Tracks

Disc 1

Purcell, Henry

1

The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act II: One charming night

00:02:36

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Lyricists: Settle, Elkanah

Artists: Taylor, Daniel; Maute, Matthias; Lariviere, Sophie; North, Nigel

Blow, John

2

Lovely Selina

00:02:42

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Lyricists: Anonymous

Artists: Argenta, Nancy; Jackson, Christopher; North, Nigel; Napper, Susie

Purcell, Henry

3

Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: My dearest, my fairest

00:02:42

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Lyricists: Norton, Richard

Artists: Argenta, Nancy; Taylor, Daniel; Jackson, Christopher; North, Nigel; Napper, Susie

Eccles, John

4

The Mad Lover: As Cupid roguishly one day

00:02:08

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Artists: Argenta, Nancy; North, Nigel

Purcell, Henry

00:09:26

 

Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias, Z. 572

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Artists: Jackson, Christopher; North, Nigel; Butterfield, Adrian; Plouffe, Helene; Little, Margaret; Napper, Susie

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Overture

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Saraband

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Hornpipe

00:00:59

        

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Scotch Tune

00:00:55

        

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Air

00:00:56

        

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Minuet

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Hornpipe

00:00:33

        

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Borree

00:00:49

        

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Come, ye sons of art away, Z. 323: Strike the viol

00:02:24

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Lyricists: Tate, Nahum

Artists: Taylor, Daniel; Maute, Matthias; Lariviere, Sophie; North, Nigel; Napper, Susie

14

Lost is my quiet forever, Z. 502

00:03:16

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Lyricists: Bible - Old Testament

Artists: Argenta, Nancy; Taylor, Daniel; North, Nigel

Eccles, John

15

Ode for St. Cecilia: See the forsaken fair with streaming eyes

00:03:58

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Artists: Argenta, Nancy; Jackson, Christopher; North, Nigel; Napper, Susie

Purcell, Henry

00:13:37

 

The Virtuous Wife, or Good Luck at Last, Z. 611

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Artists: Jackson, Christopher; North, Nigel; Butterfield, Adrian; Plouffe, Helene; Little, Margaret; Napper, Susie

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I. Overture

00:02:44

        

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II. Song Tune

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III. Slow Air

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IV. Air

00:00:37

        

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V. Preludio

00:01:32

        

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VI. Hornpipe

00:00:37

        

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VII. Minuet I - II

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VIII. Air: La Furstemberg

00:01:00

        

Eccles, John

24

The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578: I burn, my brain consumes to ashes

00:03:27

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Lyricists: D'Urfey, Thomas

Artists: Argenta, Nancy; North, Nigel; Napper, Susie

Purcell, Henry

25

Welcome to all the pleasures, Z. 339: Here the Deities approve

00:04:57

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Lyricists: Fishburn, Christopher

Artists: Taylor, Daniel; Jackson, Christopher; Butterfield, Adrian; Plouffe, Helene; Little, Margaret; Napper, Susie

Blow, John

26

O that mine eyes would melt into a flood

00:03:39

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Artists: Argenta, Nancy; Jackson, Christopher; Napper, Susie

Purcell, Henry

27

The Prophetess, or The History of Dioclesian, Z. 627: Since from my dear Astrea's sight

00:03:46

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Lyricists: Betterton, Thomas

Artists: Taylor, Daniel; North, Nigel