This page lists all recordings of Crown the altar (from Celebrate this Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, Z321), by Henry Purcell (1659-95) on CD. Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Purcell: Songs and Sacred Arias
Purcell: | Tell me, some pitying angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), Z196 Music for a while, Z583 Let the dreadful engines (from Don Quixote, Z578) Thrice happy lovers (An Epithalamium) If music be the food of love, Z379 Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400 Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z184 Fairest Isle (from King Arthur) Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585) The fatal hour comes on apace, Z421 Crown the altar (from Celebrate this Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, Z321) I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen) O lead me to some peaceful gloom (from Bonduca or The British Heroine, Z574) What shall I do to show how much I love her? (from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, Z627) From Rosy Bow'rs (from Don Quixote) Sonata 9 in F major Pavan a3 |
A collection of Purcell’s songs and sacred arias given by the Deller Consort. 12 of the 18 tracks feature the inimitable voice of Alfred Deller. 'The most remarkable countertenor of the 20th Century' Sir Michael Tippett “This reissue of recordings by the Deller Consort (founded in 1950) reminds us of his wonderfully pure and supple, if undramatic, voice, and his firmness and intensity of line (a quality absolutely required in Purcell’s songs, but too often missing)...April Cantelo’s performance of The Blessed Virgin’s Expostulation, that miniature cantata of genius, is a delight.” Sunday Times, 3rd April 2011 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Emma Kirkby - A Purcell Songbook
Purcell: | Hark how all things in one sound agree (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) Crown the altar (from Celebrate this Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, Z321) If music be the food of love, Z379 Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400 Plainte - O, Let Me Weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen) Olinda in the shades unseen, Z404 Urge me no more, Z426 From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370 Lovely, lovely Albina Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585) Dear pretty youth (from The Indian Queen, Z630) When first Amintas sued for a kiss, Z430 The cares of lovers (from Timon of Athens, Z632) Ye gentle spirits of the air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 |
“The 16 Purcell songs and airs in this recital, some familiar, some rarely heard, are arranged in a pleasing order for continuous listening but, of course, can be selected or re-arranged at the touch of a CD button. Emma Kirkby's pure white tone is a joy throughout, her diction immaculate and her technique equal to all the demands of Purcell's many notes to a word... with nice decorations in repeated passages.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Purcell - Here Let my Life and other songs
Maute: | Concerto on the Death of Henry Purcell | Purcell: | Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335 Crown the altar (from Celebrate this Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, Z321) Music for a while, Z583 Here let my life (If ever I more riches did desire, Z544) Plainte - O, Let Me Weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) In the black dismal dungeon of despair, Z190 Abdelazer or The Moor's Revenge: incidental music, Z570 If music be the food of love, Z379 |
“Taylor Bowman…complement each other as perfectly as coffee and cream. A close-recorded perspective ensure the words cut through with compelling detail.” BBC Music Magazine, March 2008 **** “James Bowman has been around for decades, whereas Daniel Taylor is a comparative newcomer; despite the age difference, they are equals in all respects. They are heard together in "Sound the trumpet" and "In vain the am'rous flute", the fullness of Bowman's voice nicely offset by Taylor's leaner tones.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | ApparitionMusic by George Crumb & Henry Purcell
“Given Christine Schäfer's wide-ranging repertoire, this mixing of 17th-century English and 20th-century American songs is no surprise. Her exemplary clarity of tone and diction, and her emotional commitment to both composers, make for a powerful recital.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 **** “The first part of the disc intersperses Crumb's moderately Coplandesque Three Early Songs (1947) with Purcell favourites like "Sweeter than Roses" and "Music for a While". The sovereign authority of Schäfer's voice and the intensity of her presence makes for a seamless narrative, and the clarity of her diction and innate dramatic sensibility revitalise the Purcell works.” Gramophone Magazine, March 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Purcell - Songs and Airs
Purcell: | Hark how all things in one sound agree (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) Crown the altar (from Celebrate this Festival - Birthday Ode for Queen Mary, Z321) If music be the food of love, Z379 Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400 Plainte - O, Let Me Weep (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen) Olinda in the shades unseen, Z404 Urge me no more, Z426 From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370 Lovely, lovely Albina Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585) Dear pretty youth (from The Indian Queen, Z630) When first Amintas sued for a kiss, Z430 The cares of lovers (from Timon of Athens, Z632) Ye gentle spirits of the air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629) An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 |
“The Evening Hymn is radiantly done, and so are many of the less well-known airs which regularly bring new revelation. Excellent recording, if with the voice forward, given striking extra presence on CD” Penguin Guide *** | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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