Purcell: Fairy Queen – Anthony Lewis

The Fairy Queen Z 629 (Oper in 5 Akten)
Präludium (1. Akt)
Hornpipe
Air
Rondeau
Ouvertüre
Come let us leave the town
Scene of the drunken poet
First act tune: Jig
Präludium (2. Akt)
Come alle – Präludium
May the god of wit inspire
Echo
Now join your warbling
Entrance of night: sing while we trip it on the green
Mystery: See, even night herself is here
Secrecy: I am come to lock all fast
Sleep: One charming night – hush, no more
Dance for the followers of night
Second act tune: Air
If love s a sweet passion (3. Akt)
Symphony while the swans come forward
Dance for the fairies
Dance for the green men
Ye gentle spirits of the air appear
Dialogue between coridon and mopsa: now the maids and the men
When I have often heard
Dance for the Haymakers
A thousand, thousand ways we ll find
Third act tune: Hornpipe
Sinfonie (4. Akt)
Now the night
Let the fifes and clarions
Entry of Phoebus
When a cruel long winter
Hail! Great parent
Thus the ever grateful spring
Here s the summer, sprightly, gay
See, see, my many colour d fields
Now winter comes slowly
Fourth act tune: Air
Präulium (5. Akt)
Epithlalamium – thrice happy lovers
The paint
Entry dance
Symphony
Thus the gloomy world
Thus happy and free
Yes, Xansi
Monkey s Dance
Hark! How all things
Hark! The Ech ing Air
Sure the dull god
Präludium – see, I obey – turn thine eyes – my torch
Chaconne – they shall be happy

Thomas Hemsley, Jennifer Vyvyan, Elsie Morison, Peter Pears, Boyd Neel Orchestra, Anthony Lewis

Reference: 4827449
Barcode: 0028948274499
Length: 2:08:40
Label: Australian Eloquence