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Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for King James II / The Sixteen

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Composer
PURCELL, HENRY
Artist
Sixteen Christophers
Format
CD
Label
Coro
Released
Sep 01, 2017
Catalog #
COR16151
UPC
828021615122

About

Despite being written for the celebration of royal occasions, Purcell’s Royal Welcome Songs were penned during a time of immense disillusionment with the monarchy. Filled with humour as well as an ironic detachment from the politics of the time, Ye tuneful muses and Sound the trumpet fizz with the dramatic energy which characterized his later operas and mark a crucial turning point in Purcell’s career. This programme showcases the variety and diversity of Purcell’s writing, opening with the Chacony in G minor, which is among the great glories of music for strings, and including When on my sick bed I languish- an amazingly impassioned piece in which he bares his soul… quintessential Purcell! “It’s a delicious 72 minutes of Restoration wit and lyrical charm, performed gracefully by Harry Christophers ‘The Sixteen.’” (The Times on Purcell: The Indian Queen) “A performance like this shows dimensions of Purcell’s genius that are all too rarely heard on disc.” (Gramophone on Purcell: The Fairy Queen)

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REVIEW:

Harry Christophers and the Sixteen bring to life the composer's Welcome Songs, composed, like the birthday odes, for special, mainly royal, occasions. Christophers coaxes virtuosic performances from eight members of the Sixteen, with a fine band of period instrumentalists reveling in the glories of Purcell’s unique harmonic palette. Recommended.

– Guardian (UK)

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 Chacony in G Minor, Z. 730 04:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chacony in G Minor, Z. 730
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  2. 2 When on my sick bed I languish, Z. 144 04:50
    Track
    2
    Title
    When on my sick bed I languish, Z. 144
    Duration
    04:50
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell, Stuart Young
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  3. 3 True Englishmen drink a good health, Z. 284 01:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    True Englishmen drink a good health, Z. 284
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd, George Pooley
  4. 4 Symphony 03:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    Symphony
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  5. 5 Ye tuneful Muses, raise your heads 02:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ye tuneful Muses, raise your heads
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Ben Davies, Stuart Young
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  6. 6 This point of time ends all your grief 02:35
    Track
    6
    Title
    This point of time ends all your grief
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jeremy Budd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  7. 7 In his just praise your noblest songs let fall 01:19
    Track
    7
    Title
    In his just praise your noblest songs let fall
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Stuart Young
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  8. 8 Try, try ev’ry strain 01:04
    Track
    8
    Title
    Try, try ev’ry strain
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  9. 9 From the rattling of drums and the trumpet’s loud sounds 05:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    From the rattling of drums and the trumpet’s loud sounds
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Kirsty Hopkins, Katy Hill, Daniel Collins, Jeremy Budd, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  10. 10 With him he brings the partner of his throne 04:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    With him he brings the partner of his throne
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Daniel Collins
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  11. 11 Happy in a mutual love 02:11
    Track
    11
    Title
    Happy in a mutual love
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Kirsty Hopkins, Katy Hill
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  12. 12 Whilst in music and verse our duty we show 02:19
    Track
    12
    Title
    Whilst in music and verse our duty we show
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Mark Dobell
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  13. 13 A New Irish Tune in G Major, Z. 646 00:54
    Track
    13
    Title
    A New Irish Tune in G Major, Z. 646
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Alastair Ross
  14. 14 God is gone up with a merry noise, Z. 107 01:07
    Track
    14
    Title
    God is gone up with a merry noise, Z. 107
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Katy Hill, Kirsty Hopkins, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd, George Pooley
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  15. 15 The Second Part of Musick's Hand-maid: A New Scotch Tune in C Major, Z. 655 01:14
    Track
    15
    Title
    The Second Part of Musick's Hand-maid: A New Scotch Tune in C Major, Z. 655
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Alastair Ross
  16. 16 Save me, O God, for thy name’s sake, Z. 51 03:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    Save me, O God, for thy name’s sake, Z. 51
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Katy Hill, Kirsty Hopkins, Daniel Collins, Jeremy Budd, George Pooley, Ben Davies
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  17. 17 Symphony 03:45
    Track
    17
    Title
    Symphony
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  18. 18 Sound the trumpet, beat the drum 01:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Sound the trumpet, beat the drum
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Daniel Collins, Jeremy Budd, George Pooley, Stuart Young
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  19. 19 Crown the year, and crown the day 02:02
    Track
    19
    Title
    Crown the year, and crown the day
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Mark Dobell
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  20. 20 To Caesar all hail, unequall’d in arms 00:50
    Track
    20
    Title
    To Caesar all hail, unequall’d in arms
    Duration
    00:50
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Choir, The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  21. 21 Let Caesar and Urania live 02:32
    Track
    21
    Title
    Let Caesar and Urania live
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Daniel Collins, Jeremy Budd
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  22. 22 What greater bliss can Fate bestow 05:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    What greater bliss can Fate bestow
    Duration
    05:51
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Mark Dobell, Ben Davies
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  23. 23 While Caesar, like the morning star 02:02
    Track
    23
    Title
    While Caesar, like the morning star
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Stuart Young
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers
  24. 24 To Urania and Caesar delights without measure 03:30
    Track
    24
    Title
    To Urania and Caesar delights without measure
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Daniel Collins, Jeremy Budd, George Pooley, Mark Dobell, Ben Davies, Stuart Young
    Ensemble
    The Sixteen Orchestra
    Conductor
    Harry Christophers