Purcell: Hail! bright Cecilia | B´Rock Orchestra & Vox Luminis
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- Опубликовано: 27 июн 2024
- A hymn of praise to music itself: Henry Purcell’s “Hail! bright Cecilia” is a ceremonial ode to the patron saint of sacred music: Saint Cecilia. This exuberant vocal piece does indeed shines brightly in this interpretation by the Belgian “Vox Luminis” ensemble. The B’Rock Orchestra, also from Belgium, accompanies this musical celebration on historical instruments. Artistic director is the French conductor and bass Lionel Meunier. The concert took place in the year 2019 at the Concertgebouw Brugge.
(00:00) I. Symphony (overture)
(09:54) II. Recitative (bass) and chorus: Hail! bright Cecilia
(14:04) III. Duet (treble and bass): Hark! hark! each tree
(18:13) IV. Air (countertenor): Tis nature's voice
(22:52) V. Chorus: Soul of the world
(25:02) VI. Air (soprano) and chorus: Thou tun'st this world
(29:24) VII. Trio (alto, tenor and bass): With that sublime celestial lay
(32:39) VIII. Air (bass): Wondrous machine!
(34:57) IX. Air (countertenor): The airy violin
(36:33) X. Duet (countertenor and tenor): In vain the am'rous flute
(43:43) XI. Air (countertenor): The fife and all the harmony of war
(46:52) XII. Duet (two basses): Let these among themselves contest
(49:37) XIII. Chorus: Hail! bright Cecilia, hail to thee
Henry Purcell (1659-1695) is viewed as the most important English composer of the Baroque period and enjoyed great fame and fortune during his lifetime. He was engaged as the organist at the Chapel Royal and Westminster Abbey. In the early years of his career, Purcell mainly composed sacred music and odes for royal ceremonial occasions. Many of his later works were inspired by the plays of William Shakespeare. One of the most famous of these is his opera “Dido and Aeneas“. Henry Purcell died in his mid-30s at the zenith of his creative life.
The ode “Hail! bright Cecilia” (Z.328) was written to mark the memorial day of Saint Cecilia, initially celebrated in France and then in England from the late 17th century. For more than 30 years, the Musical Society of London commissioned a different composer every year to write a new ode to Cecilia. The piece would then be played on 22 November after a major celebratory mass. Henry Purcell was the first to fulfil the commission with the “Laudate Ceciliam“ in the year 1683. But his ode “Hail! bright Cecilia“ from the 1692 was a much bigger success. The libretto to the piece is the work of the Irish poet Nicholas Brady.
Purcell’s ode to Cecilia is interpreted by the Belgian Vox Luminis ensemble, which specializes in English, Spanish and German music for voice, primarily from the Baroque era. The ensemble was founded in the year 2004 by the French musician Lionel Meunier, who sings bass in the ensemble himself. The choir appears in varying constellations according to repertoire and has won many prestigious accolades.
The instrumental parts are played by the Belgian B´Rock Orchestra, which also specializes in Baroque music and plays on historical instruments from the era, including timpani, lute and cembalo.
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Thanks to the beauty of music like this wonderful master work of culture everybody is invited to peacefully cross any border or frontier!
Best wishes in this bright Cecilia's day
First-class playing and singing. An excellent performance of Purcell's greatest Ode.
Wonderful performance. Can't beat the English Baroque. Fascinating to see/hear original instruments.
Gràcies per publicar aquesta acurada interpretació.
La frescor de la música anglesa d'aquells temps és fascinant.
Beautifully clean and pure sounds from all the instruments and voices made listening to this a real joy. Many thanks for this post.
Let these amongst them. Brilliant.
Very beautiful performance🍃thank you
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A wonderful performance of a masterpiece. It shows that not every "authentic" performance has to be dull, uninflected drivel. Bravo.
Lebhafte und wunderschöne Aufführung dieser perfekt komponierten Hymne mit gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Originalinstrumente sowie herrlichen Stimmen aller genialen Solisten und gut harmoniserten Stimmen des ausgezeichneten Chors. Der intelligente und geniale französische Dirigent leitet das ebenso ausgezeichnete belgische Barockensemble im veränderlichen Tempo und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Wunderbar vom Anfang bis zum Ende!
Bravo 👏 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Che meraviglia!
How beautiful and magical! Thank you for the wonderful performance!
Grazie per il video
Bellísimo ❤. Gracias.
Beautiful
Piękne wykonanie. Pięknie zgrane głosy. Perfekcyjne.
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Qué bien se escucha a esta cadena "zurdaprogrewoke" cuando se callan la boca!!
Amazing :)
A heartfelt thank you for this great rendition of the outstanding ode to Cecilia.
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purcell rules
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If you try to imagine the world two centuries ago, when all men of power were like Putin, seeking for enemies to fight against, for another ridiculous piece of land to possess...such compositions were made in purpose like saying, stay home, make love not war, stay home and have sons instead of sending them on the battle field to die murdering other young men the other side for a ridiculous dispute...what is all behind such compositions friends. Let them become music soundtracks, trying to imagine a Purcell's vision of life, the best creative projects to work on during the Summer season, go for it champs, let it freedom of expression become our golden asset, let such music inspire you guys
Agreed. Fantastic performance ... with the exception of the principal 2nd violinist whose bowing technique is quite bizarre! Nothing whatsoever to do with historically informed playing. Just as well the oboes are a good distance away otherwise she'd be sawing them in half!
Wonderful performance! Who is the counter tenor in "Hark, hark each tree"?
Alexander Chance
@@voicuaron5908 Son of the great countertenor Michael Chance.