‎Purcell: King Arthur, Music for Queen Mary, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Timon of Athens, Dioclesian, The Indian Queen & The Tempest by David Thomas

Overture

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:49

Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:30

Overture to Act 1

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:18

"Woden, first to thee... To Woden thanks we render" (Contralto, Tenor, Baritone, Chorus)

Stephen Varcoe, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Paul Elliott, English Baroque Soloists, Ashley Stafford

3:39

"The lot is cast" (Soprano)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, English Baroque Soloists

0:32

"Brave souls" (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir

2:21

"I call you all to Woden's Hall" (Contralto, Chorus)

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford

2:02

"Come if you dare" (Tenor, Chorus)

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, John Eliot Gardiner

3:41

"Hither, this way" (Philidel, Chorus)

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, English Baroque Soloists

2:12

"Let not a moonborn elf" (Grimbald)

English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe, John Eliot Gardiner

1:15

"Hither, this way" (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists

0:37

"Come, follow me" (Philidel, Sopranos, Contralto, Tenor, Baritone, Spirits, Chorus)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday, Monteverdi Choir, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, Paul Elliott, Gillian Fisher, Ashley Stafford

2:26

"How blest are shepherds" (Shepherd, Chorus)

Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

6:36

"Shepherd, leave decoying" (Shepherdesses)

Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher

2:11

Hornpipe "Come shepherds" (Chorus)

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:38

Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:57

Prelude "What ho! thou genius of this isle" (Cupid)

Elisabeth Priday, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:22

"What power art thou" (Cold Genius)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe

2:51

"Thou doting fool" (Cupid)

Elisabeth Priday, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:03

"Great love" (Cold Genius)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe

0:54

"No part of my dominion" (Cupid)

Elisabeth Priday, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:55

Prelude "See, see, we assemble" (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir

3:26

"Tis I that have warm'd ye... Tis Love that has warm'd us" (Cupid, Chorus)

Elisabeth Priday, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

2:01

"Sound a parley" (Chorus, Cupid, Genius)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Elisabeth Priday, Stephen Varcoe

3:44

Hornpipe

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:41

"Two daughters of this aged stream" (Sirens)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher

2:41

"How happy the lover... For love ev'ry creature" (Tenor, Chorus, Nymphs, Men)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Elisabeth Priday, Monteverdi Choir, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, Paul Elliott, Gillian Fisher, Ashley Stafford

6:10

Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:52

Trumpet Tune

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:46

"Ye blust'ring brethren" (Aeolus)

Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

2:50

Symphony

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:40

"Round thy coast" (Nereid, Pan, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Jennifer Smith

3:19

"For folded flocks" (Contralto, Tenor, Baritone)

Stephen Varcoe, Ashley Stafford, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Paul Elliott

2:43

"Your hay it is mow'd" (Comus, Men)

John Eliot Gardiner, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Ashley Stafford

3:00

"Fairest isle" (Venus)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Gill Ross

4:07

"You say 'tis love" (She, He)

Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith

5:26

Trumpet Tune

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:35

"St George... Our natives not alone appear" (Honour, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Jennifer Smith

2:01

Chaconne

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

3:25

I Overture

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra

4:10

II "Come, ye Sons of Art, come away" (Counter-Tenor, Chorus)

Monteverdi Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

1:59

III "Sound the trumpet" (Counter-Tenors)

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

2:27

IV "Come, ye Sons of Art, come away" (Chorus)

Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

1:22

V "Strike the viol" (Counter-Tenor)

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

4:45

VI "The day that such a blessing" (Bass, Chorus)

Monteverdi Choir, Sir Thomas Allen, John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra

2:32

VII "Bid the Virtues" (Soprano)

Monteverdi Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner, Dame Felicity Lott

3:31

VIII "These, are the sacred charms" (Bass)

John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Thomas Allen, Monteverdi Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble

1:40

IX "See Nature, rejoicing" (Soprano, Bass, Chorus)

Dame Felicity Lott, Monteverdi Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble, Sir Thomas Allen, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

2:59

I March

Equale Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

2:17

II "Man that is born"

Sir Thomas Allen, Dame Felicity Lott, John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra

3:48

III Canzona

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble

1:44

IV "In the midst of life"

Sir Thomas Allen, John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir, Dame Felicity Lott, Monteverdi Orchestra

5:55

V Canzona

Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

0:52

VI "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our Hearts"

Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir, Dame Felicity Lott, John Eliot Gardiner, Sir Thomas Allen

2:25

VII March

Monteverdi Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner

2:22

I Symphony

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

9:37

II "Hail! Bright Cecilia" (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass, Chorus)

Paul Elliott, Jennifer Smith, Brian Gordon, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe, Ashley Stafford, David Thomas, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

4:42

III "Hark each tree" (Alto, Bass)

English Baroque Soloists, Ashley Stafford, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner

3:59

IV "'Tis Nature's voice" (Tenor)

Paul Elliott, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

4:12

V "Soul of the world" (Chorus)

English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

2:32

VI "Thou tun'st this world" (Soprano)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Jennifer Smith

5:13

VII "With that sublime celestial lay" (Altos, Bass)

Brian Gordon, English Baroque Soloists, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford

3:06

VIII "Wondrous machine" (Bass)

English Baroque Soloists, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner

2:16

IX "The airy violin" (Alto)

John Eliot Gardiner, Brian Gordon, English Baroque Soloists

1:22

X "In vain the am'rous flute" (Alto, Tenor)

Paul Elliott, Ashley Stafford, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

6:17

XII "The fife and all the harmony of war" (Alto)

Brian Gordon, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

3:01

XIII "Let these amongst themselves contest" (Baritone, Bass)

Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner

2:31

XIV "Hail! Bright Cecilia" (Altos, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)

Brian Gordon, Paul Elliott, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Ashley Stafford, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner

4:25

Overture to The Masque

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:42

I "Hark! how the songsters of the grove" (Two Nymphs)

Lynne Dawson, Gillian Fisher, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:41

II "Love in their little veins inspires" (Nymph)

Lynne Dawson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:22

The Masque "But ah! how much are our delights" (Two Nymphs, Shepherd)

Stephen Varcoe, Lynne Dawson, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Fisher

1:12

IV "Hence with your trifling deity!" (A Bacchanal) "But over us no griefs prevail" (Three Bacchanals)

John Eliot Gardiner, MICHAEL GEORGE, English Baroque Soloists, Paul Elliott, Rogers Covey-Crump

2:32

V "Come all, come all to me" (Cupid)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Fisher

1:11

VI "Who can resist" (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists

1:34

VII "Return, revolting rebels!" (Bacchus)

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, Stephen Varcoe

1:46

VIII "The care of lovers" (A Nymph)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson

1:38

IX "Love quickly is pall'd" (A Bacchanal)

English Baroque Soloists, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Eliot Gardiner

1:03

X "Come, let us agree" (Cupid, Bacchus, Chorus)

Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Stephen Varcoe, Gillian Fisher

1:57

Curtain Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:17

First Music

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:22

Second Music

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:26

Overture to Act 1

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

4:14

First Act Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:42

"Great Diocles" (Bass, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists

2:17

"Charon, the peaceful shade" (Woman) "Let all mankind the pleasure share" (Chorus, Soprano, Bass)

John Eliot Gardiner, MICHAEL GEORGE, English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson, Monteverdi Choir, Gillian Fisher

4:24

"Let the soldiers rejoice" (Tenor, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Paul Elliott

1:53

"To Mars let'em raise" (Tenor, Bass, Chorus)

Stephen Varcoe, John Eliot Gardiner, MICHAEL GEORGE, English Baroque Soloists, Paul Elliott, Monteverdi Choir

2:33

"Since the tolis " (Tenor) "Let the priests" (Soprano, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)

Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Fisher, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, John Eliot Gardiner, Rogers Covey-Crump

5:11

Dance of Furies

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

3:21

Second Act Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:40

Chaconne

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:35

"When first I saw" (Soprano)

Lynne Dawson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

2:29

The Chair Dance

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:19

"What shall I do" (Soprano)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson

5:24

Third Act Tune

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:37

Butterfly Dance

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

2:12

Trumpet Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:33

"Sound, Fame" (Tenor, Chorus)

English Baroque Soloists, Paul Elliott, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

5:19

Fourth Act Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:34

Country Dance

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:53

Prelude to The Masque: "Call the Nymphs" (Cupid, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Fisher

2:38

"Come, come away" (A Bacchanalian, A Silvan)

Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, MICHAEL GEORGE

1:03

Prelude & Chorus: "Behold, O mightiest of Gods"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

3:59

"Ah the sweet delights of love" (2 Wood-Gods)

English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson, John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher

1:49

"Let monarchs fight" (A Faun)

English Baroque Soloists, Lynne Dawson, John Eliot Gardiner

2:18

"Since from my dear" (Another Faun)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Fisher

2:44

"Make room" (Two of Bacchus' followers, Bacchus) "Give to every one" (Tenor, Bass, Chorus) Dance of Bacchanals

Paul Elliott, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, MICHAEL GEORGE, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe

4:09

One of Cupid's Followers (Tenor)

Rogers Covey-Crump, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

5:06

"Tell me why my charming fair" (Shepherd, Shepherdess)

Gillian Fisher, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

6:11

Dance

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:00

"All our days" (Tenor, Chorus) "Let us dance" (Soprano)

English Baroque Soloists, Paul Elliott, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Lynne Dawson

4:39

"Triumph, victorious love" (Tenor, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)

Paul Elliott, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, MICHAEL GEORGE, Rogers Covey-Crump

4:56

First Air

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:19

Second Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:08

First Hornpipe

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:53

Second Hornpipe

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:23

Adagio

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:43

Allegro

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:53

Trumpet Tune

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:46

"Wake, Quivera" (Boy)

Martyn Hill, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

2:13

"Why should men quarrel" (Girl)

Rosemary Hardy, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:28

"By ancient prophecies" (Girl, Boy)

Martyn Hill, Rosemary Hardy, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

4:29

Trumpet Tune

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:47

Canzona

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

2:07

Adagio

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:51

Allegro

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:57

"I come to sing great Zempoalla Story" (Fame)

English Baroque Soloists, John Elwes, John Eliot Gardiner

0:56

"What flattering noise is this" (Envy, 1st & 2nd follower)

David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Martyn Hill

0:42

"Scorn'd Envy, here's nothing" (Fame)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, John Elwes

1:02

"I fly from the place" (Envy)

English Baroque Soloists, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner

1:06

"Begone, curst fiends of Hell" (Fame)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, John Elwes

0:40

"I come to sing" (Fame)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, John Elwes

1:26

Air

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

0:40

Minuet

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

1:31

"Ye twice ten hundred deities" (Ismeron)

Stephen Varcoe, John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

5:28

Symphony for hautboys

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:04

"Seek not to know" (God of Dreams)

John Eliot Gardiner, Martyn Hill, English Baroque Soloists

2:53

Trumpet Overture

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

3:01

"Ah, how happy are we" (1st & 2nd aerial spirits)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Martyn Hill, John Elwes

2:33

"We the spirits of the Air" (3rd & 4th aerial spirits)

John Eliot Gardiner, Rosemary Hardy, English Baroque Soloists, Gillian Fisher

1:29

"I attempt from love's sickness" (Soprano)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Rosemary Hardy

1:47

Air (Spirits of the air, Chorus)

English Baroque Soloists, Martyn Hill, Rosemary Hardy, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, John Elwes, Gillian Fisher

1:17

Third Act Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:57

"They tell us that your mighty powers" (Soprano) Fourth Act Tune

English Baroque Soloists, Rosemary Hardy, John Eliot Gardiner

3:36

"While thus we bow" (High Priest)

English Baroque Soloists, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner

6:17

Overture

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

4:10

"Where does the black fiend" (First Devil, Second Devil, Chorus)

Roderick Earle, David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra

2:07

"Around, around we pace" (Chorus)

Monteverdi Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir, John Eliot Gardiner

1:37

"Arise, ye subterranean winds" (First Devil)

David Thomas, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

3:02

Dance of Winds

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

1:21

"Comme unto these yellow sands" (Ariel, Chorus)

Monteverdi Orchestra, Monteverdi Choir, Carol Hall, John Eliot Gardiner

1:24

"Full fathom five" (Ariel, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Carol Hall, Monteverdi Choir, Monteverdi Orchestra

2:12

"Dry those eyes" (Ariel)

Carol Hall, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

6:08

"Kind fortune smiles" (Ariel)

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Carol Hall

1:07

Dance of Devils

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

0:27

The sailor's dance

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner

1:08

"Dear pretty youth" (Dorinda)

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Rosemary Hardy

2:08

"Great neptune!" (Amphitrite, Neptune)

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe

4:04

"The nereids and Tritons" (Chorus)

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1:54

"Aeolus, you must appear" (Neptune)

Stephen Varcoe, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

3:14

"Your awful voice I hear" (Aeolus)

Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, John Elwes

4:21

"Halcyon days" (Amphitrite)

John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, Monteverdi Orchestra

6:30

"See, see, the heavens smile" (Neptune)

Monteverdi Orchestra, Stephen Varcoe, John Eliot Gardiner

4:56

"No stars again shall hurt you" (Amphitrite, Neptune, Chorus)

Stephen Varcoe, Monteverdi Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith

5:32

Henry Purcell

Composer
David Thomas

Bass Guitar, Bass
Stephen Varcoe

Baritone, Bass Guitar, Bass
Elisabeth Priday

Soprano
Rosemary Hardy

Soprano

Purcell: King Arthur, Music for Queen Mary, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Timon of Athens, Dioclesian, The Indian Queen & The Tempest

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