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Purcell Odes: Beaune
Basilique Notre-Dame de Beaune, Beaune, France
07 July 2023
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A varied programme of some of Purcell’s finest works; the first half comprising music of farewell and consolation in memory of Kader Hassissi, founder of the Beaune Festival and friend of Gabrieli Consort & Players for many years who sadly recently passed away. This will be followed by a second half containing Purcell’s most richly extravagant score in praise of the power of music.
Programme:
Let Mine Eyes Run Down With Tears
Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary
Funeral Sentences
Evening Hymn
1692 Ode: Hail Bright Cecelia