Henry Purcell: Secular Solo Songs - Volume 3
Rogers Covey-Crump : discography


Hyperion CDA66730

Playing time: 76'28

Recorded on 28 September to 6 October 1993, March 28, 29 1994

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Henry Purcell: Secular Solo Songs - Volume 3

The King's Consort - Robert King


Contents:

 1.  She loves and she confesses too, Z413 [2:23] 
 2.  Amintas, to my grief I see, Z356 [1:33] 
 3.  Corinna is divinely fair, Z365 [1:46] 
 4.  Amintor, heedless of his flocks, Z357 [2:24] 
 5.  He himself courts his own ruin, Z372 [1:10] 
 6.  No, to what purpose should I speak?, Z468 [4:21] 
 7.  Sylvia, 'tis true you're fair, Z512 [1:40] 
 8.  Lovely Albina's come ashore, Z394 [2:24] 
 9.  Spite of the godhead, pow'rful love, Z417 [0:58] 
 10.  If music be the food of love, third version, Z379C [3:45] 
 11.  Phyllis, I can ne'er forgive it, Z408 [0:36] 
 12.  Bacchus is a pow'r divine, Z360 [2:59] 
 13.  From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370 [4:13] 
 14.  Let formal lovers still pursue, Z391 [1:07] 
 15.  I came, I saw, and was undone, Z375 [4:33] 
 16.  Who can behold Florella's charms?, Z441 [2:06] 
 17.  Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z367 [2:26] 
 18.  If pray'rs and tears, Z380 [7:36] 
 19.  In Cloris all soft charms agree, Z384 [2:29] 
 20.  Let us, kind Lesbia, give away, Z466 [1:25] 
 21.  Love is now become a trade, Z393 [1:06] 
 22.  Ask me to love no more, Z358 [1:35] 
 23.  O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z406 [5:32] 
 24.  Olinda in the shades unseen, Z404 [1:02] 
 25.  Pious Celinda goes to prayers, Z410 [1:01] 
 26.  When Strephon found his passion vain, Z435 [1:07] 
 27.  The fatal hour comes on apace, Z421 [3:47] 
 28.  Sawney is a bonny lad, Z412 [1:50] 
 29.  Young Thirsis' fate, Z473 [5:49] 


Performers:

BARBARA BONNEY soprano
SUSAN GRITTON soprano
JAMES BOWMAN countertenor
ROGERS COVEY-CRUMP tenor
CHARLES DANIELS tenor
MICHAEL GEORGE bass
MARK CAUDLE bass viol (tracks 3-12, 14-16, 19-26, 29)
SUSANNA PELL bass viol (tracks 1, 2, 13, 17, 18, 27, 28)
DAVID MILLER theorbo, archlute
ROBERT KING chamber organ, harpsichord


Reviews:

'Those who need all of Purcell's songs at their fingertips should invest in Hyperion's three-disk survey of secular songs, with outstanding performances by Barbara Bonney, Rogers Covey-Crump and James Bowman' (The New York Times)