Henry Purcell: Complete Ayres For The Theatre

The Parley of Instruments; Roy Goodman, director

Henry Purcell (1659–1695): COMPACT DISC 1 [74'13] The Prophetess; or, The History of Dioclesian Z627 / King Arthur; or, The British Worthy Z628 / The Fairy Queen Z629 / The Indian Queen Z630 / The Married Beau; or, The Curious Impertinent Z603 / The Old Batchelor Z607 / Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Z572 / The Double Dealer Z592 / Distress’d Innocence; or, The Princess of Persia Z577 / The Gordion Knot Unty’d Z597
COMPACT DISC 2 [65'41] The Married Beau; or, The Curious Impertinent Z603 / The Old Batchelor Z607 / Amphitryon; or, The Two Sosias Z572 / The Double Dealer Z592 / Distress’d Innocence; or, The Princess of Persia Z577 / The Gordion Knot Unty’d Z597 /
COMPACT DISC 3 [68'42] Abdelazar; or, The Moor’s Revenge Z570 / Bonduca; or, The British Heroine Z574 / The Virtuous Wife; or, Good Luck at Last Z611 / Sonata while the sun rises in The Fairy Queen Z629 / Overture in G minor Z626 / Overture to Sir Anthony Love; or, The Rambling Lady Z588 / Music in Timon of Athens, the Man-Hater Z632/1 / Symphony in The Indian Queen Z630

‘Ayres for the Theatre is a wonderful collection of rich and varied, tuneful music and has been marvellously well recorded’ (Gramophone)

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