anon.:
Minuet

Corbetta:
Passachaglia

Draghi, G B:
The Italian Ground

Purcell:
Come All Yee Songsters
Ye gentle spirits of the air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)
A dance of fairies (instr.) (from The Fairy Queen Z629)
Sing while we trip it (from The Fairy Queen Z629)
Suite No. 5 in C major, Z 666
The cares of lovers (from Timon of Athens, Z632)
Fly swift ye hours, Z369
Not all my torments can your pity move, Z400
From Rosy Bow'rs (from Don Quixote)
Let the dreadful engines (from Don Quixote, Z578)
Mystery’s Song (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)
Music from the guitar book of Princess Anne (instrumental)
I see she flies me ev'rywhere (from Aureng-Zebe or The Great Mogul, Z573)
What a sad fate is mine, Z428A
Pious Celinda goes to prayers, Z410
Tis Nature's voice (from Hail, Bright Cecilia, Z328)
Abdelazer or The Moor's Revenge:
incidental music, Z570
Hark! The Echoing Air (from The Fairy Queen, Z629)
I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain (from The Indian Queen)
spoken intro to encore
Fairest Isle (from King Arthur)
spoken intro to encore

Simpson, C:
A Division upon a Ground for Viola da gamba & B.c.from The Division Violist (London 1659)

Carolyn Sampson has enjoyed notable success worldwide in repertoire ranging from early Baroque to the present day. She is in high demand by leading opera companies around the world, and regularly makes recital appearances too. Following the success of her first release ‘Not Just Dowland’, [WHLIVE0034] we are now delighted to present her second release on the Wigmore Hall Live label. She is joined by some of Britain’s most exciting exponents of historical performance – lutenist Elizabeth Kenny, harpsichordist Laurence Cummings, and viol player Jonathan Manson. This leading ensemble examines the colourful world of Purcell songs. Unlike his European counterparts, Purcell was unused to traditionally operatic terms and was unconstrained by them. Ignorance was certainly bliss in this case; for him ‘Song’ was a performers’ medium. Thoughout the course of this recital, recorded live at Wigmore Hall, we hear the musicians discovering and revealing the meaning of the texts, as they bring to life the works with sensitivity and charm.

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Recorded live at Wigmore Hall, London, on 17 March 2015