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The English Concert
MATTHEW LOCKE
Suite from The Tempest (1674), Part 1 Nos I-V
1.
The First Musick: Introduction
0:54
2.
The First Musick: Galliard
1:19
3.
The First Musick: Gavot
0:46
4.
The Second Musick: Saraband
3:31
5.
The Second Musick: Lilk
0:46
HENRY PURCELL
6.
If music be the food of love Z379b 1st setting/1st version (?1691/2)
1:58
7.
Draw near, you lovers Z462 (1683)
3:51
8.
Oh! the sweet delights of love
1:50
(a duet for the two Wood-Gods) from Dioclesian Z627 (1690)
MATTHEW LOCKE
Suite from The Tempest Part 2, Nos. VI-XI
9.
The Second Musick: Curtain Tune
4:18
10.
The Second Musick: The First Act Tune 'Rustick Air'
1:08
11.
The Second Musick: The Second Act Tune 'Minoit'
0:43
12.
The Second Musick: The Third Act Tune 'Corant'
1:00
13.
The Second Musick: The Fourth Act Tune 'A Martial Jigge'
1:14
14.
The Second Musick: The Conclusion 'A Canon 4 in 2'
1:48
HENRY PURCELL
15.
Music for a while
3:57
from Oedipus Z583/2 (?1692)
16.
Oh! fair Cedaria hide those eyes Z402 (?c.1689-92)
4:05
17.
My dearest, my fairest
2:07
from Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country Z585 (1695-6)
JOHN BLOW
18.
Chaconne in G
4:44
HENRY PURCELL
19.
O solitude, my sweetest choice Z406 (1684-5)
5:02
20.
Sweeter than roses
3:15
from Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country Z585
CHRISTOPHER GIBBONS
Fantasy-Suite in D minor
21.
Fantasy
2:47
22.
Allman
1:39
23.
Galliard
1:55
HENRY PURCELL
24.
One charming night
2:18
from The Fairy Queen Z629 (1692)
25.
The plaint
7:54
from The Fairy Queen Z629
26.
Love, thou art best
1:47
from The Female Virtuosos Z596 (1693)
encores
27.
Chaconne
2:32
from The Fairy Queen Z629
28.
They shall be as happy as they're fair
0:47
from The Fairy Queen Z629
Total time: 69:55
Solo:Harry Bicket director, harpsichord, organ
Recorded live on the 10 March 2015 at:
About
Renowned period ensemble The English Concert and Harry Bicket are joined by two singers at the height of their powers – bright voiced soprano Rosemary Joshua and the graceful mezzo-soprano Sarah Connolly – as they delve into the musical world in which Henry Purcell was immersed.
Through the course of this concert, recorded live at Wigmore Hall, we explore the music of seventeenth century England; from the irresistible Suite from The Tempest by Matthew Locke to John Blow’s spritely Chaconne in G, crowned by beautifully crafted and luminous songs by Purcell himself.
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