| Description |
1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Atma baroque |
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Atma baroque.
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| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Airs and instrumental pieces, chiefly from the semi-operas The fairy queen and King Arthur. |
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Program notes, biographical notes on the performers, and texts of the songs, all in French and English (26 p.) inserted in container. |
| Contents |
Now the night is chac'd away (The fairy queen) (2:08) -- If love's a sweet passion (The fairy queen) (3:41) -- Fairest isle (King Arthur) (4:53) -- Strike the viol (Come ye sons of art away : Z. 323) (3:48) -- Air (instrumental) (King Arthur) (1:54) -- See, even Night her self is here (The fairy queen) (4:14) -- Symphony while the swans come forward : overture (The fairy queen) (2:08) -- When I am laid in earth (Dido and Aeneas) (4:39) -- An evening hymn : Z. 193 (Harmonia sacra) (4:37) -- Music for a while (Œdipus : Z. 583) (3:10) -- Chaconne (King Arthur) (3:43) -- Hither this way (King Arthur) (2:10) -- Shepherd, shepherd (King Arthur) (2:10) -- Third act hornpipe (King Arthur) (:45) -- Prelude (The fairy queen) (1:06) -- One charming night (The fairy queen) (2:25) -- First music (The fairy queen) (1:41) -- How blest are shepherds (King Arthur) (3:00) -- From rosy bowers (Don Quixote : Z. 578) (6:52) -- Trumpet tune (King Arthur) (1:40) -- Hark! the echoing air (The fairy queen) (2:41). |
| Performer |
Karina Gauvin, soprano ; Les Boréades ; Francis Colpron, flute/recorder and conductor. |
| Event |
Recorded July 20-22, 2006 at Église Saint-Augustin de Mirabel, Québec. |
| Subject |
Operas -- Excerpts.
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Incidental music -- Excerpts.
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| Added Author |
Gauvin, Karina. Performer.
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Colpron, Francis. Performer. Conductor.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Fairy queen. Selections.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
King Arthur. Selections.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Come ye sons of art away. Strike the viol, touch the lute.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Dido and Aeneas. When I am laid in earth.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Now that the sun hath veiled his light.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Oedipus. Music for a while.
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Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695.
Don Quixote. From rosy bow'rs.
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Boréades de Montréal (Musical group) Performer.
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| Added Title |
Operas. Selections
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| Music No. |
ACD2 2398 Atma classique |
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