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Fairest Isle - The Timeless Music of Purcell

Sara Macliver (soprano), Marshall McGuire (harp), Fiona Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Paul McMahon (tenor), Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano), Genevieve Lacey (recorder), Linda Kent (harpsichord), Stephen Bennett (bass (vocal)), Sirius Ensemble, John Champ (piano), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra,...

Fairest Isle - The Timeless Music of Purcell

Fairest Isle - The Timeless Music of Purcell

Sara Macliver (soprano), Marshall McGuire (harp), Fiona Campbell (mezzo-soprano), Paul McMahon (tenor), Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano), Genevieve Lacey (recorder), Linda Kent (harpsichord), Stephen Bennett (bass (vocal)), Sirius Ensemble, John Champ (piano), Australian Brandenburg Orchestra,...

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Excerpt,Purcell: King Arthur, Z628
Work length4:24
38. Fairest Isle (Venus)
Track length4:24
Purcell: Abdelazer, Z.570 (Arr. David Watkins)
Work length1:35
  • Marshall McGuire (harp)
  • Recorded: 2004
Round
Track length1:35
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3
Work length5:01
  • Fiona Campbell (mezzo-soprano)
  • Orchestra of the Antipodes
  • Antony Walker
  • Recorded: 2006
Dido’s Lament: ‘Thy hand Belinda…When I am laid in earth’
Track length5:01
Excerpt,Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z632
Work length2:21
  • Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
  • Paul Dyer
  • Recorded: 1998
Curtain Tune On A Ground
Track length2:21
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 2
Work length2:27
  • Paul McMahon (tenor)
  • Orchestra of the Antipodes
  • Antony Walker
  • Recorded: 2004
"One Charming Night"
Track length2:27
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 1
Work length3:11
  • Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players
  • Geoffrey Lancaster
  • Recorded: 1997
"Ah, Belinda"
Track length3:11
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 3
Work length5:33
A Song In Two Parts And Chorus: ‘If Love’s A Sweet Passion’
Track length5:33
Purcell: By beauteous softness (from Now does the glorious day appear, Z332)
Work length3:25
  • Tasmanian Symphony Chamber Players
  • Geoffrey Lancaster
  • Recorded: 1997
Symphony
Track length3:25
Purcell: Oedipus Z. 583
Work length3:38
  • Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano)
  • Orchestra of the Antipodes
  • Antony Walker
  • Recorded: 2004
Music For A While
Track length3:38
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 5
Work length3:00
Chaconne: Dance For Chinese Man And Woman
Track length3:00
Purcell: A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682
Work length2:57
  • Genevieve Lacey (recorder), Linda Kent (harpsichord)
  • Recorded: 2002
Purcell: The Fairy Queen Z. 629 / Act 2
Work length4:52
  • Stephen Bennett (bass (vocal))
  • Cantillation, Orchestra of the Antipodes
  • Antony Walker
  • Recorded: 2004
No. 17 "Hush, No More"
Track length4:52
Excerpt,Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z629
Work length1:23
  • Sirius Ensemble
  • Anna McDonald, Erin Helyard
  • Recorded: 2004
Rondeau From Second Music
Track length1:23
Purcell: Celebrate this Festival, Z.321 "Birthday Ode for Queen Mary" - Arr. David Watkins
Work length1:51
  • Marshall McGuire (harp)
  • Recorded: 2004
Ground In D minor
Track length1:51
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 / Act 5
Work length8:10
  • Sally-Anne Russell (mezzo-soprano)
  • Orchestra of the Antipodes
  • Antony Walker
  • Recorded: 2004
The Plaint: ‘O Let Me Weep’
Track length8:10
Purcell: The Fairy Queen / Act 3
Work length2:10
  • Sirius Ensemble
  • Anna McDonald, Erin Helyard
  • Recorded: 2004
Overture: Symphony While The Swans Come Forward
Track length2:10
Excerpt,Purcell: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, 1695
Work length5:45
  • The Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble
  • Recorded: 1995
March - Canzona - March
Track length5:45
Purcell: The Double Dealer - incidental music, Z592
Work length0:43
  • John Champ (piano)
  • Recorded: 2004
3. Minuet
Track length0:43
Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z.628 / Act 5 - Arr. Marshall McGuire
Work length2:16
  • Marshall McGuire (harp)
  • Recorded: 2004
Fairest Isle (Venus)
Track length2:16
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