Next concert

Archived Event

Purcell Odes: I
Gabrieli Consort & Players; Paul McCreesh director
Date
Tue 12 May 2015, 7.30pm
Duration
This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
Availability

Artists

  • Gabrieli Consort & Players
    • Paul McCreeshdirector

    Programme

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Now Does the Glorious Day Appear (Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday) Z332
        • Arise, my muse Z320

    Interval

    • Henry Purcell
      1659-1695
        • Welcome, welcome, glorious morn (Ode for the birthday of Queen Mary, 1691) Z338

    Overview

    Paul McCreesh directs his Gabrieli Consort & Players in a programme of Purcell’s odes, part of a series of works written following the Restoration of Charles II to mark royal birthdays and other important occasions at court.

    The three pieces in this programme reflect the strength of public affection for Queen Mary and the sheer quality of Purcell’s musical invention.

    Supported by the Patron Friends of Wigmore Hall

    Henry Purcell: A Retrospective is made possible thanks to all our contributors to the Wigmore Hall Endowment Fund, whose purpose is to help fund important artistic projects.

      Related tags

      Part of