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Sweeter than Roses

Christopher Hogwood · Anthony Rooley · Benjamin Britten · George Guest · John Scott · Paul Esswood · English Chamber Orchestra · Choir of St John's College, Cambridge · Emma Kirkby · Catherine Bott

Decca Records2000Cat. 467 454-246m9 tracks

Sweeter than Roses (2000), CD, on Decca Records. Music by Henry Purcell, performed by Christopher Hogwood, Anthony Rooley, Benjamin Britten, George Guest; 9 tracks.

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Tracklist

01

Abdelazer: Overture - Rondeau

Henry Purcell - Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570

Christopher Hogwood

5:01

02

Oedipus: Music for a while

Henry Purcell - Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583

Christopher Hogwood, James Bowman

3:49

03

Pausanias: Sweeter than Roses

Henry Purcell - Six Songs: Sweeter than roses

Anthony Rooley, Christopher Hogwood, Emma Kirkby

3:18

06

If Music be the Food of Love

Henry Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379

Anthony Rooley, Christopher Hogwood, Emma Kirkby

3:29

08

An Evening Hymn: Now that the sun

Henry Purcell - An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 "Now that the sun hath veiled his light"

Anthony Rooley, Christopher Hogwood, Emma Kirkby

4:17

09

The Fairy Queen: Symphony

Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": Symphony

Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra

6:51

10

King Arthur: Fairest Isle

Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 38. “Fairest Isle” (Venus)

1:57

12

Dido and Aeneas: When I am laid in earth

Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)

Christopher Hogwood, Catherine Bott

7:27

16

Henry Purcell - I was glad when they said unto me, Z. 19

George Guest, John Scott, Paul Esswood

9:50