tracks

Hail! Bright Cecilia - Ode For St. Cecilia's Day, 1692
I Symphony
II "Hail! Bright Cecilia" (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Chorus
III "Hark Each Tree" (Alto, Bass)
IV "'Tis Nature's Voice" (Tenor)
V "Soul of the world" (Chorus)
VI "Thou tun'st this world" (Soprano)
VII "With That Sublime Celestial Lay" (Altos, Bass)
VIII "Wondrous Machine" (Bass)
IX "The Airy Violin" (Alto)
X "In Vain The Am'rous Flute" (Alto, Tenor)
XI "The Fife And All The Harmony Of War" (Alto)
XII "Let These Amongst Themselves Contest" (Baritone, Bass)
XIII "Hail! Bright Cecilia" (Altos, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)
Come Ye Sons Of Art - Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Mary, 1694
I Overture
II. "Come, ye Sons of Art, come away" (Countertenor, Chorus)
III "Sound the trumpet" (Counter-Tenors)
IV "Come, Ye Sons Of Art, Come Away" (Chorus)
V "Strike The Viol" (Counter-Tenor)
VI "The Day That Such A Blessing" (Bass, Chorus)
VII "Bid The Virtues" (Soprano)
VIII "These, Are The Sacred Charms" (Bass)
IX "See Nature, Rejoicing" (Soprano, Bass, Chorus)
Funeral Sentences For The Death Of Queen Mary II (1695), Z.27
I March
II Man That Is Born
III Canzona
IV In The Midst Of Life
V Canzona
VI "Thou Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our H
VII March

notes

℗ 1983, ℗ 1977 and this compilation
℗ 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
© 2015 Parlophone Records Limited
Made in the EU

credits

Baritone Vocals – Stephen Varcoe (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Thomas Allen (tracks: 2-1 to 2-16)
Bass Vocals – David Thomas (9) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Brass – Equale Brass Ensemble, (tracks: 2-1 to 2-16)
Chorus – The Monteverdi Choir
Conductor – John Eliot Gardiner (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Countertenor Vocals – Ashley Stafford (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Brian Gordon (2) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13), Charles Brett (tracks: 2-1 to 2-16), John Williams (67) (tracks: 2-1 to 2-16)
Ensemble – The English Baroque Soloists
Orchestra – The Monteverdi Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Felicity Lott (tracks: 2-1 to 2-16), Jennifer Smith (3) (tracks: 1-1 to 1-13)
Tenor Vocals – Paul Elliott

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Parlophone Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Parlophone Records Ltd.
Record Company – Warner Music Group
Recorded At – Barbican – CD1
Recorded At – Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Hampstead

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