Gardiner Purcell Collection - The Indian Queen

On this CD:

1. The Indian Queen, semi-opera, Z. 630
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by John Elwes, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Fisher, Rosemary Hardy, Dinah Harris, Martyn Hill, Nicholas Kraemer, Nona Liddell, Marilyn Sansom
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner

Tracks:

Brandenburgisches Konzert No. 3 BWV 1048: Allegro
The Indian Queen: Second Music
Concerto In G Major: Andante
Concerto Opus VIII No. 3, RV 293 'Autumn' In F Major: Allegro
Dardanus - Orchestral Suite: Ritournelle vive
Concerto For Flute In G Major: Allegro spiritoso
Canon In D Major
Overture, Suite No. 2 BWV 1067, In B Minor: Badinerie
Concert For Violin BWV 1042, In E Major: Allegro
Table Music, Ouverture No.1 In B Flat Major: Menuet
Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 5: Presto
Deuxieme Concert: Menuets 1 & 2
Goldberg - Variationen BWV 988: Variations 4 & 5
Concerto Opus VIII No. 1 RV 269 'Spring' In E Major: Allegro
Come, Ye Sons Of Art: Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Mary - Overture
Water Music - Suite In D Major: Alla Hornpipe
Concert 'Dans Le Gout Theatral': Loure
Concerto RV 532: Allegro
Brandenburg Concerto In D Major: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

Best of a period.......2004-11-13

This is by far my favorite off all my classical CDs. One of the best pieces is the Canon in D which is over 7 minutes. I love that piece, but this CD makes it shine. It is filled with the best Baroque from many different composers. No matter what type of classical you enjoy, this is a must for your collection!

Best collection I've come across on one CD........1999-01-08

This CD contains a very nice collection of Baroque snippets from several composers of the period. The composition variety is good and I give high marks for the interpretation on all the pieces presented.

Gardiner Purcell Collection - The Indian Queen

Average customer rating:

A vision that death will frustrate
Very nicely done, polished Purcell.

Gardiner Purcell Collection - The Indian Queen
Henry Purcell , John Eliot Gardiner , John Elwes , Gillian Fisher , Monteverdi Choir , English Baroque Soloists , Martin Hill , Nicholas Kraemer , Nona Liddell , Marilyn Sansom , Rosemary Hardy , and Dinah Harris
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music

Operettas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000005ED2
Release Date: 1995-05-02

Tracks:

The Indian Queen: First Music - First Air
The Indian Queen: Second Air
The Indian Queen: Second Music - First Hornpipe
The Indian Queen: Second Hornpipe
The Indian Queen: Overture - Adagio
The Indian Queen: Allegro
The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune
The Indian Queen: Prologue - Air : 'Wake Quivera,' (Boy) Tenor
The Indian Queen: Air : 'Why Should Men Quarrel,' (Girl) Soprano
The Indian Queen: Recit, Air & Duo : 'By Ancient Prophecies,' (Girl - Boy), Soprano, Tenor
The Indian Queen: Trumpet Tune (reprise)
The Indian Queen: Act II - Symphony : Canzona
The Indian Queen: Adagio
The Indian Queen: Allegro
The Indian Queen: Prelude, Air & Chorus : 'I Come To Sing Great Zempoalla' Story,' (Fame), Tenor
The Indian Queen: Air : 'What Flattering Noise Is This' (Envy & 2 Followers) Baryton-Basse, Contre-tenor, Tenor
The Indian Queen: Air : 'Scorn'd Envy, Here's Nothing' (Fame), Tenor
The Indian Queen: Air : 'I Fly From The Place' (Envy), Baryton-Basse
The Indian Queen: Air : 'Begone, Curst Friends Of Hell' (Fame), Tenor
The Indian Queen: Prelude, Air & Chorus : 'I Come To Sing' (Fame), Tenor
The Indian Queen: Act III - Air
The Indian Queen: Minuet
The Indian Queen: Recit & Air : 'Ye Twice Ten Hundred Deities' (Ismeron), Baryton
The Indian Queen: Symphony For Hautboys
The Indian Queen: Air : 'Seek Not To Know' (God Of Dreams), Tenor
The Indian Queen: Trumpet Overture (Canzona - 'Slow')
The Indian Queen: Duo : 'Ah, How Happy Are We' (1st And 2nd Aerial Spirits), Tenor
The Indian Queen: Duo & Chorus : 'We The Spirits Of The Air' (3rd And 4th Aerial Spirits), Sopranos
The Indian Queen: Air : 'I Attempt From Love's Sickness,' Soprano
The Indian Queen: Air : Duo & Chorus (Reprise)
The Indian Queen: Third Act Tune
The Indian Queen: Act IV - Song : 'They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers,' Soprano - Fourth Act Tune
The Indian Queen: Act V - Chorus & Recit : 'While Thus We Bow' (High Priest), Baryton-Basse

Customer Reviews:

A vision that death will frustrate.......2002-08-05

The final semi-opera by Purcell is certainly a work of great weight. First it gives us a vision of America that does not correspond at all to what it was in the English colonies at the time. We are going back to Aztecs and Incas before the conquest by Spain. These old civilizations are shown as being based and centered on love. Purcell uses the story (not the history) of King Montezuma to praise love and total dedication to the loved one, including death if necessary. At the very same time in New England colonies (Massachussetts particularly and its Salem witches) witches were burned by the dozen and in the southern colonies slaves were exploited to the most extreme limits of inhumanity. This vision of love as the guiding value of the world is extremely modern and goes beyond « The Fairy Queen » where it is in a way reduced to the necessity of faithful matrimony. And that is the second important element of this opera. The third one is musical. Purcell is a precursor in a way because the emphasis is set on the melody, the use of human voices to express feelings and emotions. For him, nearly everywhere in this opera singing is the center of the music. The music sings more than it plays. And this announces the eighteenth century and the precursors of the classical age, the transitory phase between Bach on one hand (for whom voices were instruments of their own) and Beethoven or Mozart. Voices are not plain musical instruments. They have their own dimension : they express emotions both with the music it uses and the words it makes sing, they make build a temple to human feelings and some social awareness. There is something primitive in this stand, in this music that grips you by the throat. It is poignant and carnal. It comes from our physical senses and not from out moral convictions. We have definitely overcome the Puritan period in England and we are entering the modern ages that will lead to development, progress, democracy, freedom. Purcell is in a way a prophet and his short life prevented him from giving the full value of his vision and art.

Very nicely done, polished Purcell........1999-10-29

I'm a big fan of John Eliot Gardiner's Purcell interpretations, and I'm very glad to have this one in my collection. It's just gorgeous, very much in the spirit of Purcell. The only thing I could have wished for is including the spurious (?) epilogue, just for musicological interest, but it stands very nicely as it is.

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