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The Queen’s Favourites / La Petite Écurie
Arcana

The Queen’s Favourites / La Petite Écurie

$20.99

Details

Composer
Thomas Morgan, James Paisible, Henry Purcell
Artist
La Petite Ecurie
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Apr 22, 2022
Catalog #
A527
UPC
3760195735275

About

On its debut album, La Petite Écurie presents a fascinating collection of English music by the most respected composers from around 1700: Thomas Morgan, Godfrey Finger, James Paisible and Henry Purcell. Paisible, who came originally from France, was Queen Anne’s favorite composer; he composed and directed numerous works for ‘the Queen's Oboe Band’. However, it is not only suites by Paisible himself that feature in this manuscript source; his handwriting can be recognized in both his own music and several other pieces, suggesting that he may have copied, organized performances of and perhaps arranged works by his colleagues for concerts at court. A rich variety of styles, rhythms and expressive forms may be heard here in overtures, dances, operatic arias and melodies, most of which are quite unknown. Since the oboe music of the eighteenth century is still rarely played and researched today, La Petite Écurie has set itself the task of rediscovering the beauty of a repertory that was very much in vogue at the time, performing it at the most prestigious European early music festivals and planning further recording projects.

Tracklist 46 tracks

  1. 1 I. Ouverture 02:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Ouverture
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  2. 2 II. Aire 01:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Aire
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  3. 3 III. Ornepaipe 01:14
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Ornepaipe
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  4. 4 IV. Entrée 01:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Entrée
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  5. 5 V. Gigue 00:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Gigue
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  6. 6 VI. Paspiet 00:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Paspiet
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  7. 7 VII. Trompette 00:55
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Trompette
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  8. 8 I. Ouverture 01:57
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Ouverture
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  9. 9 II. Gavotte 00:41
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Gavotte
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  10. 10 III. Hornpipe 00:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Hornpipe
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  11. 11 IV. [Aire] 00:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. [Aire]
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  12. 12 V. Scotch Tune 01:07
    Track
    12
    Title
    V. Scotch Tune
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  13. 13 VI. Rondeau 00:31
    Track
    13
    Title
    VI. Rondeau
    Duration
    00:31
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  14. 14 VII. Allemande 01:54
    Track
    14
    Title
    VII. Allemande
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  15. 15 VIII. Gigue 01:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    VIII. Gigue
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  16. 16 IX. Rondeau 01:10
    Track
    16
    Title
    IX. Rondeau
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  17. 17 X. [Aria] 00:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    X. [Aria]
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  18. 18 XI. Hornpipe 00:55
    Track
    18
    Title
    XI. Hornpipe
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  19. 19 XII. Chaconne 03:21
    Track
    19
    Title
    XII. Chaconne
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Thomas Morgan
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  20. 20 I. [Preludio] 02:03
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. [Preludio]
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  21. 21 II. [Song Tune] 01:50
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. [Song Tune]
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  22. 22 III. Hornpipe 00:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Hornpipe
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  23. 23 IV. Overture 02:06
    Track
    23
    Title
    IV. Overture
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  24. 24 V. [Aire] 00:57
    Track
    24
    Title
    V. [Aire]
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  25. 25 VI. Rondeau 01:55
    Track
    25
    Title
    VI. Rondeau
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  26. 26 No. 2. Air 01:36
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 2. Air
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  27. 27 No. 3. Hornpipe 00:56
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 3. Hornpipe
    Duration
    00:56
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  28. 28 No. 6. Air 00:39
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 6. Air
    Duration
    00:39
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  29. 29 Trumpet tune 03:34
    Track
    29
    Title
    Trumpet tune
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  30. 30 Aire 01:28
    Track
    30
    Title
    Aire
    Duration
    01:28
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  31. 31 Gigue 01:16
    Track
    31
    Title
    Gigue
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  32. 32 I. Prelude 02:29
    Track
    32
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  33. 33 II. Aire 01:26
    Track
    33
    Title
    II. Aire
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  34. 34 III. Hornipipe 00:37
    Track
    34
    Title
    III. Hornipipe
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  35. 35 IV. Minuet 02:27
    Track
    35
    Title
    IV. Minuet
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  36. 36 V. Pasacaille 00:41
    Track
    36
    Title
    V. Pasacaille
    Duration
    00:41
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  37. 37 The Queen's Farewell 03:08
    Track
    37
    Title
    The Queen's Farewell
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    James Paisible
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  38. 38 I. [Ouverture] 03:08
    Track
    38
    Title
    I. [Ouverture]
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  39. 39 II. [Menuet] 00:48
    Track
    39
    Title
    II. [Menuet]
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  40. 40 III. [Rigaudon] 00:49
    Track
    40
    Title
    III. [Rigaudon]
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  41. 41 IV. [Aire] 01:05
    Track
    41
    Title
    IV. [Aire]
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  42. 42 V. [Trompette] 01:27
    Track
    42
    Title
    V. [Trompette]
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  43. 43 VI. [Courante, Passepied] 01:59
    Track
    43
    Title
    VI. [Courante, Passepied]
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  44. 44 VII. [Intrada] 01:53
    Track
    44
    Title
    VII. [Intrada]
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  45. 45 VIII. [Bourrée] 00:33
    Track
    45
    Title
    VIII. [Bourrée]
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie
  46. 46 IX. [Passacaille] 02:04
    Track
    46
    Title
    IX. [Passacaille]
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Gottfried Finger
    Ensemble
    La Petite Écurie