For his debut recording, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian and his friends from Le Consort invite us to rediscover a 17th-century repertoire for which they have a particular love, drawn from the Golden Age of English music. Half a century after Alfred Deller's legendary revivals, they have placed their art entirely at the service of the sense of wonder they continually experience when confronted by these sublime works.
1 Purcell: Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 7, By Beauteous Softness
2 Purcell: Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z. 323: No. 5, Strike the Viol
3 Croft: Ode for the Peace of Utrecht: No. 2, Adagio from "With Noise of Cannon"
4 Eccles: The Judgement of Paris: O Ravishing Delight
5 Eccles: Semele: Thunder Is Heard at a Distance
6 Blow: An Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell: No. 3, So Ceas'd the Rival Crew
7 Purcell: Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z. 332 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 4, Ritornello of the Aria ?This Does Our Fertile Isle with Glory"
8 Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act V: O Let Me Weep "The Plaint"
9 Purcell: Fly, Bold Rebellion, Z. 324: No. 7, Be Welcome Then, Great Sir
10 Clarke: Come, Come Along for a Dance and a Song: The Glory of the Arcadian Groves
11 Purcell: Oedipus, Z. 583: No. 2, Music for a While
12 Blow: A Second Musical Entertainment Perform'd on St. Cecilia's Day: No. 2, Begin the Song!
13 Purcell: Welcome to All the Pleasures, Z. 339: No. 3, Here the Deities Approve
14 Barrett: How Wretched Is Our Fate
15 Croft: Ye Tuneful Numbers: No. 1, Symphony
16 Croft: Ye Tuneful Numbers: No. 3, Air "Tell Her I'm Wounded"
17 Croft: Ode for the Peace of Utrecht: No. 5, Duet "Peace Is the Song"
18 Purcell: Abdelazer, Z. 570: Air in G minor
19 Purcell: O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice!, Z. 406
20 Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Fairest Isle
21 Purcell: Now Does the Glorious Day Appear, Z.332 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 11, Instrumental Introduction to the Chorus ?Now, Now with One United Voice"
22 Purcell: Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z. 323: No. 3, Sound the Trumpet
23 Ravenscroft: The Three Ravens
For his debut recording, Paul-Antoine Bénos-Djian and his friends from Le Consort invite us to rediscover a 17th-century repertoire for which they have a particular love, drawn from the Golden Age of English music. Half a century after Alfred Deller's legendary revivals, they have placed their art entirely at the service of the sense of wonder they continually experience when confronted by these sublime works.
