Disc 01 King Arthur or The British Worthy Z 628 (Oper) (Gesamtaufnahme)
01. "Ouvertüre" King Arthur : Air
02. "Air" King Arthur : Act 1 "Woden, first to thee" [Bass, Chorus]
03. "Woden, first to thee a milk-white steed, in battle won, we have sacrific'd (1. Akt)" King Arthur : Act 1 "The white horse neigh'd aloud" [Bass, Tenor, Chorus]
04. "The white horse neigh'd aloud... To Woden, our defender, thanks we render" King Arthur : Act 1 "The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd" [Soprano]
05. "The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd" King Arthur : Act 1 "Brave souls, to be renown'd in story" [Chorus]
06. "Brave souls, to be renown'd in story... die and reap the fruit of glory" King Arthur : Act 1 "I call you all to Woden's Hall" [Tenor, Chorus]
07. "I call you all to Woden's hall" King Arthur : Act 1 "Come if you dare" [Tenor, Chorus]
08. "Come if you dare, our trumpets sound - Zwischenaktmusik" King Arthur : Act 2 "Hither, this way, this way bend" [Soprano, Chorus]
09. "Hither, this way, this way bend, trust not he malicious fiend (2. Akt)" King Arthur : Act 2 "Let not a moonborn elf mislead ye" [Bass] "Hither this way, this way bend" [Chorus]
10. "Let mot a moonborn elf mislead ye from your prey and from your glory - Hither, this way, this way bend" King Arthur : Act 2 "Come, follow me" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus]
11. "Come, follow me" King Arthur : Act 2 "How blest are shepherds" [Tenor, Chorus]
12. "How blest are shepherds, how happy their lasses, while drums and trumpets are sounding alarms!" King Arthur : Act 2 "Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying" [Sopranos]
13. "Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying: pipes are sweet on summer's day" King Arthur : Act 2 "Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure" [Chorus] Hornpipe
14. "Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure - Hornpipe" King Arthur : Air
15. "Zwischenaktmusik" King Arthur : Act 3 Prelude
16. "Pr?ludium (3. Akt)" King Arthur : Act 3 "What ho! thou genius of this isle" [Soprano]
17. "What ho! thou genius of this isle, what ho!" King Arthur : Act 3 "What power art thou" [Bass]
18. "Pr?ludium w?hrenddessen sich der Genius der K?lte erhebt - What power art thou, who from below hast made me rise" King Arthur : Act 3 "Thou doting fool" [Soprano]
19. "Thou doting fool, forbear, forbear!" King Arthur : Act 3 "Great love, I know thee now" [Bass]
20. "Great Love, I know thee now" King Arthur : Act 3 "No part of my dominion" [Soprano]
21. "No part of my dominion shall be waste" King Arthur : Act 3 Prelude
22. "Pr?ludium" King Arthur : Act 3 "See, see, we assemble" [Chorus] Dance
23. "See, see, we assemble thy revel to hold - Tanz" King Arthur : Act 3 "Tis I that have warm'd ye" [Soprano] "Tis love that has warm'd us" [Chorus]
24. "'tis I, 'tis I that have warm'd ye" King Arthur : Act 3 "Sound a parley" [Soprano, Bass] "Tis Love that has warm'd us" [Chorus]
25. "Sound a parley, ye fair, and surrender. Set yourselves and your lovers at ease - Ritornell - 'tis love that has warm'd u" King Arthur : Act 3 Hornpipe
26. "Zwischenaktmusik"
Disc 02 King Arthur : Act 4 "Two daughters of this aged stream are we" [Sopranos]
01. "Two daughters of this aged stream are we (4. Akt)" King Arthur : Act 4 "How happy the lover" [Tenor, Chorus] Ritornello "For love every creature" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] "
02. "How happy the lover, how easy his chain! - For love ev'ry creature is form'd by his nature - In vain are our graces in" King Arthur : Act 4 Air
03. "Zwischenaktmusik" King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune
04. "Trompetensignal (5. Akt)" King Arthur : Act 5 "Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies" [Bass]
05. "Ye blust'ring bethren of the skies... retire and let britannia rise" King Arthur : Act 5 Symphony
06. "Symphonie" King Arthur : Act 5 "Round thy coast" [Soprano, Bass, Chorus]
07. "Round thy coast, fair nymph of Britain, for thy guard our waters flow" King Arthur : Act 5 "For folded flocks, and fruitful plains" [Tenors, Bass]
08. "For folded flocks, and fruitful plans... fair Britain all the world outvies" King Arthur : Act 5 "Your hay it is mow'd" [Bass, Chorus]
09. "Your hay it is mow'd and your corn is reap'd" King Arthur : Act 5 "Fairest Isle" [Soprano]
10. "Fairest Isle, all isles excelling" King Arthur : Act 5 "You say 'tis Love" [Soprano, Bass]
11. "You say, 'tis love creates the pain of which so sadly you complain" King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune - Warlike Consort
12. "Trompetenmusik" King Arthur : Act 5 "Saint George" [Soprano, Chorus]
13. "Saint George the patron of our isle... on this auspicious order smile" King Arthur : Act 5 "Our natives not alone appear" [Chorus]
14. "Our native not alone appear to court the martial prize" King Arthur : Act 5 Chaconne
This recording was made following performances of 'King Arthur' in Paris (Théâtre du Châtelet) in February 1995.
Recorded 21-22 & 25-26 February 1995, salle Berthier, Paris.
Front Cover: Howard Ward as King Arthur.
Warner Music Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH Alter Wandrahm 14, 20457 Hamburg, DE anfrage@warnermusic.com
Technical specifications
Language
Features
Artist
William Christie
Distribution type
Physical media
Genre
Classic
Media type
CD
Number of optical discs
2 discs
Publisher
Warner Music Group
Release date (DD/MM/YYYY)
01/11/2010
Song titles
Disc 1
01 King Arthur : Overture to Act 1 - William Christie
01 Purcell : King Arthur : Overture to Act 1 - William Christie
02 King Arthur : Air - William Christie
02 Purcell : King Arthur : Air - William Christie
03 King Arthur : Act 1 'Woden, first to thee' [Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
03 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 'Woden, first to thee' [Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
04 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 'The white horse neigh'd aloud' [Bass, Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
04 King Arthur : Act 1 'The white horse neigh'd aloud' [Bass, Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
05 King Arthur : Act 1 'The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd' [Soprano] - William Christie
05 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 'The lot is cast, and Tanfan pleas'd' [Soprano] - William Christie
06 King Arthur : Act 1 'Brave souls, to be renown'd in story' [Chorus] - William Christie
06 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 'Brave souls, to be renown'd in story' [Chorus] - William Christie
07 King Arthur : Act 1 'I call you all to Woden's Hall' [Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
07 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 'I call you all to Woden's Hall' [Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
08 King Arthur : Act 1 'Come if you dare' [Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
08 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 1 'Come if you dare' [Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
09 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 'Hither, this way, this way bend' [Soprano, Chorus] - William Christie
09 King Arthur : Act 2 'Hither, this way, this way bend' [Soprano, Chorus] - William Christie
10 King Arthur : Act 2 'Let not a moonborn elf mislead ye' [Bass] 'Hither this way, this way bend' [Chorus] - William Christie
10 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 'Let not a moonborn elf mislead ye' [Bass] 'Hither this way, this way bend' [Chorus] - William Christie
11 King Arthur : Act 2 'Come, follow me' [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
11 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 'Come, follow me' [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
12 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 'How blest are shepherds' [Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
12 King Arthur : Act 2 'How blest are shepherds' [Tenor, Chorus] - William Christie
13 King Arthur : Act 2 'Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying' [Sopranos] - William Christie
13 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 'Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying' [Sopranos] - William Christie
14 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 2 'Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure' [Chorus] Hornpipe - William Christie
14 King Arthur : Act 2 'Come, shepherds, lead up a lively measure' [Chorus] Hornpipe - William Christie
15 Purcell : King Arthur : Air - William Christie
15 King Arthur : Air - William Christie
16 King Arthur : Act 3 Prelude - William Christie
16 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 Prelude - William Christie
17 King Arthur : Act 3 'What ho! thou genius of this isle' [Soprano] - William Christie
17 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 'What ho! thou genius of this isle' [Soprano] - William Christie
18 King Arthur : Act 3 'What power art thou' [Bass] - William Christie
18 Purcell: King Arthur, Act 3: 'What power art thou' [Bass] - William Christie
19 King Arthur : Act 3 'Thou doting fool' [Soprano] - William Christie
19 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 'Thou doting fool' [Soprano] - William Christie
20 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 'Great love, I know thee now' [Bass] - William Christie
20 King Arthur : Act 3 'Great love, I know thee now' [Bass] - William Christie
21 King Arthur : Act 3 'No part of my dominion' [Soprano] - William Christie
21 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 'No part of my dominion' [Soprano] - William Christie
22 King Arthur : Act 3 Prelude - William Christie
22 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 Prelude - William Christie
23 King Arthur : Act 3 'See, see, we assemble' [Chorus] Dance - William Christie
23 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 'See, see, we assemble' [Chorus] Dance - William Christie
24 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 'Tis I that have warm'd ye' [Soprano] 'Tis love that has warm'd us' [Chorus] - William Christie
24 King Arthur : Act 3 'Tis I that have warm'd ye' [Soprano] 'Tis love that has warm'd us' [Chorus] - William Christie
25 King Arthur : Act 3 'Sound a parley' [Soprano, Bass] 'Tis Love that has warm'd us' [Chorus] - William Christie
25 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 'Sound a parley' [Soprano, Bass] 'Tis Love that has warm'd us' [Chorus] - William Christie
26 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 3 Hornpipe - William Christie
26 King Arthur : Act 3 Hornpipe - William Christie
Disc 2
01 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 4 'Two daughters of this aged stream are we' [Sopranos] - William Christie
01 King Arthur : Act 4 'Two daughters of this aged stream are we' [Sopranos] - William Christie
02 King Arthur : Act 4 'How happy the lover' [Tenor, Chorus] Ritornello 'For love every creature' [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] 'In vain are our graces' [Chorus] - William Christie
02 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 4 'How happy the lover' [Tenor, Chorus] Ritornello 'For love every creature' [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] 'In vain are our graces' [Chorus] - William Christie
03 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 4 Air - William Christie
03 King Arthur : Act 4 Air - William Christie
04 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune - William Christie
04 King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune - William Christie
05 King Arthur : Act 5 'Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies' [Bass] - William Christie
05 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'Ye blust'ring brethren of the skies' [Bass] - William Christie
06 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 Symphony - William Christie
06 King Arthur : Act 5 Symphony - William Christie
07 King Arthur : Act 5 'Round thy coast' [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
07 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'Round thy coast' [Soprano, Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
08 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'For folded flocks, and fruitful plains' [Tenors, Bass] - William Christie
08 King Arthur : Act 5 'For folded flocks, and fruitful plains' [Tenors, Bass] - William Christie
09 King Arthur : Act 5 'Your hay it is mow'd' [Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
09 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'Your hay it is mow'd' [Bass, Chorus] - William Christie
10 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'Fairest Isle' [Soprano] - William Christie
10 King Arthur : Act 5 'Fairest Isle' [Soprano] - William Christie
11 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'You say 'tis Love' [Soprano, Bass] - William Christie
11 King Arthur : Act 5 'You say 'tis Love' [Soprano, Bass] - William Christie
12 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune - Warlike Consort - William Christie
12 King Arthur : Act 5 Trumpet Tune - Warlike Consort - William Christie
13 King Arthur : Act 5 'Saint George' [Soprano, Chorus] - William Christie
13 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'Saint George' [Soprano, Chorus] - William Christie
14 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 'Our natives not alone appear' [Chorus] - William Christie
14 King Arthur : Act 5 'Our natives not alone appear' [Chorus] - William Christie
15 Purcell : King Arthur : Act 5 Chaconne - William Christie
15 King Arthur : Act 5 Chaconne - William Christie
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