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Purcell - John Eliot Gardiner
0190296416231 (Erato, CD, 9 discs)
Stereo
COMPILATION (25 March 2022)
Playing time: 52'01"/39'49"/68'22"/53'02"/52'48"/60'05"/62'41"/57'35"/75'18" - TT 521'41"
Tracks: 25 + 14 + 20 + 13 + 24 + 21 + 33 + 19 + 29
Booklet pages: 20
℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Ltd
© 2022 Parlophone Records Ltd
Main country of recording: United Kingdom
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Purcell - John Eliot Gardiner published on 29 April 2022
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Monteverdi Orchestra
John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Henry Purcell (1659-1695):
CD1
King Arthur or The British Worthy, Z 628 (Act I, Act II, Act III)
CD2
King Arthur or The British Worthy (Act IV, Act V)
CD3
Come ye Sons of Art, Z 323
Music for the funeral of Queen Mary
Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes, Z 135
My Beloved Spake, Z 28
O God, Thou Hast Cast Us Out, Z 36
Hear My Prayer, O Lord
CD4
Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z 328
CD5
Timon of Athens, Z 632
Dioclesian, Z 627 (Act I, Act II, Act III)
CD6
Dioclesian (Act III conclusion, Act IV, Act V)
CD7
The Indian Queen, Z 630
CD8
The Tempest, Z 631
CD9
England, my England - The Story of Henry Purcell - A film by Tony Palmer - Music from the original soundtrack
Stereo recordings from 1976-1987