The Fairy Queen

The Fairy Queen

Henry Purcell; Jennifer Vyvyan, James Bowman, Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten

Album
Label London Classics Release date Format 2×CD Country 🇺🇸 United States Discogs https://www.discogs.com/release/16094454

Tracklist 95:47

CD 1

1 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Symphony Henry Purcell 6:50
2 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Now the night is chas'd away (Attendant) Henry Purcell 2:41
3 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Let the fifes and the clarions (Attendants): Dance Henry Purcell 2:07
4 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: When a cruel long winter (Phoebus) Henry Purcell 2:47
5 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Hail! great parent (Chorus) Henry Purcell 2:17
6 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Thus the ever grateful Spring (Spring) Henry Purcell 2:47
7 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay (Summer) Henry Purcell 1:14
8 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: See, my many-coloured fields (Autumn) Henry Purcell 3:04
9 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Next, Winter comes slowly (Winter) Henry Purcell 2:55
10 The Fairy Queen: Part I. Oberon's Birthday: Hail! great parent (Chorus) Henry Purcell 2:23
11 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: Prelude: Come all ye youngsters of the sky (Fairy-Spirit) Henry Purcell 2:31
12 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: The Songsters: May the God of Wit inspire (Fairy-Spirits) Henry Purcell 1:57
13 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: Echo: Now join your warbling voices all (Chorus) Henry Purcell 2:15
14 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: Fill up the bowl, then (The Poet) Henry Purcell 6:37
15 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: See, even Night herself is here (Night) Henry Purcell 5:21
16 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: I am come to look all fast (Mystery) Henry Purcell 0:43
17 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: One charming might (Secrecy) Henry Purcell 2:15
18 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: Hush, no more (Sleep) Henry Purcell 4:04
19 The Fairy Queen: Part II. Night and Silence: Dance Henry Purcell 1:29

CD 2

1 The Fairy Queen: Part III. The Sweet Passion: Overture Henry Purcell 1:44
2 The Fairy Queen: Part III. The Sweet Passion: Henry Purcell 2:43
3 The Fairy Queen: Part III. The Sweet Passion: The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep! Henry Purcell 7:51
4 The Fairy Queen: Part III. The Sweet Passion: Now the maids ans the man Henry Purcell 3:42
5 The Fairy Queen: Part III. The Sweet Passion: A Dance of Haymakers Henry Purcell 0:55
6 The Fairy Queen: Part III. The Sweet Passion: A thousand, thousand ways Henry Purcell 3:06
7 The Fairy Queen: Part III. The Sweet Passion: Hornpipe & Rondeau Henry Purcell 2:32
8 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: Symphony Henry Purcell 1:24
9 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: Hark! hark! the echoing air Henry Purcell 2:29
10 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: Sure the dull God of Marriage Henry Purcell 2:26
11 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: See, I obey Henry Purcell 1:49
12 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: Turn then thine eyes Henry Purcell 1:09
13 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: My torch indeed... They shall be as happy Henry Purcell 2:57
14 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: Chaconne Henry Purcell 3:33
15 The Fairy Queen: Part IV. Epithalamium: They shall be as happy Henry Purcell 0:53