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Alfred Deller, contra-tenor
Wieland Kuijken, bass viol
William Christie, harpsichord
Roderick Skeaping, baroque violin (1)
Robert Elliott, organ (14)
Jane Ryan, bass viol (14)

Annotation last modified on 2014-10-13 12:22 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1
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1The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 No. 40: "The plaint (O let me weep)"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
violin:
Roderick Skeaping (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep!" (in 1979-04)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell7:26
2If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379 (in 1979-04)
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 Purcell2:19
3The Indian Queen, Z. 630 No. 17h: "I attempt from love's sickness to fly"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III: 17h. "I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Fly" (in 1979-04)
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III
Henry Purcell2:01
4King Arthur, Z. 628 No. 38: Aria "Fairest isle"
bass viol and viola da gamba:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Fairest isle" (in 1979)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:44
5Pausanius, Z. 585 No. 1: "Sweeter than roses"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: I. "Sweeter than roses" (in 1979-04)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585
Henry Purcell3:17
6Not All My Torments Can Your Pity Move, Z. 400
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
Not All My Torments Can Your Pity Move, Z. 400 (in 1979-04)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 400)
Henry Purcell1:58
7The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 No. 39bc: "Thrice happy lovers"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Thrice Happy Lovers" (in 1979-04)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:49
8An Evening Hymn "Now that the sun hath veiled his light", Z. 193
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
An Evening Hymn, Z. 193 "Now that the sun hath veiled his light" (in 1979-04)
lyricist:
Dr. William Fuller
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 193)
Henry Purcell5:01
9Don Quixote, Z. 578 No. 9: "From Rosy Bow'rs"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578: Part III. "From rosy bow'rs" (in 1979-04)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578
Henry Purcell7:09
10Bonduca, Z. 574 No. 17: "O lead me to some peaceful gloom"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574: “Oh! Lead me to some peaceful gloom” (Bonvica) (in 1979-04)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574
Henry Purcell2:51
11The History of King Richard II, Z. 581 No. 1: "Retir'd from any mortal's sight"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
The History of King Richard the Second, Z. 581: Retir'd from mortal's sight
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The History of King Richard the Second, Z. 581
Henry Purcell2:51
12Oedipus, Z. 583 No. 2: "Music for awhile"
bass viol and viola da gamba:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: II. "Music for a While" (in 1979-04)
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583
Henry Purcell4:00
13Prophetess, Z. 627 No. 31: "Since from my dear Astrea's sight"
bass viol:
Wieland Kuijken (Belgian cellist) (in 1979-04)
harpsichord:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5. Song "Since from my dear Astrea's sight" (Soprano ("sung in the last act", probably alternate number for "Still I'm wishing")) (in 1979-04)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Act 5
Henry Purcell3:51
14O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice, Z. 406
bass viol and viola da gamba:
Jane Ryan (in 1979-04)
organ:
Robert Elliott (harpsichord / organist) (in 1979-04)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) (in 1979-04)
recording of:
O Solitude, Z. 406 (in 1979-04)
lyricist:
Katherine Philips (17th century poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (from 1684 until 1685)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 406)
is based on:
O Solitude
Henry Purcell5:53

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