Sacred Music

H. Purcell (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 6, 2006)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• ASIN: B0000U200S
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #873,555 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, for soloists, chorus & instruments in D major, Z. 232: Te Deum

2. Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, for soloists, chorus & instruments in D major, Z. 232: Jubilate Deo

3. My beloved spake, anthem for alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, strings & continuo, Z. 28

4. O Lord, Thou art my God, anthem for soloists, chorus & organ, Z. 41

5. Lord, how long wilt Thou be angry, anthem for alto, tenor, bass, chorus & organ, Z. 25

6. Remember not, Lord, our offences, anthem for chorus & organ, Z. 50

7. Hear my prayer, O Lord, anthem for chorus, violins & continuo, Z. 15 (unfinished)

8. Funeral Sentences (for the funeral of Queen Mary), Z. 27: Funeral March

9. Funeral Sentences (for the funeral of Queen Mary), Z. 27: Man, that is born of a woman

10. Funeral Sentences (for the funeral of Queen Mary), Z. 27: In the midst of life

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Come ye sons of art away (Birthday ode for Queen Mary), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 323: Strike the Viol, song

2. Incassum, Lesbia, incassum rogas (The Queen Epicedium), song, Z. 383

3. Welcome to all the pleasures (An Ode for St. Cecilia's Day), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 339: Here the Deities approve, so

4. O solitude, my sweetest choice, song, Z. 406

5. Sweeter than roses (from 'Pausanius'), song, Z. 585/1

6. Music for a While (from 'Oedipus'), song, Z. 583/2

7. If music be the food of love, song, Z. 379 (3 settings)

8. In the black, dismal dungeon of despair, sacred song for soprano & continuo, Z. 190

9. Now that the sun hath veiled his light, sacred song for soprano & continuo ('An Evening Hymn'), Z. 193

10. Chacony, for 4 strings in G minor, Z. 730

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars a voice teacher and early music fan, December 31, 2007

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George Peabody "Ariel" (U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sacred Music (Audio CD)

EXCELLENT COMPILATION OF PURCELL'S MUSIC.
CD 1 is performed by the very fine Clare College Choir, Cambridge; conductor Timothy Brown. They are accompanied by strings, theorbo and organ. Too add to the Purcellian affect there is a real listening treat provided by the Baroque Brass of London.

Some of their selections are: 'My Beloved Spake','Jubilate Deo', 'Te Deum'and 'In the Midst of Life'. I was so pleasantly surprised by the voices of this choir, especially the countertenors; just exquisite. The instrumental accompaniment for all of the selecions was notably outstanding.

CD 2 begins with the UK's fineset male alto: Michael Chance. He sings several lute songs from his disc "Music for A While". My favorites from his nine songs are: 'Strike the Viol','Sweeter than Roses', 'In the black dismal dungeon of despair' and 'An Evening Hymn'.If you have not heard his voice before, then this set is a 'must'.

The last half of CD2 is a miscellaneous group of both vocal and instrumental PURCELLIAN FAVORITES. Some of these are: 'Dance of the Furies' and 'Dance of the Bacchanals' from the play 'Dioclesian' and there is one selection from the play 'Timon of Athens'.

This is a lot of music for the price, and it's especially good if you don't have very much of Purcell in your listening library.