Purcell: Sacred Music

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Release Date: 24th Aug 2009
Catalogue No: 93981
Label: Brilliant Classics
Series: Musica Sacra
Length: 54 minutes

Purcell: Te Deum & Jubilate Deo in D, Z232

Work length18:55

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Te Deum

Track length11:35

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Jubilate Deo

Track length7:20

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Purcell: My beloved spake, Z28

Work length9:31

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Purcell: O God, thou art my god, Z35

Work length3:23

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Purcell: Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25

Work length3:18

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Purcell: Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50

Work length2:55

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Purcell: Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15

Work length2:03

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Purcell: March and Canzona in C minor

Work length2:06

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Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

March and Canzona in C Minor, Z. 860: March

Track length2:06

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Purcell: Man that is born of a woman, Z27

Work length6:01

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Man that is born of a woman

Track length2:21

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In the midst of Life

Track length3:40

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Purcell: March and Canzona in C minor

Work length2:24

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Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

March and Canzona in C Minor, Z. 860: Canzona

Track length2:24

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Burial Service, Z. 27

Work length2:51

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Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

Burial Service, Z. 27: Thou knowest, Lord

Track length2:51

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Purcell: March and Canzona in C minor

Work length1:17

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Baroque Brass of London
Timothy Brown

March and Canzona in C Minor, Z. 860: March

Track length1:17

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November 1694 was a busy month for Purcell. First, the triumphant return to London of King William III from the campaign in Flanders saw the composer produce a new anthem depicting the vanquishing of the King’s enemies. Secondly, for the celebration of St Cecilia’s Day, composed not the expected ode, but a Te Deum and a Jubilate. The Te Deum is full of grandeur, with the extra trumpets adding some thrilling drama to sections of the work. The scoring is also intimate, with some of Purcell’s most personal music – especially ‘ Vouchsafe, O Lord’, where the piling up of dissonances depicts a cry for mercy remarkable for the period.

These two works are masterpieces in Purcell’s output. However, the triumph was to be short-lived. In December 1694 a smallpox epidemic swept London, and Queen Mary died on 28 December. Purcell produced some of his greatest music for the Funeral Sentences, which he composed for her burial Setting words found in The Book of Common Prayer, Purcell’s music is moving and austere, and the sense of grief is almost palpable. The muted drums and Flatt trumpets in the Canzona leave a lasting impression on the listener. Purcell himself was dead eleven months later, aged 36.

Purcell: Sacred Music

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