King Arthur

King Arthur

Henry Purcell; Jennifer Smith, Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Gill Ross, Ashley Stafford, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Album
Label Erato Release date Format 2×CD Discogs https://www.discogs.com/release/13178053

Tracklist 91:41

CD 1

1 King Arthur: Overture Henry Purcell 1:47
2 King Arthur: Air Henry Purcell 1:30
3 King Arthur: Overture Henry Purcell 1:18
4 King Arthur: Act I. “Woden, first to thee” - “The white horse neigh’d aloud” - “To woden thanks we render” Henry Purcell 3:40
5 King Arthur: Act I. “The lot is cast” Henry Purcell 0:32
6 King Arthur: Act I. “Brave souls” Henry Purcell 2:21
7 King Arthur: Act I. “I call you all to woden’s hall” Henry Purcell 2:02
8 King Arthur: Act I. Symphony “Come if you dare” Henry Purcell 3:44
9 King Arthur: Act II. “Hither, this way” Henry Purcell 2:12
10 King Arthur: Act II. Ritornello “Let not a moonborn elf” Henry Purcell 1:15
11 King Arthur: Act II. “Hither, this way” Henry Purcell 0:37
12 King Arthur: Act II. Ritornello “Come, follow me” Henry Purcell 2:27
13 King Arthur: Act II. “How blest are shepherds” (Song tune) Henry Purcell 6:37
14 King Arthur: Act II. Symphony “Shepherd, leave decoying” Henry Purcell 2:11
15 King Arthur: Act II. Hornpipe - “Come, shepherds” Henry Purcell 1:38
16 King Arthur: Act II. Second Act Tune: Air Henry Purcell 0:59
17 King Arthur: Act III. Prelude (The Frost Scene) - “What ho! Thou genius of this isle” Henry Purcell 1:22
18 King Arthur: Act III. Prelude while Cold Genius rises “What power art thou” Henry Purcell 2:51
19 King Arthur: Act III. “Thou doting fool” Henry Purcell 1:03
20 King Arthur: Act III. “Great love” Henry Purcell 0:54
21 King Arthur: Act III. “No part of my dominion” Henry Purcell 0:55
22 King Arthur: Act III. Prelude - “See, see, we assemble” Henry Purcell 3:26
23 King Arthur: Act III. Ritornello “Tis I that have warm’d ye” - “Tis love that has warm’d us” Henry Purcell 2:01
24 King Arthur: Act III. Ritornello “Sound a parley” Henry Purcell 3:44
25 King Arthur: Act III. Third Act Tune: Hornpipe Henry Purcell 0:39

CD 2

1 King Arthur: Act IV. “Two daughters of this aged stream” Henry Purcell 2:42
2 King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia “How happy the lover” - Ritornello “For love ev’ry creature” Henry Purcell 6:11
3 King Arthur: Act IV. Fourth Act Tune: Air Henry Purcell 0:56
4 King Arthur: Act V. Trumpet tune Henry Purcell 0:39
5 King Arthur: Act V. “Ye blust’ring brethren” Henry Purcell 2:50
6 King Arthur: Act V. Symphony Henry Purcell 1:40
7 King Arthur: Act V. Song tune - “Round thy coast” Henry Purcell 3:18
8 King Arthur: Act V. “For folded flocks” Henry Purcell 2:43
9 King Arthur: Act V. Ritornello “Your hay it is mow’d” Henry Purcell 3:02
10 King Arthur: Act V. Ritornello “Fairest isle” Henry Purcell 4:08
11 King Arthur: Act V. “You say ’tis love” Henry Purcell 5:28
12 King Arthur: Act V. Trumpet tune (Warlike consort) Henry Purcell 0:36
13 King Arthur: Act V. “St George” - “Our natives not alone appear” Henry Purcell 2:01
14 King Arthur: Act V. Chaconne Henry Purcell 3:24