Songs from Orpheus Britannicus

~ Release by Henry Purcell; Agnès Mellon, Christophe Rousset, Wieland Kuijken (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Celia Has a Thousand Charms
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
The Rival Sisters: Celia Has a Thousand Charms
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Rival Sisters, Z. 609
Henry Purcell2:13
2Fly Swift Ye Hours
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Fly swift, ye hours, Z. 369
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 369)
Henry Purcell5:47
3Gentle Shepherds, You That Know (A pastoral elegy upon the death of Mr. John Playford)
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Pastoral Elegy on the Death of John Playford "Gently shepherds, you that know", Z. 464
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1687)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 464)
Henry Purcell5:50
4A New Ground en Mi mineur
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
recording of:
A new ground, ZT. 682
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: ZT. 682)
Henry Purcell2:30
5I See She Fly's Me
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Aureng-Zebe, Z. 573: I see she flies me
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Aureng-Zebe, Z. 573
Henry Purcell2:07
6Sweeter Than Roses
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: I. "Sweeter than roses"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585
Henry Purcell3:20
7I Came, I Saw, and I Was Undone (The Thraldom)
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
I came, I saw, and was undone, Z. 375
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 375)
Henry Purcell4:32
8Ground en Ré mineur
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
recording of:
Ground in D minor, ZD. 222
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: ZD. 222)
Henry Purcell1:45
9If Musick Be the Food of Love
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379
lyricist:
Col. Henry Heveningham
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 379)
Henry Purcell3:31
10From Silent Shades and the Elizium Groves (Bess of Bedlam)
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Mad Bess of Bedlam, Z. 370 "From Silent Shades and the Elysian Groves"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1683)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 370)
Henry Purcell4:38
11Love in Their Little Veins Inspires
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Timon of Athens, Z. 632: 3. Solo "Love in their little veins inspires" (Cupid)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Timon of Athens (semi-opera)
Henry Purcell1:21
12From Rosie Bow'rs
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578: Part III. "From rosy bow'rs"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578
Henry Purcell7:00
13Fairest Isle of Isles Excelling
engineer:
Nicolas Bartholomée (in 1992-06)
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord and harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recorded at:
Église de Saint-Hippolyte-de-Lagriffoul in Castres, Tarn, Occitanie, France (in 1992-06)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Fairest isle" (in 1992-06)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:22
14Round O en Ré mineur
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
recording of:
Round O, ZT. 684
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: ZT. 684)
Henry Purcell1:32
15Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Tyrannic Love, or The Royal Martyr, Z. 613: Act IV "Ah! How Sweet It Is to Love"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Tyrannic Love, or The Royal Martyr, Z. 613
Henry Purcell2:00
16The Fatal Hour Comes on Apace
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
The fatal hour comes on apace, Z. 421
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 421)
Henry Purcell3:40
17Oh Solitude! My Sweetest Choice
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
O Solitude, Z. 406
lyricist:
Katherine Philips (17th century poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (from 1684 until 1685)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 406)
is based on:
O Solitude
Henry Purcell5:49
18Since From My Dear Astrea's Sight
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5. Song "Since from my dear Astrea's sight" (Soprano ("sung in the last act", probably alternate number for "Still I'm wishing"))
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Henry Purcell3:25
19Chaconne en Sol mineur
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
Henry Purcell2:41
20Oh! Lead Me to Some Peaceful Gloom
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574: “Oh! Lead me to some peaceful gloom” (Bonvica)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574
Henry Purcell2:43
21Thrice Happy Lovers
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist)
harpsichord [clavecin]:
Christophe Rousset (French harpsichordist & conductor)
soprano vocals:
Agnès Mellon (soprano)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Thrice Happy Lovers"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell3:00