Purcell: The Fairy Queen 1692: - Henry Purcell [CD]

Purcell's masterful composition, Gabrieli's first-class performance and McCreesh's superb interpretation demonstrate why their recordings are seen as some of the best in classical music today.

Disc 1
1. Prelude (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
2. Hornpipe (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
3. Air (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
4. Rondeau (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
5. Overture (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
6. Come, Let Us Leave the Town (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
7. Scene of the Drunken Poet (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
8. Jig (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
9. Come All Ye Songsters (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
10. Symphony in Imitation of Birds (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
11. May the God of Wit Inspire (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
12. Symphony in Imitation of an Echo (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
13. Now Join Your Warbling Voices All (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
14. Sing While We Trip It (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
15. See, Even Night Herself Is Here (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
16. I Am Come to Lock All Fast (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
17. One Charming Night (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
18. Hush, No More (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
19. Dance for the Followers of Night (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
20. Air (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
21. If Love's a Sweet Passion (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
22. Symphony While the Swans Come Forward (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
23. Dance for the Fairies (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
24. Dance for the Green Men (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
25. Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
26. Now the Maids and the Men Are Making of Hay (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
27. Dance for the Haymakers (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
28. When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
29. A Thousand, Thousand Ways (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
30. Hornpipe (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
Disc 2
1. Symphony (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
2. Now the Night Is Chas'd Away (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
3. Let the Fifes and the Clarions (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
4. Symphony for the Entry of Phoebus (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
5. When a Cruel Long Winter (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
6. Hail! Great Parent of Us All (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
7. Thus the Ever Grateful Spring (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
8. Here's the Summer (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
9. See My Many Colour'd Fields (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
10. Next, Winter Comes Slowly (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
11. Hail! Great Parent of Us All (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
12. Air (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
13. O Let Me Weep (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
14. Thrice Happy Lovers (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
15. Entry Dance (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
16. Symphony (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
17. Thus the Gloomy World (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
18. Thus Happy and Free (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
19. Yes, Daphne (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
20. Dance for the Monkeys (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
21. Hark How All Things With One Sound Rejoice (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
22. Hark the Echoing Air a Triumph Sings (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
23. Sure the Dull God of Marriage - Hymen Appear (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
24. Prelude As Hymen Enters (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
25. See, I Obey - Turn Then Thine Eyes - My Torch, Indeed (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
26. They Shall Be As Happy As They're Fair (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers
27. Dance for Chinese Man & Woman - Chaconne (Henry Purcell) - Various Performers