Purcell: The History of King Richard the Second or The Sicilian Usurper: Retir'd from any mortal's sight, Z581

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Purcell - Songs

Purcell - Songs


Purcell:

The Plaint

If music be the food of love

I attempt from love's sickness

Fairest Isle

Sweeter than Roses

Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400

Thrice happy lovers (An Epithalamium)

An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

From Rosy Bowers (From Don Quixote)

O lead me to some peaceful gloom

The History of King Richard the Second or The Sicilian Usurper: Retir'd from any mortal's sight, Z581

Music for a while, Z583

Since from my dear Astrea's sight

O Solitude


Alfred Deller (counter tenor) & Wieland Kuijken

William Christie

Released or re-released in last 6 months

Harmonia Mundi - HMGold - HMG50249

(CD)

£8.99 (£7.65 ex. VAT)

In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day.

Purcell - 'Tis Nature's Voice' And Other Songs And Elegies

Purcell - "Tis Nature's Voice" And Other Songs And Elegies


Purcell:

Tis Nature's voice

Music for a while, Z583

The History of King Richard the Second or The Sicilian Usurper: Retir'd from any mortal's sight, Z581

Since from my dear Astrea's sight

Pious Celinda goes to prayers, Z410

Incassum Lesbia

Ah! cruel nymph, Z352

The fatal hour comes on apace, Z421

As Amoret and Thyrsis lay

Sweeter than Roses

I loved fair Celia Z381

Young Thirsis' fate, Z473


René Jacobs (countertenor), Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba), Konrad Junghänel (theorbo)

Accent Plus - ACC10002

(CD)

£5.99 (£5.10 ex. VAT)

In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day.

Purcell: Music for a while & O Solitude

Purcell: Music for a while & O Solitude


Purcell:

Music for a while, Z583

O Solitude

The Plaint

If music be the food of love

I attempt from Love's sickness fly

Fairest Isle

Sweeter than Roses

Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400

Thrice happy lovers (An Epithalamium)

An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

From Rosy Bowers (From Don Quixote)

O lead me to some peaceful gloom

The History of King Richard the Second or The Sicilian Usurper: Retir'd from any mortal's sight, Z581

Since from my dear Astrea's sight


Alfred Deller

Wieland Kuijken, William Christie

"The present record contains 13 of Purcell's most celebrated songs, each one of which is sung with intense feeling and, one feels, a familiarity with the music that only time can bring...[Deller] brings vivid characterization to every one of these pieces... No better example of his extraordinary sensibility is to be found than in his singing of Fairest Isle, without a doubt the loveliest performance of this song that I have ever heard....a fine and memorable recital by a great artist." Gramophone

Harmonia Mundi - HMC90249

(CD)

£12.99 (£11.06 ex. VAT)

In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day.

Songs and Airs by Purcell

Songs and Airs by Purcell


Purcell:

O Solitude

Ah! How sweet It Is to Love

Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400

Ah! cruel, bloody fate

Thy hand, Belinda … When I am laid in earth

When I have often heard young maids complaining

Music for a while, Z583

Sawney is a bonny lad, Z412

Stript of their green

Tell me, some pitying angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), Z196

If music be the food of love

Hark! The Echoing Air (From The Fairy Queen)

The fatal hour comes on apace, Z421

Incassum Lesbia

Sweeter than Roses

Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z367

From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370

Dear pretty youth

From Rosy Bowers (From Don Quixote)

Now that the sun hath veil'd his light

Beneath a poplar's shadow

I attempt from Love's sickness fly

Let us dance

Fairest Isle

Nymphs and Shepherds

Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams Z355

Love in their little veins inspires

Fly swift ye hours, Z369

They tell us that your mighty powers

Plainte: O, Let Me Weep

In the black dismal dungeon of despair, Z190

See, even Night herself is here

Why should men quarrel?

Seek not to know

The History of King Richard the Second or The Sicilian Usurper: Retir'd from any mortal's sight, Z581

To arms, heroic Prince

O lead me to some peaceful gloom

Halcyon days

Bid the virtues (Come, ye Sons of Art)

Lord, what is man?, Z192


Nancy Argenta (soprano)

Virgin Veritas - 5618662

(CD - 2 discs)

£8.49 (£7.23 ex. VAT)

Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days.

Purcell: Theatre Music

Purcell: Theatre Music


Purcell:

Abdelazer or The Moor's Revenge - incidental music, Z570

Bonduca or The British Heroine - incidental music, Z574

The Gordion Knot Untied - incidental music, Z597

Sir Anthony Love or the Rambling Lady - incidental music, Z588

Distressed Innocence or The Princess of Persia - incidental music, Z577

The Married Beau or The Curious Impertinent - incidental music, Z603

Circe - incidental music, Z575

The Virtuous Wife or Good Luck At Last - incidental music, Z611

The Old Batchelor - incidental music, Z607

Overture in G minor, Z770

Don Quixote - incidental music, Z578

Amphitryon or The Two Sosias - incidental music, Z572

The Double Dealer - incidental music, Z592

The Richmond Heiress or A Woman Once in the Right, Z608

The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love - incidental music, Z609

Henry the Second, King of England - incidental music, Z580

Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr - incidental music, Z613

Overture in G minor Z772

Theodosius, or The Force of Love - incidental music, Z606

The Libertine or The Libertine Destroyed - incidental music, Z600

The Massacre of Paris: Thy genius lo!, Z604

Oedipus - incidental music, Z583

The History of King Richard the Second or The Sicilian Usurper: Retir'd from any mortal's sight, Z581

Sir Barnaby Whigg or No Wit Like a Woman's: Blow, Blow, Boreas blow, Z589

Beneath a poplar's shadow

The English Lawyer: My wife has a tongue, Z594

A Fool's Preferment or The Three Dukes of Dunstable - incidental music, Z571

The Indian Emperor or The Conquest of Mexico: I look'd and saw within, Z598

The Knight of Malta: At the close of the ev'ning, Z599

A Dialogue between Thirsis and Daphne: Why, my Daphne, why complaining, Z525

The Wife's Excuse, or Cuckolds make themselves - incidental music, Z612

Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero: No, no, poor suff'ring heart, Z576

Regulus or The Faction of Carthage: Ah me! to many deaths, Z586

The Marriage-Hater Match'd: incidental music, Z602

Love Triumphant or Nature Will Prevail: How happy's the husband, Z582

There's not a swain (Rule a Wife and Have a Wife)

The Female Virtuosos: Love, thou art best, Z596

Epsom Wells: Leave these useless arts, Z579

The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather than Fail - incidental music, Z601

I see she flies me ev'rywhere

The Canterbury Guests or A Bargain Broken: Good neighbour why?, Z591

The Fatal Marriage or The Innocent Adultery - incidental music, Z595

The Spanish Friar or The Double Discovery: Whilst I with grief, Z610

Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country - incidental music, Z585

The Mock Marriage: Oh! how you protest...'Twas within a furlong, Z605

Oroonoko: Celemene, pray tell me, Z584

Pavan in A major Z748

Pavan in A minor Z749

Pavan in B flat major Z750

Pavan in G minor Z751

Pavan for Three Violins and Bass in G minor - Z752

Trio Sonata, for violin, bass viol and organ, Z780

Chacony in G minor - for Two Violins, Viola and Bass Z730


Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Elizabeth Lane, Joy Roberts, Prudence Lloyd (sopranos), James Bowman (countertenor), Martyn Hill, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Alan Byers, Peter Bamber, Julian Pike (tenors), David Thomas, Christopher Keyte, Geoffrey Shaw, Michael George (basses)

Academy of Ancient Music, The Taverner Choir, Christopher Hogwood

Decca Collectors Edition - 4755292

(CD - 6 discs)

£34.99 (£29.78 ex. VAT)

In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day.

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