The Fairy Queen

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  The Fairy Queen, First Musick: Prelude

  Henry Purcell
  1:34
• 2
  The Fairy Queen, First Musick: Hornpipe

  Henry Purcell
  0:50
• 3
  The Fairy Queen, Second Musick: Air

  Henry Purcell
  1:00
• 4
  The Fairy Queen, Second Musick: Rondo

  Henry Purcell
  1:42
• 5
  The Fairy Queen, Second Musick: Overture

  Henry Purcell
  1:30
• 6
  The Fairy Queen, Act I: Duet: "Come, let us leave the town"

  Henry Purcell
  1:43
• 7
  The Fairy Queen, Act I: Scene of the Drunken Poet: "Fill up the bowl"

  Henry Purcell
  6:01
• 8
  The Fairy Queen, Act I: First Act Tune: Jig

  Henry Purcell
  1:09
• 9
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: "Come all ye songsters"

  Henry Purcell
  2:32
• 10
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Prelude

  Henry Purcell
  1:19
• 11
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Chorus: "May the God of Wit inspire" / Echo

  Henry Purcell
  2:25
• 12
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Chorus: "Now join your warbling voices all" / "Sing while we trip it" / Dance of Fairies

  Henry Purcell
  2:55
• 13
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Entrance of Night: "See, even Night herself is here"

  Henry Purcell
  4:51
• 14
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Entrance of Mystery: "I am come to lock all fast"

  Henry Purcell
  0:52
• 15
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Entrance of Secrecy: "One charming night gives more delight"

  Henry Purcell
  2:24
• 16
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Entrance of Sleep: "Hush, no more"

  Henry Purcell
  5:02
• 17
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Dance for the followers of Night

  Henry Purcell
  1:23
• 18
  The Fairy Queen, Act II: Second Act Tune: Air

  Henry Purcell
  1:32
• 19
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: "If Love's a sweet passion"

  Henry Purcell
  5:16
• 20
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: Symphony while the Swans come forward

  Henry Purcell
  1:31
• 21
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: Dance for the Fairies

  Henry Purcell
  0:43
• 22
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: Dance for the Green Men

  Henry Purcell
  1:46
• 23
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: "Ye gentle Spirits of the Air"

  Henry Purcell
  5:01
• 24
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: Dialogue between Coridon and Mopsa

  Henry Purcell
  3:33
• 25
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: "When I have often heard young maids complaining"

  Henry Purcell
  2:01
• 26
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: Dance for the Haymakers

  Henry Purcell
  0:51
• 27
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: "A thousand, thousand ways"

  Henry Purcell
  2:14
• 28
  The Fairy Queen, Act III: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

  Henry Purcell
  0:56
• CD 2
• 1
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Symphony

  Henry Purcell
  6:20
• 2
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: "Now the Night is chased away" / "Let the Fifes and the Clarions"

  Henry Purcell
  3:19
• 3
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Entry of Phoebus

  Henry Purcell
  0:33
• 4
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: "When a cruel long winter" / Chorus: "Hail! great parent of us all"

  Henry Purcell
  4:27
• 5
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Spring: "Thus the ever grateful Spring"

  Henry Purcell
  2:13
• 6
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Summer: "Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay"

  Henry Purcell
  1:32
• 7
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Autumn: "See, see my many colour'd fields"

  Henry Purcell
  2:43
• 8
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Winter: "Next Winter comes slowly"

  Henry Purcell
  3:32
• 9
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Fourth Act Tune: Air

  Henry Purcell
  1:09
• 10
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Prelude

  Henry Purcell
  1:12
• 11
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Juno: "Thrice happy lovers"

  Henry Purcell
  2:50
• 12
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: The Plaint: "O let me weep!"

  Henry Purcell
  8:18
• 13
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Entry Dance

  Henry Purcell
  1:25
• 14
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Symphony

  Henry Purcell
  0:59
• 15
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chinese Man: "Thus the gloomy world"

  Henry Purcell
  4:05
• 16
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chinese Woman: "Thus happy and free"

  Henry Purcell
  0:46
• 17
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chinese Man: "Yes, Daphne"

  Henry Purcell
  1:50
• 18
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Monkeys' Dance

  Henry Purcell
  0:53
• 19
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Hark! how all things with one sound rejoice"

  Henry Purcell
  2:05
• 20
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Hark! the echoing air a triumph sings"

  Henry Purcell
  2:27
• 21
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Sure the dull God of Marriage does not hear"

  Henry Purcell
  2:28
• 22
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Prelude / Hymen: "See, I obey"

  Henry Purcell
  1:48
• 23
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Turn then thine eyes"

  Henry Purcell
  0:41
• 24
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Hymen: "My torch indeed will from such brightness shine"

  Henry Purcell
  0:47
• 25
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: "They shall be as happy as they are fair"

  Henry Purcell
  0:50
• 26
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chaconne

  Henry Purcell
  2:39
• 27
  The Fairy Queen, Act V: "They shall be as happy as they are fair"

  Henry Purcell
  0:53

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Release credits

• Les Arts Florissants
  performing orchestra
• William Christie
  conductor

Issues

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  The Fairy Queen

  2x CD
  1989