Description
John Blow: Ode On The Death Of Mr. Henry Purcell - Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Deller Consort, dir. Alfred Deller / Musique D'Abord / Harmonia Mundi Audio CD 2008 / HMA 195201
UPC 794881866823
John Blow (baptised 23 February 1649 – 1 October 1708) was an English composer and organist of the Baroque period. Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in late 1668, his pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage composition, Venus and Adonis (ca. 1680–1687), is thought to have influenced Henry Purcell's later opera Dido and Aeneas. In 1687, he became choirmaster at St Paul's Cathedral, where many of his pieces were performed. In 1699 he was appointed to the newly created post of Composer to the Chapel Royal.
| Label: | Harmonia Mundi – HMA 195201 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Musique D'Abord |
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2008 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Baroque |
Tracklist:
| Marriage Ode | (14:27) | ||
| 1.1 | Bring Shepherds | ||
| 1.2 | The Rites Are Perform'd | ||
| 1.3 | Bring Shepherds | ||
| 1.4 | Sing Ye Muses | ||
| 1.5 | Music May Satisfy | ||
| 1.6 | Lo Triumphé! | ||
| 2 | Cloe Found Amyntas Lang | 5:14 | |
|
Ode On The Death Of Mr. Henry Purcell |
(22:50) |
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| 3.1 | Mark How The Lark | ||
| 3.2 | But In The Close Of Night | ||
| 3.3 | So Ceas'd The Rival Crew | ||
| 3.4 | We Beg Not Hell | ||
| 3.5 | The Heav'nly Choir |
- Baritone Vocals – Maurice Bevan
- Composed By – John Blow
- Countertenor Vocals – Mark Deller
- Countertenor Vocals, Conductor – Alfred Deller
- Ensemble – Deller Consort
- Flute – Kathleen Jeans, Michael Arno
- Keyboards – Walter Bergmann
- Orchestra – Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra
- Tenor Vocals – Philipp Todd
