
Homage to Henry Purcell
Neville Marriner · Alfred Deller · George Malcolm · April Cantelo · Desmond Dupré · Maurice Bevan
Homage to Henry Purcell (1958), CD, on The Bach Guild. Music by Henry Purcell, performed by Neville Marriner, Alfred Deller, George Malcolm, April Cantelo; 21 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Fantasia on a Ground in D Major, 3 Violins & Continuo
Henry Purcell - Fantasia, 3 parts on a Ground for three recorders, Z. 731
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578 (1694) – Part I: Let the Dreadful Engines
The Fairy Queen – Epithalamium "Thrice happy lovers"
Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Thrice Happy Lovers"
Harpsichord Suite no. 6 in D major, Z. 667
Song: If music be the food of love (1st version, 1692), Z. 379A
The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation "Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel" (1693), Z. 186
Pavan for 3 Violins and Viola da Gamba
Henry Purcell - Pavan for 3 violins and basso continuo in G minor, Z. 752
Disc 2
King Arthur – Venus's Song "Fairest Isle, all isles excelling"
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 38. “Fairest Isle” (Venus)
Sonata in G Minor for Violin & Harpsichord
Henry Purcell - Sonata for violin and basso continuo in G minor, Z. 780
Pausanias (1695), Z. 585 – Sweeter than roses
Henry Purcell - Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585
Ode on Queen Mary's Birthday (1693), Z. 321 – Crown the Altar
The Indian Queen (1695), Z. 630 – I attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly
Henry Purcell - The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III: 17h. "I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Fly"
Bonduca (1695), Z. 574 – Bonduca's Song "Oh! lead me to some peaceful gloom"
Henry Purcell - Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574: “Oh! Lead me to some peaceful gloom” (Bonvica)