Odes
Album by Purcell; The English Concert and Choir, Trevor Pinnock
Released 1989
Tracklist
- 1Come, ye sons of art, away: OvertureHenry Purcell3:44
- 2Come, ye sons of art, away: “Come ye sons of art, away” (Countertenor & Chorus)Henry Purcell1:41
- 3Come, ye sons of art, away: “Sound the trumpet, sound” (Countertenor I & II)Henry Purcell2:27
- 4Come, ye sons of art, away: “Come ye sons of art” (Symphony & Chorus)Henry Purcell1:11
- 5Come, ye sons of art, away: “Strike the viol, touch the lute” (Countertenor)Henry Purcell4:43
- 6Come, ye sons of art, away: “The day that such a blessing gave” (Bass & Chorus)Henry Purcell2:51
- 7Come, ye sons of art, away: “Bid the Virtues, bid the Graces“ (Soprano)Henry Purcell2:55
- 8Come, ye sons of art, away: “These are the sacred charms” (Bass)Henry Purcell1:40
- 9Come, ye sons of art, away: “See Nature, rejoicing” (Soprano, Bass & Chorus)Henry Purcell2:43
- 10Welcome to all the pleasures: OvertureHenry Purcell1:49
- 11Welcome to all the pleasures: “Welcome to all the pleasures” (Countertenor, Tenor, Bass & Chorus)Henry Purcell1:49
- 12Welcome to all the pleasures: “Here the deities approve” (Countertenor)/”While joys celestial” (Soprano I & II, Tenor)Henry Purcell5:19
- 13Welcome 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 Purcell1:43
- 14Welcome to all the pleasures: “Beauty, thou scene of love” (Tenor)Henry Purcell3:40
- 15Welcome to all the pleasures: “In a consort of voices” (Tenor & Chorus)Henry Purcell1:13
- 16Of old, when Heroes thought it base: SymphonyHenry Purcell1:17
- 17Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Of old, when Heroes thought it base” (Bass) / “Brigantium, honour’d with a race divine” (Countertenor & Bass)Henry Purcell3:26
- 18Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “The bashful Thames, for beauty so renowned” (Tenor & Chorus)Henry Purcell3:37
- 19Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “The pale and purple rose” (Countertenor)Henry Purcell2:35
- 20Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “And in each track of glory since” (Tenor, Bass & Chorus)Henry Purcell3:28
- 21Of old, when Heroes thought it base: SymphonyHenry Purcell1:16
- 22Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “And now when the renown'd Nassau” (Countertenor & Tenor)Henry Purcell1:55
- 23Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “They did no storms nor threat’nings fear” (Bass I & II)Henry Purcell2:08
- 24Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night” (Tenor)Henry Purcell3:35
- 25Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Let music join” (Chorus)Henry Purcell1:16
- 26Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Sound, trumpets, sound!” (Countertenor)Henry Purcell2:14
- 27Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Sound all to him” (Bass recitative & Chorus)Henry Purcell1:48
More by Purcell, The English Concert, Choir, Trevor Pinnock
Release credits
- executive [1-15, 17-27]
- producer
- executive [1-15, 17-27]
- balance
- soprano vocals [7, 9]
- tenor vocals [11, 13-15, 18, 20, 22, 24]
- countertenor vocals [3, 5, 11-13, 17, 19, 22, 26]
- bass vocals [11, 13, 17, 20, 23, 27]
- trumpet [17-27]
- oboe [1-9]
- trumpet [17-27]
- bass vocals [6, 8-9, 23]
- performing orchestra
- choir vocals [2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 25, 27]
- countertenor vocals [3]
- conductor







