Originally released as part of a Purcell-Handel-Haydn ‘trilogy’, this recording of A Song for Saint Cecilia's Day directed by Marc Minkowski, a recognised specialist in the Handel repertoire, is now available separately for the first time. The outstanding soloists also contribute to making this disc a reference.
Overture
Interlude
Recitative "From Harmony"
Chorus "From Harmony"
Air "What Passion"
Air And Chorus "The Trumpet's Loud Clangor"
March
Air "The Soft Complaining Flute"
Air "Sharp Violins Proclaim"
Air "But Oh! What Art Can Teach"
Air "Orpheus Could Lead"
Recitative "But Bright Cecilia"
Air And Chorus "As From The Pow'r
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Overture
