Henry Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs (Hyperion Audio CD)

Hyperion Purcell 8 CD Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs

The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)

CDS44031/8

Recording details: Various dates
Various recording venues
Produced by Various producers
Engineered by Various engineers
Release date: December 1992
Total duration: 540 minutes 53 seconds

Track listing
Arise, my muse, Z320 (Purcell)
CD1 1 Movement 01: Symphony 1:39
2 Movement 02: Arise, my muse 1:57
3 Movement 03: Ye sons of music raise your voices high 1:00
4 Movement 04: The sound your instruments and charm the earth 1:40
5 Movement 05: See how the glitt'ring ruler of the day 3:00
6 Movement 06: Hail, gracious Gloriana 3:01
7 Movement 07: And since the time's distress to wars' alarms 1:24
8 Movement 08: To quell his country's foes 1:22
9 Movement 09: But ah, I see Eusebia drown'd in tears 2:37
10 Movement 10: But Glory cries 'Go on' 3:17

Welcome to all the pleasures, Z339 (Purcell)
11 Movement 1: Symphony 1:32
12 Movement 2: Welcome to all the pleasures that delight 2:07
13 Movement 3: Here the Deities approve 4:40
14 Movement 4: While joys celestial their bright souls invade 1:31
15 Movement 5: Then lift up your voices, those organs of nature 1:54
16 Movement 6: Beauty, thou scene of love 2:30
17 Movement 7: In a consort of voices while instruments play 1:20

Now does the glorious day appear, Z332 (Purcell)
18 Movement 01: Symphony 3:39
19 Movement 02: Now does the glorious day appear 1:22
20 Movement 03: Not any one such joy could bring 1:24
21 Movement 04: This does our fertile isle with glory crown 2:29
22 Movement 05: Now does the glorious day appear 1:21
23 Movement 06: It was a work of full as great a weight 1:56
24 Movement 07: By beauteous softness mixed with majesty 3:56
25 Movement 08: Her hero too, whose conduct and whose arms 1:32
26 Movement 09: Our dear religion, with our law's defence 1:49
27 Movement 10: No more shall we the great Eliza boast 2:33
28 Movement 11: Now, now, with one united voice 1:36

Hail! bright Cecilia, Z328 (Purcell)
CD2 1 Movement 01: Symphony 9:27
2 Movement 02: Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail! 4:11
3 Movement 03: Hark, each Tree its silence breaks 4:13
4 Movement 04: 'Tis Nature's Voice; thro' all the moving Wood 4:03
5 Movement 05: Soul of the World! 2:41
6 Movement 06: Thou tun'st this World below, the Spheres above 3:15
7 Movement 07: With that sublime Celestial Lay 3:10
8 Movement 08: Wond'rous Machine! 2:44
9 Movement 09: The Airy Violin 1:28
10 Movement 10: In vain the Am'rous Flute and soft Guitar 5:53
11 Movement 11: The Fife and all the Harmony of War 3:07
12 Movement 12: Let these amongst themselves contest 3:25
13 Movement 13: Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail to thee! 4:11

Who can from joy refrain?, Z342 (Purcell)
14 Movement 1: Overture 4:27
15 Movement 2: Who can from joy refrain? 5:12
16 Movement 3: A Price of glorious race descended 3:34
17 Movement 4: The Father brave as e'er was Dane 1:29
18 Movement 5: The Graces in his Mother shine 2:00
19 Movement 6: Sound the Trumpet and beat the warlike Drum 2:29
20 Movement 7: If now he burns with noble flame 5:31

Fly, bold rebellion, Z324 (Purcell)
CD3 1 Movement 1: Symphony 1:58
2 Movement 2: Fly, bold rebellion, make haste and be gone! 2:27
3 Movement 3: Rivers from their channels turned 3:14
4 Movement 4: If then we've found the want of his rays 3:16
5 Movement 5: But Heaven has now dispelled those fears 1:21
6 Movement 6: Come then, change your notes, disloyal crowd 1:40
7 Movement 7: Be welcome then, great Sir, to constant vows 3:33
8 Movement 8: Welcome to all those wishes fulfilled 1:44

Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 (Purcell)
9 Movement 1: Symphony 3:11
10 Movement 2: Sound the trumpet, beat the drum 1:57
11 Movement 3: Crown the year and crown the day 3:30
12 Movement 4: Let Caesar and Urania live 2:56
13 Movement 5: What greater bliss can Fate bestow 2:48
14 Movement 6: Chaconne 3:34
15 Movement 7: While Caesar like the morning star 2:22
16 Movement 8: To Urania and Caesar delights without measure 3:16

Celebrate this Festival, Z321 (Purcell)
17 Movement 01: Symphony 1:37
18 Movement 02: Celebrate this Festival 1:31
19 Movement 03: Britain now thy cares beguile 2:35
20 Movement 04: 'Tis sacred, bid the trumpet cease 0:47
21 Movement 05: Let sullen Discord smile 2:39
22 Movement 06: Crown the altar, deck the shrine 3:04
23 Movement 07: Expected Spring at last is come 1:48
24 Movement 08: April, who till now has mourned 2:53
25 Movement 09: Departing thus you'll hear him say 1:19
26 Movement 10: Happy realm beyond expressing 3:24
27 Movement 11: While, for a righteous cause he arms 4:49
28 Movement 12: Return, fond Muse, the thoughts of war 3:28
29 Movement 13: Kindly treat Maria's day 2:48

Ye tuneful Muses, Z344 (Purcell)
CD4 1 Movement 1: Symphony 3:26
2 Movement 2: Ye tuneful Muses, raise your heads 2:55
3 Movement 3: Be lively then and gay 2:22
4 Movement 4: In his just praise your noblest songs let fall 2:36
5 Movement 5: From the rattling of drums and the trumpet's loud sounds 3:16
6 Movement 6: To music's softer but yet kind 1:55
7 Movement 7: With him he brings the partner of his throne 4:31
8 Movement 8: Happy in a mutual love 1:22
9 Movement 9: Whilst in music and verse our duty we show 1:46

Celestial music did the gods inspire, Z322 (Purcell)
10 Movement 1: Symphony 3:10
11 Movement 2: Celestial music did the gods inspire 2:09
12 Movement 3: Her charming strains expel tormenting Care 3:05
13 Movement 4: Thus Virgil's Genius lov'd the country best 1:23
14 Movement 5: Whilst Music did improve Amphion's song 2:11
15 Movement 6: When Orpheus sang all Nature did rejoice 2:06
16 Movement 7: Let Phyllis by her voice charm the Air 2:25

From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war, Z325 (Purcell)
17 Movement 1: Symphony 2:36
18 Movement 2: From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war 3:12
19 Movement 3: As Fame, great Sir, before you ran 2:38
20 Movement 4: Wake then, my Muse, wake Instruments and Voice 1:58
21 Movement 5: The Sparrow and the gentle Dove 4:44
22 Movement 6: So all the Boons indulgent Heav'n design'd 1:24
23 Movement 7: Hence without Scheme or Figure to descry 1:19

Welcome, welcome, glorious morn, Z338 (Purcell)
CD5 1 Movement 01: Symphony 2:24
2 Movement 02: Welcome, welcome, glorious morn 1:36
3 Movement 03: At thy return the joyful Earth 4:01
4 Movement 04: Welcome as when three happy Kingdoms strove 2:39
5 Movement 05: The mighty goddess of this wealthy Isle 1:33
6 Movement 06: Full of Wonder and Delight 1:53
7 Movement 07: And lo! a sacred Fury swell'd her Breast 3:17
8 Movement 08: My Pray'rs are heard, Heav'n has at last bestow'd 3:55
9 Movement 09: He to the Field by Honour call'd shall go 1:43
10 Movement 10: Whilst undisturb'd his happy Consort reigns 1:47
11 Movement 11: Sound, all ye Spheres; confirm the Omen, Heav'n 2:19

Great Parent, Hail to Thee!, Z327 (Purcell)
12 Movement 01: Symphony 2:28
13 Movement 02: Great Parent, Hail! all Hail to Thee 2:16
14 Movement 03: Another Century commencing 2:22
15 Movement 04: After War's, Alarms repeated 3:15
16 Movement 05: Awful Matron take thy seat 3:25
17 Movement 06: She was the first who did inspire 1:57
18 Movement 07: Succeeding Princes next recite 1:50
19 Movement 08: But chiefly Recommend to Fame 1:31
20 Movement 09: Thy Royal Patron sung: Repair 3:54
21 Movement 10: With charms like these, ye Sons of Art 1:21

The summer's absence unconcerned we bear, Z337 (Purcell)
22 Movement 1: Symphony 2:27
23 Movement 2: The summer's absence unconcerned we bear 3:24
24 Movement 3: And when late from your throne Heaven's call you attend 2:16
25 Movement 4: Ah! had we, Sir, the power or art 2:31
26 Movement 5: Happy while all her neighbours bled 1:32
27 Movement 6: So happily still you your counsles employ 1:13
28 Movement 7: These had by their ill usage drove 2:30
29 Movement 8: But these no more shall dare repine 2:19

Love's goddess sure was blind, Z331 (Purcell)
CD6 1 Movement 1: Symphony 3:41
2 Movement 2: Love's goddess sure was blind this day 3:05
3 Movement 3: Those eyes, that form, that lofty mien 1:28
4 Movement 4: Sweetness of Nature and true wit 2:46
5 Movement 5: Long may she reign over this Isle 2:09
6 Movement 6: May her blest example chase 1:35
7 Movement 7: Many such days may she behold 3:33
8 Movement 8: May she to Heaven late return 3:14

Raise, raise the voice, Z334 (Purcell)
9 Movement 1: Symphony 2:55
10 Movement 2: Raise, raise the voice, all Instruments obey 2:48
11 Movement 3: The God himself says he'll be present here 2:25
12 Movement 4: Mark how readily each pliant string 4:14

Laudate Ceciliam, Z329 (Purcell)
13 Movement 1: Symphony – Laudate Ceciliam, in voce et organo 2:28
14 Movement 2: Modulemini psalmum novum 2:37
15 Movement 3: Symphony 1:50
16 Movement 4: Dicite Virgini, canite Martyri 3:27

From those serene and rapturous joys, Z326 (Purcell)
17 Movement 1: Symphony 3:36
18 Movement 2: From those serene and rapturous joys 3:23
19 Movement 3: Behold th' indulgent Prince is come 2:12
20 Movement 4: Not with an Helmet or a glitt'ring Spear 2:44
21 Movement 5: Welcome as soft refreshing show'rs 2:35
22 Movement 6: Welcome, more welcome does he come 4:33
23 Movement 7: Nor does the Sun more comfort bring 1:12
24 Movement 8: With trumpets and shouts we receive the World's Wonder 3:01

Of old, when heroes thought it base 'The Yorkshire Feast Song', Z333 (Purcell)
CD7 1 Movement 01: Symphony 2:24
2 Movement 02: Of old, when heroes thought it base 4:03
3 Movement 03: The bashful Thames, for beauty so renown'd 4:31
4 Movement 04: The pale and the purple rose 4:19
5 Movement 05: And in each track of glory since 3:57
6 Movement 06: Symphony 2:19
7 Movement 07: And now when the renown'd Nassau 1:58
8 Movement 08: They did no storms, nor threat'nings fear 2:05
9 Movement 09: So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night 4:44
10 Movement 10: Let music join 1:27
11 Movement 11: Sound trumpets, sound! beat ev'ry drum 2:34
12 Movement 12: Sound all to him 1:47

Swifter, Isis, swifter flow, Z336 (Purcell)
13 Movement 1: Symphony – Swifter, Isis, swifter flow 4:57
14 Movement 2: Land him safely on her shore 1:09
15 Movement 3: Hark, hark! just now my ing ears 1:56
16 Movement 4: Welcome, dread Sir, to town 1:15
17 Movement 5: But with so great devotion meet 2:07
18 Movement 6: The King whose presence like the Spring 1:27
19 Movement 7: Then since, Sir, from you all our blessings do flow 2:05

What, what shall be done in behalf of the man?, Z341 (Purcell)
20 Movement 1: Symphony 2:47
21 Movement 2: What, what shall be done in behalf of the man? 2:43
22 Movement 3: All the grandeur he possesses 2:47
23 Movement 4: Mighty Charles, thou joined with thee 3:36
24 Movement 5: May all factious troubles cease 2:45

Come ye sons of Art, away, Z323 (Purcell)
CD8 1 Movement 1: Symphony 3:36
2 Movement 2: Come ye sons of Art, away 1:59
3 Movement 3: Sound the trumpet, 'til around 3:50
4 Movement 4: Strike the viol, touch the lute 5:12
5 Movement 5: The day that such a blessing gave 3:00
6 Movement 6: Bid the Virtues, bid the Graces 3:22
7 Movement 7: These are the sacred charms that shield 1:46
8 Movement 8: See Nature, rejoicing, has shown us the way 2:53

Welcome, vicegerent of the mighty King, Z340 (Purcell)
9 Movement 1: Symphony – Welcome, vicegerent of the mighty King 3:12
10 Movement 2: Ah! Mighty Sir, if you to such long absence are inclined 1:25
11 Movement 3: But your blest presence now 2:09
12 Movement 4: Your influous approach our pensive hope recalls 1:25
13 Movement 5: When the Summer, in his glory 1:19
14 Movement 6: All loyalty and honour be 0:59
15 Movement 7: Music the food of love 3:33

Why, why are all the Muses mute?, Z343 (Purcell)
16 Movement 1: Why, why are all the Muses mute? 4:40
17 Movement 2: When should each soul exalted be? 2:30
18 Movement 3: Britain, thou now art great, art great indeed! 3:40
19 Movement 4: Look up, and to our Isle returning see 2:10
20 Movement 5: Accurs'd rebellion reared his head 3:07
21 Movement 6: Caesar for milder virtues honour'd more 2:41
22 Movement 7: The many-headed beast is quelled at home 2:15
23 Movement 8: In the equal balance laid 1:23
24 Movement 9: O how blest is the Isle to which Caesar is given 5