King Arthur
~ Release by Henry Purcell; Véronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau, Susannah Waters, Jonathan Best, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton, Petteri Salomaa, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (see all versions of this release, 3 available)
Annotation
Venus / A Shepherdess / A Nymph.................Véronique Gens Soprano
Philidel / Honour / A Siren ............................Claron McFadden Soprano
She / A Shepherdess / A Siren.......................Sandrine Piau Soprano
Cupid / Nereid.............................................Susannah Waters Soprano
Grimbald / He / A Nymph..............................Jonathan Best Bass
Cold Genius / Aeolus / Comus........................Petteri Salomaa Bass
Pan............................................................François Bazola Bass
Shepherd....................................................Iain Paton Tenor
Other Soloist...............................................Mark Padmore Tenor
Tracklist
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CD 2 | ||||
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# | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
1 | King Arthur: Act IV. "Two daughters of this aged stream are we"
| Henry Purcell | 2:31 | |
2 | King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love every creature" - "In vain are our graces"
| Henry Purcell | 7:13 | |
3 | King Arthur: Act IV. Fourth Act Tune (Air)
| Henry Purcell | 0:40 | |
4 | King Arthur: Act V. Trumpet Tune
| Henry Purcell | 0:47 | |
5 | King Arthur: Act V. "Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies"
| Henry Purcell | 3:24 | |
6 | King Arthur: Act V. Symphony
| Henry Purcell | 1:42 | |
7 | King Arthur: Act V. "Round thy coast"
| Henry Purcell | 3:21 | |
8 | King Arthur: Act V. "For folded flocks, and fruitful plains"
| Henry Purcell | 2:00 | |
9 | King Arthur: Act V. "Your hay it is mow'd"
| Henry Purcell | 2:29 | |
10 | King Arthur: Act V. "Fairest Isle"
| Henry Purcell | 4:43 | |
11 | King Arthur: Act V. "You say 'tis Love"
| Henry Purcell | 5:27 | |
12 | King Arthur: Act V. Trumpet Tune
| Henry Purcell | 0:35 | |
13 | King Arthur: Act V. "Saint George"
| Henry Purcell | 2:06 | |
14 | King Arthur: Act V. "Our natives not alone appear"
| Henry Purcell | 1:07 | |
15 | King Arthur: Act V. Chaconne
| Henry Purcell | 3:31 |
Credits
Release
recorded in: | Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1995-02) |
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copyrighted (©) by: | Warner Classics & Jazz, Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 2010) |
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ASIN: | UK: B004CYNMDM [info] |
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purchase for mail-order: | https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7990514--purcell-king-arthur-z628 [info] |
discography entry: | http://www.warnerclassics.com/release/550849,0825646774340/christie-william-king-arthur [info] |