Henry Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs, Volume 3

Hyperion CDA66412

Playing time: 76'04

Recorded on 30, 31 December 1989, 1 January 1990

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Fly, bold rebellion

The King's Consort - Robert King


	Fly, bold rebellion Welcome Song for Charles II (1683), Z324	[19:15]
1.	Symphony	[1:58]
2.	quintet - ritornello - bass (MG) - chorus	[2:27]
3.	high tenor (RC-C) - ritornello - chorus	[3:14]
4.	bass (MG) - tenor (RM) - ritornello	[3:16]
5.	trio (GF, TB, RM) - ritornello	[1:21]
6.	alto, tenor & bass (JB, RM, MG) - chorus	[1:40]
7.	alto (JB) - ritornello	[3:33]
8.	septet - chorus	[1:44]

	Sound the trumpet, beat the drum Welcome Song for James II (1687), Z335	[23:38]
9.	Symphony	[3:11]
10.	high tenor & bass (RC-C, MG) - chorus	[1:57]
11.	high tenor (RC-C) - chorus	[3:30]
12.	alto & high tenor (JB, RC-C) - ritornello	[2:56]
13.	tenor & bass (RM, MG) - chorus	[2:48]
14.	Chaconne	[3:34]
15.	bass (MG)	[2:22]
16.	alto, tenor & bass (JB, RM, MG): sextet: chorus	[3:16]

	Celebrate this festival Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday (1693), Z321	[32:49]
17.	Symphony	[1:37]
18.	two sopranos (GF, TB) - alto, tenor, bass (JB, RM, MG) - chorus	[1:31]
19.	two sopranos (GF, TB) - chorus	[2:35]
20.	soprano (GF) & trumpet - chorus	[0:47]
21.	soprano (TB) - chorus	[2:39]
22.	alto (JB)	[3:04]
23.	bass (MG) - chorus	[1:47]
24.	alto (JB) - ritornello	[2:53]
25.	high tenor (RC-C)	[1:19]
26.	ritornello - alto, tenor & bass (JB, RM, MG)	[3:24]
27.	bass (MG) & trumpet	[4:49]
28.	high tenor (RC-C) - eight-part chorus	[3:28]
29.	soprano (TB) - chorus	[2:48]

GILLIAN FISHER soprano
TESSA BONNER soprano
JAMES BOWMAN countertenor
JONATHAN KENNY countertenor
ROGERS COVEY-CRUMP high tenor
RUFUS MÜLLER tenor
MICHAEL GEORGE bass
CHARLES POTT bass
THE KING'S CONSORT
ROBERT KING director

'An important milestone towards a new appreciation of Purcell' (Gramophone)

'The performances are matched by the outstanding engineering' (Fanfare, USA)