Purcell: King Arthur – The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z.628: First Music: Chaconne

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

3:24

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691): Second Music: I. Overture

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:00

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691): II. Air

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

1:25

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: "Woden, first to thee" / "We have sacrific'd"

Gerald Finley, Jamie MacDougall, The English Concert Choir & Trevor Pinnock

2:20

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: "The white horse neigh'd aloud" / "To Woden thanks we render"

Jamie MacDougall, Gerald Finley, Mark Tucker & The English Concert Choir

1:22

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: The Lot is cast (soprano)

Julia Gooding, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:43

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: Brave souls

The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:35

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: I call ye all (Tenor)

Mark Tucker, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:09

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 1: 'Come if you dare' (tenor)

Jamie MacDougall, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

4:03

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Hither this way (Philidel)

Linda Perillo, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:05

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Let not a Moon-born Elf (Grimbald)

Gerald Finley, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

1:13

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Hither, this way bend

The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:38

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Come follow, follow, follow me (Philidel)

Linda Perillo, Nigel Short & Simon Davies

2:19

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: How blest are Shepherds (Shepherd)

Jamie MacDougall, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

4:34

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Shepherd, shepherd, leave Decoying (Shepherdesses)

Linda Perillo, Julia Gooding, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock

1:56

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Come, shepherds

The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

1:30

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 2: Second Act Tune: Air

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

1:08

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Prelude

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:23

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: What ho (Cupid)

Nancy Argenta, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

1:08

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Purcell: King Arthur, Or The British Worthy, Z.628 / Act 3: What Power Art Thou (Genius)

Brian Bannatyne-Scott, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:52

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Thou Doting Fool (Cupid)

Nancy Argenta, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:54

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Great Love, I know thee now

Brian Bannatyne-Scott, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

1:02

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: No part of my Dominium (Cupid)

Nancy Argenta, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

1:11

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Prelude

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:51

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act III: See, See, We Assemble

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

3:21

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: 'Tis I that have warm'd ye (Cupid)

Nancy Argenta, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:12

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: "Sound a parley" / "'Tis Love, 'tis Love, 'tis Love that has warm'd us"

Nancy Argenta, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, The English Concert Choir & Trevor Pinnock

4:25

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 3: Third Act Tune: Hornpipe

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:48

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 4: Two Daughters (Syrens)

Linda Perillo, Julia Gooding, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock

3:08

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 4: Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love ev'ry creature" - "No joys are above" - "In vain are our graces" - "Then use the sweet blessing"

Mark Tucker, Gerald Finley & Nancy Argenta

6:08

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 4: Fourth Act Tune: Air

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:40

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Trumpet Tune

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:53

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Ye blust'ring brethren

Brian Bannatyne-Scott, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

3:04

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Symphony

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:01

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Round thy coast

Julia Gooding, Gerald Finley, The English Concert Choir & Trevor Pinnock

2:27

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: For Folded Flocks (Countertenor, Tenor and Bass)

Mark Tucker & The English Concert

3:39

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Your Hay it is Mow'd (Comus)

Jamie MacDougall, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

2:37

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Fairest Isle (Venus)

Nancy Argenta, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

4:50

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Dialogue: You say, 'Tis Love (Soprano and bass)

Linda Perillo, Gerald Finley, The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock

5:24

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: Trumpet tune

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

0:41

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Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) / Act 5: "Saint George, the patron of our Isle" - "Our natives not alone appear"

Julia Gooding, The English Concert Choir, Trevor Pinnock & Henry Purcell

3:28