Purcell: Theatre Music, Vol. 2 Johane Ansell

• 1Overture02:53
• 2Slow Air02:30
• 3Hornpipe01:25
• 4Air01:40
• 5Hornpipe01:25
• 6Jig02:26
• 7Trumpet Air01:50
• 8Song: See where repenting Celia lyes03:03
• 9March01:27
• 10Hornpipe on a Ground01:36
• 11Song: Whilst I with grief did on you look03:06
• 12Overture03:41
• 13Song: Pursuing Beauty, Men descry04:59
• 14Dialogue: No more, Sir, no more02:39
• 15Song: In vain Clemene, you bestow02:43
• 16I see she flies me ev'rywhere01:49
• 17Overture03:22
• 18Hornpipe01:53
• 19Song: Thus to a ripe, consenting maid02:11
• 20Slow Air03:17
• 21Hornpipe01:26
• 22Duet: As Amoret and Thyrsis lay03:08
• 23Rondeau01:11
• 24Menuet01:39
• 25Bouree01:12
• 26March02:08
• 27Jig01:37
• Total Runtime01:02:16

Info for Purcell: Theatre Music, Vol. 2

Despite his immersion in the composition of sacred music, Purcell retained a lifelong interest in the theatre—an aspect of his oeuvre that has been neglected. Among the authors of the five works on this recording were two of the most celebrated of the age—John Dryden and William Congreve—and for their ‘semi-operas’ Purcell produced incidental music and songs of vitality, wit, and imaginative text-setting that offer an intriguing look at the world of Restoration drama.

„…music of great charm, lyricism or jauntiness in turn, performed beautifully by the Aradia Ensemble under Kevin Mallon, with soloists soprano Johane Ansell and baritone Jason Nedecky in fine form.“ (Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review)

Aradia Ensemble
Jason Nedecky, baritone
Johane Ansell, soprano
Kevin Mallon, conductor

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