Duration144 Min

Britten: The Purcell Realizations

Graham Johnson

Duration144 Min

Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, John Weldon

1
Henry PurcellThe Knotting Song, Z. 371James Bowman02:08
2
Henry PurcellKing Arthur, Z. 628: Fairest IsleFelicity Lott02:24
3
Henry PurcellIf Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379cJohn Mark Ainsley04:14
4
Henry PurcellTurn Then Thine Eyes, Z. 425John Mark Ainsley01:39
5
Henry PurcellOedipus, Z. 583: Song. Music for a WhileSarah Walker03:20
6
Henry PurcellPious Celinda Goes to Prayers, Z. 410Ian Bostridge01:31
7
Henry PurcellA Fool's Preferment, Z. 571: Song. I'll Sail upon the Dog-StarRichard Jackson01:29
8
Henry PurcellOn the Brow of Richmond Hill, Z. 405Anthony Rolfe Johnson01:58
9
Henry PurcellMad Bess, Z. 370Sarah Walker05:29
10
Henry PurcellIf Music Be the Food of Love, Z. 379aFelicity Lott02:13
11
Henry PurcellRule a Wife and Have a Wife, Z. 587: There's Not a Swain of the PlainIan Bostridge00:57
12
Henry PurcellNot All My Torments Can Your Pity Move, Z. 400James Bowman02:45
13
Henry PurcellThe Mock Marriage, Z. 605: Man Is for the Woman MadeAnthony Rolfe Johnson01:12
14
Henry PurcellPausanias, Z. 585, Act II: Sweeter Than RosesFelicity Lott03:47
15
Henry PurcellO Solitude, My Sweetest Choice!, Z. 406John Mark Ainsley06:34
16
Henry PurcellThe Indian Queen, Z. 630: I Attempt from Love's Sickness to FlySusan Gritton02:17
17
Henry PurcellI Take No Pleasure in the Sun's Bright Beams, Z. 388Ian Bostridge01:49
18
Henry PurcellThe Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Hark the Echoing Air!Felicity Lott02:31
19
Henry PurcellThe Rival Sisters, Z. 609: Take Not a Woman's Anger IllJohn Mark Ainsley01:33
20
Henry PurcellKing Arthur, Z. 628: How Blest Are ShepherdsJohn Mark Ainsley03:33
21
Henry PurcellOroonoko, Z. 584: Duet. CelemeneSusan Gritton, Ian Bostridge03:57
22
Henry PurcellCome Ye Sons of Art, Away, Z. 323: III. Sound the TrumpetAnthony Rolfe Johnson, John Mark Ainsley02:29
23
Henry PurcellI Spy Celia, Z. 499Ian Bostridge, Richard Jackson04:10
24
Henry PurcellLost Is My Quiet for Ever, Z. 502Susan Gritton, Sarah Walker03:22
25
Henry PurcellWhat Can We Poor Females Do?, Z. 518Susan Gritton, Sarah Walker01:15
26
Henry PurcellThe Maid's Last Prayer, Z. 601: Duet. No, Resistance Is But VainSarah Walker, Richard Jackson05:40
27
Henry PurcellKing Arthur, Z. 628: Duet. Shepherd, Leave DecoyingSarah Walker, Susan Gritton01:20
28
Henry PurcellThe Queen's Epicedium, Z. 383Ian Bostridge07:31
29
Henry PurcellThe Blessed Virgin's Expostulation, Z. 196Felicity Lott07:34
30
Henry PurcellSaul and the Witch at Endor, Z. 134Sarah Walker, John Mark Ainsley, Simon Keenlyside11:55
31
Henry PurcellLord, What Is Man?, Z. 192Felicity Lott06:14
32
Henry PurcellWe Sing to Him Whose Wisdom Form'd the Ear, Z. 199James Bowman01:59
33
Henry PurcellEvening Hymn, Z. 193Felicity Lott04:43
34
Henry PurcellJob's Curse, Z. 191Simon Keenlyside05:15
35
Henry PurcellA Morning Hymn, Z. 198Anthony Rolfe Johnson03:00
36
John WeldonAlleluia (Formerly Attrib. Purcell as Z. S14)Anthony Rolfe Johnson02:20
37
Henry PurcellIn the Black Dismal Dungeon of Despair, Z. 190Anthony Rolfe Johnson04:31
38
Henry PurcellDulcibella, When E'er I Sue for a Kiss, Z. 485Ian Bostridge, Richard Jackson02:14
39
Henry PurcellWhen Myra Sings, Z. 521Ian Bostridge, Richard Jackson02:51
40
Henry PurcellDon Quixote, Z. 578: Pt. 1. Let the Dreadful Engines of Eternal WillSimon Keenlyside07:59

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Graham Johnson

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