“Hail! Bright Cecilia”, Z. 328 by Henry Purcell. 184 recordings in this catalogue, from 1956 to 2025.
Movements
I. Symphony
II. “Hail! Bright Cecilia”
III. “Hark! Hark! Each tree its silence breaks”
IV. “’Tis nature’s voice”
V. “Soul of the world”
VI. “Thou tun’st this world”
VII. “With that sublime celestial lay”
VIII. “Wondrous machine!”
IX. “The airy violin”
X. “In vain the am’rous flute”
XI. “The fife and all the harmony of war”
XII. “Let these amongst themselves contest”
XIII. “Hail! Bright Cecilia, hail to thee”
Top Performers
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Recordings (8 of 184)
Orchestra
Credited instrument
| Performers | Year | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert King, The King's Consort, Iestyn Davies · view | 2019 | - | 6:21 |
| François Lazarevitch, Tim Mead · view | 2018 | Alpha Classics | 4:49 |
| Jill Feldman, Nigel North · view | 2017 | Arcana | 3:49 |
| Laurence Cummings, Carolyn Sampson, Jonathan Manson · view | 2016 | Wigmore Hall Live | 4:34 |
| Iestyn Davies · view | 2014 | Wigmore Hall Live | 3:49 |
| Christina Pluhar, Philippe Jaroussky · view | 2014 | Erato | 4:34 |
| Christina Pluhar · view | 2014 | Erato | 3:42 |
| Nicolas Achten · view | 2013 | Alpha Productions | 3:53 |
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