Henry Purcell - Come, Ye Sons of Art Away, Z.323

The score to Henry Purcell's richly orchestrated ode in honour of the birthday of Queen Mary II of England - "Come, Ye Sons of Art Away", Z.323.

I: Symphony - 00:00
II: Come ye sons of art, come away I - 3:45
III: Sound the trumpet - 5:31
IV: Come ye sons of art, come away II - 8:00
V: Strike the viol - 9:13
VI: The day that such a blessing gave - 13:37
VII: Bid the virtues - 16:22
VIII: These are the sacred charms - 19:24
IX: See, Nature, rejoicing - 20:58

[christianwouters]

Purcell was a master in creating variety within his compositions. Not one of these is boring, which can't be said of even the greatest composers.