PURCELL Henry (1659-1695)
The Sixteen - Harry Christophers (Dir)
The Sixteen Productions
1 CD
072:05
Chor / Lied
2019-11-07
Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15 O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406 Lord, how long wilt Thou be angry, Z25 Pavan of Four Parts in G minor, Z752 Plung'd in the confines of despair, Z142 Welcome Song - Welcome to all the pleasures, Z339 Purcell, Henry Symphony Welcome to all the pleasures Here the deities approve While joys celestial Beauty, thou scene of love In a consort of voices In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust, Z16 From silent shades and the Elysian groves, Z370 Catch: Of all the instruments that are, Z263 Welcome Song: From hardy climes and dangerous toils of war, Z325 Purcell, Henry Symphony From hardy climes As Fame, great Sir Wake then, my muse! The sparrow and the gentle dove So all the boons
PURCELL Henry (1659-1695)The Sixteen - Harry Christophers (Dir)Label : The Sixteen Productions
King Charles II liked to project a strong, stable, divinely legitimated image. Whilst that image had no basis in reality, the scale of his deception and financial skulduggery did not emerge until 19th-century historians discovered secret treaty documents between Charles and King Louis XIV of France. Purcell had no idea of course, and so all of the music on this album celebrates the political triumphs that he and his colleagues thought they had witnessed.
