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

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King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II, 38. “Fairest Isle” (Venus) by Henry Purcell. 40 recordings in this catalogue, from 1941 to 2023.

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King Arthur: Fairest IsleCatherine Bott
Year: 2000
1:57
King Arthur: Act V: Venus' Song "Fairest isle"David Parry, Philharmonia Orchestra, Yvonne Kenny
Year: 1999
3:06
King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, Z 628: Act V. "Fairest Isle" (Venus)Christopher Hogwood, Barbara Bonney
Year: 1998
2:32
King Arthur: Act V. "Fairest Isle"William Christie, Véronique Gens
Year: 1995
4:43
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V – Song ‘Fairest Isle’John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson
Year: 1995
3:28
King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z. 628: Aria "Fairest isle, all isles excelling"Robert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman
Year: 1995
4:02
King Arthur: Fairest IsleCatherine Bott
Year: 1995
1:58
Fairest isle (King Arthur)Anthony Lewis, Heather Harper
Year: 1994
2:24
Fairest IsleChristopher Hogwood, Laurence Dreyfus, Paul O'Dette
Year: 1994
2:00
Fairest IsleNancy Argenta, Nigel North
Year: 1994
2:37
King Arthur, Z 628: Fairest IsleJill Feldman, Nigel North
Year: 1992
2:27
Fairest Isle of Isles ExcellingChristophe Rousset, Agnès Mellon, Wieland Kuijken
Year: 1992
2:22
King Arthur: Act V. “Fairest isle”Monica Huggett, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
Year: 1991
4:49
Fairest Isle, all isles excellingRobert King, The King's Consort, James Bowman
Year: 1988
4:04
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V, Scene II. Aria "Fairest isle"Alfred Deller
Year: 1984
3:38
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Ritornello “Fairest isle”John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
Year: 1983
4:08
King Arthur, Z. 628 No. 38: Aria "Fairest isle"William Christie, Alfred Deller, Wieland Kuijken
Year: 1979
2:45
Fairest IsleNeville Marriner, Alfred Deller
Year: 1958
2:40
King Arthur: Fairest IsleGerald Moore, Maggie Teyte
Year: 1941
2:29
King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: The Final Masque. "Fairest Isle"Jakub Józef Orliński
3:31

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