Gardiner,John Eliot Purcell: King Arthur Music For Queen Mary CD

As John Eliot Gardiner converted his Monteverdi Orchestra to early instruments in the mid-1970s and renamed it the English Baroque Soloists, he engaged his magnificent instrumentalists, choir and a host of first-class soloists in the most emblematic works by "the Greatest Genius we [England] ever had": Henry Purcell! He reception was unanimously enthusiastic and led Diapason to say: "Gardiner's reading of Purcell, dramatic, hyper-refined, sometimes burning, overwhelming, at all times enchanting, cannot escape the discography of the enlightened music lover. Purcell himself is there!"

1. King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture 2. King Arthur, Z. 628: Air 3. King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture (Reprise) 4. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I: Trio and Chorus. "Woden, First to Thee" - "The White Horse Neigh'd Aloud" ; "To Woden, Our Defender, Thanks We Render" 5. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I: Song. "The Lot Is Cast, and Tanfan Pleas'd" 6. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I: Chorus. "Brave Souls, to Be Renown'd in Story" 7. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I: Song and Chorus. "I Call You All to Woden's Hall" 8. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I: Song and Chorus. "Come If You Dare" - First Act Tune 9. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Song and Chorus. "Hither, This Way, This Way Bend" 10. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Song. "Let Not a Moonborn Elf Mislead Ye" 11. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Chorus. "Hither This Way, This Way Bend" 12. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Song and Chorus. "Come, Follow Me" 13. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Song and Chorus. "How Blest Are Shepherds" 14. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Duet. "Shepherd, Shepherd, Leave Decoying" 15. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Chorus. "Come, Shepherds, Lead up a Lively Measure" - Hornpipe 16. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II: Second Act Tune. Air 17. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Song. "What Ho! Thou Genius of This Isle" 18. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Prelude While Cold Genius Rises - Song. "What Power Art Thou" 19. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Song. "What Ho! Thou Genius of This Isle" - Song. "Thou Doting Fool" 20. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Song. "Great Love, I Know Thee Now" 21. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Song. "No Part of My Dominion" 22. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Prelude - Chorus. "See, See, We Assemble" - Dance 23. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Ritornello. "Tis I That Have Warm'd Ye" - Chorus. "Tis Love That Has Warm'd Us" 24. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Duet. "Sound a Parley" - Ritornello - Chorus. "Tis Love That Has Warm'd Us" 25. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III: Third Act Tune. Hornpipe 26. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act IV: Duet. "Two Daughters of This Aged Stream Are We" 27. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act IV: Song and Chorus. "How Happy the Lover" - Duet and Chorus. "For Love Every Creature" ; Chorus Trio. "In Vain Are Our Graces" 28. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act IV: Fourth Act Tune. Air 29. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Trumpet Tune 30. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Song. "Ye Blust'ring Brethren of the Skies" 31. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Symphony 32. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Song and Chorus. "Round Thy Coast" 33. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Trio. "For Folded Flocks, and Fruitful Plains" 34. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Song and Chorus. "Your Hay It Is Mow'd" 35. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Song. "Fairest Isle" 36. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Duet. "You Say 'tis Love" 37. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Trumpet Tune. Warlike Consort 38. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Song and Chorus. "Saint George" 39. King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V: Chaconne 40. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 1, Symphony 41. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 2, Aria and Chorus. "Come Ye Sons of Art Away" 42. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 3, Duet. "Sound the Trumpet" 43. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 4, Chorus. "Come Ye Sons of Art Away" 44. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 5, Ritornello. "Strike the Viol" 45. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 6, Aria and Chorus. "The Day That Such a Blessing Gave" 46. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 7, Aria. "Bid the Virtues" 47. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 8, Aria. "These Are the Sacred Charms" 48. Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 9, Duet and Chorus. "See Nature Rejoicing" 49. March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: March 50. Funeral Sentences: Man That Is Born of a Woman, Z. 27 51. March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: Canzona 52. Funeral Sentences: In the Midst of Life, Z. 17A 53. March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: Canzona (Reprise) 54. Funeral Sentences: Thou Know'st, Lord, Z. 58C 55. March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: March (Reprise) 56. Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes, Z. 135 57. My Beloved Spake, Z. 28 58. O God, Thou Hast Cast Us Out, Z. 36 59. Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z. 15 60. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Symphony 61. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Chorus. "Hail! Bright Cecilia" 62. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Duet. "Hark Each Tree" 63. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "'Tis Nature's Voice" 64. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Chorus. "Soul of the World" 65. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "Thou Tun'st This World" 66. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Trio. "With That Sublime Celestial Lay" 67. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "Wondrous Machine" 68. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "The Airy Violin" 69. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Duet. "In Vain the Am'rous Flute" 70. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "The Fife and All the Harmony of War" 71. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Duet. "Let These Amongst Themselves Contest" 72. Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Final Chorus. "Hail! Bright Cecilia" 73. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Overture 74. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Duet. "Hark! How the Songsters of the Grove" (Two Nymphs) 75. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Love in Their Little Veins" (Nymph) 76. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Trio. "But Ah! How Much Are Our Delights" (Two Nymphs, Shepherd) 77. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Hence With Your Trifling Deity!" - Trio. "But Over Us no Griefs Prevail" (Bacchanals) 78. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Come All, Come All to Me" (Cupid) 79. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Chorus. "Who Can Resist" (Chorus) 80. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Return, Revolting Rebels!" (Bacchus) 81. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "The Care of Lovers" (A Nymph) 82. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Love Quickly Is Pall'd" (A Bacchanal) 83. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Duet and Chorus. "Come, Let Us Agree" (Cupid, Bacchus, Chorus) 84. Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Curtain Tune on a Ground 85. Dioclesian, Z. 627: First Music 86. Dioclesian, Z. 627: Second Music 87. Dioclesian, Z. 627: Overture 88. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act I: First Act Tune. Hornpipe 89. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act II: Song. "Great Diocles" - Chorus. "Sing Lo's" 90. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act II: Song. "Charon, the Peaceful Shade" - Sinfonia - Duet and Chorus. "Let All Mankind the Pleasure Share" 91. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act II: Martial Song. "Let the Soldiers Rejoice" - Chorus. "Rejoice, Rejoice" 92. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act II: Ritornello and Trio. "To Mars Let 'em Raise" - Chorus. "Rejoice, Rejoice" ; Ritornello 93. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act II: A Symphony of Flutes - Song. "Since the Toils" - Quartet. "Let the Priests" ; Chorus. "All Sing Great Diocles' Glory" 94. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act II: Dance of Furies 95. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act II: Second Act Tune 96. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act III: Chaconne. Two in One Upon a Ground 97. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act III: Song. "When First I Saw" 98. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act III: The Chair Dance 99. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act III: Song. "What Shall I Do" 100. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act III: Third Act Tune 101. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act IV: Butterfly Dance 102. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act IV: Trumpet Tune 103. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act IV: Song. "Sound, Fame" - Chorus. "Let All Rehearse" 104. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act IV: Fourth Act Tune 105. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act V: Country Dance 106. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act V: Prelude to the Masque - Chorus. "Call the Nymphs" 107. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act V: Duet. "Come, Come Away" 108. Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act V: Prelude