PURCELL,H.: Hail, bright Cecilia [Gabrieli Consort] (CD)

Henry Purcell 1659–1695
Hail! bright Cecilia Z328
1 Symphony 9’42
2 Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail! 4’02
Susan Hemington Jones, Timothy Wilson,
Mark le Brocq, Peter Harvey
3 Hark, each Tree its silence breaks 3’47
Timothy Wilson, Charles Pott
4 ‘Tis Nature’s Voice; thro’ all 3’47
the moving Wood
Charles Daniels
5 Soul of the World! 2’07
6 Thou tun’st this World below, 4’39
the Spheres above
Susan Hemington Jones
7 With that sublime Celestial Lay 2’39
Timothy Wilson, Mark le Brocq,
Christopher Purves
8 Wond’rous Machine! 2’20
9 The Airy Violin 1’24
Julian Podger
10 In vain the Am’rous Flute 6’31
and soft Guitar
Charles Daniels, Mark le Brocq
11 The Fife and all the Harmony of War 3’07
Charles Daniels
12 Let these amongst themselves contest 2’31
Peter Harvey, Christopher Purves
13 Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail to thee! 3’41
Timothy Wilson, Julian Podger,
Charles Daniels, Peter Harvey
14 My beloved spake Z28 9’34
15 O sing unto the Lord 11’16
Susan Hemington Jones, Julian Podger, Charles
Daniels, Peter Harvey, Christopher Purves
Susan Hemington Jones soprano · Timothy Wilson counter-tenor · Mark le Brocq,
Charles Daniels, Julian Podger tenors · Charles Pott, Christopher Purves, Peter Harvey basses
Gabrieli Players
Gabrieli Consort Chorus master: Florian Deuter
Paul McCreesh