Purcell: The Fairy Queen – English Baroque Soloists, Henry Purcell & John Eliot Gardiner

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Prelude (I)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:59

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Hornpipe

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:56

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Air

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:48

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Rondeau

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:30

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Overture

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

2:03

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Song In Two Parts: "Come, come, come, let us leave"

Eiddwen Harrhy, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

2:25

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: Scene Of The Drunken Poet: "Fill up the Bowl"

Judith Nelson, Elisabeth Priday, David Thomas & English Baroque Soloists

6:40

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 1: First Act Tune: Jig

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:12

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Prelude...Come, All Ye Songsters Of The Sky

Wynford Evans, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:54

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Prelude (II)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:50

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Trio: "May the God of Wit inspire"

Wynford Evans, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe & English Baroque Soloists

1:05

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Echo

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:33

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Chorus: "Now Joyn your Warbling Voices all"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Henry Purcell

0:28

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: A Dance Of Fairies

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:44

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Song And Chorus: "Sing while we trip it on the Green"

Judith Nelson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

1:43

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "See, even Night herself is here"

Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

4:17

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "I am come to lock all fast"

Judith Nelson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:12

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "One charming night"

Timothy Penrose, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:59

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: "Hush, no more"

Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

3:20

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Dance For The Followers Of Night

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:51

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 2: Second Act Tune: Air

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:22

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: A Song In Two Parts And Chorus: "If Love's a Sweet Passion"

Jennifer Smith, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

8:02

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Overture: Symphony While The Swans Come Forward

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

2:04

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Dance For The Fairies

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:50

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Dance For The Green Men

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:28

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Song: "Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air, appear"

Judith Nelson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

5:10

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Dialog: "Now the Maids and the Men"

Timothy Penrose, David Thomas, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

3:56

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Song: "When I have often heard"

Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

3:14

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: A Dance Of Haymakers

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:58

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Song And Chorus: "A Thousand Thousand ways we'll find"

Wynford Evans, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

2:09

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 3: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:59

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Symphony

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

6:12

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Solo & Chorus "Now the night"

Judith Nelson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

2:07

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Duet: "Let the fifes, and the Clarions"

Timothy Penrose, Ashley Stafford, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

1:57

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Entry Of Phoebus

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:35

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Song: "When a cruel long Winter"- Chorus: "Hail! Great Parent of us all"

Martyn Hill, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

4:19

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Song: "Thus the ever Grateful Spring"

Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:58

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 / Act 4: Song: "Here's the Summer, Sprightly, Gay"

Timothy Penrose, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:40

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Song: "See my many Colour'd Fields"

Martyn Hill, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

3:04

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Song And Chorus: "Now Winter comes Slowly"

Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

3:23

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 4: Fourth Act Tune: Air

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:56

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Prelude (I)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:08

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Epithalamium - Thrice Happy Lovers

Eiddwen Harrhy, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

2:39

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: The Plaint

Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

7:42

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Entry Dance

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:10

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Symphony

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:13

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Thus The Gloomy World

Wynford Evans, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

5:44

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Thus Happy And Free

Elisabeth Priday, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:38

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Song: "Yes, Daphne, in your Looks I find"

Wynford Evans, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:54

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Monkey's Dance

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:03

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Hark! How All Things

Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

2:07

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Hark! The Ech'ing Air

Eiddwen Harrhy, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

2:52

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Sure The Dull God

Eiddwen Harrhy, Jennifer Smith, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

2:07

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Prelude (II)

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:32

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Solo: "See, see, I obey"

David Thomas, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:59

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Duet: "Turn then thine Eyes"

Jennifer Smith, Eiddwen Harrhy, English Baroque Soloists & John Eliot Gardiner

1:26

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Solo: "My Torch, indeed"

David Thomas, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

0:45

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Trio: "They shall be as happy"

Jennifer Smith, Eiddwen Harrhy, David Thomas & English Baroque Soloists

1:10

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Air

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

1:30

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Chorus: "They shall be as happy"

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir & Henry Purcell

1:11

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Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 5: Chaconne: Dance For Chinese Man And Woman

English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner & Henry Purcell

2:34

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