Henry Purcell : The secular solo songs (Intégrale)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Draw near, you lovers, Z 462
While Thyrsis, wrapt en downy sleep, Z 437
Love, thou canst hear, tho’ thou art blind, Z 396
I lov’d fair Celia, Z 381
What hope pour us remains now he is gone? sur the death de Mattew Locke, Z 472
Pastora’s beauties, when unblown, Z 407
A thousand sev’ral ways I tried, Z 359
Urge me n° more Z 426
Farewell, all joys, Z 368
If Musique be the food de love, Z 379
Amidst the shades et cool refreshing streams, Z 355
They say you’re angry, Z 422
Let each gallant heart, Z 390
This poet sings the Trojan wars, Z 423 “Anacreon’s Defeat”
Ah! how pleasant ’tis to love, Z 353
My heart, whenever you appear, Z 399
Sur the brow de Richmond Hill, Z 405
Rashly I swore I would disown, Z 411
Since the pox or the plague, Z 471
Beneath a dark et melancholy grove, Z 461
Musing sur cares de human fate, Z 467
Whilst Cynthia sung, all angry vents lay still, Z 438
How I sigh when I think de the charms, Z 374
Ye happy swains, whose nymphs are kind, Z 443
Beware, poor shepherds, Z 361
See how the fading glories de the year, Z 470
Cease, anxious world, your fruitless pain, Z 362
Oh! fair Cedaria, hide those eyes, Z 402
I love et I must, Z 382 “cloche Barr”
When her languishing eyes said ‘love’, Z 432
Not all my torments can your pity move, Z 400
Ah! cruel nymph, you give despair, Z 352
Sylvia, now your scorn give over, Z 420
Since one poor view has drawn my heart, Z 416
I resolve against cringing, Z 386
Gentle shepherds, you that know, Z 464
If grief has any power to kill, Z 378
She that would gain a faithful lover, Z 414
Fly swift, ye hours, Z 369
Hears not my Phyllis, Z 371 “Knotting Mélodie”
Phyllis, talk n° more de passion, Z 409
Celia’s fond, too long I’ve loved her, Z 364
En vain we dissemble, Z 385
When my Aemelia smiles, Z 434
Farewell, ye rocks, Z 463
What a sad fate is mine, Z 428
I take n° pleasure en the sun’s bright beams, Z 388
Love’s power en my heart shall find n° compliance, Z 395
How delightful’s the life de an innocent swain, Z 373
She who my poor heart possesses, Z 415
Love arms himself en Celia’s eyes, Z 392
When first my shepherdess et I, Z 431
Through mournful shades et solitary groves, Z 424
Scarce had the rising sun appear’d, Z 469
Who but a slave can well express, Z 440
High sur a throne de glitt’ring ore, Z 465
Incassum, Lesbia, rogas, Z 383 “Queen’s Epicedium”
She loves et she confesses too, Z 413
Amintas, to my grief I see, Z 356
Corinna is divinely fair, Z 365
Amintor, heedless de his flocks, Z 357
He himself courts his own ruin, Z 372
N°, to what purpose should I speak, Z 468
Sylvia, ’tis true you’re fair, Z 512
Lovely Albina’s come ashore, Z 394
Spite de the godhead, pow’rful love, Z 417
Phyllis, I can ne’er forgive it, Z 408
Bacchus is a power divine, Z 360
De silent shades, Z 370 “Bess de Bedlam”
Let formal lovers still pursue, Z 391
I came, I saw, et was undone, Z 375
Who can behold Florella’s charms?, Z 441
Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z 367
If Prières et tears, sur the death de Charles II, Z 380
En Cloris all soft charms, Z 384
Let us, kind Lesbia, give away, Z 466
Love is now become a trade, Z 393
Ask me to love n° more, Z 358
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406
Olinda en the shades unseen, Z 404
Pious Celinda goes to Prières, Z 410
When Strephon found his passion vain, Z 435
The fatal hour comes sur apace, Z 421
Sawney is a bonny lad, Z 412
Young Thirsis’ fate, Z 473

James Bowman (contreténor)
Michael George (basse)
Susan Gritton (soprano)
Barbara Bonney (soprano)
Rogers Covey-Crump (ténor)
Charles Daniels (ténor)

King’s Consort

Robert King

Reference: CDS44161/3
Barcode: 0034571141619
Label: Hyperion