The Echoing Air: The Music of Henry Purcell

~ Release by Henry Purcell; Sylvia McNair, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Staircase Overture
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
The Staircase Overture for 2 violins and basso continuo in B-flat major, Z. 614
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 614)
Henry Purcell2:41
2If Music Be the Food of Love
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
trumpet:
Crispian Steele‐Perkins (classical trumpeter and composer) (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
If Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379
lyricist:
Col. Henry Heveningham
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 379)
Henry Purcell3:17
3Cebell
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
trumpet:
Crispian Steele‐Perkins (classical trumpeter and composer) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell1:09
4To Arms, to Arms, Heroic Prince
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
trumpet:
Crispian Steele‐Perkins (classical trumpeter and composer) (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
The Libertine Destroyed, Z. 600: No. 3. Prelude and Song "To arms, heroic prince"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Shadwell
part of:
The Libertine Destroyed, Z. 600
Henry Purcell2:52
5To Arms
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell1:25
6Tell Me, Some Pitying Angel
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
Tell me, some pitying angel, Z. 196
lyricist:
Nahum Tate
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 196)
Henry Purcell7:04
7Slow Air
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell1:49
8We Come To Sing
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
trumpet:
Crispian Steele‐Perkins (classical trumpeter and composer) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell0:39
9Oh Lead Me to Some Peaceful Gloom
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574: “Oh! Lead me to some peaceful gloom” (Bonvica)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Bonduca, or the British Heroine, Z. 574
Henry Purcell2:50
10O Solitude
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
O Solitude, Z. 406
lyricist:
Katherine Philips (17th century poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (from 1684 until 1685)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 406)
is based on:
O Solitude
Henry Purcell4:16
11Hark! hark! The Echoing air
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
trumpet:
Crispian Steele‐Perkins (classical trumpeter and composer) (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part IV "Epithalamium": "Hark! hark! the echoing air"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell2:25
12Trumpet Tune
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
trumpet:
Crispian Steele‐Perkins (classical trumpeter and composer) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell0:43
13Sweeter Than Roses
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: I. "Sweeter than roses"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585
Henry Purcell3:06
14Fairest Isle
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V. "Fairest isle"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
librettist:
John Dryden (English poet)
part of:
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act V
Henry Purcell2:00
15She that Would Gain a Faithful Lover
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell3:01
16Cupid, the Slyest Rogue Alive
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z. 367
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1685)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 367)
Henry Purcell2:20
17I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III: 17h. "I Attempt From Love's Sickness to Fly"
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Act III
Henry Purcell1:36
18Jig
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell1:08
19Music for a While
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
Music for a While
lyricist:
John Dryden (English poet)
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
Henry Purcell3:14
20The Fatal Hour Comes on Apace
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
The fatal hour comes on apace, Z. 421
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 421)
Henry Purcell3:40
21Hear, Mighty Love
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
Henry Purcell1:36
22Plainte: O, Let Me Weep
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
violin:
Simon Standage (violinist and conductor) (in 1994-08)
soprano vocals:
Sylvia McNair (soprano) (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Part III "The sweet passion": "The Plaint: O let me weep, for ever weep!"
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer) (in 1692)
part of:
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (Britten-Pears-Holst concert version)
Henry Purcell5:56
23Chacony in G minor
archlute:
Paul O’Dette (American conductor and lute player specialising in early music) (in 1994-08)
cello and viola da gamba:
Laurence Dreyfus (viola da gamba player) (in 1994-08)
organ:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
strings:
Academy of Ancient Music (in 1994-08)
conductor:
Christopher Hogwood (conductor, harpsichordist) (in 1994-08)
recording of:
Chacony in G minor for 2 violins, viola and continuo, Z. 730
composer:
Henry Purcell (baroque composer)
part of:
Henry Purcell: An Analytical Catalogue of His Music (number: Z. 730)
Henry Purcell4:34

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