Album - 100 songs |

Purcell: King Arthur, Music for Queen Mary, Hail! Bright Cecilia, Timon of Athens, Dioclesian, The Indian Queen & The Tempest

John Eliot Gardiner

2007/12/18

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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:48
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628: Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:30
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture (Reprise)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:18
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: Trio and Chorus. "Woden, First to Thee" - "To Woden, Our Defender, Thanks We Render" (Saxon Priest, Priestess, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

3:40
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: Song. "The Lot Is Cast, and Tanfan Pleas'd" (Priestess)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher

0:33
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: Chorus. "Brave Souls, to Be Renown'd in Story" (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

2:21
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: Song and Chorus. "I Call You All to Woden's Hall" (Priestess, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Monteverdi Choir

2:02
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 1: Song and Chorus. "Come If You Dare" - First Act Tune (British Warrior, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott

3:45
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Song and Chorus. "Hither, This Way, This Way Bend" (Philidel, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Monteverdi Choir

2:12
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Song. "Let Not a Moonborn Elf Mislead Ye" (Grimbald)

John Eliot Gardiner, Stephen Varcoe

1:16
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Chorus. "Hither This Way, This Way Bend" (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

0:38
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Song and Chorus. "Come, Follow Me" (Philidel, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Elisabeth Priday, Gillian Fisher, Jennifer Smith, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

2:27
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Song and Chorus. "How Blest Are Shepherds" (Tenor, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott

6:38
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Duet. "Shepherd, Shepherd, Leave Decoying" (Shepherdesses)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Jennifer Smith

2:11
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Chorus. "Come, Shepherds, Lead up a Lively Measure" - Hornpipe (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1:38
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 2: Second Act Tune. Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:59
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Song. "What Ho! Thou Genius of This Isle" (Cupid)

John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday

1:23
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Prelude While Cold Genius Rises - Frost Scene. "What Power Art Thou" (Cold Genius)

John Eliot Gardiner, Stephen Varcoe

2:52
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Song. "What Ho! Thou Genius of This Isle" - Song. "Thou Doting Fool" (Cupid)

John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday

1:04
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Song. "Great Love, I Know Thee Now" (Cold Genius)

John Eliot Gardiner, Stephen Varcoe

0:54
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Song. "No Part of My Dominion" (Cupid)

John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday

0:56
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Prelude - Chorus. "See, See, We Assemble" - Dance (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

3:27
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Ritornello. "Tis I That Have Warm'd Ye" - Chorus. "Tis Love That Has Warm'd Us" (Cupid, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday, Monteverdi Choir

2:01
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Duet. "Sound a Parley" - Ritornello - Chorus. "Tis Love That Has Warm'd Us" (Cupid, Cold Genius, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Elisabeth Priday, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe

3:45
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Third Act Tune. Hornpipe

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:42
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 4: Duet. "Two Daughters of This Aged Stream Are We" (Syrens)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Jennifer Smith

2:43
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 4: Song and Chorus. "How Happy the Lover" - Duet and Chorus. "For Love Every Creature" & Chorus Trio. "In Vain Are Our Graces" (Tenor, Sylvan, Nymphs, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Elisabeth Priday, Gillian Fisher, Jennifer Smith, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

6:12
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 4: Fourth Act Tune. Air

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:56
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Trumpet Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:47
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Song. "Ye Blust'ring Brethren of the Skies" (Aeolus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Stephen Varcoe

2:44
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Symphony

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:40
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Song and Chorus. "Round Thy Coast" (Nereid, Pan, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe

3:19
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Trio. "For Folded Flocks, and Fruitful Plains" (Trio)

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

2:43
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Song and Chorus. "Your Hay It Is Mow'd" (Peasant, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

3:03
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Song. "Fairest Isle" (Venus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gill Ross

4:08
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Duet. "You Say 'tis Love" (He, She)

John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe

5:28
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Trumpet Tune. Warlike Consort

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:36
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Song and Chorus. "Saint George" (Honour, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith, Monteverdi Choir

2:01
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Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 5: Chaconne

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

3:27
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 1, Symphony

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

4:10
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 2, Aria and Chorus. "Come Ye Sons of Art Away"

John Eliot Gardiner, Charles Brett, Monteverdi Choir, Equale Brass Ensemble

2:00
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 3, Duet. "Sound the Trumpet"

John Eliot Gardiner, Charles Brett, Equale Brass Ensemble, John Williams

2:28
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 4, Chorus. "Come Ye Sons of Art Away"

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir

1:23
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 5, Ritornello. "Strike the Viol"

John Eliot Gardiner, Charles Brett

4:45
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 6, Aria and Chorus. "The Day That Such a Blessing Gave"

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Monteverdi Choir, Thomas Allen

2:33
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 7, Aria. "Bid the Virtues"

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Felicity Lott

3:32
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 8, Aria. "These Are the Sacred Charms"

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Thomas Allen

1:41
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Purcell: Come Ye Sons of Art, Z. 323 "Ode for Queen Mary's Birthday": No. 9, Duet and Chorus. "See Nature Rejoicing"

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble, Felicity Lott, Monteverdi Choir, Thomas Allen

3:00
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Purcell: March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: March

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

2:17
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Purcell: Funeral Sentences: Man That Is Born of a Woman, Z. 27

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

3:49
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Purcell: March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: Canzona

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

1:44
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Purcell: Funeral Sentences: In the Midst of Life, Z. 17A

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Equale Brass Ensemble

5:56
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Purcell: March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: Canzona (Reprise)

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

0:53
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Purcell: Funeral Sentences: Thou Know'st, Lord, Z. 58C

John Eliot Gardiner, Charles Brett, Equale Brass Ensemble, Felicity Lott, John Williams, Monteverdi Choir, Thomas Allen

2:26
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Purcell: March and Canzona for Queen Mary's Funeral, Z. 860: March (Reprise)

John Eliot Gardiner, Equale Brass Ensemble

2:22
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Symphony

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

9:37
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Chorus. "Hail! Bright Cecilia"

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon, David Thomas, Jennifer Smith, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

4:43
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Duet. "Hark Each Tree"

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, David Thomas

3:59
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "'Tis Nature's Voice"

John Eliot Gardiner, Paul Elliott

4:13
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Chorus. "Soul of the World"

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

2:33
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "Thou Tun'st This World"

John Eliot Gardiner, Jennifer Smith

5:13
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Trio. "With That Sublime Celestial Lay"

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon, David Thomas

3:06
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "Wondrous Machine"

John Eliot Gardiner, David Thomas

2:16
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "The Airy Violin"

John Eliot Gardiner, Brian Gordon

1:22
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Duet. "In Vain the Am'rous Flute"

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Paul Elliott

6:18
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Aria. "The Fife and All the Harmony of War"

John Eliot Gardiner, Brian Gordon

3:02
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Duet. "Let These Amongst Themselves Contest"

John Eliot Gardiner, David Thomas, Stephen Varcoe

2:32
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Purcell: Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z. 328 "Ode to St Cecilia": Final Chorus. "Hail! Bright Cecilia"

John Eliot Gardiner, Ashley Stafford, Brian Gordon, David Thomas, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott

4:26
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Overture

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:43
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Duet. "Hark! How the Songsters of the Grove" (Two Nymphs)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Lynne Dawson

1:41
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Love in Their Little Veins" (Nymph)

John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson

1:23
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Trio. "But Ah! How Much Are Our Delights" (Two Nymphs, Shepherd)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Lynne Dawson, Stephen Varcoe

1:12
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Hence With Your Trifling Deity!" - Trio. "But Over Us no Griefs Prevail" (Bacchanals)

John Eliot Gardiner, Michael George, Paul Elliott, Rogers Covey-Crump

2:33
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Come All, Come All to Me" (Cupid)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher

1:12
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Chorus. "Who Can Resist" (Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1:35
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Return, Revolting Rebels!" (Bacchus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe

1:46
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "The Care of Lovers" (A Nymph)

John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson

1:38
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Song. "Love Quickly Is Pall'd" (A Bacchanal)

John Eliot Gardiner, Rogers Covey-Crump

1:04
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Duet and Chorus. "Come, Let Us Agree" (Cupid, Bacchus, Chorus)

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe

1:57
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Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632: Curtain Tune on a Ground

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:18
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627: First Music

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:13
82

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627: Second Music

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:26
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627: Overture

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

4:14
84

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 1: First Act Tune. Hornpipe

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:43
85

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 2: Song. "Great Diocles" - Chorus. "Sing Lo's"

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Stephen Varcoe

2:17
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 2: Song. "Charon, the Peaceful Shade" - Sinfonia - Duet and Chorus. "Let All Mankind the Pleasure Share"

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Lynne Dawson, Michael George, Monteverdi Choir

4:25
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 2: Martial Song. "Let the Soldiers Rejoice" - Chorus. "Rejoice, Rejoice"

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott

1:53
88

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 2: Ritornello and Trio. "To Mars Let 'em Raise" - Chorus. "Rejoice, Rejoice" & Ritornello

John Eliot Gardiner, Michael George, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe

2:34
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 2: A Symphony of Flutes - Song. "Since the Toils" - Quartet. "Let the Priests" & Chorus. "All Sing Great Diocles' Glory"

John Eliot Gardiner, Gillian Fisher, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott, Rogers Covey-Crump, Stephen Varcoe

5:11
90

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 2: Dance of Furies

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

3:22
91

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 2: Second Act Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:40
92

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 3: Chaconne. Two in One Upon a Ground

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:36
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 3: Song. "When First I Saw"

John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson

2:30
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 3: The Chair Dance

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

1:19
95

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 3: Song. "What Shall I Do"

John Eliot Gardiner, Lynne Dawson

5:25
96

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 3: Third Act Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:38
97

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 4: Butterfly Dance

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2:12
98

Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 4: Trumpet Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:34
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 4: Song. "Sound, Fame" - Chorus. "Let All Rehearse"

John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, Paul Elliott

5:19
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Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Act 4: Fourth Act Tune

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

0:34

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2007/12/18