Purcell: Complete Odes & Welcome Songs
The King's Consort, New College Choir, Oxford, Robert King
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Purcell: Arise, my Muse, Z320
- John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass), Michael Chance (countertenor), James Bowman (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Arise, my muse
III. Ye sons of music raise your voices high
Purcell: Welcome to all the pleasures (from Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1683), Z339
- James Bowman (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), Michael Chance (countertenor), Charles Daniels (tenor)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Welcome to all the pleasures that delight
III. Here the Deities approve
Purcell: By beauteous softness (from Now does the glorious day appear, Z332)
- John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass), James Bowman (countertenor), Charles Pott (bass), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Charles Daniels (tenor)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Now does the glorious day appear
III. Not any one such joy could bring
Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia (Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1692), Z328
- Michael George (bass), Gillian Fisher (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor)
- King's Consort, Choir of New College Oxford
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Hail! bright Cecilia, Hail!
III. Hark, each Tree its silence breaks
Purcell: Who can from joy refrain?, Z342
- James Bowman (countertenor), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Michael George (bass), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Overture
II. Who can from joy refrain?
III. A Prince of glorious race descended
Purcell: Welcome Song - Fly, bold rebellion, Z324
- James Bowman (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor), Michael George (bass), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Fly, bold rebellion, make haste and be gone!
III. Rivers from their channels turned
Purcell: Sound the trumpet, beat the drum, Z335
- Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Michael George (bass), James Bowman (countertenor), Rufus Müller (tenor)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Sound the trumpet, beat the drum
III. Crown the year and crown the day
Purcell: Celebrate this festival, Z321
- Gillian Fisher (soprano), Crispian Steele-Perkins (trumpet), Tessa Bonner (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Michael George (bass), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Rufus Müller (tenor)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Celebrate this Festival
III. Britain now thy cares beguile
Purcell: With him he brings the partner of his throne (from Ye tuneful Muses, Z344)
- James Bowman (countertenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Michael George (bass), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Tessa Bonner (soprano), Charles Pott (bass), Charles Daniels (tenor)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Ye tuneful Muses, raise your heads
III. Be lively then and gay
Purcell: Her charming strains expel tormenting Care (from Celestial music did the gods inspire, Z322)
- Michael George (bass), James Bowman (countertenor), Gillian Fisher (soprano), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Charles Daniels (tenor)
- King's Consort
- Robert King
I. Symphony
II. Celestial music did the gods inspire
III. Her charming strains expel tormenting Care