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

Jamie MacDougall, The English Concert Choir, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock

Purcell: King Arthur

4 MINUTES AND 34 SECONDS

Album Tracklist

1

Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z.628: First Music: Chaconne

03:24

2

Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691): Second Music: I. Overture

01:59

3

Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691): II. Air

01:25

4

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

02:20

5

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

01:22

6

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

00:43

7

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

02:34

8

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

02:09

9

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

04:02

10

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

02:05

11

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

01:12

12

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

00:38

13

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

02:19

14

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

04:34

15

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

01:55

16

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

01:30

17

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

01:08

18

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

00:23

19

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

01:08

20

Purcell: King Arthur, Or The British Worthy, Z.628 / Act 3: What Power Art Thou (Genius)

02:51

21

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

00:54

22

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

01:02

23

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

01:11

24

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

00:51

25

Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act III: See, See, We Assemble

03:20

26

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

02:11

27

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

04:25

28

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

00:48

29

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

03:08

30

Purcell: 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"

06:08

31

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

00:40

32

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

00:53

33

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

03:03

34

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

02:00

35

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

02:27

36

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

03:39

37

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

02:37

38

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

04:49

39

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

05:24

40

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

00:40

41

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

03:27

Purcell: King Arthur

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

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