Purcell - Come ye Sons of Art, Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday



Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow (Remastered Erato, 1990)



Catalogue No: 5613332

Label: Erato

Series: Veritas

Length: 49 minutes



Composed By – Henry Purcell

Conductor – David Munrow

Soprano Vocals – Norma Burrowes

Countertenor Vocals – Charles Brett, James Bowman (2)

Bass Vocals – Robert Lloyd (4)

Harpsichord – Christopher Hogwood

Organ – Christopher Hogwood

Viola – Oliver Brookes

Viola da Gamba – Oliver Brookes



Notes

"In the performances recorded here baroque instruments (originals and reproductions) are used, playing at a semitone below modern pitch - approximately the pitch in common use in Purcell's time."



Tracklist



  Come Ye Sons Of Art, 1694  

1    Symphony: Largo - Allegro - Adagio  

2    Come Ye Sons Of Art  

3    Sound The Trumpet  

4    Come Ye Sons Of Art  

5    Strike The Viol  

6    The Day That Such A Blessing  

7    Bid The Virtues  

8    These Are The Sacred Charms  

9    See Nature Rejoicing  



  Love's Goddess Sure, Birthday Ode for Queen Mary 1692  

10    Symphony  

11    Love's Goddess Sure  

12    Those Eyes That Form  

13    Sweetness Of Nature  

14    Long May She Reign  

15    May Her Blest Example  

16    Many Such Days  

17    May She To Heaven  

18    As Much As We



Original EMI LP cover