Purcell Music For Queen Mary

HENRY PURCELL 1659-1695
Side A
Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday (1694)
No. 1, Symphony
No. 2, Aria and Chorus: Come Ye Sons of Art Away
No. 3, Duet: Sound the Trumpet
No. 4, Chorus: Come Ye Sons of Art Away
No. 5, Ritornello: Strike the Viol
No. 6, Aria and Chorus: The Day That Such a Blessing Gave
No. 7, Aria: Bid the Virtues
No. 8, Aria: These Are the Sacred Charms
No. 9, Duet and Chorus: See Nature Rejoicing
Side B
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (1695)
March
Man that is born of a woman
Canzona
In the midst of life
Canzona
Thou knowst, Lord, the secrets of our hearts
March
Felicity Lott soprano
Charles Brett, John Williams controtenori
Thomas Allen basso
Equale Brass Ensemble
Monteverdi Choir · Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner