| Other author/creator | McNair, Sylvia (Soprano), singer. |
| Other author/creator | Steele-Perkins, Crispian, 1944- instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Standage, Simon instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Hogwood, Christopher, conductor, instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | O'Dette, Paul, 1954- instrumentalist. |
| Other author/creator | Dreyfus, Laurence, instrumentalist. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Tell me, some pitying angel. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Bonduca. O lead me to some peaceful gloom. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Fairy queen. Hark! the ech'ing air. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Pausanias, the betrayer of his country. Sweeter than roses. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. King Arthur. Fairest isle. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Indian queen. I attempt from Love's sickness to fly. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Oedipus. Music for a while. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Fatal hour comes on apace. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695 Chaconnes, string instruments, Z. 730, G minor. |
| Other author/creator | Academy of Ancient Music, performer. |
| Uniform title | Vocal music. Selections |
| Variant title |
Music of Henry Purcell |
| Contents |
Staircase overture (2:36) -- If music be the food of love, Z397C (3:14) -- Cebell (1:09) -- The Libertine destroyed (1695) : To arms, to arms, heroic prince, Z600/3b (2:52) -- To arms (1:20) -- Tell me, some pitying angel, Z196 (7:02) -- Slow air (1:46) -- We come to sing (:37) -- Bonduca (1695) : Oh! Lead me to some peaceful gloom, Z574/17a (2:46) -- O solitude, Z406 (4:13) -- The Fairy Queen (1692) : Hark! hark! the echoing air, Z629/48bc (2:26) -- Trumpet tune (:39) -- Pausania (1695) : Sweeter than roses, Z585/1 (3:02) -- King Arthur (1691) : Fairest isle, Z628/38 (1:56) -- She that would gain a faithful lover, Z414 (2:57) -- Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z367 (2:15) -- Indian Queen (1695) : I attempt from love's sickness to fly, Z630/17h (1:35) -- Jig (1:04) -- Oedipus (1692) : Music for a while, Z583 (3:11) -- The fatal hour comes on apace, Z421 (3:39) -- Hear, mighty Love (1:32) -- The Fairy Queen (1692) : Plainte : O let me weep, Z629/40ab (5:49) -- Chacony in G minor, Z730 (4:28). |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Richard Luckett, with English lyrics (12 p. : ports.) inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Sylvia McNair, soprano ; Crispian Steele Perkins, trumpet ; Simon Standage, violin ; Christopher Hogwood, organ ; Paul O'Dette, archlute ; Laurence Dreyfus, cello ; The Academy of Ancient Music. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded August 1994, St. John's, Smith Square, London. |
| UPC |
2894460812 |
| Publisher number | 446 081-2 Philips Digital Classics |