PURCELL,H.: Harmonia sacra (CD)

Henry Purcell (1659–1695)

1 Lord, what is man, lost man? Z192 4’54
Charles Daniels tenor
Timothy Roberts harpsichord

2 O solitude Z406 4’49
Susan Hemington Jones soprano
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo

3 In the black, dismal dungeon of despair Z190 4’11
Angus Smith tenor
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Fred Jacobs theorbo · Timothy Roberts organ

4 Lord, I can suffer thy rebukes Z136 4’17
Susan Hemington Jones soprano · Tessa Bonner soprano
Julian Podger tenor · Peter Harvey bass
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Fred Jacobs theorbo · Timothy Roberts organ

5 Voluntary in G Z720 2’46
Timothy Roberts organ

6 In guilty night (Saul and the Witch of Endor) Z134 8’15
Susan Hemington Jones soprano · Charles Daniels tenor
Christopher Purves bass
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Fred Jacobs theorbo
Timothy Roberts harpsichord · Paul McCreesh organ

7 Voluntary in C Z717 1’17
Timothy Roberts organ

8 Plung’d in the confines of despair Z142 4’21
Charles Daniels tenor · Angus Smith tenor · Christopher Purves bass
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Fred Jacobs theorbo

9 Awake, ye dead Z182 3’04
Peter Harvey bass · Christopher Purves bass
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Fred Jacobs theorbo
Timothy Roberts harpsichord · Paul McCreesh violin

10 The earth trembled Z197 1’52
Tessa Bonner soprano
Timothy Roberts harpsichord

11 My op’ning eyes are purg’d ZD72 4’48
Christopher Purves bass
Timothy Roberts organ · Paul McCreesh violin

12 With sick and famish’d eyes Z200 4’26
Charles Daniels tenor
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Timothy Roberts organ
Henry Purcell, William Croft (1678–1727)

13 Ground in C ZD221 3’57
Timothy Roberts organ

14 O, I’m sick of life Z140 4’22
Charles Daniels tenor · Angus Smith tenor · Christopher Purves bass
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Fred Jacobs theorbo · Timothy Roberts organ

15 Close thine eyes Z184 3’30
Susan Hemington Jones soprano · Peter Harvey bass
Paula Chateauneuf theorbo · Timothy Roberts organ

16 Funeral Sentences for the death of Queen Mary II (1695) 9’12
Man that is born of a woman Z27 · In the midst Z17B
Thou knowest, Lord Z58B
Tessa Bonner soprano · Susan Hemington Jones soprano
Julian Podger tenor · Simon Berridge tenor · Angus Smith tenor
Charles Daniels tenor · Christopher Purves bass · Peter Harvey bass
Timothy Roberts organ

Gabrieli Consort and Players
Paul McCreesh