Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen on 2 CDs

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

The Fairy Queen

Caroline Mutel, Virginie Pochon, Hjördis Thebault, Caitlin Hulcup, Christophe Baska, Les Noveaux Caracteres, Sebastien d' Herin

2 CDs

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Artists:: Caroline Mutel, Virginie Pochon, Hjördis Thebault, Caitlin Hulcup, Christophe Baska, Les Noveaux Caracteres, Sebastien d' Herin
Label:: Glossa
Year of recording ca.:: 2016
Item number:: 7483519
UPC/EAN:: 8424562227026
Release date:: 15.9.2017

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Henry Purcells Masque The Fiery Queen ist ein Archetypus des englischen Musikdramas der Restorationszeit. Tänze, Chöre, Ballette, Bühnenmaschinen, epische Rezitative und eloquente Arien prägend das Gesamtbild und bieten dem barocken Hörer alles, was sein Herz begehrt. Bei GLOSSA erscheint nun eine Einspielung des Werkes mit dem Ensemble Les Nouveaux Caracteres unter der Leitung von Sébastian d’Hérin.

Disk 1 von 2 (CD)

The Fairy Queen Z 629 (Oper in 5 Akten) (Gesamtaufnahme)

1 Erste Musik: Präludium
2 Erste Musik: Hornpipe
3 Zweite Musik: Air
4 Zweite Musik: Rondo
5 Ouvertüre
6 Präludium - Come, come, let us leave the town (1. Akt)
7 Scene of the drunken poet: Fill up the bowl
8 Jig
9 Präludium (2. Akt)
10 Come all ye songsters of the sky
11 Präludium: Birds fly down, singing
12 May the god of wit inspire
13 Now join your warbling voices all
14 Sing while we trip it on the green
15 See, even night herself is here
16 I am come to lock all fast
17 One charming night
18 Hush, no more, be silent all
19 A dance for the followers of night
20 Air
21 Präludium (3. Akt)
22 Ouvertüre: Symphony while the swans come forward
23 Dance for the fairies
24 Ye gentle spirits of the air, appear
25 Now the maids and the men
26 Dance for the haymakers
27 When I have often heard
28 A thousand, thousand ways we'll find
29 Hornpipe

Disk 2 von 2 (CD)

1 Sinfonia (4. Akt)
2 Now the night is chas'd away
3 Let the Fifes, and the Clarions
4 Entry of Phoebus
5 When a cruel long winter
6 Hail! Great parent of us all
7 Thus the ever grateful Spring
8 Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay
9 See, see my many colour'd fields
10 Next, Winter comes slowly - Hail! Great parent of us all
11 Air
12 Prelude to Juno's song (5. Akt)
13 Thrice happy lovers
14 O let me weep
15 Entry dance
16 Sinfonia
17 Thus the gloomy world
18 Thus happy and free
19 Monkey's dance
20 Hark! How all things in one sound agree
21 Hark! The echoing air
22 Sure, the dull god of marriage
23 Präludium - See, see, I obey - Turn then thine eyes - My torch, indeed will from such brightness shine
24 They shall be as happy
25 Chaconne: Dance for the Chinese man & woman