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Henry Purcell, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie
Purcell - King Arthur / Les Arts Florissants · Christie [Highlights]
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Overture
2. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Air
3. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Woden, first to thee
4. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Come if you dare
5. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Hither, this way this way bend
6. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: How blest are shepherds
7. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Shepherd, shepherd, leave docoying
8. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Come, Shepherds, lead up a lively measure
9. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: What ho! thou genius of the isle
10. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Prelude - While the Cold Genius rises - What power art thou
11. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Thou doting fool
12. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Great Love, I know thee now
13. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: No part of my dominion
14. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Prelude
15. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: See, see we assemble
16. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Tis I that have warm'd ye
17. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Sound a parley
18. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
19. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Two daughters of this aged stream are we
20. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Passacaglia - How happy the lover
21. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Ritornello - For love every creature - In vain are our graces
22. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Trumpet Tune
23. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies
24. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Symphony
25. Your hay is mown (from 'King Arthur'), tenor aria & chorus, Z. 628/37: Your hay it is mow'd
26. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Fairest Isle
27. King Arthur, or, The British Worthy, semi-opera, Z. 628: Our natives not alone appear

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CD Details

All Artists: Henry Purcell, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Claron McFadden, Veronique Gens, Sandrine Piau, Susannah Waters, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton, Jonathan Best, Petteri Salomaa, François Bazola
Title: Purcell - King Arthur / Les Arts Florissants · Christie [Highlights]
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Elektra / Wea
Release Date: 8/19/1997
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Forms & Genres, Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 706301735121, 7063017351209

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CD Reviews

One of the best baroque performances on disc

03/11/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I guess, if you're unsure whether you will like this kind of music you may decide to try a "highlights" recording. I'd encourage you, however, to buy the entire thing. When it comes to Les Arts Florissants, you can't go wrong. As with many other Les Arts Florissants recordings, this one followed a live production, and it shows: the vocal and orchestral characterization of the music is all the more expressive and meaningful. King Arthur, like most other Purcell's "operas," is a combination of spoken drama and "incidental music" to accompany it. Les Arts Florissants presented the entire four-hour spectacle on stage, but committed to disc only the musical part. Yet, even without the spoken word, every scene feels complete. Especially memorable are the scene of sacrifice in the first act, the famous scene of the Cold Genius (wonderfully sung by Petteri Salomaa); and the succession of vocal numbers in the fifth act, including "The Fairest Isle" (in which Veronique Gens simply shines) and the incredible ATB trio "For Folded Flocks" (Padmore, Paton, Best). Incidentally, here as elsewhere, Christie adopts a lower pitch of a' 392 Hz in order to enable high tenors (hautes-contre) to sing alto parts. This has become Christie's signature practice, and it is perfectly borne out by the latest scientific research into authentic baroque performance methods. This recording won a major Gramophone award in 1995, a very deserved recognition of excellence!"

Sheer and utter beauty

Craig Matteson | Ann Arbor, MI | 07/09/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As I always state, I am a Purcell worshipper. His harmonies, counterpoint, and text underlay are absolutely unique and wonderful. I second what was said in another review. Get the complete work if you can. However, this highlights disk is awfully fine listening. Track 4 "Come if You Dare" is stunning in its energy and fun. It is almost unfair to single out any track because the excitement is everywhere in this performance.Track 6 "How Blest Are Shepherds" is especially nice Purcell style lyric beauty. Well, I could say something nice about every track. The point is - this is a treasure and should be in your collection (but go for the complete version of this same performance if you can)."