Purcell Edition Volume 1 : Dido & Aeneas, King Arthur & The Fairy Queen
William Christie · Jean-Paul Fouchécourt · Véronique Gens · Mark Padmore · Nathan Berg · Petteri Salomaa · Claron McFadden · Sophie Daneman · Gaëlle Méchaly · Sandrine Piau
Purcell Edition Volume 1 : Dido & Aeneas, King Arthur & The Fairy Queen (2009), CD, on Warner Classics. Music by Henry Purcell, performed by William Christie, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Véronique Gens, Mark Padmore; 65 tracks.
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Tracklist
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act I "Shake the cloud from off your brow" [Belinda, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 1. Aria “Shake the cloud from off your brow” (Belinda) – “Banish sorrow, banish care” (Chorus)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act I "Ah Belinda, I am press'd with torment" [Dido]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 2. “Ah! Belinda, I am prest with torment” (Dido)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act I "Whence could so much virtue spring?" [Dido, Belinda]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 5. Recitative “Whence could so much virtue spring?” (Dido, Belinda, Second Woman)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act I "Fear no danger to ensue" [Belinda, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 6. “Fear no danger to ensue” (Belinda, Second Woman, Chorus)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act I "The Triumphing Dance"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act I, 12. The Triumphing Dance
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 13. Prelude for the Witches – “Wayward sisters” (Sorceress, First Witch)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 15. Recitative “The Queen of Carthage, whom we hate” (Sorceress)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "But ere we this perform" [First Witch, Second Witch]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 19. “But ere we this perform” (Two Witches)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 1 "In our deep vaulted cell... Echo Dance of Furies" [Chorus]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene I, 20. “In our deep vaulted cell” (Chorus)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "Ritornelle" "Thanks to these lonesome vales" [Belinda, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 23. Aria and Chorus “Thanks to these lonesome vales” (Belinda, Chorus)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "Oft she visits this lone mountain" [Second Woman]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 24. Aria “Oft she visits this lone mountain” (Second Woman) / Ritornelle
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 25. Recitative “Behold, upon my bending spear” (Aeneas, Dido)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "Stay Prince" [Spirit, Aeneas]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II, 27. Recitative “Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove’s command” (Spirit, Aeneas)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "Then since our chorus have sped" [Chorus] "The Grove's Dance"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act II, Scene II. Chorus “Then since our charmes have sped” (Sorceress, Two Witches)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 3 "Come away" [Sailor, Chorus] "The Sailors' Dance"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 28. Prelude “Come away, fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing” (First Sailor, Chorus)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 30. Recitative “See, the flags and streamers curling” (Sorceress, Witches)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 3 "Destruction's our delight" [Chorus]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 31. “Destruction’s our delight” (Chorus)
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 3 "The Witches' Dance"
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 32. The Witches’ Dance
Purcell : Dido & Aeneas : Act 3 "Your counsel all is urged in vain" [Dido, Belinda, Aeneas]
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 33. Recitative “Your counsel all is urg’d in vain” (Dido, Belinda, Aeneas)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 35. “Great minds against themselves conspire” (Chorus)
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas, Act 3: "When I am laid in earth" (Dido)
Henry Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, 37. Ground, Aria and Ritornello “When I am laid in earth” (Dido)
Purcell : King Arthur : Overture to Act 1
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene I, 1. Overture
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 "Woden, first to thee" [Bass, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 4. “Woden first to thee” (tenor, bass and chorus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 "The white horse neigh'd aloud" [Bass, Tenor, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 5. “The white horse neigh’d aloud.” … “To Woden thanks we render” (tenor, alto, chorus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 "The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd" [Soprano]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 6. “The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas’d” (Soprano)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 "Brave souls, to be renown'd in story" [Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 7. “Brave souls, to be renown’d in story” (Chorus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 "I call you all to Woden's Hall" [Tenor, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 8. “I call you all to Woden’s Hall” (Alto and chorus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 "Come if you dare" [Tenor, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene III, 9. “Come if you dare” (symphony followed by tenor and chorus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 "Hither, this way, this way bend" [Soprano, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 10. “Hither, this way, this way bend” (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 11. “Let not a moon‐born elf deceive thee” (Grimbald)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 "Come, follow me" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 13. “Come follow me” (Philidel, spirits)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 "How blest are shepherds" [Tenor, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 14. “How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses” (Shepherd and chorus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 "Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying" [Sopranos]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 15. “Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying” (Two shepherdesses)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 "Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure" [Chorus] Hornpipe
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 16b. “Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure” (Chorus of shepherds)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 Prelude (Reprise)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 "What ho! thou genius of this isle" [Soprano]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 19. “What ho! Thou genius of this isle” (Cupid)
Purcell: King Arthur, Act 3: "What power art thou" [Bass]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 20. “What power art thou, who from below…” (Cold Genius)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 "Thou doting fool" [Soprano]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 21. “Thou doting fool” (Cupid)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 "Great love, I know thee now" [Bass]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 22. “Great love, I know thee now” (Cold Genius)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 "No part of my dominion" [Soprano]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 23. “No part of my dominion shall be waste” (Cupid)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 "See, see, we assemble" [Chorus] Dance
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 25. “See, see, we assemble” (Chorus)
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 26. “’Tis I that have warm’d ye” (Cupid, followed by ritornello and chorus)
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 27. “Sound a parley” (Cupid and Cold Genius, followed by ritornello and chorus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 Hornpipe
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 28. Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 4 "Two daughters of this aged stream are we" [Sopranos]
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)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 4 Air
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV, Scene II, 31. Fourth Act Tune: Air
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 32. Trumpet Tune
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 "Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies" [Bass]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 33. “Ye blust’ring brethren” (Aeolus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 Symphony
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 34. Symphony
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 "Round thy coast" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 35. “Round thy coasts, fair nymph of Britain” (Pan, a Nereid)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 "For folded flocks, and fruitful plains" [Tenors, Bass]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 36. “For folded flocks, on fruitful plains” (alto, tenor, bass)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 "Your hay it is mow'd" [Bass, Chorus]
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)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 "Fairest Isle" [Soprano]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 38. “Fairest Isle” (Venus)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 "You say 'tis Love" [Soprano, Bass]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 39. “You say ’tis love” (He, She)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune - Warlike Consort
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 40. Trumpet Tune (Warlike Consort)
Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 "Saint George" [Soprano, Chorus]
Henry Purcell - King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 41. “Saint George, the patron of our Isle” … “Our natives not alone appear” (Honour, chorus)