The Fairy Queen

Composers: Henry Purcell
Conductor: Ottavio Dantone
Soloist: Michael Bundy, Gillian Keith, Rebecca Outram, Andrew Carwood, Robert Murray, William Towers, Carolyn Sampson
Chorus: New English Voices
Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina
Genre:
Label: Blue Line
Booklet includes lyrics/libretto: yes
CDs / Unit: 1
Cat-No.: 47679-2
Total Time: 133:02
Recordingdate: Jul 01
Technologie: Digital 24bit/96khz
Release Date: Sep 03

Description

This superb recording captures the ephemeral and magical mood of the opera, which is loosely based on Shakespeare’s charming comedy “A Midsummer Night’s dream”. A delightful production, which was recorded live during the prestigious Ravenna festival and which was honoured with press ovations.

 

The New English Voices perfomed “Les Troyens” by Berlioz during October 2003 at the Châtelet in Paris under the Bâton of John Eliot Gardiner.

 

„The famous Accademia Bizantina proves to deserve its name.

Ottavio Dantone has the most exact reading, the soloists are a pure delight and the New English Voices are absolutely outstanding.“

Amadeus Music Magazine

 

Table of MP3 Tracks

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Disc 1
1
No. 1 - Prelude
First Music
Composer: Henry Purcell
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No. 2 - Hornpipe
First Music
Composer: Henry Purcell
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3
No. 3 - Aire
Second Music
Composer: Henry Purcell
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No. 4 - Rondeau
Second Music
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.15 0,99 €
5
No. 5 - Overture
Act 1
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.27 0,99 €
6
No. 6 - Duet "Come, let us leave the town"
Act 1
02.18 0,99 €
7
No. 7 - Scene of the Drunken Poet
Act 1
06.41 2,00 €
8
No. 8 - First Act Tune: Jig
Act 1
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.17 0,99 €
9
No. 9 - Solo "Come, all ye songsters"
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Andrew Carwood
02.21 0,99 €
10
No. 10 - Interlude
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
00.58 0,99 €
11
No. 11 - Terzetto "May the God of Wit in spire"
Act 2
01.09 0,99 €
12
No. 12 - Echo
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.25 0,99 €
13
No. 13a - Chorus "Now join your warbling voices all"
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
00.32 0,99 €
14
No. 13b - Solo with Chorus "Sing while we trip it" - Fairies Dance
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Gillian Keith
02.23 0,99 €
15
No. 14 - Night "See, even Night herself is here"
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Carolyn Sampson
05.37 2,00 €
16
No. 15 - Mystery "I am come to lock all fast"
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Rebecca Outram
00.58 0,99 €
17
No. 16 - Secrecy "One charming night"
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Andrew Carwood
02.27 0,99 €
18
No. 17 - Sleep and Chorus "Hush, no more, be silent all"
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Michael Bundy
04.41 0,99 €
19
No. 18 - Dance of the Followers of the Night
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.15 0,99 €
20
No. 19 - Second Act Tune: Aire
Act 2
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.11 0,99 €
21
No. 20 - Solo with Chorus "If love's a sweet passion"
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Rebecca Outram
03.53 0,99 €
22
No. 21 - Symphony while the swans come forward (Overture)
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.35 0,99 €
23
No. 22 - Dance for the Fairies
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
00.48 0,99 €
24
No. 23 - Dance for the Green Man
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.21 0,99 €
25
No. 24 - Solo "Ye gentle spirits of the air"
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Carolyn Sampson
05.33 2,00 €
26
No.25 - Dialogue between Coridon and Mopsa
Act 3
03.50 0,99 €
27
No. 26 - A Nymph "When I have often heard"
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Carolyn Sampson
02.29 0,99 €
28
No. 27 - Dance of the Haymakers
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
00.59 0,99 €
29
No. 28 - Solo with Chorus "A thousand, thousand ways"
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Andrew Carwood
02.24 0,99 €
30
No. 29 - Third Act Tune: Hornpipe
Act 3
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.24 0,99 €
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Disc 2
1
No. 30 - Symphony (Canzona, Largo, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro)
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
06.49 2,00 €
2
No. 31 - An Attendent and Chorus "Now the night is chas'd away"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Carolyn Sampson
02.04 0,99 €
3
No. 32 - Two Others Attendants "Let the fife and the clarions"
Act 4
01.28 0,99 €
4
No. 33 - Entry of Phoebus
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
00.41 0,99 €
5
No. 34 - Phoebus "When a cruel, long Winter"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Andrew Carwood
02.54 0,99 €
6
No. 35 - Chorus "Hail! Great Parent of us all"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.51 0,99 €
7
No. 36 - Spring "Thus the ever grateful Spring"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Carolyn Sampson
02.03 0,99 €
8
No. 37 - Summer "Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: William Towers
01.24 0,99 €
9
No. 38 - Autumn "See my many colour'd fields"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Andrew Carwood
03.05 0,99 €
10
No. 39 - Winter "Now Winter come slowly"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Michael Bundy
02.32 0,99 €
11
No. 35 - (rep.) Chorus "Hail! Great Parent of us all"
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.04 0,99 €
12
No. 40 - Fourth Act Tune: Aire
Act 4
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.04 0,99 €
13
No. 41 - Prelude
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.03 0,99 €
14
No. 42 - Epithalamium: Juno "Thrice happy lovers"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Rebecca Outram
02.46 0,99 €
15
No. 43 - The Plaint "O let me ever, ever weep"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Carolyn Sampson
07.58 2,00 €
16
No. 44 - Entry Dance
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.33 0,99 €
17
No. 45 - Symphony
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
01.03 0,99 €
18
No. 46 - A Chinese Man "Thus the gloomy world"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Andrew Carwood
05.00 2,00 €
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No. 47 - A Chinese Woman and Chorus "Thus happy and free"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Gillian Keith
01.11 0,99 €
20
No. 48 - A Chinese Man "Yes, Daphne, in your looks I find"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Andrew Carwood
02.05 0,99 €
21
No. 49 - Monkeys' Dance
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
00.56 0,99 €
22
No. 50 - First Chinese Woman "Hark, how all the things"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Rebecca Outram
02.04 0,99 €
23
No. 51 - Second Chinese Woman and Chorus "Hark, the echoing air"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Carolyn Sampson
02.36 0,99 €
24
No. 52 - Two Chinese Women and Chorus "Sure the dull God of Marriage"
Act 5
03.10 0,99 €
25
No. 53 - Prelude
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
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26
No. 54 - Hymen "See, I obey"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Michael Bundy
02.04 0,99 €
27
No. 55 - Two Chinese Women "Turn then thine eyes"
Act 5
00.45 0,99 €
28
No. 56 - Hymen "My torch indeed"
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
Soloist: Michael Bundy
01.01 0,99 €
29
No. 57 - Chaconne (Dance for a Chinese Man and Woman)
Act 5
Composer: Henry Purcell
02.34 0,99 €
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No. 58 - Two Chinese Women and Hymen with Chorus "They shall be happy"
Act 5
01.29 0,99 €

Reviews:

Fanfare (10.02.2006)


"..excellent cast.... energetic Purcell conductor...wonderful moments throughout..there are plenty of reasons to welcome this superior recording"

Cultura y ocio (13.10.2004)


"Dantone is splendid ... Carolyn Sampson is brilliant"

Cultura y Ocio (D) (13.10.2004)


"Dantone ist überragend ... Carolyn Sampson ist brillant"

Gramophone (18.08.2004)


"A concert brimming with energy, colour and an especially genial temperament"

Diapason (18.08.2004)


"Recommended: A treasure, we assure you"

Kleine Zeitung (18.08.2004)


"England hat wohl ein unerschöpfliches Reservoir an exzellenten Vokalisten"

Early Music Review (10.08.2004)


"Plenty of enjoyable music-making along the way"

musicalpointers.co.uk (17.06.2004)


"Expertly performed by leading singers on the British Early Music scene, with a spendid ... instrumental group, under overall direction of Ottavio Dantone, idiomatic and in perfect character"

Amadeus Music Magazine (17.06.2004)


„Ottavio Dantone has the most exact reading, the soloists are a pure delight and the New English Voices are absolutely outstanding“

Opéra International (17.06.2004)


"A moving performance by Carolyn Sampson ... and Andrew Carwood belongs to the best"

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