John Eliot Gardiner - Purcell: King Arthur Music For Queen Mary

Ouvertüre
Air
Ouvertüre
Woden, first to thee - The white horse neigh'd aloud - To Woden, our defender (1. Akt)
The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd
Brave souls, to be renown'd in story
I call you all to Woden's Hall
Sinfonia - "Come if you dare", our trumpets sound
Hither, this way, this way bend (2. Akt)
Let not a moonborn elf mislead ye - Ritornello
Hither, this way, this way bend
Come, follow me - Ritornello
How blest are shepherds
Sinfonia - Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying
Hornpipe - Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure
Second act tune (Air)
The frost scene (Vorspiel) - What ho! thou genius of this isle (3. Akt)
Vorspiel (While Cold Genius rises) - What power art thou
Thou doting fool, forbear, forbear!
Great Love, I know thee now
No part of my dominion shall be waste
Vorspiel - See, see we assemble
'Tis I that have warm'd ye - Ritornello - 'Tis Love that has warm'd us
Sound a parley, ye fair, and surrender - Ritornello - 'Tis Love that has warm'd us
Third act tune (Hornpipe)
Two daughters of this aged stream we are (4. Akt)
Passacaglia - How happy the lover - Ritornello - For love ev'ry creature
Fourth act tune (Air)
Trumpet tune (5. Akt)
Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies
Sinfonia
Song tune - Round thy coast, fair nymph of Britain
For folded flocks, and fruitful plains
Ritornello - Your hay it is mow'd
Fairest isle
You say 'tis Love
Trumpet tune (Warlike consort)
St George the patron of our isle! - Oour natives not alone appear
Chaconne
Ouvertüre
Come ye sons of art
Sound the trumpet
Come ye sons of art
Strike the viol
The day that such a blessing gave
Bid the virtues
These are the sacred charms
See nature, rejoicing
Marsch Z 860
Man that is born of a woman Z 27
Canzona Z 860
In the midst of life we are in death Z 17A
Canzona Z 860
Thou know'st, Lord, the secrets of our hearts Z 135
Marsch Z 860
Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes Z 135
My beloved spake Z 28
O God, thou hast cast us out Z 36
Hear My Prayer, O Lord Z 15
Sinfonia
Hail! Bright Cecilia
Hark! hark! Each tree
'Tis Nature's voice
Soul of the world!
Thou tun'st this world below
With that sublime celestial lay
Wondrous machine!
The airy violin
In vain the am'rous flute
The fife and all the harmony of war
Let these among themselves contest
Hail! Bright Cecilia
Ouvertüre
The masque
A symphony of pipes imitating the chirping of birds - Hark! how the songsters of the grove
Love in their little veins inspires
But ah! how much are our delights
Hence with your trifling deity! - But over us no griefs prevail
Come all, come all to me
Who can resist
Return, revolting rebels!
The cares of lovers
Love quickly is pall'd - Come, let us agree
Curtain tune
First music
Second music
Ouvertüre
First act tune: Hornpipe (1. Akt)
Great Diocles (2. Akt)
Charon, the peaceful shade - Sinfonia - Let all mankind the pleasure share
Let the soldiers rejoice
Ritornello - To Mars let'em raise - Ritornello
A symphony of flutes in the air - Since the toils - Let the priests
Dance of furies
Second act tune
Chaconne (Two in one upon a ground) (3. Akt)
When first I saw
The chair dance
What shall I do
Third act tune
Butterfly dance (4. Akt)
Trumpet tune
Sound, fame
Fourth act tune
Country dance (5. Akt)
Vorspiel - The masque - Call the nymphs
Come, come away
Vorspiel - Behold, o mightiest of gods - Paspe (First entry)
Ah the sweet delights of love
Let monarchs fight
Since from my dear Astrea's sight
Make room - I'm here Bacchus - Give to every one - Dance of Bacchanals (Second entry)
Still I'm wishing
Canaries - Tell me why my charming fair
Dance (Fourth entry)
All our days - Let us dance
Dance - Triumph, triumph victorious love (Fifth entry)
First air (First music)
Second air
First hornpipe (Second music)
Second hornpipe
Adagio (Ouvertüre)
Allegro
Trumpet tune
Wake, Quivera (Prolog)
Why should men quarrel
By ancient prophecies
Trumpet tune (Reprise)
Sinfonia - Canzona (2. Akt)
Adagio
Allegro
Vorspiel - I come to sing great Zempoalla's story
What flattering noise is this
Scorn'd Envy, here's nothing
I fly from the place
Begone, curst fiends of Hell
Vorspiel - I come to sing
Air (3. Akt)
Menuett
Ye twice ten hundred deities
Sinfonia für Oboe
Seek not to know
Ouvertüre für Trompete (Canzona - Slow)
Ah, how happy are we!
We the spirits of the air
I attempt from love's sickness
Duo - Chor (Reprise)
Third act tune
They tell us that your mighty powers Orazia - Fourth act tune (4. Akt)
While thus we bow (5. Akt)
Ouvertüre
Where does the black fiend (2. Akt)
Around, around we pace
Arise, arise, ye subterranean winds
Dance of winds
Come unto these yellow sands (3. Akt)
Full fathom five
Dry those eyes
Kind fortune smiles
Dance of devils (4. Akt)
The sailors' dance
Dear pretty youth
Great Neptune! (5. Akt)
The Nereids and Tritons
Aeolus, you must appear
Your awful voice I hear
Halcyon days
See, see, the heavens smile
No stars again shall hurt
1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Allegro
Ouvertüre
Come ye sons of art
Sound the trumpet
In guilty Night (Saul and the Witch of Endor) Z 134
Menuett: Adagio
Fairest isle
Close thine eyes and sleep secure
Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth
March Z 860
Man that is born of woman Z 27
Canzona Z 860
In the midst of life we are in death - Canzona Z 17A
Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts - Marsch Z 58C
Rondo
Come if you dare (1. Akt)
Vorspiel (3. Akt)
What ho! thou genius of this isle
What power art thou
Thou doting fool, forbear
Great love, I know thee now
No part of my dominion
Vorspiel
See, see, we assemble
'Tis love that has warmed us
Sound a parley
Third act tune (Hornpipe)