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Purcell - Funeral Music for Queen Mary, Anthems | Brilliant Classics 93981

Purcell - Funeral Music for Queen Mary, Anthems

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 93981

Barcode: 5028421939810

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 24th August 2009

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Contents

Artists

Andrew Manze (violin)
Marshall Marcus (violin)
Jan Schlapp (viola)
Jenny Ward-Clarke (bass violin)
Liz Kenny (theorbo)
William Carter (theorbo)
Jonathan Brown (organ)
Keri Dexter (organ)
Baroque Brass of London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

Conductor

Timothy Brown

Works

Purcell, Henry

Funeral Sentences (for the funeral of Queen Mary), Z27
Hear my prayer, O Lord, Z15
Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z25
My beloved spake, Z28
O Lord, thou art my God, Z41
Remember not, O Lord, our offences, Z50
Te Deum and Jubilate Deo in D major, Z232

Artists

Andrew Manze (violin)
Marshall Marcus (violin)
Jan Schlapp (viola)
Jenny Ward-Clarke (bass violin)
Liz Kenny (theorbo)
William Carter (theorbo)
Jonathan Brown (organ)
Keri Dexter (organ)
Baroque Brass of London
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

Conductor

Timothy Brown

About

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, he 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.

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