Purcell: Theatre Music, Vol. 2 Johane Ansell

• 1 Overture 02:53
• 2 Slow Air 02:30
• 3 Hornpipe 01:25
• 4 Air 01:40
• 5 Hornpipe 01:25
• 6 Jig 02:26
• 7 Trumpet Air 01:50
• 8 Song: See where repenting Celia lyes 03:03
• 9 March 01:27
• 10 Hornpipe on a Ground 01:36
• 11 Song: Whilst I with grief did on you look 03:06
• 12 Overture 03:41
• 13 Song: Pursuing Beauty, Men descry 04:59
• 14 Dialogue: No more, Sir, no more 02:39
• 15 Song: In vain Clemene, you bestow 02:43
• 16 I see she flies me ev'rywhere 01:49
• 17 Overture 03:22
• 18 Hornpipe 01:53
• 19 Song: Thus to a ripe, consenting maid 02:11
• 20 Slow Air 03:17
• 21 Hornpipe 01:26
• 22 Duet: As Amoret and Thyrsis lay 03:08
• 23 Rondeau 01:11
• 24 Menuet 01:39
• 25 Bouree 01:12
• 26 March 02:08
• 27 Jig 01:37
• Total Runtime 01:02:16

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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