Henry Purcell: Opera Suites C8001 DDD REISSUE Playing time: [c66'] Tracks: 28 Booklet pages: 6 © 1995 / 2016 Capriccio Reviewer: Gerald Fenech Review of Henry Purcell: Opera Suites published on 6 September 2016 Academy of St Martin in the Fields Neville Marriner, conductor Henry Purcell (1659-1695): The Fairy Queen First Music 1 Prelude 2 Hornpipe Second Music 3 Air 4 Rondeau Act I 5 Overture 6 Symphony 7 Dance for the Fairies 8 Dance for the Green Men 9 Song Tune (If Love's a sweet passion) 10 Gigue Act IV 11 Symphony 12 Entry Dance 13 Symphony 14 Chaconne: Dance for a Chinese Man and Woman Dioclesian 15 First Music 16 Second Music 17 Dance of Furies 18 Second Act Tune 19 Two in one upon a Ground (Chaconne for flutes, in the Third Act) King Arthur 20 First act Tune (Song Tune) 21 Song Tune (How blest are shepherd's) 22 Symphony (Shepherd, shepherd leave decoying) 23 Song Tune (Fairest Isle) 24 First music: Chaconne Second Music 25 Overture 26 Aire (Minuet) 27 Overture The Indian Queen 28 Act II, Scene 2 - Symphony Recorded 20-22 October 1994 at St Jude's, London UK  << Music & Vision home                New releases >>