EMI Reflexe CDC 7 47490 2
Playing time: 56'44
Recorded: 3-6.VI.1985, Abbey Road Studios, London
Reissue:
Virgin Veritas VC 5 45160 2 (1995)
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Purcell: Ode on St. Cecilia's Day 1692 (Hail! Bright Cecilia)
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players - Andrew Parrott
Contents:
| Hail! Bright Cecilia Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1692 | ||
| 1. | Symphony (Introduction) - Canzona & Adagio - Allegro - Grave - Allegro (Taverner Players/Andrew Parrott) | [9:51] |
| 2. | Hail! Bright Cecilia (David Thomas/Emma Kirby/Paul Elliott/Rogers Covey-Crump/Simon Grant/Taverner Choir) | [4:03] |
| 3. | Hark! hark! each tree (Kevin Smith/Simon Grant) | [4:01] |
| 4. | 'Tis Nature's voice (Rogers Covey-Crump) | [3:27] |
| 5. | Soul of the world! (Taverner Choir) | [2:37] |
| 6. | Thou tun'st this world below (Emma Kirkby/Taverner Choir) | [5:52] |
| 7. | With that sublime celestial lay (Michael Chance/Paul Elliott/Michael George) | [2:40] |
| 8. | Voluntary in D minor - Wondrous machine! (Robert Woolley/David Thomas) | [6:06] |
| 9. | The airy violin (Andrew King) | [1:32] |
| 10. | In vain the am'rous flute (Charles Daniels/Paul Elliott) | [6:04] |
| 11. | The fife and all the harmony of war (Neil Jenkins) | [3:10] |
| 12. | Let these amongst themselves contest (David Thomas/Richard Wistreich) | [2:48] |
| 13. | Hail! Bright Cecilia (Taverner Choir) | [2:16] |
| 14. | With rapture of delight - Hail! Bright Cecilia (Kevin Smith/Rogers Covey-Crump/Paul Elliott/Simon Grant/Taverner Choir) | [2:09] |
Performers:
Emma Kirkby, soprano
Michael Chance, Kevin Smith, countertenors
Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels, Paul Elliott, Neil Jenkins, Andrew King, tenors
Michael George, Simon Grant, David Thomas, Richard Wistreich, basses
Roger Woolley, organ
Taverner Consort, Choir & Players
Andrew Parrott, direction