King Arthur

~ Release by Henry Purcell; Véronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau, Susannah Waters, Jonathan Best, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton, Petteri Salomaa, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Venus / A Shepherdess / A Nymph.................Véronique Gens Soprano
Philidel / Honour / A Siren ............................Claron McFadden Soprano
She / A Shepherdess / A Siren.......................Sandrine Piau Soprano
Cupid / Nereid.............................................Susannah Waters Soprano
Grimbald / He / A Nymph..............................Jonathan Best Bass
Cold Genius / Aeolus / Comus........................Petteri Salomaa Bass
Pan............................................................François Bazola Bass
Shepherd....................................................Iain Paton Tenor
Other Soloist...............................................Mark Padmore Tenor

Annotation last modified on 2019-06-11 19:16 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1
▼CD 2
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1King Arthur: Act IV. "Two daughters of this aged stream are we"
soprano vocals [Siren]:
Claron McFadden (soprano) (in 1995-02) and Sandrine Piau (soprano) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV. "Two daughters of this aged stream" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV
Henry Purcell2:31
2King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love every creature" - "In vain are our graces"
choir vocals [Chorus]:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
choir vocals [Men]:
Richard Duguay (in 1995-02), David Le Monnier (in 1995-02) and Jean-Marie Puissant (Tenor & Choral Conductor) (in 1995-02)
choir vocals [Nymphs]:
Jonathan Best (operatic bass) (in 1995-02), Véronique Gens (soprano) (in 1995-02), Mhairi Lawson (soprano) (in 1995-02), Violaine Lucas (in 1995-02) and Carys Lloyd Roberts (Welsh soprano) (in 1995-02)
choir vocals [Women]:
Valérie Picard (Soprano) (in 1995-02), Anne Pichard (in 1995-02) and Sheena Wolstencroft (Soprano) (in 1995-02)
tenor vocals:
Mark Padmore (British tenor) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV. Passacaglia "How happy the lover" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV
recording of:
King Arthur, Z.628, Act IV: "In Vain Are Our Graces" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV
Henry Purcell7:13
3King Arthur: Act IV. Fourth Act Tune (Air)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z.628, Act IV: Aire (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV
Henry Purcell0:40
4King Arthur: Act V. Trumpet Tune
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Trumpet Tune (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell0:47
5King Arthur: Act V. "Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies"
bass vocals [Aeolus]:
Petteri Salomaa (baritone) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Ye Blust'ring brethren" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell3:24
6King Arthur: Act V. Symphony
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Symphony (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell1:42
7King Arthur: Act V. "Round thy coast"
bass vocals [Pan]:
Etienne Bazola (bass-baritone) (in 1995-02)
choir vocals [Chorus]:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
soprano vocals [Nereid]:
Susannah Waters (soprano) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Round thy coast" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell3:21
8King Arthur: Act V. "For folded flocks, and fruitful plains"
bass vocals:
Jonathan Best (operatic bass) (in 1995-02)
tenor vocals:
Mark Padmore (British tenor) (in 1995-02) and Iain Paton (tenor) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "For folded flocks" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:00
9King Arthur: Act V. "Your hay it is mow'd"
bass vocals [Comus]:
Petteri Salomaa (baritone) (in 1995-02)
choir vocals [Chorus of Basses (including gentlemen of the orchestra in the last verse)]:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z.628, Act V: Song Tune - "Round Thy Coasts" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:29
10King Arthur: Act V. "Fairest Isle"
soprano vocals [Venus]:
Véronique Gens (soprano) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Fairest isle" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell4:43
11King Arthur: Act V. "You say 'tis Love"
bass vocals [He]:
Jonathan Best (operatic bass) (in 1995-02)
soprano vocals [She]:
Sandrine Piau (soprano) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Duet. "You say 'tis love" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell5:27
12King Arthur: Act V. Trumpet Tune
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Trumpet Tune (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell0:35
13King Arthur: Act V. "Saint George"
soprano vocals [Honour]:
Claron McFadden (soprano) (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z.628, Act V: "Saint George, the Patron of Our Isle" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:06
14King Arthur: Act V. "Our natives not alone appear"
choir vocals [Chorus]:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Trumpet Tune / Chorus "Our natives" (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell1:07
15King Arthur: Act V. Chaconne
orchestra:
Les Arts Florissants (in 1995-02)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. Chaconne (in 1995-02)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell3:31

Credits

Release

recorded in:Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1995-02)
sound engineer:Jean Chatauret
producer:Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
editor:Adrian Hunter (producer and engineer)
Nicholas Parker (classical violinist, producer, engineer)
mastering:Jennifer Howells
bassoon:Simon Rickard (Bassoonist)
Paolo Tognon (Woodwind instrumentalist)
cello:Elena Andreyev
Emmanuel Balssa
Paul Carlioz (cellist)
David Simpson (cellist)
Alix Verzier (cellist)
double bass:Jonathan Cable
harpsichord:Laurence Cummings (harpsichordist, organist and conductor)
oboe:Geoffrey Burgess (oboist)
Christian Moreaux
oboe [taille de hautbois]:Hugo Reyne
percussion:Marie-Ange Petit
Françoise Rivalland
recorder:Sébastien Marq
Hugo Reyne
theorbo:Elizabeth Kenny (lutenist)
Jonathan Rubin (Archlute player)
trumpet:Per Olov Lindeke (Swedish Classical Trumpeter)
Gilles Rapin
viola:Marcial Moreiras
Nadine Davin
Anne Weber (Viola Player)
Galina Zinchenko (violinist)
viola da gamba:Anne-Marie Lasla (French gambist)
violin [Violins I]:Peter Van Boxelaere (violinist)
Roberto Crisafulli (Violinist)
Simon Heyerick (Belgian violinist & viola player)
Hiro Kurosaki
Michèle Sauvé
Isabelle Serrano (Violinist)
violin [Violins II]:Sophie Gevers-Demoures
Catherine Girard (violinist)
Guya Martinini
Martha Moore (violinist)
Ruth Weber (Violinist)
George Willms (Violinist)
orchestra:Les Arts Florissants
conductor:William Christie (harpsichordist and conductor)
chorus master:François Bazola
bass vocals:François Bazola
Jonathan Best (operatic bass)
Petteri Salomaa (baritone)
choir vocals:Les Arts Florissants
Laurent Collobert
Didier Rebuffet
Richard Duguay
Jean-François Gay (Bass)
Mhairi Lawson (soprano)
Violaine Lucas
David Le Monnier
Valérie Picard (Soprano)
Anne Pichard
François Piolino
Jean-Marie Puissant (Tenor & Choral Conductor)
Jean-Yves Ravoux (Tenor)
Bruno Renhold
Carys Lloyd Roberts (Welsh soprano)
Deryck Huw Webb (Tenor)
Sheena Wolstencroft (Soprano)
soprano vocals:Véronique Gens (soprano)
Claron McFadden (soprano)
Sandrine Piau (soprano)
Susannah Waters (soprano)
tenor vocals:Mark Padmore (British tenor)
Iain Paton (tenor)
booklet editor:WLP Ltd
recorded at:Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1995-02)
ASIN:UK: B004CYNMDM [info]
purchase for mail-order:https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/7990514--purcell-king-arthur-z628 [info]
discography entry:http://www.warnerclassics.com/release/550849,0825646774340/christie-william-king-arthur [info]