Begin the Song! A Purcell Academy

Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian & Le Consort

2025-05-23 • Classical

Tracklist

• 1
  Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 7, By Beauteous Softness
  4:12
• 2
  Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z. 323: No. 5, Strike the viol
  3:37
• 3
  Ode for the Peace of Utrecht: No. 2, Adagio from "With Noise of Cannon"
  2:45
• 4
  The Judgement of Paris: O Ravishing Delight
  3:49
• 5
  Semele: Thunder is heard at a distance
  0:41
• 6
  An Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell: No. 3, So ceas'd the rival crew
  3:24
• 7
  Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 4, Ritornello of the Aria ‟This Does Our Fertile Isle With Glory"
  1:11
• 8
  The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act V: O let me weep "The Plaint"
  7:46
• 9
  Fly, Bold Rebellion, Z. 324: No. 7, Be welcome then, great Sir
  3:01
• 10
  Come, come along for a dance and a song: The Glory of the Arcadian Groves
  2:02
• 11
  Oedipus, Z. 583: No. 2, Music for a while
  3:53
• 12
  A Second Musical Entertainment perform'd on St. Cecilia's day: No. 2, Begin the Song!
  1:15
• 13
  Welcome to all the pleasures, Z. 339: No. 3, Here the Deities approve
  4:24
• 14
  How wretched is our fate
  3:21
• 15
  Ye Tuneful numbers: No. 1, Symphony
  3:04
• 16
  Ye Tuneful numbers: No. 3, Air "Tell her I'm wounded"
  3:26
• 17
  Ode for the Peace of Utrecht: No. 5, Duet "Peace is the song"
  3:19
• 18
  Abdelazer, Z. 570: Air in G Minor
  1:07
• 19
  O Solitude, my sweetest choice!, Z. 406
  6:21
• 20
  King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Fairest isle
  3:48
• 21
  Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z.332 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 11, Instrumental Introduction to the Chorus ‟Now, Now with One United Voice"
  1:08
• 22
  Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z. 323: No. 3, Sound the trumpet
  2:50
• 23
  The Three Ravens
  4:32