Utwory na płycie:

• First Music - Aire (Amphitryon
• First Music - Minuett (Amphitr
• Second Music - Hornpipe (Amphi
• Second Music - Scotch Tune (Am
• Overture
• Overture - Aire
• Woden, first to thee / We have
• The white horse neigh'd aloud
• The lot is cast / Brave souls
• I call you all to Woden's hall
• Come if you dare, our trumpets
• Prelude - Aire
• Hither this way
• Let not a moonborn elf mislead
• Hither this way (chorus
• Come follow me
• How blest are shepherds
• Shepherd, shepherd, leave deco
• Come, shepherds, lead up a liv
• Second Act Tune - Rondeau (Dis
• What ho, thou Genius of this i
• What power art thou
• Thou doting fool, forbear
• Great Love, I know thee now
• No part of my dominion shall b
• See, see, we assemble
• 'Tis I that have warm'd ye / '
• Sound a parley
• 'Tis Love that has warm'd us
• Third Act Tune - Aire
• Soft Music - Aire (Bonduca
• Two daughters of this aged str
• How happy the lover / For love
• You say, 'tis love creates the
• Fourth Act Tune - Hornpipe
• Prelude - Rondeau (The Old Bac
• Ye blust'ring brethren / Seren
• Soft Tune
• Round thy coasts
• For folded flocks
• Your hay it is mow'd
• Fairest Isle
• Tune for Trumpets
• Sound heroes, sound your braze
• Grand Dance - Chaconne

Henry Purcell and John Dryden’s King Arthur
the great patriotic opera of the late 17th century in five acts

The great patriotic opera of the 17th century, recorded here in a lively new performing edition after two decades in the Gabrieli’s touring repertoire. Notoriously difficult to present on disc or in concert, this version presented by Gabrieli was created to allow an obvious musical narrative, despite Purcell’s music often being completely dislocated from much of the original theatre context.

Gabrieli have been performing the music from King Arthur for nearly a quarter of a century, evolving their interpretation over time. With the score having to be pieced together using separate versions (due to Purcell’s originals being lost), and with Gabrieli’s evolved interpretation of the music, the end product of this recording is truly unique. Their next release on Signum will be with the semi-opera by Purcell, Fairy Queen, in April next year, which is an adaptation of A Midsummer Nights Dream.

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Recording: St Silas the Martyr, Kentish Town, London, 14-18 January 2019