Gabrieli Consort
King Arthur
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212058923
- Catalog number SIGCD 589
- Release date 25 October 2019
About the album
The great patriotic opera of the 17th century, recorded here in a lively new performing edition after two decades in the
Gabrieli’s touring repertoire. Notoriously difficult to present on disc or in concert, this version presented by Gabrieli was created
to allow an obvious musical narrative, despite Purcell’s music often being completely dislocated from much of the original theatre
context.
Gabrieli have been performing the music from King Arthur for nearly a quarter of a century, evolving their interpretation
over time. With the score having to be pieced together using separate versions (due to Purcell’s originals being lost), and with
Gabrieli’s evolved interpretation of the music, the end product of this recording is truly unique. Their next release on Signum will
be with the semi-opera by Purcell, Fairy Queen, in April next year, which is an adaptation of A Midsummer Nights Dream.
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11King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Aire (from Amphitryon, Z. 572)
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12King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Minuet (from Amphitryon, Z. 572)
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13King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Hornpipe (from Amphitryon, Z. 572)
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14King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Scotch Tune (from Amphitryon, Z. 572)
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15King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Overture
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16King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Aire
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17King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act I: Verse & Chorus – Woden, First to Thee / We Have Sacrific’d
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18King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act I: Verse & Chorus – The White Horse Neigh’d Aloud / To Woden Thanks We Render
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19King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act I: Verse & Chorus – The Lot Is Cast / Brave Souls
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110King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act I: Song & Chorus – I Call You All to Woden’s Hall
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111King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act I: Prelude, Song & Chorus – Come If You Dare, Our Trumpets Sound
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112King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Prelude – Aire
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113King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Song & Chorus – Hither This Way (Philadel)
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114King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Song – Let Not a Moonborn Elf Mislead Ye (Grimbald)
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115King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Chorus – Hither This Way
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116King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Verse & Chorus – Come Follow Me
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117King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Prelude, Song & Chorus – How Blest Are Shepherds (Shepherd)
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118King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Prelude & Song – Shepherd, Shepherd, Leave Decoying (Two Shepherdesses)
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119King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Chorus & Dance – Come, Shepherds, Lead up a Lively Measure
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120King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act II: Second Act Tune – Rondeau (From Distress’d Innocency, Z. 577)
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121King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Prelude & Verse – What Ho, Thou Genius of This Isle! (Cupid)
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122King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Prelude & Song – What Power Art Thou (Cold Genius)
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123King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Song – Thou Doting Fool, Forbear (Cupid)
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124King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Song – Great Love, I Know Thee Now (Cold Genius)
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125King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Verse – No Part of My Dominion Shall Be Waste (Cupid)
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126King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Chorus & Dance – See, See, We Assemble
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127King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Prelude, Song & Chorus – ’Tis I That Have Warm’d Ye / ’Tis Love That Has Warm’d Us (Cupid)
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128King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Song – Sound a Parley (Cupid & Cold Genius)
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129King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Chorus – ’Tis Love That Has Warm’d Us
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130King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act III: Third Act Tune – Aire
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21King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act IV: Soft Music – Aire (from Bonduca, Z. 574)
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22King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act IV: Song – Two Daughters of This Aged Stream Are We (Two Sirens)
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23King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act IV: Passacaglia – How Happy the Lover / For Love Every Creature
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24King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act IV: Song by Mr. Howe – You Say, ’Tis Love Creates the Pain (He & She)
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25King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act IV: Fourth Act Tune – Hornpipe
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26King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Prelude – Rondeau (From The Old Bachelor, Z. 607)
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27King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Prelude & Song – Ye Blust’Ring Brethren / Serene and Calm (Aeolus)
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28King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Soft Tune
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29King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Prelude, Song & Chorus – Round Thy Coasts (Nereid)
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210King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Song – For Folded Flocks (Three Shepherds)
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211King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Song & Dance – Your Hay It Is Mow’d (Comus & Peasants)
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212King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Prelude & Song – Fairest Isle (Venus)
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213King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Tune for Trumpets (after Dioclesian, Z. 627)
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214King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: New Song & Chorus for Britannia & St George – Sound Heroes, Your Brazen Trumpets Sound! / Let All Rehearse (Fame)
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215King Arthur, Z. 628 (Suckling/McCreesh Edition) Act V: Grand Dance – Chaconne
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