Erato 2292-45327-2
Playing time: 112'
Recorded in 12/1987, Rosslyn Hill Chapel, Londres
Reissue:
Erato 4509-96556-2 (1994)
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Purcell: Timon of Athens; Dioclesian
Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists - John Eliot Gardiner
Contents:
| CD 1 | ||
| Timon of Athens | ||
| 1. | Overture | [2:38] |
| 2. | The Masque A Symphony of Pipes imitating the chirping of birds - "Hark! how the songsters of the grove" (Gillian Fisher, Lynne Dawson) | [1:39] |
| 3. | A Nymph "Love in their little veins inspires" (Lynne Dawson) | [1:22] |
| 4. | Two Nymphs and a shepherd "But ah! how much are our delights" (Gillian Fisher, Lynne Dawson, Stephen Varcoe) | [1:10] |
| 5. | A Bacchanal "Hence with your trifling deity!" (Michael George) Three Bacchanals "But over us no griefs prevail" (Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Michael George) | [2:30] |
| 6. | Cupid "Come all, come all to me" (Gillian Fisher) | [1:11] |
| 7. | Choir "Who can resist" | [1:32] |
| 8. | Bacchus "Return, revolting rebels!" (Stephen Varcoe) | [1:45] |
| 9. | A Nymph "The care of lovers" (Lynne Dawson) | [1:37] |
| 10. | A Bacchanal "Love quickly is pall'd" (Rogers Covey-Crump) | [1:02] |
| 11. | Cupid and Bacchus "Come, let us agree" (Gillian Fisher, Stephen Varcoe, chorus) | [1:56] |
| 12. | Curtain Tune | [2:18] |
| Dioclesian | ||
| 13. | First Music | [2:11] |
| 14. | Second Music | [1:25] |
| 15. | Overture | [4:12] |
| 16. | Act I First Act Tune | [0:40] |
| 17. | Act II First song "Great Diocles" (Stephen Varcoe, chorus) | [2:15] |
| 18. | Second song, by a woman "Charon, the peaceful shade" (Lynne Dawson) Duet "Let all mankind pleasure share" (Gillian Fisher, Michael George, chorus) | [4:23] |
| 19. | Martial Song "Let the soldiers rejoice" (Paul Elliott, chorus) | [1:51] |
| 20. | Ritornello Trio "To Mars let 'em raise" (Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, Michael George, chorus) Ritornello | [2:33] |
| 21. | "A Symphony of flutes in the air" Song (Rogers Covey-Crump) Quartet (Gillian Fisher, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe and chorus) | [5:10] |
| 22. | Dance of Furies | [3:20] |
| 23. | Second Act Tune | [0:38] |
| 24. | Act III: Chaconne (Two in one upon a Ground) | [2:36] |
| CD 2 | ||
| 1. | Song "When first I saw" (Lynne Dawson) | [2:26] |
| 2. | The Chair Dance | [1:17] |
| 3. | Song "What shall I do" (Lynne Dawson) | [5:23] |
| 4. | Third Act Tune | [0:38] |
| 5. | Act IV Butterfly Dance | [2:10] |
| 6. | Trumpet Tune | [0:32] |
| 7. | Song "Sound Fame" (Paul Elliott, chorus) | [5:18] |
| 8. | Fourth Act Tune | [0:33] |
| 9. | Act V Country Dance | [0:51] |
| 10. | Prelude The Masque Cupid "Call the Nymphs" (Gillian Fisher, chorus) | [2:35] |
| 11. | A Bacchanalian and a Silvan "Come, come away" (Stephen Varcoe, Michael George) | [1:01] |
| 12. | First Entry Prelude and chorus Paspe | [3:59] |
| 13. | Two Wood-Gods "Ah the sweet delights of love" (Gillian Fisher, Lynne Dawson) | [1:48] |
| 14. | A Faun "Let monarchs fight" (Lynne Dawson) | [2:17] |
| 15. | Another Faun "Since from my dear" (Gillian Fisher) | [2:43] |
| 16. | Second Entry Two of Bacchus' followers "Make room" (Stephen Varcoe, Michael George) Bacchus (Michael George), Trio "Give to every one" (Paul Elliott, Stephen Varcoe, Michael George, chorus) Dance of Bacchanals | [4:05] |
| 17. | One of Cupid's Followers (Rogers Covey-Crump) | [5:05] |
| 18. | Third Entry Canaries Dialogue: Shepherd and Shepherdess "Tell me why my charming fair" (Gillian Fisher, Stephen Varcoe) | [6:08] |
| 19. | Fourth Entry Dance | [0:58] |
| 20. | One of the Pleasures "All our days" (Paul Elliot, chorus) Another of the Pleasures "Let us dance" (Lynne Dawson) | [4:37] |
| 21. | Fifth Entry Dance Trio "Triumph, victorious love" (Rogers Covey-Crump, Michael George, Paul Elliott) Chorus | [4:57] |
Performers:
Lynne Dawson, soprano
Gillian Fisher, soprano
Rogers Covey-Crump, tenor
Paul Elliott, tenor
Michael George, bass
Stephen Varcoe, bass
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
Direction: John Eliot Gardiner