The Fairy Queen (Les Arts Florissants feat. conductor: William Christie)
Musical Album
Artist
Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell (pronounced /ˈpɜrsəl/; 10 September 1659 (?) – 21 November 1695), was an English Baroque composer. Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements but devised a peculiarly English style of Baroque music.
Purcell was born in St Ann's Lane, Old Pye Street, Westminster. Henry...
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Tracks:
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Symphony
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: "Now the Night is chased away" / "Let the Fifes and the Clarions"
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Entry of Phoebus
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: "When a cruel long winter" / Chorus: "Hail! great parent of us all"
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Spring: "Thus the ever grateful Spring"
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Summer: "Here's the Summer, sprightly, gay"
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Autumn: "See, see my many colour'd fields"
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Winter: "Next Winter comes slowly"
- The Fairy Queen, Act IV: Fourth Act Tune: Air
- The Fairy Queen, Act V: Prelude
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