The Merry Companions. Songs and Catches from Purcell to Arne
The Hilliard Ensemble
17th & 18th century Songs & Catches



IMAGEN

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Saga Classics EC 3332-2
1978-80

IMAGEN







1. Thomas RAVENSCROFT. By a bank as I lay  [1:26]
counter-tenor, 2 tenors, baritone

2. Nicolas LANIERE. Tho' I am young  [1:31]
2 tenors, baritone

3. Henry PURCELL. Lost is my quiet  [2:41]
tenor 2, baritone, harpsichord, gamba

4. Thomas RAVENSCROFT. We be three poor mariners  [1:42]
counter-tenor, tenor 1, baritone

5. Henry PURCELL. Sweeter than Roses  [4:00
counter-tenor, harpsichord, gamba

6. Henry PURCELL. I spy Celia  [4:07]
tenor 1, baritone, harpsichord, gamba

7. Henry PURCELL. Since time so kind to us does prove  [1:31]
counter-tenor, tenor 2, baritone

8. William BOYCE. Orpheus and Euridice  [2:11]
baritone, harpsichord, gamba

9. Henry PURCELL. Here's that will challange all the Fair  [2:02]
counter-tenor, 2 tenors

10. Thomas ARNE. Which is the properest day to drink  [1:41]
counter-tenor, 2 tenors, baritone

11. John BLOW. Chloe found Amyntas  [5:53]
counter-tenor, tenor 1, baritone, harpsichord, gamba

12. Here lies a woman  [2:42]
counter-tenor, 2 tenors

13. William BOYCE. On thy banks, gentle Stour  [2:57]
tenor 1, harpsichord, gamba

14. John ECCLES. So well Corinna likes the joy  [1:36]
tenor 2, harpsichord, gamba

15. John ECCLES. My man John - A Riddle  [2:17]
2 tenors, baritone

16 - Thomas ARNE. The Street Intrigue  [2:24]
counter-tenor, 2 tenors

17 - Henry PURCELL, attr. When the cock begins to crow  [2:43]
counter-tenor, tenor 1, baritone





THE HILLIARD ENSEMBLE
David James, counter-tenor
Paul Elliot, tenor 1
Leigh Nixon, tenor 2
Paul Hillier, baritone

&

Lena-Liis Kiesel, harpsichord
Annekle Pols, gamba