King Arthur (highlights)
Album by Purcell; Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Gill Ross, Ashley Stafford, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Released 30 September 1996
Tracklist
- 1King Arthur, Z. 628: OvertureHenry Purcell1:47
- 2King Arthur, Z. 628: AirHenry Purcell1:30
- 3King Arthur, Z. 628: OvertureHenry Purcell1:18
- 4King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: "Woden, first to thee"Henry Purcell3:39
- 5King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: "Brave souls"Henry Purcell2:21
- 6King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: Symphony - "Come if you dare"Henry Purcell3:41
- 7King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: "Hither, this way"Henry Purcell2:12
- 8King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: "Come, follow me"Henry Purcell2:26
- 9King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: "How blest are shepherds"Henry Purcell6:36
- 10King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Second Act Tune - AirHenry Purcell0:56
- 11King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Prelude - "What ho! thou genius of this isle"Henry Purcell1:22
- 12King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "What power art thou"Henry Purcell2:51
- 13King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Dance - "See, see, we assemble"Henry Purcell3:26
- 14King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Ritornello - 'Tis I that have warm'd ye 'Tis Love that has warm'd us"Henry Purcell2:01
- 15King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "Sound a parley, ye fair, and surrender"Henry Purcell3:44
- 16King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Third act tune - HornpipeHenry Purcell0:38
- 17King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 4: "Two daughters of this aged stream are we"Henry Purcell2:41
- 18King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 4: Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" ; Ritornello "For love ev'ry creature"Henry Purcell6:10
- 19King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Trumpet tuneHenry Purcell0:46
- 20King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Ritornello - "Your hay it is mow'd"Henry Purcell3:00
- 21King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: "Fairest isle"Henry Purcell4:07
- 22King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Trumpet tuneHenry Purcell0:35
- 23King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: St George - "Our natives not alone appear"Henry Purcell2:01
- 24King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: ChaconneHenry Purcell3:29
More by Purcell, Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Gill Ross, Ashley Stafford, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Release credits
- alto vocals [4], countertenor vocals [8, 18, 20]
- soprano vocals [8, 11, 14-15, 18]
- performing orchestra
- soprano vocals [8, 21]
- soprano vocals [7-8, 8, 17-18]
- soprano vocals [8, 17-18, 23]
- choir vocals [4-9, 13-15, 18, 20, 23]
- tenor vocals [4, 6, 8-9, 18, 20]
- balance
- conductor
- baritone vocals [4, 8, 12, 15, 18, 20]
- producer
Issues
- K30 September 1996
K2004