Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia

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Label
Château de Versailles Spectacles
Release Date
December 12, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      John Blow, Henry Purcell
    • PERFORMER
      Vincent Dumestre, Le Poeme Harmonique, Charlotte La Thrope, Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian, Hugo Hymas, To
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      December 12, 2025
    • UPC
      3760385430577
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CVS151
    • LABEL
      Château de Versailles Spectacles
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Symphony

      Composer: John Blow

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    2. Welcome Every Guest

      Composer: John Blow

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Tomáš Král

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    3. The Sacred Nine

      Composer: John Blow

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Tomáš Král, Hugo Hymas

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    4. Symphony: Introduction - Canzona -

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    5. Adagio -

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    6. Canzona: Adagio -

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    7. Allegro - Grave - Allegro

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    8. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Hail!

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Charlotte La Thrope, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Hugo Hymas, Tomáš Král

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    9. Hark! hark! Each Tree its silence breaks

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Hugo Hymas

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    10. Tis Nature's voice

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Hugo Hymas

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    11. Soul of the World!

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    12. Thou tun'st this World below

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Charlotte La Thrope

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    13. With that sublime Celestial lay

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Hugo Hymas, Tomáš Král

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    14. Wondrous machine

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Tomáš Král

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    15. The airy Violin

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    16. In vain the Am'rous flute

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Hugo Hymas

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    17. The fife and all the Harmony of War

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    18. Let these among themeselves contest

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Tomáš Král, Vlad Crosman

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre

    19. Hail! Bright Cecilia

      Composer: Henry Purcell

      Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

      Performer: Charlotte La Thrope, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian, Hugo Hymas, Tomáš Král

      Conductor: Vincent Dumestre


With Hail! Bright Cecilia, Henry Purcell, herald of the British Baroque, pays tribute to the patron saint of music through a score widely regarded as one of his masterpieces. Composed in 1692, this ode reflects both the artistic effervescence of 17th-century England and the central role of music in society at the time. Vincent Dumestre and Le Poeme Harmonique reveal the full expressive richness of Purcell's writing in a performance where jubilant brilliance, lyrical delicacy, and dramatic contrasts unfold with infectious vitality. Alternating between recitatives, solo arias, and sumptuous choruses, the score showcases Purcell's mastery of musical dramaturgy, balancing orchestral refinement with controlled theatricality.