Purcell: Odes for Saint Cecilia's Day (Hail! bright Cecilia! & Welcome to All the Pleasures)

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Music Review: Bright Cecilia and Bright Herreweghe!
Rating: 5 Stars

I cruise along and stumble upon this CD in H. Purcell's section. Frankly, I never heard of Purcell's Hail! Bright Cecilia. Before you turn away thinking I'm some lame music student keep in mind that there are thousands of great choral works and how am I to know of them all in one night. So, I decide to read FIRST, to see if it's in English. I dont mind pieces in German but I would rather hear them in my native tongue. Ok, so that area is clear. Now let's look at the conductor and see if it rings a bell. Herreweghe.....hmm.....yeah, I know of him only too well. Now then, the music. I played a sample piece of it to see if I'd like it and in just the first few seconds I was taken by the orchestra! Wait, let me hear the chorus and soloist a tid bit. Ok, so I listen to that for a bit and once more, wow. I guess you can imagine that this was a CD that I had to buy.

I head to the counter and buy the piece. I listen to it in the car and I'm just taken by the music. I knew now that I was going to be hypnotized and I immediately wanted play it over and over again. Now, when I look back at how I came about buying this CD, it seems as if it were almost destiny. I didnt hear the Paul McCreesh version but I bet it's hard to get any better than this stellar job done by everyone. My only complaint is what soloists are doing what pieces? You cant tell from the booklet. Oh well, a must buy for Purcell fanatics.

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