Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon - Purcell: Theatre Music, Vol. 2 (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: I. Overture
02. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: II. Slow Air
03. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: III. Hornpipe I
04. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: IV. Air
05. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: V. Hornpipe II
06. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: VI. Jig
07. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: VII. Trumpet Air
08. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: VIII. See Where Repenting Celia lyes
09. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: XI. March
10. The Married Beau, or The Curious Impertinent, Z. 603: X. Hornpipe on a Ground
11. The Spanish Friar, Z. 610 "Whilst I with Grief Did on You Look"
12. Sir Anthony Love, or The Rambling Lady, Z. 588: I. Overture
13. Sir Anthony Love, or The Rambling Lady, Z. 588: II. Pursuing Beauty, Men Descry
14. Sir Anthony Love, or The Rambling Lady, Z. 588: III. No More, Sir, No More
15. Sir Anthony Love, or The Rambling Lady, Z. 588: IV. In Vain Clemene, You Bestow
16. Aureng-Zebe, Z. 573 "I See She Flies Me Ev'rywhere"
17. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: I. Overture
18. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: II. Hornpipe I
19. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: III. Thus to a Ripe, Consenting Maid
20. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: IV. Slow Air
21. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: V. Hornpipe II
22. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: VI. As Amoret & Thyrsis lay
23. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: VII. Rondeau
24. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: VIII. Menuet
25. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: IX. Bourée
26. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: X. March
27. The Old Batchelor, Z. 607: XI. Jig


Despite his immersion in the composition of sacred music, Purcell retained a lifelong interest in the theatre – an aspect of his oeuvre that has been neglected. Among the authors of the five works on this recording were two of the most celebrated of the age – John Dryden and William Congreve – and for their ‘semi-operas’ Purcell produced incidental music and songs of vitality, wit, and imaginative text-setting that offer an intriguing look at the world of Restoration drama.

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