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The singing of the Monteverdi Choir is superlatively good and they have been well recorded. A splendid record. GramophoneMichel Garcin, Erato's renowned artistic director from 1953 on, was the first to provide Sir John Eliot Gardiner a really productive canvas on which to express himself. They embarked on a fruitful period of collaboration in 1975 and in February 1976 recorded a first LP together dedicated to Purcell and entitled InchMusic for Queen MaryInch, it went on to achieve legendary status.On this 33 rpm record of two odes composed by Purcell in homage to Queen Mary, the natural rhythmic and gently expressive qualities in the artistry of Gardiner beguile the listener, while in the Funeral Sentences he achieves a completely dazzling delicacy of balance and lightness of touch. Considered back in the 1970s as one of the best, the polyphony of the Monteverdi Choir too retains a serenely luminous clarity. Album Tracks 1. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 1, Symphony 2. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 2, Aria and Chorus. InchCome Ye Sons of Art AwayInch 3. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 3, Duet. InchSound the TrumpetInch 4. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 4, Chorus. InchCome Ye Sons of Art AwayInch 5. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 5, Ritornello. InchStrike the ViolInch 6. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 6, Aria and Chorus. InchThe Day That Such a Blessing GaveInch 7. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 7, Aria. InchBid the VirtuesInch 8. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 InchOde for Queen Mary's BirthdayInch No. 8, Aria. InchThese Are the Sacred CharmsInch 9. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z.
