The Complete Vanguard Recordings, Volume 2: Music of Henry Purcell

~ Release by Henry Purcell; Alfred Deller, The Deller Consort (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1: Homage to Henry Purcell
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Fantasia upon a ground in D minor for 3 violins and continuo, Z. 731
harpsichord:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
viola da gamba [viol]:
Desmond Dupré (lutenist and viola da gamba player)
violin:
Peter Gibbs (British violinist and RAF pilot), Granville Jones (violinist) and Neville Marriner (conductor)
recording of:
Fantasia, 3 parts on a Ground for three recorders, Z. 731
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 731)
Henry Purcell5:44
2Oedipus (1692), Z. 583: Song. "Music for a while"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
recording of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: II. "Music for a While"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583
Henry Purcell4:05
3Song, Z. 382 "I love and I must"
harpsichord:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
soprano vocals:
April Cantelo (soprano)
recording of:
I love and I must, Z. 382
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 382)
Henry Purcell2:58
4The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578: Part I: "Let the dreadful engines"
harpsichord:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
baritone vocals:
Maurice Bevan (bass-baritone)
partial recording of:
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 578)
Henry Purcell7:45
5The Faerie Queen, Z. 629: Epithalamium. "Thrice happy lovers"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
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 Purcell3:07
6Song, Z. 379A (1st version, 1692) "If music be the food of love"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964)
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 Purcell2:37
7The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation, Z. 186 "Tell me, some pitying angel"
harpsichord:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
soprano vocals:
April Cantelo (soprano)
recording of:
Tell me, some pitying angel, Z. 196
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 196)
Henry Purcell7:51
8Song, Z. 400 "Not all my torments"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
recording of:
Not All My Torments Can Your Pity Move, Z. 400
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 400)
Henry Purcell2:22
9Upon a Quiet Conscience, Z. 184 "Close thine eyes"
harpsichord:
George Malcolm (English harpsichordist, conductor)
baritone vocals:
Maurice Bevan (bass-baritone)
soprano vocals:
April Cantelo (soprano)
recording of:
Upon A Quiet Conscience, Z. 184
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
Henry Purcell4:17
10King Arthur, Z. 628: Venus's Song. "Fairest isle, all isles excelling"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
violin:
Neville Marriner (conductor)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1691)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 628)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Fairest isle"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:42
11Pausanias, Z. 585: "Sweeter than roses"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
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 Purcell3:35
12Song, Z. 421 "The fatal hour comes apace"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
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 Purcell4:22
13Ode on Queen Mary's birthday (1693), Z. 321: "Crown the altar"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
partial recording of:
Celebrate This Festival, Z. 321
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1693)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 321)
Henry Purcell2:50
14The Indian Queen, Z. 630: "I attempt from love's sickness to fly"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
recording of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III: 17h. "I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Fly"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III
Henry Purcell2:17
15Bonduca, Z. 574: Bonduca's Song. "Oh! lead me to some peaceful gloom"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
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 Purcell3:10
16Dioclesian, Z. 627: "What shall I do to show all much I love her?"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3. Prelude for Hautboys – Aria "What shall I do?"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 3
Henry Purcell3:53
17The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578: Part III: "From rosy bow'rs"
harpsichord:
Walter Bergmann
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
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 Purcell7:17
▶ CD 2: Music of Purcell
▶ CD 3: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
▶ CD 4: Music for Saint Cecilia's Day
▶ CD 5: The Masque in Dioclesian
▶ CD 6: Hail! Bright Cecilia / Come, Ye Sons of Art

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ASIN:US: B001EZ6H66 [info]