by Purcell, Parrott, Taverner Choir, Taverner Players · EMI · CD · EAN 0077774749022
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«Ode on St. Caecilia's Day» is the classical music album by Henry Purcell, released in 1993 by EMI, on CD.
Composed by Henry Purcell in 1692 for the feast of St Cecilia, this baroque ode celebrates the power of music through choruses, soloists and instrumental passages. It includes celebrated numbers such as «Hail! Bright Cecilia», «Hark! hark! each Tree» and «'Tis Nature's Voice», with the sound of the English baroque.
Performed by the Taverner Choir and the Taverner Players, conducted by Andrew Parrott. CD edition with 14 tracks and reference CDC 747490 2; original recording from 1986 released in 1993.
For listeners of baroque music and admirers of the 17th-century English choral repertoire.
