Harmonia Sacra Christophe Rousset

• Henry Purcell (1659-1695):
• 1 Tell me, some pitying angel (The blessed Virgin’s expostulation) 07:23
• 2 In the black, dismal dungeon of despair 04:09
• 3 We sing to him, whose wisdom form’d the ear 02:03
• 4 Air in G Minor 01:26
• 5 Great God, and just (A penitential hymn) 02:28
• 6 My song shall be alway (psalm 89) 03:06
• 7 Ground in D Minor 01:29
• 8 Lord, what is man? 05:22
• 9 Let the night perish (Job’s curse) 04:17
• 10 Chaconne in G Minor 02:25
• 11 The night is come (An evening hymn) 02:32
• 12 With sick and famish’d eyes 05:15
• 13 How have I stray’d 03:38
• 14 Suite in G Minor: I. Prelude 01:25
• 15 Suite in G Minor: II. Allemande 03:31
• 16 Suite in G Minor: III. Courante 01:50
• 17 Suite in G Minor: IV. Sarabande 02:02
• 18 My opening eyes are purged (A divine song of the Passion of our Saviour) 04:17
• 19 How long, great God (The aspiration) 03:37
• 20 Ground in C Minor 02:30
• 21 Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest 01:30
• 22 Thou wakeful shepherd (A morning hymn) 02:56
• 23 The earth trembled (On our Saviour’s Passion) 02:07
• 24 Now that the sun hath veil’d his light (An evening hymn on a ground) 04:10
• Total Runtime 01:15:28

Info for Harmonia Sacra

Tell me, some pitying angel, In the black, dismal dungeon of despair, We sing to him, whose wisdom form d the ear, Air in G minor, Great God, and just, My song shall be alway, Ground in D minor, Lord, what is man? Let the night perish, Chaconne in G minor, The night is come, With sick and famish d eyes, How have I stray d, Suite in G minor, My opening eyes are purged, How long, great God, Ground in C minor, Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Thou wakeful shepherd, The earth trembled, Now that the sun hath veil d his light A dream cast for selected pieces from Purcell's masterpieces. Christophe Rousset has brought together leading experts in this field (Elizabeth Kenny and Laurence Dreyfus) around Rosemary Joshua to give us a benchmark performance. This disc is a gem and a priority of the label for the semester.

Rosemary Joshua, soprano
Les Talens Lyriques
Christophe Rousset, direction, harpsichord, organ
Elizabeth Kenny, lute
Laurence Dreyfus, viola da gamba

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