Purcell: Ode for St Cecilia's Day (1683) "Welcome to all the pleasures" Z339

Henri Purcell (1659-1695) – Ode for St Cecilia’s Day (1683) “Welcome to all the pleasures” Z339
1. Symphony
2. Verse, chorus & ritornello: “Welcome to all the Pleasures”
3. Song & ritornello: “Here the deities approve” (one of the best-known numbers)
4. Verse & ritornello: “While joys celestial their bright souls invade”
5. Song & chorus: “Then lift up your voices”
6. Verse & chorus: “Then lift up your voices”
7. Instrumental interlude
8. Song & ritornello: “Beauty, thou scene of love”
9. Song & chorus: “In a consort of voices while instruments play”