Purcell: The Fairy Queen and The Prophetess: Orchestral Suites

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HENRY PURCELL
Purcell: The Fairy Queen and The Prophetess: Orchestral Suites
Le Concert des Nations / Jordi Savall

[ Alia Vox SACD / Hybrid SACD ]

Release Date: Thursday 11 June 2009

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Suites from The Fairy Queen (1692) and The Prophetess (1690) recorded originally in 1996 by Le Concert des Nations under Jordi Savall, re-released now on Hybrid SACD on his Alia Vox Heritage label.

Tracks:

THE PROPHETESS (1690)

1. First Musick 2'07
2. Second Musick 1'56
3. Symphony for Trumpets & Violins 1'54
4. Retornella 1'03
5. Dance of the Furies: Soft music - Dance 2'16
6. The Chair Dance 1'28
7. Retornella 3'40

THE FAIRY QUEEN (1692)

The First Act Suite
8. First music: Prelude (1) 2'24
9. Hornpipe (2) 1'02
10. Second Music: Air (3) 1'00
11. Rondeau (4) 1'29
12. Overture (5) 2'40
13. First Act Tune: Jig (8) 1'07

The Second Act Suite
14. A Prelude (9) 1'08
15. "A bird's Prelude" (10) 1'37
16. Echo (12) 2'28
17. A Fairies Dances (13) 1'50
18. A Dance of the Followers of Night (18) 2'08
19. Second Act Tune: Air (19) 1'22

The Third Act Suite
20. Prelude "Love's a Sweet Passion" (20) 3'06
21. Overture: Symphony while the swans come foward (21) 2'04
22. Dance for the Fairies (22) 1'07
23. Dance for the Green men (23) 1'56
24. A dance for the Haymakers (27) 1'54
25. Third Act Tune: hornpipe (29) 1'03

The Fourth Act Suite
26. Symphony: Prelude, Canzona, Largo, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro (30) 6'08
27. Entry of Phoebus (33) 1'07
28. Fourth Act Tune: Air (40) 1'05

The Fifth Act Suite
29. Prelude (41) 1'22
30. Entry Dance (44) 1'52
31 Symphony (45) 0'52
32. Monkey's Dance (49) 2'30
33. Chaconne: Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman (57) 1'04
34. "Fifth Act Tune" (59) 1'47