Album lyrics The Power of Purcell by Henry Purcell

The Power of Purcell

Henry Purcell

2020 162 songs

1. Dido and Aeneas / Act 1: The Triumphing Dance

2. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: "Woden, first to thee" / "We have sacrific'd"

3. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: The Lot is cast (soprano)

4. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: A Dance Of Fairies

5. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: Brave souls

6. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Prelude

7. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: I call ye all (Tenor)

8. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 2: Prelude (II)

9. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: 'Come if you dare' (tenor)

10. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

11. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Hither this way (Philidel)

12. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 1: Rondeau

13. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Come follow, follow, follow me (Philidel)

14. Dioclesian / Act 4: Trumpet Tune

15. Dido and Aeneas / Act 2: Echo Dance of Furies

16. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: How blest are Shepherds (Shepherd)

17. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Shepherd, shepherd, leave Decoying (Shepherdesses)

18. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 1: Air

19. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691): Second Music: 1. Overture

20. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Prelude

21. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691), Act 3: What Power art thou (Genius)

22. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Chaconne: Dance For Chinese Man And Woman

23. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: No part of my Dominium (Cupid)

24. Dido and Aeneas: The Sailors' Dance "See the Flags and Streamers Curling"

25. King Arthur, Or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: See, See, We Assemble

26. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 1: Hornpipe

27. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: 'Tis I that have warm'd ye (Cupid)

28. King Arthur, Or The British Worthy, Z.628: First Music: Chaconne

29. Dido and Aeneas / Act 3: The Witches' Dance

30. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: "Sound a parley" / "'Tis Love, 'tis Love, 'tis Love that has warm'd us"

31. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 4: Two Daughters (Syrens)

32. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691): 2. Air

33. Dioclesian, Z.627 / The Masque: Paspe

34. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 4: Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love ev'ry creature" - "No joys are above" - "In vain are our graces" - "Then use the sweet blessing"

35. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Ye blust'ring brethren

36. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Second Act Tune: Air

37. Dioclesian, Z.627: Second Music

38. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Round thy coast

39. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: For Folded Flocks (Countertenor, Tenor and Bass)

40. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Trumpet Tune

41. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Your Hay it is Mow'd (Comus)

42. The Fairy Queen / Act 1: Overture

43. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Dialogue: You say, 'Tis Love (Soprano and bass)

44. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Hither, this way bend

45. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 2: Ritornello

46. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Trumpet tune

47. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: "Saint George, the patron of our Isle" - "Our natives not alone appear"

48. Dido and Aeneas / Act 1: "Shake the cloud from off your brow" - "Banish sorrow, banish care"

49. The Fairy Queen: Song in Two Parts: "Come, come, come, let us leave"

50. Dido and Aeneas / Act 3: Prelude - "Come away, fellow sailors"

51. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: "The white horse neigh'd aloud" / "To Woden thanks we render"

52. The Fairy Queen / Act 1: Scene Of The Drunken Poet: "Fill up the Bowl"

53. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: Prelude...Come, All Ye Songsters Of The Sky

54. The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Entry Of Phoebus

55. The Fairy Queen: Trio: "May the God of Wit inspire"

56. Dido and Aeneas / Act 1: "See, your royal guest appears" - "Cupid only throws the dart"

57. The Fairy Queen: Chorus: "Now Joyn your Warbling Voices all"

58. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Let not a Moon-born Elf (Grimbald)

59. The Fairy Queen: Song and Chorus: "Sing while we trip it on the Green"

60. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 1: First Act Tune

61. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: No.14 "See, even Night herself is here"

62. Dido and Aeneas / Act 2: "In our deep vaulted cell"

63. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Come, shepherds

64. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: No.15 "I am come to lock all fast"

65. The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 2: No.16 "One charming night"

66. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 2: Symphony

67. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Fairest Isle (Venus)

68. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: No.17 "Hush, no more"

69. The Fairy Queen / Act 3: A Song In Two Parts And Chorus: "If Love's a Sweet Passion"

70. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 2: "Charon the peaceful Shade invites"

71. Of old, when heroes thought it base (1690) The Yorkshire Feast Song: Symphony

72. The Fairy Queen / Act 3: Overture: Symphony While The Swans Come Forward

73. The Fairy Queen: Song: "Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air, appear"

74. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 2: Second Act Tune

75. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 4: Fourth Act Tune: Air

76. The Fairy Queen: Dialog: "Now the Maids and the Men"

77. Service In B Flat (Z.230): Nunc dimittis

78. The Fairy Queen: Song: "When I have often heard"

79. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: What ho (Cupid)

80. The Fairy Queen / Act 3: Song And Chorus: "A Thousand Thousand ways we'll find"

81. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 2: "Let all mankind the pleasure share" - "Sound all your instruments"

82. The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Symphony

83. The Fairy Queen / Act 4: No.31 Solo & Chorus "Now the night"

84. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Thou Doting Fool (Cupid)

85. The Fairy Queen: Duet: "Let the fifes, and the Clarions"

86. Dido and Aeneas: Overture

87. The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Song: "When a cruel long Winter"- Chorus: "Hail! Great Parent of us all"

88. The Fairy Queen / Act 3: A Dance Of Haymakers

89. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 3: The Chair Dance

90. The Fairy Queen: Song: "Thus the ever Grateful Spring"

91. The Fairy Queen: Song: "Here's the Summer, Sprightly, Gay"

92. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Symphony

93. The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Song: "See my many Colour'd Fields"

94. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Great Love, I know thee now

95. The Fairy Queen: Song and Chorus: "Now Winter comes Slowly"

96. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 3: Third Act Tune

97. King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Symphony

98. The Fairy Queen: Epithalamium - Thrice happy Lovers

99. The Fairy Queen: The Plaint

100. Welcome to all the pleasures (1683) Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: In a consort of voices

101. The Fairy Queen: Thus the gloomy world

102. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 5: Country Dance

103. The Fairy Queen: Song: "Yes, Daphne, in your Looks I find"

104. The Fairy Queen / Act 3: Dance For The Fairies

105. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Monkey's Dance

106. Come, ye sons of art, away (1694) Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary II: Come, ye sons of art

107. The Fairy Queen: Hark! How all things

108. The Fairy Queen / Act 3: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

109. The Fairy Queen: Hark! the Ech'ing Air

110. Dioclesian, Z.627 / The Masque: Dance Of Bacchanals

111. The Fairy Queen: Sure the dull God

112. Come, ye sons of art, away (1694) Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary II: These are the sacred charms

113. The Fairy Queen, Act I: Prelude

114. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Prelude

115. The Fairy Queen: Solo: "See, see, I obey"

116. Dioclesian, Z.627 / The Masque: Dance

117. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Duet: "Turn then thine Eyes"

118. The Fairy Queen / Act 1: First Act Tune: Jig

119. The Fairy Queen: Solo: "My Torch, indeed"

120. Welcome to all the pleasures (1683) Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: Welcome to all the pleasures

121. The Fairy Queen: Trio: "They shall be as happy"

122. Dioclesian / The Masque: Dance

123. Hail, Bright Cecilia!, Z. 328 Ode For St. Cecilia's Day: The Airy Violin

124. The Fairy Queen: Chorus: "They shall be as happy"

125. Welcome to all the pleasures (1683) Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: "Then lift up your voices" - "The pow'r shall divert us a pleasanter way"

126. Of old, when heroes thought it base (1690) The Yorkshire Feast Song: Symphony

127. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: Echo

128. Ground in C, Z.D221

129. Of old, when heroes thought it base (1690) The Yorkshire Feast Song: Let music join

130. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: Second Act Tune: Air

131. Voluntary in C, Z717

132. Dioclesian, Z.627 / Act 4: Fourth Act Tune

133. Of old, when heroes thought it base (1690) The Yorkshire Feast Song: Sound all to him

134. The Fairy Queen / Act 2: No.18 Dance For The Followers Of Night

135. "The earth trembled", Z.197

136. Fantasia In Nomine For 6 Viols In G Minor, Z.746

137. The Fairy Queen / Act 3: Dance For The Green Men

138. The Married Beau: 3. Hornpipe

139. The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Fourth Act Tune: Air

140. The Married Beau: 5. Hornpipe

141. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Prelude

142. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Entry Dance

143. The Married Beau: 7. Trumpet Air

144. Remember Not, Lord, Our Offences (Z.50)

145. Suite No.4 in A minor, Z663: 1. Prelude

146. The Fairy Queen: Thus happy and free

147. Suite No.VIII in F major: 1. Prelude

148. Suite No.I in G major: 3. Corant

149. The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Air

150. Suite No.I in G major: 4. Minuet

151. Voluntary in G, Z720

152. Suite No.III in G major: 1. Prelude

153. The Married Beau: 9. Hornpipe on a Ground

154. Suite No.I in G major: 2. Almand

155. "Close thine eyes", Z.184

156. Suite No.5 in C, Z666: 3. Courante

157. Suite No.5 in C, Z666: 4. Sarabande

158. 3 Fantasias For 3 Viols Z.732 - 734: In D Minor, Z.732

159. Suite No.VI in D major: 1. Prelude

160. 3 Fantasias For 3 Viols Z.732 - 734: in G minor, Z.734

161. Suite No.7 in D minor, Z668: 3. Hornpipe (from "The Married Beau", Z603/3

162. When the cock begins to crow

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