Baroque, Volume 8: Theatre Music

Compilation by Henry Purcell

Released 1995

Tracklist

  • 1
    The Fairy Queen: Entry of Phoebus
    0:40
  • 2
    The Fairy Queen: Symphony (Act 4)
    1:31
  • 3
    The Fairy Queen: Dance for the Haymakers
    0:53
  • 4
    The Fairy Queen: First Music: Hornpipe
    0:59
  • 5
    The Fairy Queen: Dance for the Fairies
    1:23
  • 6
    The Fairy Queen: Symphony (Act 5)
    1:21
  • 7
    The Fairy Queen: Song of the Night "See, even Night herself is here"
    5:02
  • 8
    The Fairy Queen: Prelude (Act 2)
    1:16
  • 9
    The Fairy Queen: Second Music: Rondeau
    1:24
  • 10
    The Fairy Queen: First Act Tune: Jig
    1:27
  • 11
    The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune (Act 2)
    0:36
  • 12
    The Indian Queen: Fourth Act Tune
    2:15
  • 13
    The Indian Queen: Song "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain"
    2:18
  • 14
    The Indian Queen: Symphony (Act 2)
    1:25
  • 15
    The Indian Queen: First Music: First Air
    1:21
  • 16
    The Indian Queen: Symphony (Act 3)
    1:23
  • 17
    The Indian Queen: Air (Act 5)
    0:52
  • 18
    King Arthur: Trumpet Tune (Act 5)
    0:56
  • 19
    King Arthur: Second Music: Air
    1:14
  • 20
    King Arthur: Symphony
    2:02
  • 21
    King Arthur: Passacaglia
    5:09
  • 22
    King Arthur: Aria of Venus "Fairest Isle, all isles excelling"
    2:01
  • 23
    King Arthur: Second Act Tune: Hornpipe
    0:53
  • 24
    Bonduca: Overture
    3:52
  • 25
    The Old Bachelor: Bourrée
    0:40
  • 26
    Abdelazar: Roondeau
    1:12
  • 27
    Bonduca: Air
    0:56
  • 28
    Pausanias: Air of Pandora "Sweeter than roses or cool evening breeze"
    3:23
  • 29
    The Married Beau: Jig
    1:20
  • 30
    Distressed Innocence: Air
    1:07
  • 31
    Amphitryon: Sarabande
    1:00
  • 32
    The Double Dealer: Air
    0:56
  • 33
    Dido and Aeneas: Overture
    2:43
  • 34
    Dido and Aeneas: Act 1- Shake the cloud
    1:21
  • 35
    Dido and Aeneas: Act 1- Ah! Ah! Belinda
    4:46
  • 36
    Dido and Aeneas: Act 1- When monarchs unite
    2:34
  • 37
    Dido and Aeneas: Act 2- But ere we this perform
    4:15
  • 38
    Dido and Aeneas: Act 3- But death, alas! I cannot shun...When I am laid in earth
    6:43
  • 39
    Dido and Aeneas: Act 3- With drooping wings
    3:03

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