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Track(s) taken from CDA66677

Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, Z58c

composer
1695; 4vv
author of text
Funeral Sentences, Book of Common Prayer

King's Consort Choir, The King's Consort, Robert King (conductor)
Recording details: August 1993
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Ben Turner
Engineered by Philip Hobbs
Release date: February 1994
Total duration: 2 minutes 16 seconds
 

Other recordings available for download

The Gesualdo Six, Owain Park (director)
The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (conductor)

Reviews

‘It's difficult to imagine how this new recording could be bettered’ (Fanfare, USA)
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts by Henry Purcell is one of the most famous works in the choral canon, and may have been composed to complete Thomas Morley’s 1695 Funeral sentences for Queen Mary. Like Morales, Purcell harnesses the power of repeated chords, setting words from the Book of Common Prayer in an ancient, chordal style which gives the work a timeless quality.

from notes by Owain Park © 2022

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