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The Best of Henry Purcell

Norman Engel (trumpet), Jeni Bern (soprano), Susan Bisatt (soprano), Christopher Robson (counter-tenor), William Purefoy (counter-tenor), Ian Honeyman (tenor), Thomas Guthrie (bass), Kym Amps (soprano), David van Asch (bass), Giles Tomkins (bass), Nicole Bower (soprano), Laurence Cummings (organ),...

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Contents

Excerpt, Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z630

Work length3:23
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$1.30
  • Norman Engel (trumpet)
  • Aradia Ensemble
  • Kevin Mallon

"The Indian Queen", Z. 630: Trumpet Overture

Track length3:23
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Purcell: Te Deum & Jubilate Deo in D, Z232

Work length8:18
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  • Jeni Bern (soprano), Susan Bisatt (soprano), Christopher Robson (countertenor), William Purefoy (countertenor), Ian Honeyman (tenor), Thomas Guthrie (bass)
  • Choir of the Golden Age, Orchestra of the Golden Age
  • Robert Glenton
  • Recorded: 13-14 May 1995
  • Recording Venue: Manchester Grammar School, Manchester

Morning Service in D major, Z. 232: Jubilate Deo

Track length8:18
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Excerpt, Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

Work length8:05
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  • Kym Amps (soprano), David van Asch (bass)
  • Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Overture

Track length1:55
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Act III: Come away, fellow sailors (1st Sailor, Chorus)

Track length1:33
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Act III: The Sailor's Dance

Track length0:48
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Act III: When I am laid in earth (Dido)

Track length3:49
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Purcell: Four-Part Fantazias

Work length4:08
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  • Rose Consort of Viols

Four-Part Fantazias: VII. Fantazia in C minor, Z. 738

Track length4:08
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Purcell: Amphitryon or The Two Sosias: incidental music, Z572

Work length5:13
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  • Giles Tomkins (bass), Nicole Bower (soprano)
  • Aradia Ensemble
  • Kevin Mallon

Amphitryon, Z. 572, "The 2 Sosias": A Pastoral Dialogue Betwixt Thyrsis and Iris

Track length5:13
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Excerpt, Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629

Work length6:24
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  • Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  • Recorded: 18-21 November 1992
  • Recording Venue: St. Silas’ Church, London

The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act IV: Symphony

Track length6:24
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Purcell: Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z10

Work length6:20
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  • Laurence Cummings (organ)
  • Oxford Camerata
  • Jeremy Summerly
  • Recorded: 9-10 June 1994
  • Recording Venue: Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford

Purcell: Chacony

Work length4:32
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  • Aradia Ensemble
  • Kevin Mallon

Chacony, Z. 730

Track length4:32
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Purcell: Burial Service, 58c

Work length4:43
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  • Laurence Cummings (organ)
  • Oxford Camerata
  • Jeremy Summerly

March, Z. 860A

Track length1:26
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Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts, Z. 58B

Track length3:17
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Excerpt, Purcell: Suite No. 2 in G minor, Z 661

Work length1:42
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  • Terence R. Charlston (harpsichord)

Suite No. 2 in G minor, Z. 661: III. Corant

Track length1:42
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Purcell: An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193

Work length3:47
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  • Christopher Whitton (organ), Oliver Lepage-Dean (treble)
  • Recorded: February 2002
  • Recording Venue: Chapel of St. John's College, Cambridge

Purcell: Trumpet Tune in C major, ZT 698, from the Indian Queen

Work length1:21
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  • Bertalan Hock (organ), Gyorgy Geiger (trumpet)

Purcell: Welcome to all the pleasures (from Ode for St Cecilia's Day 1683), Z339

Work length17:20
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  • Jeni Bern (soprano), Susan Bisatt (soprano), Christopher Robson (countertenor), William Purefoy (countertenor), Ian Honeyman (tenor), Thomas Guthrie (bass)
  • Choir of the Golden Age, Orchestra of the Golden Age
  • Robert Glenton
  • Recorded: 13-14 May 1995
  • Recording Venue: Manchester Grammar School, Manchester