taverner Players
conductor:
Andrew Parrott (conductor)
partial recording of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328: XIII. “Hail! Bright Cecilia, hail to thee”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
Nicholas Brady (Irish poet, 1659–1726)
part of:
“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328
Henry Purcell2:09

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