Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered) Deller Consort

• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695): The Indian Queen, Z. 630:
• 1 The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Overture 04:27
• 2 The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Prologue 04:49
• The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Acte I:
• 3 The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Acte I: "Wake, Quivera, wake" (Boy) 09:34
• The Indian Queen, Acte II:
• 4 The Indian Queen, Acte II: Symphony 04:30
• 5 The Indian Queen, Acte II: "I come to sing" (Fame and chorus) 01:42
• 6 The Indian Queen, Acte II: "What flattering noise" (Envy and two followers) 03:10
• 7 The Indian Queen, Acte II: "Begone" (Fame) 01:59
• The Indian Queen, Acte III:
• 8 The Indian Queen, Acte III: Symphony 00:57
• 9 The Indian Queen, Acte III: "Ye twice ten hundred deities" (Ismeron) 05:04
• 10 The Indian Queen, Acte III: "Seek not to know" (God of dreams) 04:17
• 11 The Indian Queen, Acte III: Trumpet overture 02:41
• 12 The Indian Queen, Acte III: "Ah! how happy we are". "We the spirits of the air" (Aerial spirits) 04:00
• 13 The Indian Queen, Acte III: "I attempt to love's sickness" (Aerial spirits) 01:48
• 14 The Indian Queen, Acte III: "We the spirits of the air" (Aerial spirits) 03:16
• The Indian Queen, Acte IV:
• 15 The Indian Queen, Acte IV: "They tell us" (Ozaria) 03:31
• The Indian Queen, Acte V:
• 16 The Indian Queen, Acte V: "While thus" (Chorus) 05:07
• Timon of Athens:
• 17 Timon of Athens: Overture 04:30
• 18 Timon of Athens: "Hark! how the songsters of the grove" 06:51
• 19 Timon of Athens: "Come all, come all to me" 04:55
• 20 Timon of Athens: "The care of lovers" 04:09
• Total Runtime 01:21:17

Info for Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)

In quest of the (Baroque) Indies. The subject, synonymous with exoticism in Europe of the Golden Age,pits Aztecs against Incas on the stage: Purcell died before finishingthe music, but what he left to accompany this staged entertainment is nonetheless a swan-song of exceptional beauty.

The Deller choir
The King's Musick
Alfred Deller, direction

Digitally remastered

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