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

Album by Henry Purcell & William Christie & Nikolaus Harnoncourt

OperaBaroqueClassical

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Overture
    1:57
  2. 2.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Shake the cloud off from your brow
    1:02
  3. 3.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Ah Belinda, I am prest with torment not to be confest
    3:38
  4. 4.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Grief increases by concealing ... When monarchs unite
    0:42
  5. 5.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Whence could so much virtue spring?
    1:54
  6. 6.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, Fear no danger to ensue
    1:33
  7. 7.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, See, your royal guest appears ... Cupid only throws the dart
    1:10
  8. 8.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, If not for mine, for Empire's sake ... Pursue thy conquest
    2:14
  9. 9.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act I, The Triumphing Dance
    1:13
  10. 10.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Prelude for the witches. Wayward sisters
    2:15
  11. 11.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, The queen of Carthage ... Ho ho ho ho ho ho!
    1:53
  12. 12.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, But ere we this perform, we'll conjure up a storm
    1:10
  13. 13.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, In our deep vaulted cell
    2:22
  14. 14.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Ritornelle. Thanks to these lonesome vales
    3:35
  15. 15.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Oft she visits this lov'd mountain
    1:56
  16. 16.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Behold, upon my bending spear ... Haste, haste to town
    1:13
  17. 17.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Stay, Prince, and hear great Jove's command
    2:04
  18. 18.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act II, Then since our charms have sped. The Grove's Dance
    1:28
  19. 19.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Come away, fellow sailors
    2:20
  20. 20.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, See, see the flags and streamers
    1:41
  21. 21.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Destruction's our delight, delight our greatest sorrow
    0:31
  22. 22.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, The Witches' Dance
    1:35
  23. 23.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Your counsel all is urg'd in vain
    3:35
  24. 24.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Great minds against themselves conspire ... Thy hand, Belinda
    2:02
  25. 25.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, When I am laid in earth
    3:47
  26. 26.
    Dido and Aeneas, Act III, With drooping wings
    2:57
  27. 27.
    King Arthur, Overture
    1:52
  28. 28.
    King Arthur, Air
    1:31
  29. 29.
    King Arthur, Act I, Woden, first to thee a milk-white steed
    2:49
  30. 30.
    King Arthur, Act I, The white horse neigh'd ... To Woden, our defender
    1:22
  31. 31.
    King Arthur, Act I, The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd
    0:32
  32. 32.
    King Arthur, Act I, Brave souls, to be renown'd in story
    2:46
  33. 33.
    King Arthur, Act I, I call you all to Woden's Hall
    2:08
  34. 34.
    King Arthur, Act I, "Come if you dare", our trumpets sound
    4:13

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    King Arthur, Act II, Hither, this way
    2:06
  2. 3.
    King Arthur, Act II, Let not a moonborn elf mislead ye. Hither, this way
    1:52
  3. 4.
    King Arthur, Act II, Come, follow me
    2:22
  4. 5.
    King Arthur, Act II, How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses
    5:19
  5. 6.
    King Arthur, Act II, Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying
    1:53
  6. 7.
    King Arthur, Act II, Come shepherds, lead up a lively measure. Hornpipe
    1:38
  7. 8.
    King Arthur, Act II, Second Act Tune: Air
    1:07
  8. 9.
    King Arthur, Act III, Prelude
    0:24
  9. 10.
    King Arthur, Act III, What ho! thou genius of this isle, what ho!
    0:59
  10. 11.
    King Arthur, Act III, Prelude while Cold Genius rises. What power art thou
    4:08
  11. 12.
    King Arthur, Act III, Thou doting fool, forbear, forbear!
    0:37
  12. 13.
    King Arthur, Act III, Great Love, I know thee now
    0:55
  13. 14.
    King Arthur, Act III, No part of my dominion shall be waste
    0:56
  14. 15.
    King Arthur, Act III, Prelude
    0:44
  15. 16.
    King Arthur, Act III, See, see, we assemble thy revels to hold
    1:27
  16. 17.
    King Arthur, Act III, 'Tis I, 'tis I that have warm'd ye ... 'Tis Love that has warm'd us
    1:59
  17. 18.
    King Arthur, Act III, Sound a parley ... 'Tis Love that has warm'd us
    4:00
  18. 19.
    King Arthur, Act III, Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
    0:48
  19. 20.
    King Arthur, Act IV, Two daughters of this aged stream are we
    2:30
  20. 21.
    King Arthur, Act IV, How happy the lover ... For love ev'ry creature is form'd ... In vain are our graces
    7:12
  21. 22.
    King Arthur, Act IV, Fourth Act Tune: Air
    0:40
  22. 23.
    King Arthur, Act V, Trumpet Tune
    0:46
  23. 24.
    King Arthur, Act V, Ye blust'ring brethern of the skies
    3:23
  24. 25.
    King Arthur, Act V, Symphony
    1:42
  25. 26.
    King Arthur, Act V, Round thy coast, fair nymph of Britain
    3:20
  26. 27.
    King Arthur, Act V, For folded flocks, and fruitful plains
    2:01
  27. 28.
    King Arthur, Act V, Your hay it is mow'd
    2:28
  28. 29.
    King Arthur, Act V, Fairest Isle, all isles excelling
    4:43
  29. 30.
    King Arthur, Act V, You say, 'tis Love creates the pain
    5:26
  30. 31.
    King Arthur, Act V, Trumpet Tune (Warlike Consort)
    0:36
  31. 32.
    King Arthur, Act V, Saint George the patron of our Isle
    2:06
  32. 33.
    King Arthur, Act V, Our natives not alone appear to court the martial prize
    1:06
  33. 34.
    King Arthur, Act V, Chaconne
    3:31

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    The Fairy Queen, Prelude - Hornpipe
    2:40
  2. 4.
    The Fairy Queen, Air - Rondeau
    2:13
  3. 5.
    The Fairy Queen, Act I, Overture
    1:26
  4. 6.
    The Fairy Queen, Act I, Come, let us leave the town
    1:14
  5. 7.
    The Fairy Queen, Act I, Scene of the Drunken Poet
    6:06
  6. 8.
    The Fairy Queen, Act I, First act tune: Jig
    1:23
  7. 9.
    The Fairy Queen, Act II, Come all ye songsters of the sky
    2:13
  8. 10.
    The Fairy Queen, Act II, May the God of wit inspire the sacred nine
    2:47
  9. 11.
    The Fairy Queen, Act II, Now join your warbling voices all
    0:36
  10. 12.
    The Fairy Queen, Act II, Sing while we trip it. Dance of the fairies
    3:57
  11. 13.
    The Fairy Queen, Act II, See, even Night herself is here ... I am come to lock all fast ... One charming night ... Hush, no more
    11:35
  12. 14.
    The Fairy Queen, Act II, Second act tune: Air
    2:18
  13. 15.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, If Love's a sweet passion, why does it torment?
    1:55
  14. 16.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, Symphony while the swans come forward
    0:56
  15. 17.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, Dance for the Fairies
    1:23
  16. 18.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, Dance for the Green Men
    1:17
  17. 19.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, Ye gentle spirits of the air, appear!
    4:47
  18. 20.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, Dialogue between Coridon and Mopsa. Dance for the haymakers
    4:38
  19. 21.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, When I have often heard young maids complaining
    2:10
  20. 22.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, A thousand, thousand ways we'll find to entertain the hours
    2:31
  21. 23.
    The Fairy Queen, Act III, Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
    1:02

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Symphony
    6:04
  2. 5.
    The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Now the night is chased away
    2:08
  3. 6.
    The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Let the fifes and the clarions and shrill trumpets sound
    1:14
  4. 7.
    The Fairy Queen, Act IV, Entry of Phoebus. When a cruel long Winter has frozen the earth
    3:32
  5. 8.
    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
    10:43
  6. 9.
    The Fairy Queen, Act V, Prelude. Thrice happy lovers, may you be for ever free
    3:49
  7. 10.
    The Fairy Queen, Act V, The Plaint: O let me ever, ever weep
    7:52
  8. 11.
    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
    9:27
  9. 12.
    The Fairy Queen, Act V, Monkey's Dance
    0:49
  10. 13.
    The Fairy Queen, Act V, Hark! How all things with one sound rejoice ... Hark! the echoing air
    4:27
  11. 14.
    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
    5:21
  12. 15.
    The Fairy Queen, Act V, Chaconne
    2:41
  13. 16.
    The Fairy Queen, Act V, They shall be as happy as they're fair
    1:59

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