Bright Orb of Harmony: Henry Purcell & James MacMillan. Album by The Sixteen

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Bright Orb of Harmony: Henry Purcell & James MacMillan. Album by The SixteenAlbum Description To celebrate their thirtieth anniversary, the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Henry Purcells birth (1659) and James MacMillans fiftieth birthday (16 July 2009), The Sixteen recorded live at the first concert on the 2009 Choral Pilgrimage a brand new disc of music dedicated to these most innovative of British composers. Purcells extraordinary use of harmony sounds as modern today as it must have sounded in the seventeenth

and Joseph Haydn's Symphony No

Duet: Christe eleison

In due time it had to be accepted that the Queen had suffered a phantom pregnancy

and "Choral Dances" from Gloriana

equally preserved in beautifully illuminated collections of manuscripts and performed here by The Hilliard Ensemble

five spaced choirs and a large orchestra

Principals from The Sixteen

Bach's Mass in B minor displays all the ingredients that that contribute his supreme ranking amongst his peers of any age

Mark Padmore (tenor

It explores the use of music for ceremonial

It was less than six years later that the prophesied mourning became a reality

1 in G minor