Edition I: Dido and Aeneas / King Arthur / The Fairy Queen

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Overture

  Henry Purcell
  1:57
• 2
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Shake the cloud off from your brow

  Henry Purcell
  1:02
• 3
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Ah Belinda, I am prest with torment not to be confest

  Henry Purcell
  3:38
• 4
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Grief increases by concealing ... When monarchs unite

  Henry Purcell
  0:42
• 5
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Whence could so much virtue spring?

  Henry Purcell
  1:54
• 6
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Fear no danger to ensue

  Henry Purcell
  1:33
• 7
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, See, your royal guest appears ... Cupid only throws the dart

  Henry Purcell
  1:10
• 8
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, If not for mine, for Empire's sake ... Pursue thy conquest

  Henry Purcell
  2:14
• 9
  Dido and Aeneas, Act I, The Triumphing Dance

  Henry Purcell
  1:13
• 10
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Prelude for the witches. Wayward sisters

  Henry Purcell
  2:15
• 11
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, The queen of Carthage ... Ho ho ho ho ho ho!

  Henry Purcell
  1:53
• 12
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, But ere we this perform, we'll conjure up a storm

  Henry Purcell
  1:10
• 13
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, In our deep vaulted cell

  Henry Purcell
  2:22
• 14
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Ritornelle. Thanks to these lonesome vales

  Henry Purcell
  3:35
• 15
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Oft she visits this lov'd mountain

  Henry Purcell
  1:56
• 16
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Behold, upon my bending spear ... Haste, haste to town

  Henry Purcell
  1:13
• 17
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command

  Henry Purcell
  2:04
• 18
  Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Then since our charms have sped. The Grove's Dance

  Henry Purcell
  1:28
• 19
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Come away, fellow sailors

  Henry Purcell
  2:20
• 20
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, See, see the flags and streamers

  Henry Purcell
  1:41
• 21
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Destruction's our delight, delight our greatest sorrow

  Henry Purcell
  0:31
• 22
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, The Witches' Dance

  Henry Purcell
  1:35
• 23
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Your counsel all is urg'd in vain

  Henry Purcell
  3:35
• 24
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Great minds against themselves conspire ... Thy hand, Belinda

  Henry Purcell
  2:02
• 25
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, When I am laid in earth

  Henry Purcell
  3:47
• 26
  Dido and Aeneas, Act III, With drooping wings

  Henry Purcell
  2:57
• 27
  King Arthur, Overture

  Henry Purcell
  1:52
• 28
  King Arthur, Air

  Henry Purcell
  1:31
• 29
  King Arthur, Act I, Woden, first to thee a milk-white steed

  Henry Purcell
  2:49
• 30
  King Arthur, Act I, The white horse neigh'd ... To Woden, our defender

  Henry Purcell
  1:22
• 31
  King Arthur, Act I, The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd

  Henry Purcell
  0:32
• 32
  King Arthur, Act I, Brave souls, to be renown'd in story

  Henry Purcell
  2:46
• 33
  King Arthur, Act I, I call you all to Woden's Hall

  Henry Purcell
  2:08
• 34
  King Arthur, Act I, "Come if you dare", our trumpets sound

  Henry Purcell
  4:13
• CD 2
• 1
  King Arthur, Act II, Hither, this way

  Henry Purcell
  2:06
• 2
  King Arthur, Act II, Let not a moonborn elf mislead ye. Hither, this way

  Henry Purcell
  1:52
• 3
  King Arthur, Act II, Come, follow me

  Henry Purcell
  2:22
• 4
  King Arthur, Act II, How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses

  Henry Purcell
  5:19
• 5
  King Arthur, Act II, Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying

  Henry Purcell
  1:53
• 6
  King Arthur, Act II, Come shepherds, lead up a lively measure. Hornpipe

  Henry Purcell
  1:38
• 7
  King Arthur, Act II, Second Act Tune: Air

  Henry Purcell
  1:07
• 8
  King Arthur, Act III, Prelude

  Henry Purcell
  0:24
• 9
  King Arthur, Act III, What ho! thou genius of this isle, what ho!

  Henry Purcell
  0:59
• 10
  King Arthur, Act III, Prelude while Cold Genius rises. What power art thou

  Henry Purcell
  4:08
• 11
  King Arthur, Act III, Thou doting fool, forbear, forbear!

  Henry Purcell
  0:37
• 12
  King Arthur, Act III, Great Love, I know thee now

  Henry Purcell
  0:55
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  King Arthur, Act III, No part of my dominion shall be waste

  Henry Purcell
  0:56
• 14
  King Arthur, Act III, Prelude

  Henry Purcell
  0:44
• 15
  King Arthur, Act III, See, see, we assemble thy revels to hold

  Henry Purcell
  1:27
• 16
  King Arthur, Act III, 'Tis I, 'tis I that have warm'd ye ... 'Tis Love that has warm'd us

  Henry Purcell
  1:59
• 17
  King Arthur, Act III, Sound a parley ... 'Tis Love that has warm'd us

  Henry Purcell
  4:00
• 18
  King Arthur, Act III, Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

  Henry Purcell
  0:48
• 19
  King Arthur, Act IV, Two daughters of this aged stream are we

  Henry Purcell
  2:30
• 20
  King Arthur, Act IV, How happy the lover ... For love ev'ry creature is form'd ... In vain are our graces

  Henry Purcell
  7:12
• 21
  King Arthur, Act IV, Fourth Act Tune: Air

  Henry Purcell
  0:40
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  King Arthur, Act V, Trumpet Tune

  Henry Purcell
  0:46
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  King Arthur, Act V, Ye blust'ring brethern of the skies

  Henry Purcell
  3:23
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  King Arthur, Act V, Symphony

  Henry Purcell
  1:42
• 25
  King Arthur, Act V, Round thy coast, fair nymph of Britain

  Henry Purcell
  3:20
• 26
  King Arthur, Act V, For folded flocks, and fruitful plains

  Henry Purcell
  2:01
• 27
  King Arthur, Act V, Your hay it is mow'd

  Henry Purcell
  2:28
• 28
  King Arthur, Act V, Fairest Isle, all isles excelling

  Henry Purcell
  4:43
• 29
  King Arthur, Act V, You say, 'tis Love creates the pain

  Henry Purcell
  5:26
• 30
  King Arthur, Act V, Trumpet Tune (Warlike Consort)

  Henry Purcell
  0:36
• 31
  King Arthur, Act V, Saint George the patron of our Isle

  Henry Purcell
  2:06
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  King Arthur, Act V, Our natives not alone appear to court the martial prize

  Henry Purcell
  1:06
• 33
  King Arthur, Act V, Chaconne

  Henry Purcell
  3:31
• CD 3
• 1
  The Fairy Queen, Prelude - Hornpipe

  Henry Purcell
  2:40
• 2
  The Fairy Queen, Air - Rondeau

  Henry Purcell
  2:13
• 3
  The Fairy Queen, Act I, Overture

  Henry Purcell
  1:26
• 4
  The Fairy Queen, Act I, Come, let us leave the town

  Henry Purcell
  1:14
• 5
  The Fairy Queen, Act I, Scene of the Drunken Poet

  Henry Purcell
  6:06
• 6
  The Fairy Queen, Act I, First act tune: Jig

  Henry Purcell
  1:23
• 7
  The Fairy Queen, Act II, Come all ye songsters of the sky

  Henry Purcell
  2:13
• 8
  The Fairy Queen, Act II, May the God of wit inspire the sacred nine

  Henry Purcell
  2:47
• 9
  The Fairy Queen, Act II, Now join your warbling voices all

  Henry Purcell
  0:36
• 10
  The Fairy Queen, Act II, Sing while we trip it. Dance of the fairies

  Henry Purcell
  3:57
• 11
  The Fairy Queen, Act II, See, even Night herself is here ... I am come to lock all fast ... One charming night ... Hush, no more

  Henry Purcell
  11:35
• 12
  The Fairy Queen, Act II, Second act tune: Air

  Henry Purcell
  2:18
• 13
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, If Love's a sweet passion, why does it torment?

  Henry Purcell
  1:55
• 14
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, Symphony while the swans come forward

  Henry Purcell
  0:56
• 15
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, Dance for the Fairies

  Henry Purcell
  1:23
• 16
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, Dance for the Green Men

  Henry Purcell
  1:17
• 17
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, Ye gentle spirits of the air, appear!

  Henry Purcell
  4:47
• 18
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, Dialogue between Coridon and Mopsa. Dance for the haymakers

  Henry Purcell
  4:38
• 19
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, When I have often heard young maids complaining

  Henry Purcell
  2:10
• 20
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, A thousand, thousand ways we'll find to entertain the hours

  Henry Purcell
  2:31
• 21
  The Fairy Queen, Act III, Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

  Henry Purcell
  1:02
• CD 4
• 1
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Symphony

  Henry Purcell
  6:04
• 2
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Now the night is chased away

  Henry Purcell
  2:08
• 3
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Let the fifes and the clarions and shrill trumpets sound

  Henry Purcell
  1:14
• 4
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Entry of Phoebus. When a cruel long Winter has frozen the earth

  Henry Purcell
  3:32
• 5
  The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Hail! Great parent of us all ... Thus the ever grateful Spring ... Here's the Summer, sprightly gay ... See, see my many coloured fields ... Next, Winter comes slowly ... Hail! great parent of us all

  Henry Purcell
  10:43
• 6
  The Fairy Queen, Act V, Prelude. Thrice happy lovers, may you be for ever free

  Henry Purcell
  3:49
• 7
  The Fairy Queen, Act V, The Plaint: O let me ever, ever weep

  Henry Purcell
  7:52
• 8
  The Fairy Queen, Act V, Entry dance. Symphony. Thus the gloomy world at first began to shine ... Thus happy and free ... Yes, Daphne, in your face I find

  Henry Purcell
  9:27
• 9
  The Fairy Queen, Act V, Monkey's Dance

  Henry Purcell
  0:49
• 10
  The Fairy Queen, Act V, Hark! How all things with one sound rejoice ... Hark! the echoing air

  Henry Purcell
  4:27
• 11
  The Fairy Queen, Act V, Sure the dull God of Marriage does not hear. Prelude. See, I obey ... Turn then thine eyes upon those glories here ... My torch indeed will from such brightness shine

  Henry Purcell
  5:21
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  The Fairy Queen, Act V, Chaconne

  Henry Purcell
  2:41
• 13
  The Fairy Queen, Act V, They shall be as happy as they're fair

  Henry Purcell
  1:59

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Release credits

• Anne Pichard
  choir vocals [20]
• Carys Lloyd Roberts
  choir vocals [3, 20]
• Claire Brua
  mezzo-soprano vocals [10-11, 20]
• Claron McFadden
  soprano vocals [1, 3, 19, 31]
• David Le Monnier
  choir vocals [20]
• Etienne Bazola
  bass vocals [25]
• François Bazola
  choir vocals [3]
• Gaëlle Méchaly
  soprano vocals [11-12, 20]
• Iain Paton
  tenor vocals [1.34, 2.4, 2.26]
• Jean Chatauret
  sound [1.27-34, 2.1-33]
• Jean-Marie Puissant
  choir vocals [3, 20]
• Jean-Paul Fouchécourt
  tenor vocals [17, 19]
• Jean-Yves Ravoux
  choir vocals [3]
• Jonathan Best
  bass vocals [2, 26, 29], choir vocals [20]
• Les Arts Florissants
  choir vocals [2.16-17, 2.20, 2.25, 2.27, 2.32, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6-8, 1.10-11, 1.13-14, 1.16, 1.18-19, 1.21, 1.24, 1.26, 1.29-30, 1.32-34], performing orchestra [1.1-34, 2.1-33]
• Luthea Salom
  bass vocals [29-30]
• Mark Padmore
  tenor vocals [1.29-30, 1.33, 2.20, 2.26]
• Mhairi Lawson
  choir vocals [3, 20]
• Nathan Berg
  bass-baritone vocals [7-8, 16-17, 23]
• Nicholas Parker
  producer [2.1-33, 1.27-34]
• Petteri Salomaa
  bass vocals [10, 12, 17, 23, 27]
• Richard Duguay
  choir vocals [3, 20]
• Sandrine Piau
  soprano vocals [5, 19, 29]
• Sheena Wolstencroft
  choir vocals [20]
• Sophie Daneman
  soprano vocals [11-12, 15, 20]
• Sophie Marin-Degor
  soprano vocals [2, 4-8, 14, 16, 23]
• Susannah Waters
  soprano vocals [9, 11, 13, 16-17, 25]
• Valérie Picard
  choir vocals [20]
• Violaine Lucas
  choir vocals [3, 20]
• Véronique Gens
  choir vocals [20], soprano vocals [1.3-5, 1.16, 1.23-25, 1.31, 2.5, 2.28]
• William Christie
  conductor [2.1-33, 1.1-34]
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Issues

• 

  E
  Edition I: Dido and Aeneas / King Arthur / The Fairy Queen

  4x CD
  9 March 2009
• P
  Purcell Edition Volume 1 : Dido & Aeneas, King Arthur & The Fairy Queen

  Digital Media
  10 November 2009