Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Theatre Music
CD1
Abdelazer or The moor's revenge Z570 (1695)
Distressed innocence or The princess of Persia Z577 (1690)
The married beau or The curious impenitent Z603 (1694)
The Gordian knot unty'd Z597 (1691)
Sir Anthony Love or The rambling lady Z588 (1690)
CD2
Bonduca or The British heroine Z574 (1695)
Circe Z575 (?1690)
The virtuous wife or Good luck at last Z611 (?1694)
The old bachelor Z607 (1691)
CD3
Overture in G minor Z770
Don Quixote Z578 (1694-95)
Amphitryon or The two Sosias Z572 (1690)
CD4
The Double Dealer Z592 (1693)
The Richmond heiress or A woman once in the right Z608 (1693)
The rival sisters or The violence of love Z609 (1695)
Henry The Second, King of England Z580 (1692)
Tyrannic love or The royal martyr Z613 (1694)
Overture in G minor Z772
Theodosius or The force of love Z606 (1680)
CD5
The libertine or The libertine destroyed Z600 (?1692)
The massacre of Paris Z604 (1690)
Oedipus Z583 (?1692)
Overture in D minor Z771
The history of King Richard The Second (The Sicilian usurper) Z581 (1681)
Sir Barnaby Whigg or No wit like a woman's Z589 (1681)
Sophonisba or Hannibal's overthrow Z590 (?1685)
The English lawyer Z594 (1685)
A fool's preferment or The three Dukes of Dunstable Z571 (1688)
The Indian emperor or The conquest of Mexico Z598 (1691)
The knight of Malta Z599 (1691)
A dialogue between Thirsis and Daphne Z525 (1691)
The wives' excuse or Cuckolds make themselves Z612 (1691)
Cleomenes, the Spartan hero Z576 (1692)
Regulus or The faction of Carthage Z586 (1692)
The marriage-hater match'd Z602 (1692)
CD6
Love triumphant or Nature will prevail Z582 (1693)
Rule a wife and have a wife Z587 (1693)
The Female Virtuosos Z596
Epsom Wells Z579 (1693)
The maid's last prayer or Any rather than fail Z601 (1693)
Aureng-Zebe or The great Mogul Z573 (?1692)
The Canterbury guests or A bargain broken Z591 (1694)
The fatal marriage or The innocent adultery Z595 (1694)
The Spanish fair or The double discovery Z610 (1694-95)
Pausianias, the betrayer of his country Z585 (1695)
The mock marriage Z605 (1695)
Oroonoko Z584 (1695)
Pavan No. 1 In A Major Z748
Pavan No. 2 In A Minor Z749
Pavan No. 3 In B Flat Major Z750
Pavan No. 4 In G Minor Z751
Pavan No. 5 In G Minor Z752
Trio Sonata For Violin, Bass Viol And Organ Z780
Chacony Z730
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Judith Nelson (soprano), Elizabeth Lane (soprano), Joy Roberts (soprano), Prudence Lloyd (soprano), James Bowman (countertenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor), Paul Elliott (tenor), Alan Byers (tenor), Peter Bamber (tenor), Julian Pike (tenor), David Thomas (bass), Christopher Keyte (bass), Geoffrey Shaw (bass), Michael George (bass)
The Academy of Ancient Music
(6CD, flac image, log, cue, booklet)
(by courtesy of Bodtje@Susato)
