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Hail! Bright Cecilia

Charlotte la Thrope, Paul-Antoine Benos-Djian, Tomas Kral

Label
Erato
Catalogue number
4509-96554-2
EAN / barcode
745099655426
Release date
30 July 1983
Format
Digital
With "Hail! Bright Cecilia" Henry Purcell pays tribute to the patron saint of music - in a composition that is widely regarded as one of his masterworks. This ode, composed in 1692, reflects both the artistic spirit of optimism in seventeenth-century England and the central role of music in the society of that time. Vincent Dumestre and Le Poeme Harmonique unfold the full expressive richness of Purcell's compositional art in an interpretation that combines jubilant radiance, lyrical delicacy and dramatic contrasts with infectious liveliness. The interplay of recitatives, arias and magnificent choral movements reveals Purcell's masterly musical dramaturgy - a finely balanced equilibrium of orchestral refinement and controlled theatricality.
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Tracklist

  1. 01 Welcome Every Guest: I. Symphony 02:25
  2. 02 Welcome Every Guest: II. Welcome Every Guest 02:34
  3. 03 Welcome Every Guest: III. The Sacred Nine 04:51
  4. 04 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: I. Introduction: No. 1, Symphony - Canzona 01:45
  5. 05 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: I. Introduction: No. 2, Adagio 02:16
  6. 06 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: I. Introduction: No. 3, Canzona. Adagio 03:27
  7. 07 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: I. Introduction: No. 4, Allegro - Grave - Allegro 02:15
  8. 08 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: II. Hail! Bright Cecilia 04:00
  9. 09 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: III. Hark! Hark! Each Tree 03:54
  10. 10 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: IV. ‘Tis Nature’s Voice 04:16
  11. 11 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: V. Soul of the World! 02:16
  12. 12 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: VI. Thou Tun’st This World 04:28
  13. 13 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: VII. With that Sublime Celestial Lay 02:56
  14. 14 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: VIII. Wondrous Machine! 02:31
  15. 15 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: IX. The Airy Violin 01:23
  16. 16 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: X. In Vain the Am’rous Flute 05:49
  17. 17 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: XI. The Fife and All the Harmony of War 03:06
  18. 18 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: XII. Let These Amongst Themselves Contest 02:45
  19. 19 Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 238: XIII. Hail! Bright Cecilia 04:20

Source: MusicBrainz

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