Purcell: Theatre Music

1. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Entry Of Phoebus
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

2. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Symphony
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

3. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Dance for the Hay
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

4. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 First Music
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

5. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Dance for the Fairies
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

6. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Symphony
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

7. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Song of the Night
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

8. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Prelude
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

9. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 Second music
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

10. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 First Act: Tune
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

11. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Trumpet Tune
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

12. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Fourth Act Tune
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

13. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Song "I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly in Vain"
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

14. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Symphony
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

15. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 First Music
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

16. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Symphony
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

17. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630 Air
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

18. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Trumpet Tune
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

19. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Second Music
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

20. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Symphony
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

21. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Passacaglia
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

22. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Aria Of Venus: "Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling"
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

23. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628 Second Act Tune
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

24. Bonduca, or, The British Heroine, incidental music, Z. 574 Overture
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

25. The Old Bachelor, incidental music, Z. 607 Bourrée
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

26. Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, incidental music, Z. 570 Rondeau
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

27. To arms (from "Bonduca"), symphony & song, Z. 574/15 Air
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

28. Sweeter than roses (from "Pausanius"), song, Z. 585/1 "Sweeter Than Roses Or Cool Evening Breeze" (Air Of Pandora)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

29. The Married Beau, or, the Curious Impertinent, incidental music, Z. 603 Jig (Gigue)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

30. Distressed Innocence, or, the Princess of Persia, incidental music, Z. 577 Air
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

31. Amphitryon, or, the Two Sosias, incidental music, Z. 572 Sarabande
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

32. The Double Dealer, incidental music, Z. 592 Air
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Bath Festival Orchestra with Joan Carlyle , Sir Yehudi Menuhin
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

33. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 Overture
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Ambrosian Singers , English Chamber Orchestra , Derek Simpson , Colin Tilney
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

34. Shake the cloud from off your brow (from "Dido and Aeneas"), soprano aria, Z. 626/2a Shake The Cloud
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Ambrosian Singers , English Chamber Orchestra , Sibyl Michelow , Elizabeth Robson , Derek Simpson , Colin Tilney
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

35. Ah! Belinda I am pressed with torment (from "Dido and Aeneas"), aria for soprano, Z. 626/3 Ah! Ah! Belinda
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Ambrosian Singers , English Chamber Orchestra , Victoria de Los Angeles , Sibyl Michelow , Elizabeth Robson , Derek Simpson , Colin Tilney
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

36. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 When Monarchs Unite
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Ambrosian Singers , English Chamber Orchestra , Heather Harper , Victoria de Los Angeles , Derek Simpson , Colin Tilney
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

37. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 But Ere We This Perform
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Ambrosian Singers , English Chamber Orchestra , Derek Simpson , Colin Tilney
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

38. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 But Death, Alas! I Cannot Shun...When I Am
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Ambrosian Singers , English Chamber Orchestra , Victoria de Los Angeles , Derek Simpson , Colin Tilney
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

39. Dido and Aeneas, opera, Z. 626 With Drooping Wings
Composed by Henry Purcell
with Ambrosian Singers , English Chamber Orchestra , Sibyl Michelow , Elizabeth Robson , Derek Simpson , Colin Tilney
Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

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Average customer rating: A mix of baroque and East Coast music A unique mix of classical themes with Celtic tempos

Bach Meets Cape Breton Manufacturer: Marquis Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Geminiani | Geminiani, Francesco | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Return of the Wanderer Kinloch's Fantasy Yours Truly ASIN: B000003WHK Release Date: 1996-05-14

Tracks:

1. Suite Sonata: (Moderato) Sweet Is The Lass That Dwells Among The Heather
2. Suite Sonata: (Vivace) The Carle He Came O'er The Craft
3. Suite Sonata: (Adagio) Peggie I Must Love Thee
4. Suite Sonata: (Giga) The Honourable Mrs. Drummond Of Perth's Delight
5. The Lass Blast: The Lass Of Pettie's Mill air - march, Rabbit Teeth Reel, Minnie Adams' House Reel, A Reel For Kate, The High Street Hornpipe
6. Pinkie House Medley: Pinkie House Air - March, Sir Archibald Grant Strathspey, The Duke Of Gordon's Birthday Strathspey, Isla Reel, Mrs. Grant's Reel, Colonel Macbean's Reel, Johnny's Made A Wadding O't Reel
7. E-bee Jig: Meeting John Hartford, Lord McPherson Of Drumochter, Sgian Dubh (The Black Knife)
8. Purcell With A Chaser: First Music - Second Music: Hornpipe
9. Purcell With A Chaser: Air
10. Purcell With A Chaser: Canaries
11. Purcell With A Chaser: Song Tune
12. Purcell With A Chaser: Hornpipe - The Lads Of Leith Air - Sodger Lad
13. Corelli's Violin Sonata Opus 5 No. 7: Chaconne Upon The Sarabanda
14. Music From The Mabou Coal Mines: Trip to Mabou Ridge March, Traditional Mabou Strathspey, Angus Ronald Beaton Strathspey, Traditional Reel, Lochiel's Rant Reel, Carl Beaton's Reel
15. Fy Gar Guitar: Fy Gar Rub Her O'er With Straw, Miss Lyall Reel, Muileann Dubh (The Black Mill) Reel, Miss Wedderburn Reel
16. Niel Gow's Lament: Neil Gow's Lament For The Death Of His Second Wife Slow Air
17. Bach Meets Cape Breton: Medley Of Baroque Dance Movements And Cape Breton Reels, Gavotte en Rondeau - Bourree, Calum Fhionnalaidh Reel, Johnnie Sullivan's Reel, Prince Charlie Reel, Reel Made With Hilda
18. The Farewell: The Farewell Air - March

Customer Reviews:

A mix of baroque and East Coast music.......2001-07-18

"Bach Meets Cape Breton" is an enjoyable mix of baroque and east coast Canadian music, and it works quite wonderfully. Puirt a Baroque's combination of violin/harpsichord/guitar mixes beautifully, and they combine the two styles of music with skill and inspiration.

Read a good long book with this playing in the background, and let it repeat. This is not to call this background music, it is great to hear it on its own and listen for all the nuances and purity. Excellent CD, one I found by accident but enjoy very much.

A unique mix of classical themes with Celtic tempos.......2000-07-19

We received this CD as a gift from a Canadian friend who shares our love of classical music and were pleasantly surprised by the unique character, of these artists who mix classical themes with Celtic form in an utterly charming, and at times even toe-tapping musical presentation. David Greenberg's violin playing is first rate as is that of the other musicians. Bach is clearly there, but heard through a special kind of filter. For those who may run from anything too Celtic, relax, this manages to merge the best of that lighter folk music with the discipline of baroque. A delightful, often played favorite around our home!

Average customer rating:

Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chaconnes | Variations | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Henry Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre Purcell: The Fairy Queen ASIN: B000026BOK Release Date: 1999-07-13

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Brass Theatre II Canadian Brass And Star Of Indiana Manufacturer: Core Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Orchestral Pop | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Brass Theater III: Blending Brass and Broadway ASIN: B000005IKJ Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

1. Firebird Suite
2. Marimba Spiritual
3. Young Person's Guide
4. Adagio for Strings
5. Pictures at an Exhibition
6. Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
7. When You Wish Upon a Star
8. Sousa Medley

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Purcell: Complete Ayres for the Theatre Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music | Cantatas | Romances Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Liszt Transcriptions of Berlioz, Chopin, Saint-Saëns Liszt: New Discoveries, Vol. 2 Liszt at the Opera II Locatelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 1 - The Raglan Baroque Players / Nicholas Kraemer / Elizabeth Wallfisch Liszt: Rapsodie espagnole, and Other Pieces on Spanish Themes ASIN: B00000300A Release Date: 1995-08-22

Tracks:

1. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Overture
2. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Preludio
3. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Song Tune (Let The Soldiers Rejoice)
4. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Trumpet Tune
5. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Country Dance
6. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Air
7. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Hornpipe
8. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Air (Trumpet Tune)
9. Music In 'The Prophetess; Or, The History Of Dioclesian' Z627: Canaries
10. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Overture
11. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Air
12. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Air
13. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Song Tune (Fairest Isle)
14. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Hornpipe
15. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Hornpipe (Come, Shepherds)
16. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Song Tune (How Blest Are Shepherds)
17. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Air
18. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Song Tune (Round Thy Coasts)
19. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Song Tune (Come If You Dare)
20. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Trumpet Tune
21. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Trumpet Tune
22. Music In 'King Arthur; Or, The British Worthy' Z628: Chaconne
23. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Overture
24. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Hornpipe
25. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Air
26. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Air
27. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Rondeau
28. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Preludio
29. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Hornpipe
30. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Overture (Symphony While The Swans Come Forward)
31. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Song Tune (If Love's A Sweet Passion)
32. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Jig
33. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Dance For The Fairies
34. Air 4 In 2 (Dance For The Followers Of Night)
35. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Song Tune (Sing While We Trip It)
36. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Air
37. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Air
38. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Song Tune (Thus Happy And Free)
39. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Chaconne (Dance For The Chinese Man And Woman)
40. Music In 'The Fairy Queen' Z629: Air
41. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Overture
42. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Trumpet Tune
43. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Trumpet Tune (I Come To Sing Great Zempoalla's Story)
44. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Air - Air
45. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Hornpipe
46. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Air - Air
47. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Hornpipe
48. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Air - Air
49. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Song Tune (We The Spirits Of The Air)
50. Music In 'The Indian Queen' Z630: Rondeau

Tracks:

1. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Overture
2. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Slow Air
3. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Hornpipe
4. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Air
5. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Hornpipe
6. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Jig
7. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Trumpet Air
8. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: March
9. Music In 'The Married Beau; Or, The Curious Empertinent' Z603: Hornpipe On A Ground
10. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Overture
11. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Hornpipe
12. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Slow Air
13. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Hornpipe
14. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Rondeau
15. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Minuet
16. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Borry
17. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: March
18. Music In 'The Old Bachelor' Z607: Jig
19. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Overture
20. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Saraband
21. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Hornpipe
22. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Scotch Tune
23. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Air
24. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Minuet
25. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Hornpipe
26. Music In 'Amphitryon; Or, The Two Sosias' Z572: Borry (Or Gavotte)
27. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Overture
28. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Hornpipe
29. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Minuet
30. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Air
31. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Hornpipe
32. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Minuet (Slow Air)
33. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Minuet
34. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Air
35. Music In 'The Double Dealer' Z592: Air
36. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Overture
37. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Air
38. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Slow Air
39. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Air
40. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Hornpipe (Or Jig)
41. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Rondeau
42. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Air
43. Music In 'Distressed Innocence; Or, The Princess Of Persia' Z577: Minuet
44. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Overture
45. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Air - Air
46. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Rondeau Minuet
47. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Air - Air
48. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Jig (Lilliburlero)
49. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Chaconne
50. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Air - Air
51. Music In 'The Gordian Knot Untied' Z597: Minuet

Tracks:

1. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Overture
2. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Rondeau (Hornpipe)
3. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Air
4. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Air
5. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Minuet
6. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Air
7. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Jig
8. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Hornpipe
9. Music In 'Abdelazer; Or, The Moor's Revenge' Z570: Air
10. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Overture
11. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Song Tune (Britons, Strike Home)
12. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Song Tune (To Arms, To Arms)
13. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Air
14. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Hornpipe
15. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Air
16. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Hornpipe
17. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Air
18. Music In 'Bonduca; Or, The British Heroine' Z574: Minuet
19. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Overture
20. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Song Tune (Ah, How Sweet It Is To Love)
21. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Slow Air
22. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Air
23. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Preludio
24. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Hornpipe
25. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Minuet
26. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Minuet
27. Music In 'The Virtuous Wife; Or, Good Luck At Last' Z611: Air
28. Sonata While The Sun Rises In The Fairy Queen' (Act IV) Z629/27: (Allegro)
29. Sonata While The Sun Rises In The Fairy Queen' (Act IV) Z629/27: Canzona
30. Sonata While The Sun Rises In The Fairy Queen' (Act IV) Z629/27: (Adagio)
31. Sonata While The Sun Rises In The Fairy Queen' (Act IV) Z629/27: (Allegro) - (Adagio) - (Allegro)
32. Overture In G Minor Z631/1
33. Overture To 'Sir Anthony Love; Or, The Rambling Lady' Z588/1
34. Music In 'Timon Of Athens, The Man-Hater' Z632/1: Overture
35. Music In 'Timon Of Athens, The Man-Hater' Z632/1: Curtain Tune On A Ground
36. Symphony In 'The Indian Queen' (Act III) Z630/16

Amazon.com

The great bulk of Purcell's output consists of what used to be called "incidental" or "theater" music, and what now would be film scores. He wrote songs, dances, and "action" music for scores of Restoration plays and "semi- operas" (spoken plays alternating with operatic scenes and interludes). After his death, the best of the instrumental numbers from many of these scores were gathered together and published in this collection. There is an abundance of tuneful and catchy music here, including the famous melody that Britten used as the basis for The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. The performances are also fine, which is a good thing because, surprisingly, this set is the only show in town. --David Hurwitz

Average customer rating: a beautiful CD

Henry Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Tafelmusik | ( T ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre Purcell: Fantazias Essential Purcell ASIN: B000002ANU Release Date: 1995-05-30

Tracks:

1. Dioclesian: Overture
2. Dioclesian: Preludio
3. Dioclesian: Song Tune: 'Let The Soldiers Rejoice'
4. Dioclesian: Trumpet Tune
5. Dioclesian: Country Dance
6. Dioclesian: Aire
7. Dioclesian: Hornpipe
8. Dioclesian: Aire
9. Dioclesian: Canaries
10. King Arthur: Overture
11. King Arthur: Aire
12. King Arthur: Aire
13. King Arthur: Song Tune: 'Fairest Isle'
14. King Arthur: Hornpipe
15. King Arthur: Aire
16. King Arthur: Song Tune: 'How Blest Are Shepherds'
17. King Arthur: Aire
18. King Arthur: Song Tune: 'Round Thy Coast'
19. King Arthur: Song Tune: 'Come, If You Dare'
20. King Arthur: Trumpet Tune
21. King Arthur: Trumpet Tune
22. King Arthur: Chacone
23. The Fairy Queen: Overture
24. The Fairy Queen: Hornpipe
25. The Fairy Queen: Aire
26. The Fairy Queen: Aire
27. The Fairy Queen: Rondeau
28. The Fairy Queen: Preludio
29. The Fairy Queen: Hornpipe
30. The Fairy Queen: Overture
31. The Fairy Queen: Song Tune: 'If Love's A Sweet Passion'
32. The Fairy Queen: Jigg
33. The Fairy Queen: Dance for Furies (Fairies)
34. The Fairy Queen: Aire 4 In 2 (Dance For The Followers Of Night)
35. The Fairy Queen: Song Tune: 'Sing While We Trip It'
36. The Fairy Queen: Aire
37. The Fairy Queen: Aire
38. The Fairy Queen: Song Tune: 'Thus Happy And Free'
39. The Fairy Queen: Chacone
40. The Fairy Queen: Aire
41. The Indian Queen: Overture
42. The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune
43. The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune
44. The Indian Queen: Aire
45. The Indian Queen: Hornpipe
46. The Indian Queen: Aire
47. The Indian Queen: Hornpipe
48. The Indian Queen: Aire
49. The Indian Queen: Song Tune: 'WeThe Spirits Of The Air'
50. The Indian Queen: Rondeau

Customer Reviews:

a beautiful CD.......2003-11-26

This CD has given me so much pleasure that it feels almost a duty to recommend it. This is exquisite music, subtly and sonorously played. Do buy it!

Average customer rating: Fine reissue of a classic set

Purcell: Theatre Music Manufacturer: Decca ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Hogwood, Christopher | ( H ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music The Decca Records Store | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Cantatas for Solo Countertenor Purcell: The Fairy Queen Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll Monteverdi - Madrigali guerrieri ed amorosi / Concerto Köln, Jacobs Lute Music, Vol. 2 ASIN: B0001Y4JHA Release Date: 2004-10-12

Customer Reviews:

Fine reissue of a classic set.......2006-05-24

Think about the stupidest, most formulaic Hollywood movies you can think of: cheesy action pictures, fluffy, unfunny comedies, big but stiff epics. Now imagine that one of the greatest living composers was working in Hollywood, turning out astonishing, hauntingly beautiful and stirring musical scores for these throwaway movies. That's what you get with this set: music Henry Purcell composed for some two dozen often utterly forgettable plays (trust me--I've read a number of them!) Occasionally, when he teams up with a playwright worthy of his stature, such as John Dryden, Aphra Behn, or William Congreve, the results are even better, but for the most part you can enjoy the music here without knowing anything about the original plays.

This set originally appeared as separate LPs in the 70s and 80s, and has been long out of print. That's a pity, since Purcell spent a good deal of his short professional life in the theatre, either writing the incidental music contained on these CDs, or the music for his larger works, the semi-operas (King Arthur, The Fairy Queen, and the like). Almost all of these works are enjoyable gems; certainly, they represent a pinnacle of English 17th century music. Purcell had a genius for spinning musical gold out of the most leaden lyrics (check out his Odes and Welcome Songs on Hyperion if you don't believe me), and he does the same with the song texts in these plays.

Hogwood and the AAM offer clean, listenable performances, and the sound on these old analog discs has been cleaned up and brightened--although they were pretty good, even in the late 70s. As with most Hogwood, emotional extremes are kept to a minimum, so the "otherworldly" nature of late 17th century music, so often emphasised in more recent Baroque performances, doesn't come across here. It would be interesting to see what a group like The King's Consort would do with this music, but this set fills the major gap in the Purcell canon quite nicely.

My only beef with the reissue, as with many reissues, is that the liner notes are rather thin for a 6-cd set--the lyrics to the songs, for example, are especially missed. Still, it's a worthwhile set, and a must for fans of Purcell, English Baroque music, or anyone who just wants to experience a taste of the last days of the Restoration stage.

Average customer rating: Fantastic, spirited baroque music

Henry Purcell: Sonatas and Theatre Music Manufacturer: Dorian Recordings ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chatham Baroque | ( C ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Danse Royale: Music of the French Baroque Court & Theatre Españoleta Sol y Sombra: Baroque Music of Latin America ASIN: B000098ZTJ Release Date: 2003-02-25

Customer Reviews:

Fantastic, spirited baroque music.......2006-02-04

This is another great release from Chatham Baroque -- I'm never disappointed by their exciting and fun playing of interesting repertoire.

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Purcell: Music for Pleasure & Devotion, Suite of Theatre Music, etc. Parrott , and Choir & Players Taverner Consort Manufacturer: Veritas/EMI ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classical | Styles | Music ASIN: B000083LQQ Release Date: 2005-07-14

Tracks:

1. I Trumpet Overture
2. II Rondeau
3. III Chaconne
4. IV Symphony & Dance
5. If Music Be The Food Of Love
6. Three Parts Upon A Ground
7. Close Thine Eyes
8. Ground In Gamut
9. Rejoice In The Lord Alway
10. Voluntary In D Minor
11. I Man That Is Born Of Woman
12. II In The Midst Of Life
13. III Thou Knowest, Lord, The secrets Of Our Hearts
14. Fantazia VIII
15. Of All The Instruments That Are
16. Entry Of Phoebus
17. Prelude When A Cruel Long Winter Has Frozen the Earth
18. Chorus Hail! Great Parent Of Us All
19. Spring Thus The Ever Grateful Spring
20. Summer Here's The Summer
21. Autumn See My Colour'd Fields
22. Winter Next, Winter Comes Slowly
23. Chorus Hail! Great Parent Of Us All

Tracks:

1. To Deum In D For Saint Cecilia's Day
2. Jubilate In D For Saint Cecilia's Day
3. In Guilty Night
4. Pavan 1 In G Minor
5. Jehova, Quam Multi Sunt Hosts Mei
6. Pavan 2 In A Minor
7. When On My Sick Bed I Languish
8. Pavan 3 In A Major
9. Beati Omnes Qui Timent Dominum
10. Pavan 4 In B Flat Major
11. My Beloved Spake

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Tracks:

1. Ordo Virtutum
2. Gradual
3. Adieu Sweet Amarillis
4. Kyrie
5. Dido's Lament
6. Sinfonia
7. Aria
8. Ave Verum Corpus
9. Der Doppelganger
10. Andante
11. Oh Death
12. Sola, Perduta, Abandonata
13. The Two Blue Eyes Of My Sweetheart
14. Kyrie
15. The Harvest Of Sorrow
16. Andantino
17. With Breadth
18. Tenderly
19. Simple Song
20. New York Requiem

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18th Century English Theatre Music Manufacturer: Denon Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Handel | Handel, George Frideric | ( H ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00000DT21 Release Date: 1993-08-31

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