The Classical Guide to Purcell
Varios Artistas
"In the midst of life we are in death"
"Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts"
Act 3 "Thy hand, Belinda. . . When I am laid in earth" [Dido]
"O dive custos Auriacae domus" Z. 504 [Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary, 1695]
Act 3 Prelude "What ho! thou genius of this isle" [Cupid]
Act 3 "What power art thou" [Cold Genius]
Act 3 Prelude "See, see, we assemble" [Chorus]
Act 3 "Tis I that have warm'd ye. . . Tis Love that has warm'd us" [Cupid, Chorus]
Act 3 "Sound a parley" [Chorus, Cupid, Genius]
XIV "Hail! Bright Cecilia" [Altos, Tenor, Bass, Chorus]
English Baroque Soloists · Paul Elliott · Monteverdi Choir · David Thomas · Ashley Stafford · John Eliot Gardiner · Brian Gordon
"Remember not, Lord, our offences" Z. 50
"Rejoice in the Lord alway" Z. 49
Joseph Jennings · Capriccio Stravagante · Mark Sullivan · Skip Sempé · Chanticleer · Kevin Baum
Act 2 Prelude for the Witches "Wayward sisters, you that fright" [Sorceress] "Harm's our delight" [Chorus]
Act 2 "The Queen of Carthage" . . . "Ho! ho! ho!" [Sorceress, First Witch, Chorus]
Act 1 "In our deep vaulted cell. . . Echo Dance of Furies" [Chorus]
Chacony in G Minor Z. 730
Marco Bianchi · Giovanni Antonini · Il Giardino Armonico · Riccardo Doni · Alessandro Tampieri · Enrico Onofri
"Now that the sun has veiled his light" Z. 193 [An Evening Hymn]
Act 5 "No stars again shall hurt you" [Amphitrite, Neptune, Chorus]
Act 5 "O let me ever, ever weep" [Soprano]