ArcangeloAn English Baroque Journey
The enthronement of James II and Mary of Modena in Westminster Abbey, 1685, engraved after Francis Sandford
Concert companion

The Musique more full than it was

Sacred vocal music from the Chapel Royal, in the years either side of the Republic — anthems by Humfrey, Greene and Locke, ending with Handel.

The enthronement of James II and Mary of Modena, Westminster Abbey, 1685, produced by Francis Sandford / Alamy / World History Archive

The programme

Christopher Gibbons 1615-1676

Not unto us, O Lord

Matthew Locke c.1621-1677

How doth the city sit solitary

Henry Purcell 1659-1695

Pavan in G minor Z752

Pelham Humfrey 1647-1674

O give thanks unto the Lord

John Blow 1649-1708

God spake sometime in visions

Maurice Greene 1696-1755

Lord, let me know mine end

Henry Purcell

My beloved spake Z28

George Frideric Handel 1685-1759

O praise the Lord with one consent HWV254

The performers

1st Violin

  • Agata Daraškaitė (leader)
  • Chloe Kim
  • Carmen Lavada Johnson-Pájaro

2nd Violin

  • James Toll
  • Jorge Jimenez

Viola

  • Jasper Snow

Cello / Gamba

  • Jonathan Manson

Bass / G Violone

  • Ismael Campanero Nieto

Oboe

  • Clara Espinosa Encinas

Lute

  • Pablo Fitzgerald

Chamber organ

  • Tom Foster

Harpsichord and direction

  • Jonathan Cohen

Soprano 1

  • Hilary Cronin

Soprano 2

  • Daisy Livesey

Alto

  • James Hall

High Tenor

  • Jeremy Budd

Tenor 1

  • Hugo Brady

Tenor 2 / High Baritone

  • Matthew Long

Bass 1

  • Malachy Frame

Bass 2

  • Will Gaunt

Performances of this programme

In depth

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Context

Read more about the wider historical trends and events which shaped and influenced the music in this programme.