Henry Purcell - The Fairy Queen - Les Arts Florissants, William Christie / Harmonia Mundi France 2x Audio CD 1989 / HMC 901308.09
UPC 3149025039842
Henry Purcell (, rare: c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer.
Purcell's style of Baroque music was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers, Purcell is often linked with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's most important early music composers. No later native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, William Walton and Benjamin Britten in the 20th century.
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Harmonia Mundi France – HMC 901308.09 |
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| Format: |
2 x CD, Album
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| Country: |
France |
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Released:
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1989 |
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| Genre: |
Classical |
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| Style: |
Baroque |
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Tracklist:
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2. Hornpipe |
0:50 |
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Second Musick
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| 1-5 |
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5. Overture |
1:25 |
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Act I
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| 1-6 |
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6. Duet: "Come, Let Us Leave The Town" |
1:43 |
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| 1-7 |
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7. Scene Of The Drunken Poet: "Fill Up The Bowl" |
6:00 |
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| 1-8 |
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8. First Act Tune: Jig |
1:03 |
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Act II
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| 1-9 |
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9. "Come All Ye Songsters" |
2:30 |
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| 1-11 |
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11. Chorus: "May The God Of Wit Inspire" - 12. Echo |
2:25 |
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| 1-12 |
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13. Chorus: "Now Join Your Warbling Voices All". "Sing While We Trip It". Dance Of Fairies |
2:53 |
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| 1-13 |
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14. Entrance Of Night: "See, Even Night Herself Is Here" |
4:48 |
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| 1-14 |
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15. Entrance Of Mystery: "I Am Come To Lock All Fast" |
0:52 |
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| 1-15 |
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16. Entrance Of Secrecy: "One Charming Night Gives More Delight" |
2:22 |
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| 1-16 |
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17. Entrance Of Sleep: "Hush, No More" |
5:02 |
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| 1-17 |
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18. Dance For The Followers Of Night |
1:22 |
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| 1-18 |
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19. Second Act Tune: Air |
1:25 |
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Act III
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| 1-19 |
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20. "If Love's A Sweet Passion" |
5:15 |
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| 1-20 |
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21. Symphony While The Swans Come Forward |
1:30 |
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| 1-21 |
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22. Dance For The Fairies |
0:45 |
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| 1-22 |
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23. Dance For The Green Men |
1:45 |
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| 1-23 |
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24. "Ye Gentile Spirits Of The Air" |
5:00 |
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| 1-24 |
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25. Dialogue Between Coridon And Mopsa |
3:30 |
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| 1-25 |
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26. "When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining" |
2:00 |
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| 1-26 |
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27. Dance For The Haymakers |
0:50 |
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| 1-27 |
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28. "A Thousand, Thousand Ways" |
2:13 |
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| 1-28 |
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29. Third Act Tune: Hornpipe |
0:50 |
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Act IV
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| 2-2 |
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31. "Now The Night Is Chased Away" - 32. "Let The Fifes And The Clarions" |
3:15 |
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| 2-3 |
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33. Entry Of Phoebus |
0:35 |
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| 2-4 |
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34. "When A Cruel Long Winter" - 35. Chorus: "Hail! Great Parent Of Us All" |
5:02 |
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| 2-5 |
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36. Spring: "Thus The Ever Grateful Spring" |
2:13 |
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| 2-6 |
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37. Summer: "Here's The Summer, Sprightly, Gay" |
1:30 |
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| 2-7 |
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38. Autumn: "See, See My Many Colour'd Fields" |
2:40 |
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| 2-8 |
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39. Winter: "Next Winter Comes Slowly" |
3:38 |
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| 2-9 |
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40. Fourth Act Tune: Air |
1:02 |
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Act V
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| 2-11 |
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42. Juno: "Thrice Happy Lovers" |
2:50 |
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| 2-12 |
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43. The Plaint: "O Let Me Weep!" |
8:15 |
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| 2-13 |
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44. Entry Dance |
1:25 |
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| 2-15 |
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46. A Chinese Man: "Thus The Gloomy World" |
4:05 |
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| 2-16 |
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47. Chinese Woman: "Thus Happy And Free" |
0:45 |
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| 2-17 |
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48. Chinese Man: "Yes, Daphne" |
1:50 |
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| 2-18 |
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49. Monkeys' Dance |
0:53 |
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| 2-19 |
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50. "Hark! How All Things With One Sound Rejoice" |
2:05 |
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| 2-20 |
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51. "Hark! The Echoing Air A Triumph Sings" |
2:30 |
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| 2-21 |
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52. "Sure The Dull God Of Marriage Does Not Hear" |
2:30 |
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| 2-22 |
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53. Prelude - 54. Hymen: "See, I Obey" |
1:47 |
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| 2-23 |
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55. "Turn Then Thine Eyes" |
0:40 |
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| 2-24 |
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56. Hymen: "My Torch Indeed Will From Such Brightness Shine" |
0:45 |
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| 2-25 |
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57. "They Shall Be As Happy As They Are Fair" |
0:50 |
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| 2-27 |
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59. "They Shall Be As Happy As They Are Fair" |
0:50 |
- Baritone Vocals – François Bazola
- Baroque Guitar [Continuo], Theorbo [Continuo] – Mike Fentross
- Bass Vocals – Bernard Deletré, George Banks-Martin, Jérôme Correas, Richard Taylor (8), Thomas Lander (2)
- Bassoon – David Mings, Kate Van Orden (2)
- Cello – Bruno Cocset, David Simpson (2), Elisabeth Matiffa
- Cello [Continuo] – David Simpson (2)
- Composed By – Henry Purcell
- Concertmaster, Violin, Soloist – Ryo Terakado
- Contrabass – Jonathan Cable
- Countertenor Vocals – Charles Daniels (2), Christophe Le Paludier, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Mark Le Brocq
- Design, Layout – Relations, Arles
- Directed By – William Christie
- Edited By [Montage] – Pierre Bornard
- Ensemble – Les Arts Florissants
- Harpsichord – Christophe Rousset, Noam Krieger
- Illustration [Cover] – J.H. Füssli
- Libretto By – Anonymous
- Libretto By [After] – William Shakespeare
- Liner Notes – John Buttrey
- Liner Notes [Translations] – Brigitte Barchasz, Derek Yeld, Jacques Meunier, Liesel Sayre
- Musical Assistance – Christophe Rousset
- Oboe – Claire Michèle, Frank de Bruine
- Organ – Christophe Rousset
- Percussion – Marie-Ange Petit
- Recorded By [Prise de Son] – Madeleine Sola
- Recorder – Hugo Reyne, Jean-Pierre Nicolas
- Recording Supervisor [Direction de L'enregistrement], Producer – Michel Bernard
- Soprano Vocals – Isabelle Desrochers, Lynne Dawson, Nancy Argenta, Noémi Rime, Sandrine Piau, Veronique Gens, Willemijn Van Gent
- Tenor Vocals – Bernard Loonen, François Piolino, Thomas Randle
- Theorbo [Continuo] – Eric Bellocq
- Trumpet – Graham Nicholson, Susan Williams (2)
- Viola – Benoît Weeger, Christine Angot (2), Mutsumi Otsu
- Viola da Gamba [Continuo] – Anne-Marie Lasla
- Violin – Catherine Girard, Frédéric Martin (2), George Willms, Guya Martinini, Michio Kondo, Michèle Sauvé, Myriam Gevers, Ryo Terakado, Thérèse Kipfer
