Composer: Henry Purcell, John Taverner
Performer: Mark Dobell, Hugo Hymas, George Pooley, Ben Davies, Daniel Collins, Kirsty Hopkins, Katy Hill, Stuart Young
Orchestra: The Sixteen
Conductor: Harry Christophers
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Coro
Release: 2021
Size: 1.36 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Purcell: God save our sovereign Charles, Z250
Purcell: Swifter, Isis, swifter flow (Welcome Song for Charles II, 1681)
02. Symphony – Swifter, Isis, Swifter Flow
03. Land Him Safely On Her Shore
04. Hark, Hark! Just Now My Listening Ears
05. Welcome, Dread Sir, to Town
06. But With As Great Devotion Meet
07. Your Augusta He Charms With No Lesser Delight
08. The King Whose Presence Like the Spring
09. Then Since, Sir, From You All Our Blessings Do Flow
10. Purcell: Six-Part In Nomine in G minor, Z746
11. Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas: Benedictus
12. Purcell: Seven-Part In Nomine, Z. 747, “Dorian”
Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love – incidental music, Z606
13. Prepare, Prepare, The Rites Begin
14. Canst Thou, Marina
15. The Gate To Bliss
16. Hark! Behold The Heav’nly Choir!
17. Now, Now The Fight’s Done
18. Sad As Death At Dead Of Night
19. Dream No More Of Pleasures Past!
20. Hail To The Myrtle Shade
21. Ah! Cruel, Bloody Fate
22. Purcell: The Lord is my light, Z55
Purcell: The summer’s absence unconcerned we bear, Z337
23. Symphony
24. The Summer’s Absence Unconcerned We Bear
25. And When Late From Your Throne Heaven’s Call You Attend
26. Ah! Had We, Sir, The Power Of Art
27. Happy While All Her Neighbours Bled
28. So Happily Still You Your Counsels Employ
29. But Those No More Shall Dare Repine
Despite only living until the age of 36, Purcell is undoubtedly one of the most remarkable musical geniuses of all time. The Sixteen continues its exploration of his music written for royalty, illuminating two more of Purcell’s Welcome Songs – Swifter, Isis, swifter flow and The summer’s absence unconcerned we bear. In his music for Nathaniel Lee’s tragedy Theodosius we witness the young Purcell displaying his playhouse wares in strokes of astonishing versatility some ten years before he made a serious impact as a master of music for the stage.