The James Bowman Collection (1996)

Track Listing

1. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Erbarme dich
2. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Almighty power
3. Why, why are all the muses mute? (Welcome Song for James II), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 343: Britain, thou now art great
4. The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69: Yet can I hear that dulcet lay
5. Come Tread the Paths of Pensive Pangs, song for voice & lute

1. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Erbarme dich
2. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Almighty power
3. Why, why are all the muses mute? (Welcome Song for James II), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 343: Britain, thou now art great
4. The Choice of Hercules, oratorio, HWV 69: Yet can I hear that dulcet lay
5. Come Tread the Paths of Pensive Pangs, song for voice & lute
6. Sono liete, fortunate, duet for soprano, alto & continuo, HWV 194: Crudeltà nè lontananza
7. O solitude, my sweetest choice, song, Z. 406
8. Cantata No. 169, "Gott soll allein mein Herze haben," BWV 169 (BC A143): Stirb in mir
9. Deborah, oratorio, HWV 51: Impious mortal
10. Now does the glorious day appear (Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday), for soloists, chorus, violins & continuo, Z. 332: By beautous softness mixed
11. O magnum mysterium, motet for 8 voices, C. 3
12. Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b: Tune your harps
13. Since First I Saw Your Face, song for 4 voices & instruments
14. Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Welcome as the Dawn of Day
15. Now that the sun hath veiled his light, sacred song for soprano & continuo ("An Evening Hymn"), Z. 193
16. Occasional Oratorio, HWV 62: Thou shalt bring them in
17. Leçon de Ténèbres 3, for 2 treble voices & continuo: Jerusalem, convertere
18. Rinaldo, opera, HWV 7: Or la tromba
19. On the brow of Richmond Hill, song, Z. 405
20. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne (Eternal Source of Light Divine), HWV 74: Eternal source of light
21. Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, for soloists, chorus & instruments in D major, Z. 232: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day