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The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs

Robert King · Edward Higginbottom · The King's Consort · James Bowman · Charles Daniels · John Mark Ainsley · Rogers Covey-Crump · Gillian Fisher · Simon Keenlyside · Mark Padmore

Hyperion1992Cat. CDS44031/81h 56m33 tracks

The Complete Odes and Welcome Songs (1992), CD, on Hyperion. Music by Henry Purcell, performed by Robert King, Edward Higginbottom, The King's Consort, James Bowman; 33 tracks.

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Disc 2

01

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": I. Symphony

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort

9:27

02

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": II. (Soloists and Chorus) "Hail! bright Cecilia"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Edward Higginbottom, Robert King, The King's Consort

4:11

03

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": III. Aria (Alto, Bass) "Hark, each Tree its silence breaks"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman

4:14

04

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": IV. Aria (Alto) "'Tis Nature's Voice"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman

4:03

05

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": V. Chorus "Soul of the World"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Edward Higginbottom, Robert King, The King's Consort

2:45

06

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": VI. Aria (Soprano) "Thou tun'st this World below"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Edward Higginbottom, Robert King, The King's Consort

3:14

07

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": VII. Aria (Alto, Tenor, Bass) "With that sublime Celestial Lay"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman

3:11

08

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": VIII. Aria (Bass) "Wond'rous Machine!"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort

2:45

09

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": IX. Aria (High Tenor) "The Airy Violin"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort, Rogers Covey-Crump

1:28

10

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": X. Aria (Alto, Tenor) "In vain the Am'rous Flute"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman

5:56

11

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": XI. Aria (Tenor) "The Fife and all the Harmony of War"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort, John Mark Ainsley

3:09

12

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": XII. Aria (Basses I-II) "Let these amongst themselves contest"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Robert King, The King's Consort, Simon Keenlyside

3:25

13

Ode, Z 328 "Hail! bright Cecilia": XIII. (Soloists and Chorus) "Hail! bright Cecilia"

Henry Purcell - “Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328

Edward Higginbottom, Robert King, The King's Consort

4:22

Disc 3

07

Ode, Z 324 "Fly, bold rebellion": VII. Aria (Alto) - Ritornello " Be welcome then, great Sir"

Henry Purcell - Ode, Z 324 "Fly, bold rebellion"

Robert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman

3:34

Disc 4

21

Ode, Z 325 "From hardy climes": V. Aria (Tenor) - Ritornello "The Sparrow and the gentle Dove"

Henry Purcell - From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war, Z. 325

Robert King, The King's Consort, Charles Daniels

4:44

Disc 7

01

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": I. Symphony

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: VIb. The pale and purple rose

Robert King, The King's Consort

2:24

02

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": II. Aria (Bass) - Duet (High Tenor, Bass) " Of old, when heroes thought it base"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: VIb. The pale and purple rose

Robert King, The King's Consort, Rogers Covey-Crump

4:03

03

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": III. Aria (Tenor) - Chorus "The bashful Thames, for beauto so renown'd"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: IVb: The bashful Thames, for beauty so renowned

Robert King, The King's Consort, Charles Daniels

4:32

04

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": IV. Ritornello - Aria (Alto) "The pale and the purple rose"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: VIb. The pale and purple rose

Robert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman

4:19

05

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": V. Duet (Tenor, Bass) - Chorus "And in each track of glory since"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: VIIa. / VIIb. And in each track of glory since

Robert King, The King's Consort, Charles Daniels

3:57

06

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": VI. Symphony

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: VIb. The pale and purple rose

Robert King, The King's Consort

2:19

07

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": VII. Duet (Tenor, Bass) "And now when the renown'd Nassau"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: IXa. And now when the renown'd Nassau

Robert King, The King's Consort, Charles Daniels

1:59

08

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": VIII. Duet (Basses I-II) "They did no storms, nor threat'nings fear"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: VIb. The pale and purple rose

Robert King, The King's Consort

2:05

09

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": IX. Aria (Tenor) "So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: XIb. So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night

Robert King, The King's Consort, Charles Daniels

4:44

10

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": X. Chorus "Let music join"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: VIb. The pale and purple rose

Robert King, The King's Consort

1:26

11

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": XI. Aria (Tenor) - Ritornello "Sound trumpets, sound!"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: XIIIa. Sound, trumpets, sound!

Robert King, The King's Consort, Charles Daniels

2:35

12

Ode, Z 333 "Of old, when heroes thought it base": XII. Aria (Bass) - Chorus "Sound all to him"

Henry Purcell - Of old, when heroes thought it base, Z. 333: XIVa: Sound all to him

Robert King, The King's Consort

2:01

20

Ode, Z 341 "What, what shall be done in behalf of the man": I. Symphony

Henry Purcell - Welcome Song - What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?, Z. 341: Symphony

Robert King, The King's Consort

2:47

21

Ode, Z 341 "What, what shall be done in behalf of the man": II. Aria (Bass) - Trio (Alto, Tenor, Bass) - Chorus - Ritornello "What shall be done in behalf of the man"

Henry Purcell - Welcome Song - What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?, Z. 341: What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?

Robert King, The King's Consort, Charles Daniels

2:43

22

Ode, Z 341 "What, what shall be done in behalf of the man": III. Aria (High Tenor) - Ritornelle - Chorus "All the grandeur he possesses"

Henry Purcell - Welcome Song - What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?, Z. 341: All the Grandeur

Robert King, The King's Consort, Rogers Covey-Crump

2:47

23

Ode, Z 341 "What, what shall be done in behalf of the man": IV. Aria (Bass) - Chorus - Ritornello "Mighty Charles, though joined with thee"

Henry Purcell - Welcome Song - What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?, Z. 341: Mighty Charles

Robert King, The King's Consort

3:36

24

Ode, Z 341 "What, what shall be done in behalf of the man": V. Duet (Sopranos I-II) - Chorus "May all factious troubles cease"

Henry Purcell - Welcome Song - What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?, Z. 341: May all Factious Troubles Cease

Robert King, The King's Consort, Gillian Fisher

2:45

Disc 8

24

Ode, Z 343 "Why, why are all the Muses mute?": IX. Aria (Tenor) - Ritornello - Chorus "O how blest is the Isle to which Caesar is given"

Henry Purcell - Ode, Z 343 "Why, why are all the Muses mute?"

Robert King, The King's Consort, Mark Padmore

5:21