The Fairy Queen

~ Release by Henry Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Symphony
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": Symphony
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell6:21
2The Fairy Queen, Act IV: "Now the Night is chased away" / "Let the Fifes and the Clarions"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": "Let the fifes and the clarions...Dance"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell3:19
3The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Entry of Phoebus
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act IV, no. 33. Entry of Phoebus
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell0:33
4The Fairy Queen, Act IV: "When a cruel long winter" / Chorus: "Hail! great parent of us all"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": "Hail! great parent of us all"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell4:28
5The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Spring: "Thus the ever grateful Spring"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": "Thus the ever grateful Spring"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:14
6The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Summer: "Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": "Here's the Summer, springly, gay"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:32
7The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Autumn: "See, see my many colour'd fields"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": "See, my many-coloured fields"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:44
8The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Winter: "Next Winter comes slowly"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part I "Oberon's birthday": "Next, Winter comes slowly"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell3:32
9The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Fourth Act Tune: Air
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act IV, no. 40. Fourth Act Tune: Air
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell1:10
10The Fairy Queen, Act V: Prelude
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": Symphony
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:12
11The Fairy Queen, Act V: Juno: "Thrice happy lovers"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Thrice Happy Lovers"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:51
12The Fairy Queen, Act V: The Plaint: "O let me weep!"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep!"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell8:19
13The Fairy Queen, Act V: Entry Dance
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 44: Entry Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell1:25
14The Fairy Queen, Act V: Symphony
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 45. Symphony
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell0:59
15The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chinese Man: "Thus the gloomy world"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 46. Song: "Thus the Gloomy World" (A Chinese Man)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell4:06
16The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chinese Woman: "Thus happy and free"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 47. Solo And Chorus: "Thus Happy and Free" (A Chinese Woman)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell0:46
17The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chinese Man: "Yes, Daphne"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 48. Song: "Yes, Xansi"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell1:50
18The Fairy Queen, Act V: Monkeys' Dance
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 49. Monkeys' Dance
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell0:53
19The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Hark! how all things with one sound rejoice"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V, no. 50. Song: "Hark, How All Things" (1st Woman)
lyricist:
Elkanah Settle (Poet and playwright)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
Henry Purcell2:06
20The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Hark! the echoing air a triumph sings"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Hark! hark! the echoing air"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:28
21The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Sure the dull God of Marriage does not hear"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Sure the dull God of Marriage"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:28
22The Fairy Queen, Act V: Prelude / Hymen: "See, I obey"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "See, I obey"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell1:49
23The Fairy Queen, Act V: "Turn then thine eyes"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Turn then thine eyes"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell0:42
24The Fairy Queen, Act V: Hymen: "My torch indeed will from such brightness shine"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
partial recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "My torch indeed... They shall be as happy"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell0:47
25The Fairy Queen, Act V: "They shall be as happy as they are fair"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
partial recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "My torch indeed... They shall be as happy"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell0:50
26The Fairy Queen, Act V: Chaconne
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV “Epithalamium”: “Chaconne”
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:39
27The Fairy Queen, Act V: "They shall be as happy as they are fair"
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
conductor:
William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "They shall be as happy"
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell0:54