The Sixteen, Harry Christophers - Purcell: The Fairy Queen (1991)

Tracklist:

CD 1
First Musick
1. Prelude 1:49
2. Hornpipe 0:54
Second Musick
3. Air 0:52
4. Rondeau 1:33
5. Overture 1:25
Act I
6. Duet: "Come, Let Us Leave The Town" 2:55
7. Scene Of The Drunken Poet: "Fill Up The Bowl" 6:12
8. First Act Tune: Jig 1:08
Act II
9. Prelude, Tenor Solo: "Come All Ye Songsters Of The Sky" 2:03
10. Prelude, Choral Trio: "May The God Of Wit Inspire" 4:16
11. Chorus: "Now Join Your Warbling Voices All" 0:29
12. Soprano Solo, Chorus: "Sing While We Trip It" 2:03
13. Night: "See, Even Night Her Self Is Here" 4:38
14. Mystery "I Am Come To Lock All Fast" 1:11
15. Secrecy: "One Charming Night" 2:25
16. Sleep: "Hush, No More, Be Silent All"; Chorus 4:03
17. Dance For The Followers Of Night 1:15
18. Second Act Tune: Air 1:10
Act III
19. Soprano Solo, Chorus: "If Love's A Sweet Passion" 4:26
20. Symphony While The Swans Come Forward 1:48
21. Dance For The Fairies 0:52
22. Dance For The Green Men 1:39
23. Soprano Solo: "Ye Gentle Spirits Of The Air" 5:24
24. Dialogue Between Coridon And Mopsa: "Now The Maids And The Men" 3:49
25. Dance For The Haymakers 0:54
26. A Nymph: "When I Have Often Heard" 3:08
27. Duet: "A Thousand, Thousand Ways"; Chorus 2:39
28. Third Act Tune: Hornpipe 1:00

CD 2
Act IV
1. Symphony 6:16
2. An Attendant: "Now The Night Is Chased Away"; Chorus 2:01
3. Duet: "Let The Fifes, And The Clarions" 1:24
4. Entry Of Phoebus 0:35
5. Phoebus: "When A Cruel Long Winter" 4:19
6. Chorus: "Hail! Great Parent Of Us All" 1:55
7. Spring: "Thus The Ever Grateful Spring" 2:18
8. Summer: "Here's The Summer, Sprightly, Gay" 1:43
9. Autumn: "See My Many Coloured Fields" 2:21
10. Winter: "Now Winter Comes Slowly" 2:25
11. Chorus: "Hail! Great Parent Of Us All" 1:01
12. Fourth Act Tune: Air 1:03
Act V
13.Prelude 1:09
14. Juno: "Thrice Happy Love" 2:47
15. The Plaint: "O Let Me Ever, Ever Weep" 7:06
16. Entry Dance 1:16
17. Symphony 1:15
18. A Chinese Man: "Thus The Gloomy World" 4:34
19. Chinese Woman: "Thus Happy And Free", Chorus 1:29
20. Chinese Man: "Yes Xansi" 2:17
21. Monkey's Dance 0:47
22. A Chinese Woman: "Hark Now All Things" 2:08
23. A Chinese Woman: "Hark! The Echoing Air" 2:43
24. Two Chinese Women: "Sure The Dull God Of Marriage" (Both Woman) 2:33
25. Prelude 0:31
26. Hymen: "See, See, I Obey" / Two Chinese Women: Turn Then Thine Eyes / Hymen: My Torch Indeed 4:11
27. Two Chinese Women, Hymen: They Shall Be Happy As They're Fair" 1:01
28. Chaconne: Dance For The Chinese Man And Woman 2:42
29. Chorus: "They Shall Be As Happy As They're Fair" 1:17

Performers:
Ann Murray
Lorna Anderson
Gillian Fisher
John Mark Ainsley
Michael Chance
Richard Suart
Ian Partridge
Michael George
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers