Choir of New College, Oxford; The Hanover Band; Graham Lea-Cox
Boyce, Ode for St. Cecilia's Day


#    Title    Time    Info  
1 Overture: Vivace - Adagio - Allegro 3:34
2 Overture: Andante 1:38
3 Overture: Minuetto allegro 1:41
4 Chorus: See fam'd Apollo and the nine 3:21
5 Duet: Immortal Love, with tuneful lyres 6:40
6 Recitative: Aloft the strains melodious swiftly fly 0:47
7 Aria: When a tender, virtuous passion 3:17
8 Recitative: Hark! the loud trumpet calls a youth to arms 0:50
9 Aria: The hero whom a fair one fires 4:48
10 Recitative: Ah! say, could Painting, could the weeping Muse 0:34
11 Aria: What cruel pangs the lover feels 3:56
12 Recitative: Thus, whilst the Muse Love's boundless influence sin... 0:14
13 Chorus: Sprung from Gods, immortal Love 1:45
14 Overture: Largo - Allegro 3:22
15 Chorus: Hail Harmony! 4:23
16 Aria: Gracious Power, to thee we owe 1:27
17 Recitative: At Music's sacred name 0:43
18 Aria: With celestial glory crown'd 3:25
19 Recitative: Mortals, in hymns of tuneful joy 4:59
20 Aria: Music, gently soothing power 5:59
21 Recitative: Pleas'd the celestial visitant surverys 0:48
22 Duet: As nature with the sun revives 3:38
23 Aria: The captive, bound in rankling chains 6:19
24 Recitative: The melting theme transports each mortal breast 0:30
25 Aria: Music can the passions raise 1:36
26 Recitative: Now the aetherial lyrist sweeps the strings 0:15
27 Aria: Mortals, scorn the boasted nine 2:24
28 Recitative: Leave transient joys, and raise the theme 1:33
29 Allegro: Thus will your hymns, like incense, rise 3:40
30 Chorus: Display His goodness, Hail His might 3:17
Total time 77:54