The Parley Of Instruments, Roy Goodman - Purcell: Complete Theatre Ayres (1995)
BAND/ARTIST: The Parley Of Instruments, Roy Goodman
- Title: Purcell: Complete Theatre Ayres
- Year Of Release: 1995
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 03:28:32
- Total Size: 1.01 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD3
01. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: I. Overture
02. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: II. Preludio
03. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: III. Song Tune "Let the Soldiers Rejoice"
04. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: IV. Trumpet Tune
05. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: V. Country Dance
06. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: VI. Air
07. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
08. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: VIII. Air. Trumpet Tune
09. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: IX. Canaries
10. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: I. Overture
11. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: II. Air
12. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: III. Air
13. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: IV. Song Tune "Fairest Isle"
14. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: V. Hornpipe
15. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: VI. Hornpipe "Come, Shepherds"
16. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: VII. Song Tune "How Blest Are Shepherds"
17. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: VIII. Air
18. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: IX. Song Tune "Round Thy Coasts"
19. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: X. Song Tune "Come If You Dare"
20. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: XI. Trumpet Tune
21. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: XII. Trumpet Tune
22. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: XIII. Chaconne
23. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: I. Overture
24. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: II. Hornpipe
25. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: III. Air
26. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: IV. Air
27. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: V. Rondeau
28. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: VI. Preludio
29. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
30. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: VIII Overture. Symphony While the Swans Come Forward
31. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: IX. Song Tune "If Love's a Sweet Passion"
32. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: X. Jig
33. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XI. Dance for the Fairies
34. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XII. Air 4 in 2. Dance for the Followers of Night
35. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XIII. Song Tune "Sing While We Trip It"
36. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XIV. Air
37. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XV. Air
38. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XVI. Song Tune "Thus Happy and Free"
39. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XVII. Chaconne. Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman
40. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XVIII. Air
41. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: I. Overture
42. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: II. Trumpet Tune
43. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: III. Trumpet Tune. I Come to Sing Great Zempoalla's Story
44. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: IV. Air
45. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: V. Hornpipe
46. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: VI. Air
47. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
48. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: VIII. Air
49. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: IX. Song Tune "We the Spirits of the Air"
50. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: X. Rondeau
CD2
01. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: I. Overture
02. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: II. Slow Air
03. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: III. Hornpipe
04. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: IV. Air
05. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: V. Hornpipe
06. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: VI. Jig
07. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: VII. Trumpet Air
08. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: VIII. March
09. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: IX. Hornpipe on a Ground
10. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: I. Overture
11. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: II. Hornpipe
12. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: III. Slow Air
13. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: IV. Hornpipe
14. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: V. Rondeau
15. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: VI. Minuet
16. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: VII. Borry
17. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: VIII. March
18. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: IX. Jig
19. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: I. Overture
20. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: II. Saraband
21. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: III. Hornpipe
22. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: IV. Scotch Tune
23. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: V. Air
24. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: VI. Minuet
25. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
26. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: VIII. Borry (Bourrée), or Gavotte
27. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: I. Overture
28. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: II. Hornpipe
29. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: III. Minuet
30. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: IV. Air
31. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: V. Hornpipe
32. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: VI. Minuet. Slow Air
33. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: VII. Minuet
34. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: VIII. Air
35. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: IX. Air
36. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: I. Overture
37. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: II. Air
38. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: III. Slow Air
39. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: IV. Air
40. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: V. Hornpipe, or Jig
41. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: VI. Rondeau
42. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: VII. Air
43. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: VIII. Minuet
44. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
45. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: II. Air
46. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: III. Rondeau Minuet
47. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: IV. Air
48. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: V. Jig "Lilliburlero"
49. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: VI. Chaconne
50. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: VII. Air
51. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: VIII. Minuet
CD3
01. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
02. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: II. Rondeau. Hornpipe
03. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: III. Air
04. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: IV. Air
05. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: V. Minuet
06. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: VI. Air
07. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: VII. Jig
08. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: VIII. Hornpipe
09. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: IX. Air
10. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
11. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: II. Song Tune "Britons, Strike Home"
12. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: III. Song Tune "To Arms, to Arms"
13. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: IV. Air
14. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: V. Hornpipe
15. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: VI. Air
16. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
17. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: VIII. Air
18. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: IX. Minuet
19. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
20. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: II. Song Tune "Ah, How Sweet It Is to Love"
21. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: III. Slow Air
22. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: IV. Air
23. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: V. Preludio
24. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: VI. Hornpipe
25. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: VII. Minuet
26. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: VIII. Minuet
27. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: IX. Air "La Furstenburg"
28. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": I. [Allegro]
29. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": II. Canzona
30. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": III. [Adagio]
31. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": IV. [Allegro] – [Adagio] – [Allegro]
32. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture in G Minor (Possibly for the Lost Prologue)
33. Purcell: Sir Anthony Love, Z. 588: Overture
34. Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona – Adagio – Canzona
35. Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632, Suite: II. Curtain Tune on a Ground
36. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act III: Symphony
All these works were published within 18 months of Purcell's death. The 13 suites of choice movements from plays and semi-operas, entitled A Collection of Ayres, compos'd for theTheatre, and upon other occasions, may well have been the editing work of Purcell's brother, Daniel.
Whoever it was had a rare combination of musical integrity and commercial flair: the pieces lifted from Purcell's interpolations to plays are often reordered and arranged with a deftness and charm which conveys the spirit of the theatre as well as heightening the loss and poignancy of Purcell's passing. How moving the Rondeau Minuet from The Gordian KnotUnty'd must have seemed to those who knew and loved Purcell.
As a major retrospective of Purcell's life in the theatre, the Ayres for the Theatre mainly comprise instrumental dances from their original sources, though there are several movements readapted from sung airs, such as 'Fairest isle' from King Arthur and 'If love's a sweet passion' from The Fairy Queen. The tunes are wonderful and varied, the inner part-writing skilful and the rhythmic imagination knows no bounds.
Even so, this isn't music where more than a suite at a time can be recommended for ultimate satisfaction: stop while you still want more. And more you'll most certainly want with Roy Goodman's alert and distinctive direction. If a few of the movements sound a touch mundane and lack dynamism as one follows on from another, the positive side is that the performances are never forced and rarely mannered. For the semi-opera 'suites', Goodman employs a full orchestra. What The Parley of Instruments has in abundance is a cordiality of expression which seems so absolutely right, especially in the slower airs.
CD3
01. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: I. Overture
02. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: II. Preludio
03. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: III. Song Tune "Let the Soldiers Rejoice"
04. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: IV. Trumpet Tune
05. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: V. Country Dance
06. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: VI. Air
07. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
08. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: VIII. Air. Trumpet Tune
09. Purcell: Dioclesian, Z. 627, Suite: IX. Canaries
10. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: I. Overture
11. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: II. Air
12. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: III. Air
13. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: IV. Song Tune "Fairest Isle"
14. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: V. Hornpipe
15. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: VI. Hornpipe "Come, Shepherds"
16. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: VII. Song Tune "How Blest Are Shepherds"
17. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: VIII. Air
18. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: IX. Song Tune "Round Thy Coasts"
19. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: X. Song Tune "Come If You Dare"
20. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: XI. Trumpet Tune
21. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: XII. Trumpet Tune
22. Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Suite: XIII. Chaconne
23. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: I. Overture
24. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: II. Hornpipe
25. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: III. Air
26. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: IV. Air
27. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: V. Rondeau
28. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: VI. Preludio
29. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
30. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: VIII Overture. Symphony While the Swans Come Forward
31. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: IX. Song Tune "If Love's a Sweet Passion"
32. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: X. Jig
33. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XI. Dance for the Fairies
34. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XII. Air 4 in 2. Dance for the Followers of Night
35. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XIII. Song Tune "Sing While We Trip It"
36. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XIV. Air
37. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XV. Air
38. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XVI. Song Tune "Thus Happy and Free"
39. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XVII. Chaconne. Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman
40. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Suite: XVIII. Air
41. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: I. Overture
42. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: II. Trumpet Tune
43. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: III. Trumpet Tune. I Come to Sing Great Zempoalla's Story
44. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: IV. Air
45. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: V. Hornpipe
46. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: VI. Air
47. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
48. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: VIII. Air
49. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: IX. Song Tune "We the Spirits of the Air"
50. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Suite: X. Rondeau
CD2
01. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: I. Overture
02. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: II. Slow Air
03. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: III. Hornpipe
04. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: IV. Air
05. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: V. Hornpipe
06. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: VI. Jig
07. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: VII. Trumpet Air
08. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: VIII. March
09. Purcell: The Married Beau, Z. 603, Suite: IX. Hornpipe on a Ground
10. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: I. Overture
11. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: II. Hornpipe
12. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: III. Slow Air
13. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: IV. Hornpipe
14. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: V. Rondeau
15. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: VI. Minuet
16. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: VII. Borry
17. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: VIII. March
18. Purcell: The Old Batchelor, Z. 607, Suite: IX. Jig
19. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: I. Overture
20. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: II. Saraband
21. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: III. Hornpipe
22. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: IV. Scotch Tune
23. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: V. Air
24. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: VI. Minuet
25. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
26. Purcell: Amphitryon, Z. 572, Suite: VIII. Borry (Bourrée), or Gavotte
27. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: I. Overture
28. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: II. Hornpipe
29. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: III. Minuet
30. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: IV. Air
31. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: V. Hornpipe
32. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: VI. Minuet. Slow Air
33. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: VII. Minuet
34. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: VIII. Air
35. Purcell: The Double Dealer, Z. 592, Suite: IX. Air
36. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: I. Overture
37. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: II. Air
38. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: III. Slow Air
39. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: IV. Air
40. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: V. Hornpipe, or Jig
41. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: VI. Rondeau
42. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: VII. Air
43. Purcell: Distressed Innocence, Z. 577, Suite: VIII. Minuet
44. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
45. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: II. Air
46. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: III. Rondeau Minuet
47. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: IV. Air
48. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: V. Jig "Lilliburlero"
49. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: VI. Chaconne
50. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: VII. Air
51. Purcell: The Gordian Knot Untied, Z. 597, Suite: VIII. Minuet
CD3
01. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
02. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: II. Rondeau. Hornpipe
03. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: III. Air
04. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: IV. Air
05. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: V. Minuet
06. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: VI. Air
07. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: VII. Jig
08. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: VIII. Hornpipe
09. Purcell: Abdelazar, Z. 570, Suite: IX. Air
10. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
11. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: II. Song Tune "Britons, Strike Home"
12. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: III. Song Tune "To Arms, to Arms"
13. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: IV. Air
14. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: V. Hornpipe
15. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: VI. Air
16. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: VII. Hornpipe
17. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: VIII. Air
18. Purcell: Bonduca, Z. 574, Suite: IX. Minuet
19. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona
20. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: II. Song Tune "Ah, How Sweet It Is to Love"
21. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: III. Slow Air
22. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: IV. Air
23. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: V. Preludio
24. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: VI. Hornpipe
25. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: VII. Minuet
26. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: VIII. Minuet
27. Purcell: The Virtuous Wife, Z. 611, Suite: IX. Air "La Furstenburg"
28. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": I. [Allegro]
29. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": II. Canzona
30. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": III. [Adagio]
31. Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act IV: Sonata "While the Sun Rises": IV. [Allegro] – [Adagio] – [Allegro]
32. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Overture in G Minor (Possibly for the Lost Prologue)
33. Purcell: Sir Anthony Love, Z. 588: Overture
34. Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632, Suite: I. Overture. Grave – Canzona – Adagio – Canzona
35. Purcell: Timon of Athens, Z. 632, Suite: II. Curtain Tune on a Ground
36. Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act III: Symphony
All these works were published within 18 months of Purcell's death. The 13 suites of choice movements from plays and semi-operas, entitled A Collection of Ayres, compos'd for theTheatre, and upon other occasions, may well have been the editing work of Purcell's brother, Daniel.
Whoever it was had a rare combination of musical integrity and commercial flair: the pieces lifted from Purcell's interpolations to plays are often reordered and arranged with a deftness and charm which conveys the spirit of the theatre as well as heightening the loss and poignancy of Purcell's passing. How moving the Rondeau Minuet from The Gordian KnotUnty'd must have seemed to those who knew and loved Purcell.
As a major retrospective of Purcell's life in the theatre, the Ayres for the Theatre mainly comprise instrumental dances from their original sources, though there are several movements readapted from sung airs, such as 'Fairest isle' from King Arthur and 'If love's a sweet passion' from The Fairy Queen. The tunes are wonderful and varied, the inner part-writing skilful and the rhythmic imagination knows no bounds.
Even so, this isn't music where more than a suite at a time can be recommended for ultimate satisfaction: stop while you still want more. And more you'll most certainly want with Roy Goodman's alert and distinctive direction. If a few of the movements sound a touch mundane and lack dynamism as one follows on from another, the positive side is that the performances are never forced and rarely mannered. For the semi-opera 'suites', Goodman employs a full orchestra. What The Parley of Instruments has in abundance is a cordiality of expression which seems so absolutely right, especially in the slower airs.
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