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Hail, bright Cecilia / Purcell. Bright Cecilia : variations on a theme by Purcell / Colin Matthews [and others].

Format Audio (CD) and Musical Sound Recording
Publication Info [London] : BBC Music Magazine, [2002]
Copyright Notice ℗2002
Description1 audio disc (65 min., 5 sec.) : digital, CD audio, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
Saint Cecilia's Day--Songs and music.
Variations (Orchestra)
Music.
Compact disc.
Other author/creatorBrady, Nicholas, 1659-1726, librettist.
Other author/creatorGritton, Susan, singer.
Other author/creatorBowman, James, singer.
Other author/creatorCovey-Crump, Rogers, singer.
Other author/creatorMilhofer, Mark, singer.
Other author/creatorCampbell, Colin (Bass), singer.
Other author/creatorGeorge, Michael, singer.
Other author/creatorKing, Robert, 1960- conductor.
Other author/creatorNoseda, Gianandrea, conductor.
Other author/creatorMatthews, Colin composer.
Other author/creatorWeir, Judith composer.
Other author/creatorRuders, Poul, 1949- composer.
Other author/creatorSawer, David composer.
Other author/creatorTorke, Michael composer.
Other author/creatorPayne, Anthony composer.
Other author/creatorLindberg, Magnus, 1958- composer.
Included WorkContainer of (work): Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Hail, bright Cecilia.
Other author/creatorKing's Consort, performer.
Other author/creatorBBC Philharmonic Orchestra performer.
Physical medium4 3/4 in.
Series BBC music magazine ; v. 11 no. 3
BBC music ; v. 11, no. 3. ^A1179245
Contents Hail! bright Cecilia. Symphony (7:25) ; Hail! bright Cecilia (3:48) ; Hark each tree (4:03) ; 'Tis nature's voice (3:51) ; Soul of the world (2:29) ; Thou tun'st this world (3:18) ; With that sublime celestial lay (2:44) ; Wondrous machine! (2:33) ; The airy violin (1:23) ; In vain the am'rous flute (5:18) ; The fife and all the harmony of war (3:01) ; Let these amongst themselves contest (2:43) ; Hail! bright Cecilia (4:16) / Henry Purcell -- Bright Cecilia : variations on a theme by Purcell. Tema / Henry Purcell ; arr. Colin Matthews (1:06) ; Tema elaborata / Colin Matthews (1:54) ; Scherzando / Judith Weir (1:50) ; Sognante / Poul Ruders (2:40) ; Fantastico / David Sawer (1:16) ; Giocoso / Michael Torke (2:03) ; Solenne / Anthony Payne (3:50) ; Finale grande / Magnus Lindberg (3:17).
General noteTitle from disc label.
General noteThe 2nd work is a world premiere recording of variations composed by Colin Matthews, Judith Weir, Poul Ruders, David Sawer, Michael Torke, Anthony Payne, and Magnus Lindberg, commissioned by BBC music magazine.
General noteText of the 1st work by Nicholas Brady.
General noteProgram notes on the 1st work, program notes on 2nd work in part by the composers, and biographical sketches of the performers (8 unnumbered pages) inserted in container.
CreditsProducers, Jeremy Hayes (1st work), Mike George (2nd work).
Performer In the 1st work: Susan Gritton, soprano ; James Bowman, countertenor ; Rogers Covey-Crump, Mark Milhofer, tenors ; Colin Campbell, baritone ; Michael George, bass ; The King's Consort ; Robert King, conductor. In the 2nd work: BBC Philharmonic ; Gianandrea Noseda, conductor.
Date/time/place of a event noteThe 1st work recorded live 1995 January 15 Birmingham Town Hall.
Date/time/place of a event noteThe 2nd work recorded 2002 September 9-10 New Broadcoasting House, Manchester.
Issued withIssued with (manifestation): BBC music magazine v. 11, no. 3
Genre/formMusic.
Other title BBC music magazine.
Other title Accompanied by (manifestation): BBC music magazine.
Contains title Container of (work): Bright Cecilia.
Other titleBright Cecilia.
Publisher numberBBC MM223 BBC Music Magazine

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