---

Henry Purcell (1659-1695): Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday 01 - I Symphony + II Celebrate this festival (choir) + III Britain now (2 soprani) + IV 'tis sacraed (soprano & trumpet) 02 - V Crown the altar (alto) 03 - VI Expected Spring (bass & violins, choir) + VII April, who til now (alto) 04 - VIII Departing thus (tenor) + IX Happy realm (trio) 05 - X While, for a righteous cause (baa & trumpet) 06 - XI Return, fond Muse (alto & recorders) 07 - XII Kindly treat Maria's day (soprano & choir) Henry Purcell: King Arthur first music 08 - I Chaconne 09 - II Fairest Isle (soprano & orchestra) 10 - III Hornpipes; a new irish tune (harpsichord) + IV Act second: Enter shepherds ans shepherdnesses 11 - V How blest are shepherds (hornpipes & ayre) + VI Shepherds, leave decoying (symphony and duett) + VII Come, shepherds, lead up (choir) Henry Purcell: three parts upon a ground 12 - three parts upon a ground Henry Purcell: the 100th psalm tune (voluntary) 13 - the 100th psalm tune Matthew Locke (c1621-1677): Music for His Majestie’s sackbutts & cornetts 14 - Music for His Majestie Henry Purcell: In Nomine, of six parts (upon Gloria Tibi) 15 - in nomine Henry Purcell: Queen’s funeral music 16 - Funeral march (wind instruments) 17 - Man, that is born of a woman (choir) 18 - In the midst of life, verse 19 - Maria musis flebilis (elegy upon the death of Queen Mary) 20 - The Queen’s farewell (winds) 21 - Thou knowest, Lord, verse 3 22 - March 'sounded in the abbey after the anthem' encore: Henry Purcell: (from) Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday 23 - XII Kindly treat Maria's day (soprano & choir)

La Fenice & Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Jean Tubéry-conductor, recorders & cornets à bouquins Aurore Bucher & Cécile Cote - soprani Jean-Michel Fumas - countertenor Renaud Tripathi - haute-contre Thibaut Lenaerts - tenor Etienne Debaisieux - bass

---