Purcell: Funeral Sentences

Ghent Collegium’s clearly enunciated singing and supple, idiomatic instrumental playing paint Purcell’s chiaroscuro with glowing reverence. Intimate sound despite a reverberant acoustic. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2019, 5 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 14th Jun 2019
Catalogue No: HMM931462
Label: Harmonia Mundi

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Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord alway ('The Bell Anthem'), Z49

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

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

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

Purcell: Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z10

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

Purcell: Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

Purcell: My heart is inditing, Z30

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, 1695: Funeral Sentences

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

Purcell: O Lord God of hosts, Z37

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

Purcell: Te Deum in D Z.232

Collegium Vocale Ghent
Philippe Herreweghe

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“While Herreweghe’s choir employs women for the treble parts, the ensemble is so expertly trained that their sound comes very close to the characteristic English choir of men and boys. Only a small number of instruments and voices is used, and this, in conjunction with a sensitive approach to style, produces performances of superior beauty and taste. Extensive care has been lavished on both clarity and precision of English diction, and outstanding choral intonation makes the clash of Purcell’s cross-relations and his dissonant chromaticism singularly effective. The singing by the soloists is consistently beautiful.” - American Record Guide

Subtitled ‘Camerata Obscura’, this is harmonia mundi’s first collection aimed at exploring the connection between photography and music. In collaboration with the National School Of Photography in Arles, a foursome of young artists was invited to take a fresh look at several key works of the Baroque repertoire which are being reissued for this occasion.

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December 2019

Ghent Collegium’s clearly enunciated singing and supple, idiomatic instrumental playing paint Purcell’s chiaroscuro with glowing reverence. Intimate sound despite a reverberant acoustic.

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