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Henry Purcell

Purcell: The Fairy Queen 1692

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Released: 10th April 2020. Purcell's masterful composition, Gabrieli's first-class performance and McCreesh's superb interpretation demonstrate why their recordings are seen as some of the best in classical music today.

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  • Details

    Released:
    10th April 2020
    Category:
    Classical
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    635212061527
  • Description

    Purcell's masterful composition, Gabrieli's first-class performance and McCreesh's superb interpretation demonstrate why their recordings are seen as some of the best in classical music today.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Prelude
    Various Performers
    2.Hornpipe
    Various Performers
    3.Air
    Various Performers
    4.Rondeau
    Various Performers
    5.Overture
    Various Performers
    6.Come, Let Us Leave the Town
    Various Performers
    7.Scene of the Drunken Poet
    Various Performers
    8.Jig
    Various Performers
    9.Come All Ye Songsters
    Various Performers
    10.Symphony in Imitation of Birds
    Various Performers
    11.May the God of Wit Inspire
    Various Performers
    12.Symphony in Imitation of an Echo
    Various Performers
    13.Now Join Your Warbling Voices All
    Various Performers
    14.Sing While We Trip It
    Various Performers
    15.See, Even Night Herself Is Here
    Various Performers
    16.I Am Come to Lock All Fast
    Various Performers
    17.One Charming Night
    Various Performers
    18.Hush, No More
    Various Performers
    19.Dance for the Followers of Night
    Various Performers
    20.Air
    Various Performers
    21.If Love's a Sweet Passion
    Various Performers
    22.Symphony While the Swans Come Forward
    Various Performers
    23.Dance for the Fairies
    Various Performers
    24.Dance for the Green Men
    Various Performers
    25.Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air
    Various Performers
    26.Now the Maids and the Men Are Making of Hay
    Various Performers
    27.Dance for the Haymakers
    Various Performers
    28.When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining
    Various Performers
    29.A Thousand, Thousand Ways
    Various Performers
    30.Hornpipe
    Various Performers

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Symphony
    Various Performers
    2.Now the Night Is Chas'd Away
    Various Performers
    3.Let the Fifes and the Clarions
    Various Performers
    4.Symphony for the Entry of Phoebus
    Various Performers
    5.When a Cruel Long Winter
    Various Performers
    6.Hail! Great Parent of Us All
    Various Performers
    7.Thus the Ever Grateful Spring
    Various Performers
    8.Here's the Summer
    Various Performers
    9.See My Many Colour'd Fields
    Various Performers
    10.Next, Winter Comes Slowly
    Various Performers
    11.Hail! Great Parent of Us All
    Various Performers
    12.Air
    Various Performers
    13.O Let Me Weep
    Various Performers
    14.Thrice Happy Lovers
    Various Performers
    15.Entry Dance
    Various Performers
    16.Symphony
    Various Performers
    17.Thus the Gloomy World
    Various Performers
    18.Thus Happy and Free
    Various Performers
    19.Yes, Daphne
    Various Performers
    20.Dance for the Monkeys
    Various Performers
    21.Hark How All Things With One Sound Rejoice
    Various Performers
    22.Hark the Echoing Air a Triumph Sings
    Various Performers
    23.Sure the Dull God of Marriage - Hymen Appear
    Various Performers
    24.Prelude As Hymen Enters
    Various Performers
    25.See, I Obey - Turn Then Thine Eyes - My Torch, Indeed
    Various Performers
    26.They Shall Be As Happy As They're Fair
    Various Performers
    27.Dance for Chinese Man & Woman - Chaconne
    Various Performers
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