Name: Purcell Essentials by Various Artists
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COMPILATION

1. Abdelazer, Z. 570: Rondeau

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

2. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary : "Man that is born of a woman"

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Monteverdi Choir; Ensemble
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

3. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: March

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

4. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: Canzona

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

5. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: "In the midst of life we are in death"

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Monteverdi Choir; Ensemble
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

6. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts"

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Monteverdi Choir; Ensemble
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

7. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: "Fairest Isle" (Venus)

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Soprano: Lynne Dawson; Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

8. Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: I. Allegro

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Trumpet: David Blackadder; Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

9. Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: II. Adagio

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Trumpet: David Blackadder; Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

10. Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: III. Allegro

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Trumpet: David Blackadder; Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

11. "Come ye sons of art", Z. 323: II. Ritornello & Chorus

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Countertenor: Michael Chance; Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

12. "Come ye sons of art", Z. 323: III. Sound the Trumpet

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Countertenor: Michael Chance; Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

13. Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth" (Dido)

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Susan Graham; Performer
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

14. Oedipus Z583 : Act 3 "Music for a while"

by Sumi Jo

Primary Artist: Sumi Jo; Main Performer
Leader: Henk Rubingh; Performer
Soprano: Sumi Jo; Performer
Orchestra: Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer

15. "O dive custos Auriacae domus" Z504 [Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary, 1695]

by Tragicomedia

Primary Artist: Tragicomedia; Main Performer
Soprano: Suzie Le Blanc
Barbara Borden; Performer
Ensemble: Tragicomedia; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Director: Stephen Stubbs
Erin Headley; Production

16. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Air

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

17. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "What ho! thou genius of this isle" (Cupid)

by John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday

Featured Artist: Elisabeth Priday; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Soprano: Elisabeth Priday; Performer
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

18. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "What power art thou" (Cold Genius)

by John Eliot Gardiner, Stephen Varcoe

Featured Artist: Stephen Varcoe; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Baritone: Stephen Varcoe; Performer
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

19. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "See, see, we assemble" (Chorus)

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Monteverdi Choir; Ensemble
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

20. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: 'Tis I that have warm'd ye ... 'Tis Love that has warm'd us" (Cupid, Chorus)

by John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday

Featured Artist: Elisabeth Priday; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Soprano: Elisabeth Priday; Performer
Choir/chorus: Monteverdi Choir; Ensemble
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

21. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "Sound a parley, ye fair, and surrender" (Cupid, Cold Genius, Chorus)

by John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday, Stephen Varcoe

Featured Artist: Elisabeth Priday
Stephen Varcoe; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Baritone: Stephen Varcoe; Performer
Soprano: Elisabeth Priday; Performer
Choir/chorus: Monteverdi Choir; Ensemble
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

22. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Hornpipe

by John Eliot Gardiner

Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

23. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z.328: XIV "Hail! Bright Cecilia" (Altos, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)

by John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon, David Thomas, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott

Bass (vocal): David Thomas; Performer
Featured Artist: David Thomas
Monteverdi Choir
Ashley Stafford
Brian Gordon
Paul Elliott
English Baroque Soloists
The Monteverdi Choir; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Contralto: Brian Gordon
Ashley Stafford; Performer
Tenor: Paul Elliott; Performer
Choir/chorus: Monteverdi Choir; Ensemble
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

24. "Remember not, Lord, our offences" Z50

by Chanticleer

Organ: Skip Sempé; Performer
Primary Artist: Chanticleer; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Skip Sempé; Conductor
Director: Joseph Jennings; Production

25. A New Scotch Tune in G major Z655

by Olivier Baumont

Harpsichord: Olivier Baumont; Performer
Primary Artist: Olivier Baumont; Main Performer
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer

26. A New Irish Tune in G major Z646

by Olivier Baumont

Harpsichord: Olivier Baumont; Performer
Primary Artist: Olivier Baumont; Main Performer
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer

27. "Rejoice in the Lord alway" Z49

by Chanticleer

Bass (vocal): Mark Sullivan; Performer
Primary Artist: Chanticleer; Main Performer
Countertenor: Jay White; Performer
Tenor: Kevin Baum; Performer
Choir/chorus: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Skip Sempé; Conductor
Director: Joseph Jennings; Production

28. Dido & Aeneas : Overture

by William Christie

Primary Artist: William Christie; Main Performer
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Lyricist: Nahum Tate; Composer
Conductor: William Christie; Conductor

29. Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 Prelude for the Witches "Wayward sisters, you that fright" [Sorceress] "Harm's our delight" [Chorus]

by William Christie

Primary Artist: William Christie; Main Performer
Mezzo-soprano: Claire Brua; Performer
Choir/chorus: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: William Christie; Conductor

30. Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "The Queen of Carthage" ... "Ho! ho! ho!" [Sorceress, First Witch, Chorus]

by William Christie

Mezzo-soprano: Claire Brua; Performer
Primary Artist: William Christie; Main Performer
Soprano: Sophie Daneman; Performer
Choir/chorus: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: William Christie; Conductor

31. Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "But ere we this perform" [First Witch, Second Witch]

by William Christie

Primary Artist: William Christie; Main Performer
Soprano: Sophie Daneman
Gaëlle Mechaly; Performer
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: William Christie; Conductor

32. Dido & Aeneas : Act 1 "In our deep vaulted cell... Echo Dance of Furies" [Chorus]

by William Christie

Primary Artist: William Christie; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: William Christie; Conductor

33. The Indian Queen, Z.630, Act 3: Trumpet Overture

by John Eilot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

Featured Artist: English Baroque Soloists; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eilot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

34. Hornpipe in E minor ZT685

by Olivier Baumont

Harpsichord: Olivier Baumont; Performer
Primary Artist: Olivier Baumont; Main Performer
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer

35. Ground in D minor ZD222

by Olivier Baumont

Harpsichord: Olivier Baumont; Performer
Primary Artist: Olivier Baumont; Main Performer
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer

36. Chacony in G Minor, Z. 730

by Il Giardino Armonico, Alessandro Tampieri, Enrico Onofri, Marco Bianchi

Featured Artist: Marco Bianchi
Alessandro Tampieri
Enrico Onofri; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Il Giardino Armonico; Main Performer
Viola: Alessandro Tampieri; Performer
Violin: Marco Bianchi
Enrico Onofri; Performer
Orchestra: Il Giardino Armonico; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Giovanni Antonini; Conductor

37. Fantasia 'Three Parts upon a Ground' Z731

by Gustav Leonhardt

Primary Artist: Gustav Leonhardt; Main Performer
Ensemble: Leonhardt-consort; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt; Conductor

38. Fantasia a 4 No.7

by Gustav Leonhardt

Primary Artist: Gustav Leonhardt; Main Performer
Ensemble: Leonhardt-consort; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt; Conductor

39. A New Ground in E minor Z682

by Gustav Leonhardt

Primary Artist: Gustav Leonhardt; Main Performer
Orchestra: Leonhardt-consort; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt; Conductor

40. "Now that the sun has veiled his light" Z193 [An Evening Hymn]

by Chanticleer

Primary Artist: Chanticleer; Main Performer
Harp: Françoise Johannel; Performer
Organ: Olivier Fortin; Performer
Choir/chorus: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Skip Sempé; Conductor
Director: Joseph Jennings; Production

41. "Hear My Prayer, O Lord" Z15

by Chanticleer

Primary Artist: Chanticleer; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Skip Sempé; Conductor
Director: Joseph Jennings; Production

42. "My heart is inditing" Z30

by Chanticleer

Primary Artist: Chanticleer; Main Performer
Choir/chorus: Chanticleer; Ensemble
Orchestra: Capriccio Stravagante; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: Skip Sempé; Conductor
Director: Joseph Jennings; Production

43. The Tempest, Z.631/10, Act 4: Dance of Devils

by John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

Featured Artist: Monteverdi Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Monteverdi Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

44. The Tempest, Z.631/10, Act 4: The sailor's dance

by John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Orchestra

Featured Artist: Monteverdi Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Orchestra: Monteverdi Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

45. The Tempest, Z.631/10, Act 5: "No stars again shall hurt you" (Amphitrite, Neptune, Chorus)

by John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, Monteverdi Orchestra, Stephen Varcoe

Featured Artist: Jennifer Smith
Monteverdi Orchestra
Stephen Varcoe; Main Performer
Primary Artist: John Eliot Gardiner; Main Performer
Baritone: Stephen Varcoe; Performer
Soprano: Jennifer Smith; Performer
Orchestra: Monteverdi Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner; Conductor

46. The Fairy Queen : Act 5 "Thrice happy lovers" [Juno]

by Ton Koopman

Featured Artist: Catherine Bott; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Ton Koopman; Main Performer
Orchestra: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Lyricist: William Shakespeare; Composer
Conductor: Ton Koopman; Conductor
Producer: Tini Mathot; Production

47. The Fairy Queen : Act 5 "O let me ever, ever weep" [Soprano]

by Ton Koopman

Featured Artist: Anne Grimm; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Ton Koopman; Main Performer
Soprano: Catherine Bott; Performer
Orchestra: The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Henry Purcell; Composer
Lyricist: William Shakespeare; Composer
Conductor: Ton Koopman; Conductor
Producer: Tini Mathot; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

47 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 30 minutes and 12 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1425x1425 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

2/47 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Classical, Choral, Baroque Era

Label

Warner Classics International

Music Distribution Service

Warner

Country

France

United Kingdom

Germany

Language

English (United States)
Italian

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 31, 1995

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

825646535842

Purcell Essentials

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1. Abdelazer, Z. 570: Rondeau

2. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary : "Man that is born of a woman"

3. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: March

4. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: Canzona

5. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: "In the midst of life we are in death"

6. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860: "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts"

7. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: "Fairest Isle" (Venus)

8. Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: I. Allegro

9. Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: II. Adagio

10. Trumpet Sonata in D Major, Z. 850: III. Allegro

11. "Come ye sons of art", Z. 323: II. Ritornello & Chorus

12. "Come ye sons of art", Z. 323: III. Sound the Trumpet

13. Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth" (Dido)

14. Oedipus Z583 : Act 3 "Music for a while"

15. "O dive custos Auriacae domus" Z504 [Elegy on the Death of Queen Mary, 1695]

16. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Air

17. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "What ho! thou genius of this isle" (Cupid)

18. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "What power art thou" (Cold Genius)

19. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "See, see, we assemble" (Chorus)

20. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: 'Tis I that have warm'd ye ... 'Tis Love that has warm'd us" (Cupid, Chorus)

21. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: "Sound a parley, ye fair, and surrender" (Cupid, Cold Genius, Chorus)

22. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Hornpipe

23. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z.328: XIV "Hail! Bright Cecilia" (Altos, Tenor, Bass, Chorus)

24. "Remember not, Lord, our offences" Z50

25. A New Scotch Tune in G major Z655

26. A New Irish Tune in G major Z646

27. "Rejoice in the Lord alway" Z49

28. Dido & Aeneas : Overture

29. Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 Prelude for the Witches "Wayward sisters, you that fright" [Sorceress] "Harm's our delight" [Chorus]

30. Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "The Queen of Carthage" ... "Ho! ho! ho!" [Sorceress, First Witch, Chorus]

31. Dido & Aeneas : Act 2 "But ere we this perform" [First Witch, Second Witch]

32. Dido & Aeneas : Act 1 "In our deep vaulted cell... Echo Dance of Furies" [Chorus]

33. The Indian Queen, Z.630, Act 3: Trumpet Overture

34. Hornpipe in E minor ZT685

35. Ground in D minor ZD222

36. Chacony in G Minor, Z. 730

37. Fantasia 'Three Parts upon a Ground' Z731

38. Fantasia a 4 No.7

39. A New Ground in E minor Z682

40. "Now that the sun has veiled his light" Z193 [An Evening Hymn]

41. "Hear My Prayer, O Lord" Z15

42. "My heart is inditing" Z30

43. The Tempest, Z.631/10, Act 4: Dance of Devils

44. The Tempest, Z.631/10, Act 4: The sailor's dance

45. The Tempest, Z.631/10, Act 5: "No stars again shall hurt you" (Amphitrite, Neptune, Chorus)

46. The Fairy Queen : Act 5 "Thrice happy lovers" [Juno]

47. The Fairy Queen : Act 5 "O let me ever, ever weep" [Soprano]

Technical Specifications