Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for Charles II
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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: Royal Welcome Songs for Charles II
The Sixteen Harry Christophers
[ Coro / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 4 September 2020
Purcell's genius abounds throughout the latest volume of The Sixteen's celebrated exploration of his music for monarchy. Rarely recorded in recent years, Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble breathe fresh life into these exquisite works, including two Welcome Songs and one of Purcell's most famous verse anthems, Rejoice in the Lord always.
"Christophers has here programmed as deftly as Purcell wrote...The performers are few - eight vocalists, two recorders, a 12-string band plus continuo - fleet and wonderfully bold. In laments, the singers swell sustained notes with their melancholy; in snappy imitation, they make cascading motives sparkle...The band is even better, etching contrapuntal subjects incisively and driving tempos with urgency." BBC Music
"This well-constructed programme gets off to a charming start with Rejoice in the Lord always...The vocal soloists sound comfortable and focused here, as in the other sacred pieces." Gramophone
"The ensemble are exemplary Purcellians" Sunday Times
Tracks:
Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem'), Z49
Dioclesian, Z. 627: Chaconne "Two in One Upon a Ground"
Close Thine Eyes and Sleep Secure ("Upon a Quiet Conscience"), Z. 184
Sir Barnaby Whigg (or No Wit Like a Woman's), Z. 589: Blow, Boreas, Blow
O All Ye People, Clap Your Hands, Z. 138
Catch - Come, My Hearts, Play Your Parts, Z. 246
Welcome Song - What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?, Z. 341
Overture in D minor Z771
The Massacre of Paris, Z. 604: Thy Genius, Lo!
O Praise the Lord, All Ye Heathen, Z. 43
The History of King Richard the Second (or The Sicilian Usurper), Z. 581: Retir'd From Any Mortal's Sight
Welcome Song - From Those Serene and Rapturous Joys, Z. 326
Welcome Song - What Shall Be Done in Behalf of the Man?, Z. 341
