Odes

Album by Henry Purcell & The English Concert & The English Concert Choir & Trevor Pinnock

First released: 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: Overture
    3:44
  2. 2.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Come ye sons of art, away” (Countertenor & Chorus)
    1:41
  3. 3.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Sound the trumpet, sound” (Countertenor I & II)
    2:27
  4. 4.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Come ye sons of art” (Symphony & Chorus)
    1:11
  5. 5.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Strike the viol, touch the lute” (Countertenor)
    4:43
  6. 6.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “The day that such a blessing gave” (Bass & Chorus)
    2:51
  7. 7.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “Bid the Virtues, bid the Graces“ (Soprano)
    2:55
  8. 8.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “These are the sacred charms” (Bass)
    1:40
  9. 9.
    Come, ye sons of art, away: “See Nature, rejoicing” (Soprano, Bass & Chorus)
    2:43
  10. 10.
    Welcome to all the pleasures: Overture
    1:49
  11. 11.
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Welcome to all the pleasures” (Countertenor, Tenor, Bass & Chorus)
    1:49
  12. 12.
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Here the deities approve” (Countertenor)/”While joys celestial” (Soprano I & II, Tenor)
    5:19
  13. 13.
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Then lift up your voices” (Bass & Chorus)/“The pow’r shall divert us a pleasanter way” (Countertenor, Tenor, Bass & Chorus)
    1:43
  14. 14.
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “Beauty, thou scene of love” (Tenor)
    3:40
  15. 15.
    Welcome to all the pleasures: “In a consort of voices” (Tenor & Chorus)
    1:13
  16. 16.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: Symphony
    1:17
  17. 17.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Of old, when Heroes thought it base” (Bass) / “Brigantium, honour’d with a race divine” (Countertenor & Bass)
    3:26
  18. 18.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “The bashful Thames, for beauty so renowned” (Tenor & Chorus)
    3:37
  19. 19.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “The pale and purple rose” (Countertenor)
    2:35
  20. 20.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “And in each track of glory since” (Tenor, Bass & Chorus)
    3:28
  21. 21.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: Symphony
    1:16
  22. 22.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “And now when the renown'd Nassau” (Countertenor & Tenor)
    1:55
  23. 23.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “They did no storms nor threat’nings fear” (Bass I & II)
    2:08
  24. 24.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night” (Tenor)
    3:35
  25. 25.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Let music join” (Chorus)
    1:16
  26. 26.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Sound, trumpets, sound!” (Countertenor)
    2:14
  27. 27.
    Of old, when Heroes thought it base: “Sound all to him” (Bass recitative & Chorus)
    1:48

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