2x CD
King Arthur
Album by Purcell; Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Gill Ross, Ashley Stafford, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Released 1985
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1OvertureHenry Purcell1:47
- 2AirHenry Purcell1:30
- 3OvertureHenry Purcell1:18
- 4Woden, first to thee – The white horse neigh’d aloud – To Woden thanks we renderHenry Purcell3:40
- 5The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas’dHenry Purcell0:33
- 6Brave souls, to be renown’d in storyHenry Purcell2:21
- 7I call you all to Woden’s hallHenry Purcell2:02
- 8Come if you dareHenry Purcell3:44
- 9Hither, this way, this way bendHenry Purcell2:12
- 10Let not a moonborn elf mislead yeHenry Purcell1:16
- 11Hither, this way, this way bendHenry Purcell0:37
- 12Come, follow meHenry Purcell2:27
- 13How blest are shepherdsHenry Purcell6:37
- 14Shepherd, leave decoyingHenry Purcell2:12
- 15Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measureHenry Purcell1:38
- 16Second Act Tune: AirHenry Purcell0:59
- 17Prelude – The Frost Scene – What ho! Thou genius of this isleHenry Purcell1:22
- 18Prelude while the Cold Genius rises – What power art thouHenry Purcell2:51
- 19Thou doting foolHenry Purcell1:04
- 20Great love, I know thee nowHenry Purcell0:54
- 21No part of my dominionHenry Purcell0:55
- 22Prelude – See, see, we assembleHenry Purcell3:26
- 23’Tis I that have warm’d ye – ’Tis love that has warm’d usHenry Purcell2:01
- 24Sound a parley – ’Tis love that has warm’d usHenry Purcell3:44
- 25Third Act Tune: HornpipeHenry Purcell0:39
- CD 2
- 1Two daughters of this aged stream are weHenry Purcell2:42
- 2Passacaglia – How happy the lover – Ritornello – For love every creatureHenry Purcell6:11
- 3Fourth Act Tune: AirHenry Purcell0:56
- 4Trumpet TuneHenry Purcell0:39
- 5Ye blust’ring brethren of the skiesHenry Purcell2:50
- 6SymphonyHenry Purcell1:40
- 7Song Tune – Round thy coastHenry Purcell3:18
- 8For folded flocks, and fruitful plainsHenry Purcell2:43
- 9Ritornello – Your hay it is mow’dHenry Purcell3:02
- 10Fairest IsleHenry Purcell4:08
- 11You say ’tis loveHenry Purcell5:28
- 12Trumpet Tune – Warlike ConsortHenry Purcell0:36
- 13St George – Our natives not alone appearHenry Purcell2:01
- 14ChaconneHenry Purcell3:24
More by Purcell, Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Gill Ross, Ashley Stafford, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Release credits
- alto vocals [1.4, 1.7, 2.8], countertenor vocals [2.2, 2.9, 1.12]
- soprano vocals [1.12, 1.17, 1.19, 1.21, 1.23-24, 2.2]
- performing orchestra
- soprano vocals [1.12, 2.10]
- soprano vocals [1.5, 1.9, 1.12, 1.14, 2.1-2]
- soprano vocals [1.12, 1.14, 2.1-2, 2.7, 2.11, 2.13]
- choir vocals [1.4, 1.6-9, 1.11-13, 1.15, 1.22-24, 2.2, 2.7, 2.9, 2.13]
- tenor vocals [2.2, 2.8-9, 1.4, 1.8, 1.12-13]
- balance
- conductor
- baritone vocals [1.4, 1.10, 1.12, 1.18, 1.20, 1.24, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7-9, 2.11]
- producer
Issues
K
K2x CD1985
K2x CD1994
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