Baroque Vol.18 - Purcell: Instrumental Works - Menuhin, Brosse et al. (EMI 1996)

Album by Henry Purcell

Baroque Vol.18 — Purcell: Instrumental Works is a 1996 album of compositions by Henry Purcell. The recording surveys Baroque instrumental repertoire characterised by dance-derived forms, contrapuntal textures, ornamented melodic lines and recurring ground-bass patterns, and places Purcell's instrumental output in the context of late 17th-century English music influenced by French and Italian styles.

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  1. 1.
    Trio Sonata No.8 in G major
    5:53
  2. 2.
    Fantasia No.4 in G minor
    4:43
  3. 3.
    Fantasia No.8 in D minor
    4:14
  4. 4.
    Trio Sonata No.6 in G minor
    9:20
  5. 5.
    Trio Sonata No.2 in C major
    8:07
  6. 6.
    Fantasia No.7 in C minor
    5:50
  7. 7.
    Fantasia No.13 in F major
    3:13
  8. 8.
    The Virtuous Wife - Overture, Air & Jig
    3:50
  9. 9.
    Abdelazar - Air
    1:27
  10. 10.
    Jig
    1:01
  11. 11.
    Timon of Athens - Chaconne Z 680
    2:48
  12. 12.
    Abdelazar - Jig Z 686
    0:38
  13. 13.
    The Indian Queen - Canary Z 677
    1:12
  14. 14.
    Jig Z 223
    1:08
  15. 15.
    The Indian Queen - Trumpet Tune in C major Z 698
    4:40
  16. 16.
    The Queen's Dolour Z 670
    2:46
  17. 17.
    Trumpet Tune in D Major
    6:21

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