Tracklist

  • 1
    Come, ye sons of art, away: Overture
    Henry Purcell
    3:44
  • 2
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Come ye sons of art, away” (Countertenor & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    1:41
  • 3
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Sound the trumpet, sound” (Countertenor I & II)
    Henry Purcell
    2:27
  • 4
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Come ye sons of art” (Symphony & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    1:11
  • 5
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Strike the viol, touch the lute” (Countertenor)
    Henry Purcell
    4:43
  • 6
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “The day that such a blessing gave” (Bass & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    2:51
  • 7
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Bid the Virtues, bid the Graces“ (Soprano)
    Henry Purcell
    2:55
  • 8
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “These are the sacred charms” (Bass)
    Henry Purcell
    1:40
  • 9
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “See Nature, rejoicing” (Soprano, Bass & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    2:43
  • 10
    Welcome to all the pleasures: Overture
    Henry Purcell
    1:49
  • 11
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Welcome to all the pleasures” (Countertenor, Tenor, Bass & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    1:49
  • 12
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Here the deities approve” (Countertenor)/”While joys celestial” (Soprano I & II, Tenor)
    Henry Purcell
    5:19
  • 13
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Then lift up your voices” (Bass & Chorus)/“The pow’r shall divert us a pleasanter way” (Countertenor, Tenor, Bass & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    1:43
  • 14
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Beauty, thou scene of love” (Tenor)
    Henry Purcell
    3:40
  • 15
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “In a consort of voices” (Tenor & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    1:13
  • 16
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: Symphony
    Henry Purcell
    1:17
  • 17
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Of old, when Heroes thought it base” (Bass) / “Brigantium, honour’d with a race divine” (Countertenor & Bass)
    Henry Purcell
    3:26
  • 18
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “The bashful Thames, for beauty so renowned” (Tenor & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    3:37
  • 19
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “The pale and purple rose” (Countertenor)
    Henry Purcell
    2:35
  • 20
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “And in each track of glory since” (Tenor, Bass & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    3:28
  • 21
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: Symphony
    Henry Purcell
    1:16
  • 22
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “And now when the renown'd Nassau” (Countertenor & Tenor)
    Henry Purcell
    1:55
  • 23
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “They did no storms nor threat’nings fear” (Bass I & II)
    Henry Purcell
    2:08
  • 24
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night” (Tenor)
    Henry Purcell
    3:35
  • 25
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Let music join” (Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    1:16
  • 26
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Sound, trumpets, sound!” (Countertenor)
    Henry Purcell
    2:14
  • 27
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Sound all to him” (Bass recitative & Chorus)
    Henry Purcell
    1:48

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