Purcell: Theatre Music – Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

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Purcell: Abdelazer, Z.570: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:22

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Purcell: Abdelazer, Z.570: Rondeau - Air - Air - Minuet

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

5:15

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Purcell: Abdelazer, Z.570: Air - Jig - Hornpipe - Air

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:07

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Purcell: Abdelazer, Z.570: Lucinda Is Bewitching Fair

Joy Roberts, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:26

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Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z.577: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:39

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Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z.577: Air - Slow Air - Air - Hornpipe Or Jig

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:35

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Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z.577: Rondeau - Air - Minuet

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:00

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Purcell: The Married Beau, Z.603: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:21

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Purcell: The Married Beau, Z.603: Slow Air - Hornpipe

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:46

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Purcell: The Married Beau, Z.603: Air - Hornpipe - Jig

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:32

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Purcell: The Married Beau, Z.603: Trumpet Air - March - Hornpipe On A Ground

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:44

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Purcell: The Married Beau, Z.603: See Where Repenting Celia Lies

Joy Roberts, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:15

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Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z.597: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:32

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Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z.597: Air - Rondeau Minuet - Air - Jig

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:12

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Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z.597: Chaconne - Air - Minuet

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:46

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Purcell: Sir Anthony Love or the Rambling Lady (1690), Z588: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:15

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Purcell: Sir Anthony Love or the Rambling Lady (1690), Z588: Pursuing Beauty

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:09

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Purcell: Sir Anthony Love or the Rambling Lady (1690), Z588: No more, Sir, no more

Judith Nelson, Christopher Keyte, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:23

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Purcell: Sir Anthony Love or the Rambling Lady (1690), Z588: In vain Clemene

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:12

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Purcell: Sir Anthony Love or the Rambling Lady (1690), Z588: Ground

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:48

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Purcell: Bonduca: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:35

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Purcell: Bonduca: Air - Hornpipe - Air

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:30

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Purcell: Bonduca: Hornpipe - Air - Minuet

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:56

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Purcell: Bonduca: Jack thou'rt a toper

Paul Elliott & Academy of Ancient Music

1:54

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Purcell: Bonduca: Hear us, great Rugwith

James Bowman, Martyn Hill & Christopher Keyte

2:57

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Purcell: Bonduca: Hear, ye Gods of Britain

Christopher Keyte, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:17

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Purcell: Bonduca: Sing, sing, ye Druids

Taverner Choir & Academy of Ancient Music

2:46

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Purcell: Bonduca: Divine Andante, president of war

Martyn Hill, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

0:52

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Purcell: Bonduca: To arms

James Bowman, Christopher Keyte, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:10

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Purcell: Bonduca: Britons strike home

Martyn Hill, Taverner Choir, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:46

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Purcell: Bonduca: O lead me to some peaceful gloom

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:42

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Purcell: Circe: We must assemble by a sacrifice

Christopher Keyte, Taverner Choir, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:36

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Purcell: Circe: Their necessary aid you use

Martyn Hill, Christopher Keyte, James Bowman & Taverner Choir

3:18

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Purcell: Circe: Come every demon

Martyn Hill, Taverner Choir, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

3:26

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Purcell: Circe: Lovers who to their first embraces go

James Bowman, Taverner Choir & Academy of Ancient Music

3:17

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Purcell: Circe: Magicians' Dance . . . Pluto, arise!

Christopher Keyte, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:39

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Purcell: The Virtuous Wife: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:13

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Purcell: The Virtuous Wife: Song tune - Slow Air - Air

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:49

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Purcell: The Virtuous Wife: Preludio - Hornpipe - Minuet - Minuet (1st Act Tune)

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

6:12

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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:24

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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Hornpipe

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:03

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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Thus to a ripe consenting maid

Martyn Hill, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:25

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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Slow Air - Hornpipe

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:59

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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: As Amoret and Thyrsis

Judith Nelson, Christopher Keyte, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:27

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Purcell: The Old Bachelor, Z.607: Rondeau - Menuet - Boree - March - Jig

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:13

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Purcell: Overture in G minor, Z.770

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:56

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Purcell: Don Quixote: Sing all ye muses

James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

3:46

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Purcell: Don Quixote: When the world first knew creation

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:20

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Purcell: Don Quixote: Let the dreadful engines

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

6:34

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Purcell: Don Quixote: With this sacred charming wand

Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby & Academy of Ancient Music

9:09

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Purcell: Don Quixote: Since times are so bad

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

5:20

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Purcell: Don Quixote: Genius of England

Martyn Hill, Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

4:30

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Purcell: Don Quixote: Lads and Lasses

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:45

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Purcell: Don Quixote: From rosy bowers

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

6:02

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Overture -

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:39

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Saraband

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:12

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Celia, that I once was blest

Martyn Hill, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:39

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias, Z.572: Hornpipe - Scotch Tune

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:16

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: For Iris I sigh

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:42

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Air - Minuet - Hornpipe

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:36

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Fair Iris and her Swain

Judith Nelson, Christopher Keyte, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

4:38

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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Bourrée

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

0:49

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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:48

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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Hornpipe-Minuet-Air-Hornpipe

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:15

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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Cynthia frowns

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:28

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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Minuet-Minuet-Air-Air

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:35

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Purcell: The Richmond Heiress or A Woman Once in the Right: Song: Behold the Man

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

8:32

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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): Overture

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:31

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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): Celia has a thousand charms

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:20

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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): Take not a woman's anger ill

Martyn Hill, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:21

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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): How happy, how happy is she

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:33

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Purcell: Henry the Second, King of England (Z.580): In vain, 'gainst love, in vain I strove

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:53

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Purcell: Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr: Hark! my Damilcar!

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

4:18

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Purcell: Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr: Ah! how sweet it is to love

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:24

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Purcell: Overture in G Minor, Z.772

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:14

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Prepare, the rites begin

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:43

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Can'st thou, Marina

James Bowman, Martyn Hill & Academy of Ancient Music

2:51

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: The gate to bliss

Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:55

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Hark! Hark! behold the heavn'ly choir

Taverner Choir, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:45

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Now the fight's done

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:20

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Sad as death at dead of night

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:20

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Dream no more of pleasures past

Judith Nelson, James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

1:44

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Hail to the myrtle shade

Judith Nelson, James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:36

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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Ah! Cruel, bloody fate

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:16

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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: Nymphs and Shepherds

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:52

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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: We come

Judith Nelson, James Bowman & Martyn Hill

1:39

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Purcell: The Libertine, or The Force of Love, Z.600: Prelude

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:28

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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: Prepare, prepare, new guests draw near

Taverner Choir, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

4:38

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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: To arms, heroic prince

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:17

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Purcell: The Massacre of Paris: Thy genius, lo! (2 settings)

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

6:19

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Purcell: Oedipus: Hear, ye sullen powers below

James Bowman, Martyn Hill & Academy of Ancient Music

3:03

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Purcell: Oedipus, Z.583: Music for a While

James Bowman, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:42

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Purcell: Oedipus: Come away, do not stay...Laius, hear

James Bowman, Martyn Hill & Academy of Ancient Music

2:22

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Purcell: Overture in D Minor

Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:48

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Purcell: The History of King Richard the Second (The Sicilian Usurper) - original version, 1681: Retir'd from any mortal's sight

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:59

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Purcell: Sir Barnaby Whigg or No Wit Like a Woman's - original version, 1681: Blow, Blow, Boreas blow

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

3:42

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Purcell: Sophonisba or Hannibal's Overthrow - original version, 1685: Beneath the poplar's shadow

Judith Nelson, Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

1:49

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Purcell: The English Lawyer - original version, 1685: My wife has a tongue

Paul Elliott & Christopher Hogwood

1:25

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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: I sigh'd, and I pin'd...There's nothing so fatal... wom

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:49

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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: Fled is my love...'Tis death alone...I'll mount to yon

Rogers Covey-Crump, Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

2:44

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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: I'll sail upon the Dog-Star

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:25

102

Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: Jenny, 'gin you can love

Judith Nelson, Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:12

103

Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: If thou wilt give me back my love

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

0:41

104

Purcell: The Indian Emperor or The Conquest of Mexico: I look'd and saw within

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:05

105

Purcell: The Knight of Malta - original version, 1699: At the close of the ev'ning

Geoffrey Shaw, Michael George & Academy of Ancient Music

1:29

106

Purcell: A Dialogue between Thirsis and Daphne: Why, my Daphne, why complaining

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

3:38

107

Purcell: The Wife's Excuse, or Cuckolds make themselves - original version, 1691: Ingrateful love!

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:28

108

Purcell: The Wife's Excuse, or Cuckolds make themselves - original version, 1691: Hang this whining way of wooing

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:26

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Purcell: The Wife's Excuse, or Cuckolds make themselves - original version, 1691: Say; Cruel Amoret...Corinna, I excuse thy face

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:31

110

Purcell: Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero - original version: No, no, poor suff'ring heart

Emma Kirkby, Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

2:59

111

Purcell: Regulus or The Faction of Carthage - original version, 1692: Ah me! to many deaths

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:15

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Purcell: The Marriage-Hater Match'd - original version, 1692: As soon as the chaos...How vile are the sordid untregue

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

4:02

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Purcell: Love Triumphant or Nature Will Prevail: How happy's the husband

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:43

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Purcell: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife - original version: There's not a swain

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:11

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Purcell: The Female Virtuosos - Thomas Wright, after Molière's 'Les Femmes savantes': Love, thou art best

Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

1:57

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Purcell: Epsom Wells - original version: Leave these useless arts

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:12

117

Purcell: The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather than Fail - original version: Though you make no return

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:08

118

Purcell: The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather than Fail - original version: No, resistance is but vain

Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

4:13

119

Purcell: The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather than Fail - original version: Tell me no more

Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

1:57

120

Purcell: Aureng-Zebe or The Great Mogul: I see, she flies me

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:34

121

Purcell: The Canterbury Guests or A Bargain Broken - original version: Good neighbour why?

Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson & Julian Pike

3:20

122

Purcell: The Fatal Marriage or The Innocent Adultery - original version: The Danger is over

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:16

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Purcell: The Fatal Marriage or The Innocent Adultery - original version: I sigh'd and owned my love

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:50

124

Purcell: The Spanish Friar or The Double Discovery - original version: Whilst I with grief

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

2:43

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Purcell: Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country. (1695), Z585 - original version: Sweeter than Roses

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

3:01

126

Purcell: Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country. (1695), Z585 - original version: My dearest, my fairest

Judith Nelson, Rogers Covey-Crump, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

2:36

127

Purcell: The Mock Marriage - original version: Oh! how you protest...'Twas within a furlong

Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Henry Purcell

4:45

128

Purcell: Oroonoko: Celemene, pray tell me

Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

3:10

129

Purcell: Pavan No. 1 in A major, Z.748

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

3:32

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Purcell: Pavan No. 2 in A minor, Z.749

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

2:55

131

Purcell: Pavan No. 3 in B flat a 3, Z.750

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

3:04

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Purcell: Pavan No. 4 in G minor, Z.751

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

3:21

133

Purcell: Pavan No. 5 in G minor a 4, Z.752

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

4:09

134

Purcell: Trio Sonata, for violin, bass viol and organ, Z.780

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

6:51

135

Purcell: Chacony in G minor Z 730

Christopher Hogwood, Academy of Ancient Music & Henry Purcell

4:48