King Arthur extraits - highlights
William Christie · Petteri Salomaa · Véronique Gens · Claron McFadden · Mark Padmore · Sandrine Piau · Mhairi Lawson
King Arthur extraits - highlights (1997), CD, on Erato. Music by Henry Purcell, performed by William Christie, Petteri Salomaa, Véronique Gens, Claron McFadden; 26 tracks.
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Tracklist
King Arthur: Act I. "Woden, first to thee"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 4. “Woden first to thee” (tenor, bass and chorus)
King Arthur: Act I. "Come if you dare"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene III, 9. “Come if you dare” (symphony followed by tenor and chorus)
King Arthur: Act II. "Hither, this way, this way bend"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 10. “Hither, this way, this way bend” (Chorus)
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 14. “How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses” (Shepherd and chorus)
King Arthur: Act II. "Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 15. “Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying” (Two shepherdesses)
King Arthur: Act II. "Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 16b. “Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure” (Chorus of shepherds)
King Arthur: Act III. "What ho! thou genius of this isle"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 19. “What ho! Thou genius of this isle” (Cupid)
King Arthur: Act III. Prelude "While the Cold Genius rises" - "What power art thou"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 20. “What power art thou, who from below…” (Cold Genius)
King Arthur: Act III. "Thou doting fool"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 21. “Thou doting fool” (Cupid)
King Arthur: Act III. "Great Love, I know thee now"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 22. “Great love, I know thee now” (Cold Genius)
King Arthur: Act III. "No part of my dominion"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 23. “No part of my dominion shall be waste” (Cupid)
King Arthur: Act III. "See, see, we assemble"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 25. “See, see, we assemble” (Chorus)
King Arthur: Act III. "'Tis I that have warm'd ye"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 26. “’Tis I that have warm’d ye” (Cupid, followed by ritornello and chorus)
King Arthur: Act III. "Sound a parley"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 27. “Sound a parley” (Cupid and Cold Genius, followed by ritornello and chorus)
King Arthur: Act III. Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 28. Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
King Arthur: Act IV. "Two daughters of this aged stream are we"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV, Scene II, 29. “Two daughters of this aged stream are we” (Sirens)
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV, Scene II, 30. Passacaglia – “How happy the lover” (Tenor, Nymphs, and Sylvans)
King Arthur: Act V. "Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 33. “Ye blust’ring brethren” (Aeolus)
King Arthur: Act V. "Your hay it is mow'd"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 37. “Your hay it is mow’d, and your corn is reap’d” (Comus, peasants)
King Arthur: Act V. "Fairest Isle"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 38. “Fairest Isle” (Venus)