King Arthur
Album by Henry Purcell; Véronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau, Susannah Waters, Jonathan Best, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton, Petteri Salomaa, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Released 1995
Tracklist
- 1King Arthur: OvertureHenry Purcell1:56
- 2King Arthur: AirHenry Purcell1:31
- 3King Arthur: Act I. "Woden, first to thee"Henry Purcell2:49
- 4King Arthur: Act I. "Come if you dare"Henry Purcell4:13
- 5King Arthur: Act II. "Hither, this way, this way bend"Henry Purcell2:05
- 6King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds"Henry Purcell5:19
- 7King Arthur: Act II. "Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying"Henry Purcell1:53
- 8King Arthur: Act II. "Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure"Henry Purcell1:38
- 9King Arthur: Act III. PreludeHenry Purcell0:24
- 10King Arthur: Act III. "What ho! thou genius of this isle"Henry Purcell0:59
- 11King Arthur: Act III. Prelude "While the Cold Genius rises" - "What power art thou"Henry Purcell4:08
- 12King Arthur: Act III. "Thou doting fool"Henry Purcell0:37
- 13King Arthur: Act III. "Great Love, I know thee now"Henry Purcell0:55
- 14King Arthur: Act III. "No part of my dominion"Henry Purcell0:56
- 15King Arthur: Act III. PreludeHenry Purcell0:44
- 16King Arthur: Act III. "See, see, we assemble"Henry Purcell1:27
- 17King Arthur: Act III. "'Tis I that have warm'd ye"Henry Purcell1:59
- 18King Arthur: Act III. "Sound a parley"Henry Purcell4:00
- 19King Arthur: Act III. Third Act Tune: HornpipeHenry Purcell0:46
- 20King Arthur: Act IV. "Two daughters of this aged stream are we"Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa2:31
- 21King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love every creature" - "In vain are our graces"Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa7:12
- 22King Arthur: Act V. Trumpet TunePurcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa0:45
- 23King Arthur: Act V. "Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies"Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa3:24
- 24King Arthur: Act V. SymphonyPurcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa1:42
- 25King Arthur: Act V. "Your hay it is mow'd"Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa2:27
- 26King Arthur: Act V. "Fairest Isle"Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa4:42
- 27King Arthur: Act V. "Our natives not alone appear"Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa1:05
- 28King Arthur: Act V. ChaconnePurcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa3:29
More by Henry Purcell, Véronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau, Susannah Waters, Jonathan Best, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton, Petteri Salomaa, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Release credits
- choir vocals [21]
- choir vocals [21]
- soprano vocals [5, 20]
- choir vocals [21]
- tenor vocals [4, 6]
- sound
- choir vocals [21]
- choir vocals [21]
- choir vocals [3-4, 17-18, 21, 25, 27], performing orchestra
- bass vocals [3]
- tenor vocals [3, 21]
- choir vocals [21]
- producer
- bass vocals [11, 13, 18, 23, 25]
- choir vocals [21]
- soprano vocals [7, 20]
- choir vocals [21]
- soprano vocals [10, 12, 14, 17-18]
- choir vocals [21]
- choir vocals [21]
- choir vocals [21], soprano vocals [7, 26]
- conductor
Issues
- K
K2x CD1995- K1997
K2x CD6 December 2010