Harmonia Mundi: '50 - Le Coffret du Cinquantième Anniversaire

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Annotation

Cardboard box; all mediums in separate cardboard sleeves. Individual cat#s run from HMX 2908250 - HMX 2908279.

Includes an extensive booklet, + a CD-ROM with most texts of the vocal works translated into French, English and German, where necessary (.pdf).

Annotation last modified on 2026-02-09 19:14 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Historic Organs (CD 1): François Couperin - Messe à l'usage des Paroisses / Concert à l'orgue de Covarrubias
2▶CD: Historic Organs (CD 2): Georg Muffat - Apparatus Musico-Organisticus
3▼CD: Alfred Deller Years (CD 1): Henry Purcell - King Arthur (1)
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1King Arthur: Overture, Air, Overture
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene I, 1. Overture (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene I, 2. Air (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene I, 3. Overture (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
Henry Purcell5:18
2King Arthur: Act I, scene 2: "Woden first to thee", "Brave Souls", "I call ye all"
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
baritone vocals:
Maurice Bevan (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Deller Choir (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
countertenor vocals:
Alfred Deller (countertenor) and Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Honor Sheppard (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 4. “Woden first to thee” (tenor, bass and chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 7. “Brave souls, to be renown’d in story” (Chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene II, 8. “I call you all to Woden’s Hall” (Alto and chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
Henry Purcell10:26
3King Arthur: Act I, scene 2: "Come if you dare"
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
choir vocals:
Deller Choir (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I, Scene III, 9. “Come if you dare” (symphony followed by tenor and chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act I
Henry Purcell5:53
4King Arthur: Act II: "Hither this way bend", "Let not a Moon-born Elf", "Hither this way", "Come follow me"
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
baritone vocals:
Maurice Bevan (bass-baritone)
bass vocals:
Nigel Beavan (bass)
choir vocals:
Deller Choir (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
countertenor vocals:
Mark Deller (countertenor)
soprano vocals:
Jean Knibbs and Honor Sheppard (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 10. “Hither, this way, this way bend” (Chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 11. “Let not a moon‐born elf deceive thee” (Grimbald) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 12. “Hither, this way, this way bend” (Chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene I, 13. “Come follow me” (Philidel, spirits) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II
Henry Purcell6:53
5King Arthur: Act II: "How blest are Shepherds", "Shepherd, leave Decoying"
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano) and Jean Knibbs
tenor vocals:
Paul Elliott (US tenor vocalist, member of Theatre of Voices)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
harmonia mundi s.a. (not for release label use!) (from 1979 to present)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 14. “How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses” (Shepherd and chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II, Scene II, 15. “Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying” (Two shepherdesses) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act II
Henry Purcell9:57
6King Arthur: Act III, scene 2: Prelude, "What ho"
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 18. Prelude (before Act III, 19. “What ho! Thou genius of this isle”) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 19. “What ho! Thou genius of this isle” (Cupid) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
Henry Purcell1:43
7King Arthur: Act III, scene 2: "What Power art thou", "Thou Doting Fool forbear", "See, see"
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
baritone vocals:
Maurice Bevan (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Deller Choir (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 20. “What power art thou, who from below…” (Cold Genius) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 21. “Thou doting fool” (Cupid) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 25. “See, see, we assemble” (Chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
Henry Purcell9:36
8King Arthur: Act III, scene 2: "Tis I, that have warm'd ye", "Sound a Parley Air"
audio engineer:
Alberto Paulin (in 1978-10)
baritone vocals:
Maurice Bevan (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Deller Choir (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
soprano vocals:
Rosemary Hardy (soprano)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 26. “’Tis I that have warm’d ye” (Cupid, followed by ritornello and chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 27. “Sound a parley” (Cupid and Cold Genius, followed by ritornello and chorus) (in 1978-10)
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III
Henry Purcell8:09
4▶CD: Alfred Deller Years (CD 2): Henry Purcell - King Arthur (2) / The Folksong Recital
5▶CD: Voices from the Middle Ages (CD 1): Prière de Maria-Madeleine / Messe de saint Marcel / La Comtessa de Dia / Laudes & Vêpres pour la fête de sainte Ursule
6▶CD: Voices from the Middle Ages (CD 2): Guillaume Dufay - Intégrale des Motets isorythmiques
7▶CD: J.S. Bach, a Passion (CD 1): J.S. Bach - Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (1)
8▶CD: J.S. Bach, a Passion (CD 2): J.S. Bach - Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (2)
9▶CD: J.S. Bach, a Passion (CD 3): J.S. Bach - Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (3) / Musikalisches Opfer BWV 1079
10▶CD: J.S. Bach, a Passion (CD 4): J.S. Bach - Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080
11▶CD: The "Atys" Years: Jean-Baptiste Lully - Atys
12▶CD: The "Atys" Years: Jean-Baptiste Lully - Atys
13▶CD: The "Atys" Years: Jean-Baptiste Lully - Atys (3) / Marin Marais - La Gamme
14▶CD: The Masters of Baroque Music (CD 1): Claudio Monteverdi - Pianto della Madonna / Heinrich Ignaz Biber - Rosenkranz-Sonaten / Antonio Vivaldi - Stabat Mater
15▶CD: The Masters of Baroque Music (CD 2): Georg Philipp Telemann - Trauer-Kantate / Jean Henry d'Anglebert - Pièces de clavecin
16▶CD: 50 Years of Discoveries (CD 1): Lord Herbert of Cherbury's Lute Book
17▶CD: 50 Years of Discoveries (CD 2): Adriano Banchieri - Barca di Venetia per Padova / Georg Philip Telemann - "La Bizarre" / Armand-Louis Couperin - Simphonie de clavecins / Johann Schobert - Quatuor
18▶CD: 50 Years of Discoveries (CD 3): Reinhard Keiser - Croesus (1)
19▶CD: 50 Years of Discoveries (CD 4): Reinhard Keiser - Croesus (2)
20▶CD: 50 Years of Discoveries (CD 5): Reinhard Keiser - Croesus (3)
21▶CD: The Classical Style Revisited: Joseph Haydn - Piano trio n°39 / W.A. Mozart - 6 Deutsche Tänze KV 509 / Joseph Haydn - Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre Hob. VIIb:1 / W.A. Mozart - Symphonie n°38 "Prague"
22▶CD: The Heart of Romanticism (CD 1): Gioacchino Rossini - Petite Messe solennelle
23▶CD: The Heart of Romanticism (CD 2): Gioacchino Rossini - Sonate a quattro / Robert Schumann - Frauenliebe und -leben op. 42 / Johannes Brahms - Sonate pour clarinette et piano, op. 120 / Hugo Wolf - Goethe-Lieder
24▶CD: A New Look at Masterpieces (CD 1): Jean-Philippe Rameau - Suite en Sol / Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphonie N°3 op. 55 "Eroica"
25▶CD: A New Look at Masterpieces (CD 2): Hector Berlioz - Nuit d'été op. 7 / Manuel de Falla - El amor brujo
26▶CD: A New Generation of Musicians (CD 1): Franz Schubert - Fantaisie en Ut Majeur / Sonate D.960
27▶CD: A New Generation of Musicians (CD 2): Frederic Chopin - Complete Ballades / Franz Liszt - La Lugubre Gondole / Dmitry Shostakovich - String Quartet no. 8 op. 110
28▶CD: From the Past to the Future (CD 1): Ernest Chausson - Quatuor / Aaron Copland - Trio Vitebsk / Leoš Janáček - Sur un sentier recouvert
29▶CD: From the Past to the Future (CD 2): Leoš Janáček - Quatuor à cordes n°2 "Lettres intimes" / Béla Bartók - Contrastes / Arvo Pärt - Berliner Messe

Credits

Release

lute:Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music)
pipe organ:René Saorgin (French organist)
orchestra:Les Arts Florissants (French baroque ensemble)
La Chapelle Royale (French baroque vocal ensemble)
Continuo
Deller Consort (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
Huelgas Ensemble (Belgian early music ensemble)
The King’s Musick
conductor:William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
Marcus Creed (conductor)
Alfred Deller (countertenor)
Philippe Herreweghe (Belgian conductor)
Paul Van Nevel (Belgian conductor & musicologist)
choir vocals:Collegium Vocale Gent
Deller Consort (UK vocal & instrumental early music ensemble)
RIAS Kammerchor (German chamber choir)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4432254 [info]
ASIN:FR: B000VIFM1S [info]