Great Baroque Masters - Purcell

Grands Compositeurs Baroques - Great Baroque Masters
Henry Purcell - Extraits / Excerpts
Les Arts Florissants - William Christie; Deller Consort / The King's Musick - Alfred Deller, dir.; London Baroque; Deller Consort & Stour Festival Orchestra.
Harmonia mundi "plus" HMP 390 807

Contents:

    Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen
  1. The First Musicke: Prelude
    The First Musicke: Hornpipe

    2. Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Act II
  2. Three Elves: May the God of Wit
  3. Fairies, elves and a Fairy: Now join your warbling voices all
    Fairy Dance
  4. Dialogue between Corydon and Mopsa

    5. Henry Purcell: King Arthur, Act III, scene 2
    1. Prelude
      What ho (Cupid)
    2. What Power Art Thou (Genius)
    3. Thou Doting Fool forbear ... (Cupid, Genius)
    4. Prelude
      Chorus: See, see
  6. Z 626 - Dido & Aeneas (act III): Monologue and death of Dido
  7. Z 796 - Sonata in F minor: Adagio
  8. Z 796 - Sonata in F minor: Canzona
  9. Z 796 - Sonata in F minor: Largo
  10. Z 796 - Sonata in F minor: Grave
  11. Z 730 - Chacony a 4 in G minor
  12. Z 583 - Oedipus: Music for a while
  13. Z 628 - King Arthur: Fairest isle
  14. Z 406 - (poem by Kathryn Philips): O solitude
  15. Z 339 - Ode on St. Cecilia's day (1683): Overture
  16. Z 339 - Ode on St. Cecilia's day (1683): Welcome to all the pleasures
  17. Z 331 - Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1683): Overture
  18. Z 331 - Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1683): Love's Goddess sure was blind (alto, solo)
  19. Z 331 - Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1683): Sweetness of nature (altos, duo)
  20. Z 331 - Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1683): Long may she reigne (soprano, choir)
  21. Z 331 - Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1683): May the blest example chase (alto, solo)
  22. Z 331 - Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1683): May such days (altos, duo)
  23. Z 331 - Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1683): May she to Heaven late return (choir)

Playing time: 79' 06"

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Compilation:
Harmonia mundi HMX 290 801 / 810 [CDx10] Prélude baroque

Excerpts (original release)
[1]-[4] Harmonia Mundi HMC 90 1308 / 1309 [CDx2] Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen - Les Arts Florissants
[5] Harmonia mundi HM 252 / 253 [LPx2] Henry Purcell - King Arthur or the British worthy - Deller Consort / The King's Musick
[6] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 5173 [CD] Henry Purcell - Didon & Aeneas - Les Arts Florissants
[7]-[11] Harmonia mundi HMC 90 1327 [CD] Henry Purcell - Chamber music - London Baroque
[12]-[14] Harmonia mundi HM 249 [LP] Henry Purcell - Music for a while - Deller Consort
[15]-[23] Harmonia mundi "Deller Recordings" HMD 222 [LP] Ode à Sainte-Cécile, Ode pour l'anniversaire de la Reine Mary - Deller Consort

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Pierre-F. Roberge