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Purcell: Ayres & Songs from Orpheus Britannicus & Harmonica
Arcana

Purcell: Ayres & Songs from Orpheus Britannicus & Harmonica

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Composer
PURCELL, HENRY
Artist
Feldman, North, Cunningham, Moroney
Format
CD
Label
Arcana
Released
Apr 14, 2017
Catalog #
A430
UPC
3760195734308

About

It is an important moment in the life of a singer when she is able to confront the standard repertory. After years spent studying theatre and music in Shakespeare's England under the guidance of musicologist Philip Brett, Jill Feldman recorded two programmes of Henry Purcell's music in 1992, which is reissued here. Many of the ‘Ayres and Songs’ from Orpheus Britannicus are connected to the English theatrical tradition. In the earliest piece on this album, ‘From Silent Shades’, and the latest, ‘From Rosy Bow'rs’, we hear one theatrical tradition – placing the voice of truth in the mouth of a madman. In the same way, we hear the wisdom of Touchstone in As You Like It, of Feste in Twelfth Night, and of King Lear's Fool. This programme, superbly accompanied by lutenist Nigel North, searches for that wisdom throughout. In the Harmonia Sacra recording, Purcell’s sacred hymns are interspersed with his complete organ works played by Davitt Moroney, with whom Jill Feldman had collaborated ever since their meeting in 1975 as part of Philip Brett’s ensemble at Berkeley in California. The organ is an exquisite instrument built by Purcell’s contemporary, Thomas Dallam (1677), which resides in the small village of Guimiliau in Brittany.

Tracklist 38 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment 03:10
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ah! Belinda, I am press'd with torment
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  3. 2 No. 9. From rosy bow'rs 06:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 9. From rosy bow'rs
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham
  4. 3 No. 2. Music for a While 03:45
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Music for a While
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  5. 4 Fly swift, ye hours, Z. 369 05:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    Fly swift, ye hours, Z. 369
    Duration
    05:45
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham
  6. 5 No. 5. Strike the Viol, touch the lute 02:18
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Strike the Viol, touch the lute
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham
  7. 6 No. 1. Sweeter than Roses 03:05
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Sweeter than Roses
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  8. 7 I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain 01:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    I attempt from love's sickness to fly in vain
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  9. 8 From silent shades, and the Elysian groves, Z. 370, "Bess of Bedlam" 04:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    From silent shades, and the Elysian groves, Z. 370, "Bess of Bedlam"
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  10. 9 The Spanish Friar, Z. 610, "The Double Discovery": Whilst I with grief did on you look 02:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    The Spanish Friar, Z. 610, "The Double Discovery": Whilst I with grief did on you look
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  11. 10 What a sad fate is mine, Z. 428b 03:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    What a sad fate is mine, Z. 428b
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  12. 11 No. 2. Ah! how sweet it is to love 02:05
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2. Ah! how sweet it is to love
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  13. 12 Since from my dear Astrea's sight 03:11
    Track
    12
    Title
    Since from my dear Astrea's sight
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  14. 13 Act III: Ye gentle spirits of the air, appear! 05:42
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act III: Ye gentle spirits of the air, appear!
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham
  15. 14 Act V: Thrice happy lovers 02:48
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act V: Thrice happy lovers
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham
  16. 15 Act V: Hark! How all things with one sound rejoice 01:54
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act V: Hark! How all things with one sound rejoice
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham
  17. 16 No. 4. Tis Nature's voice 03:44
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 4. Tis Nature's voice
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  18. 17 Fairest Isle, all isles excelling 02:20
    Track
    17
    Title
    Fairest Isle, all isles excelling
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  19. 18 Dear pretty youth 02:07
    Track
    18
    Title
    Dear pretty youth
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  20. 19 No. 17. O lead me to some peaceful gloom 02:42
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 17. O lead me to some peaceful gloom
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  21. 20 No. 17. The cares of lovers 01:55
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 17. The cares of lovers
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North
  22. 21 If music be the food of love, Z. 379 03:42
    Track
    21
    Title
    If music be the food of love, Z. 379
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham
  23. Disc 2
  24. 1 Voluntary in G Major, Z. 720 03:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Voluntary in G Major, Z. 720
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Davitt Moroney
  25. 2 Thou wakeful shepherd (A Morning Hymn), Z. 198 02:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    Thou wakeful shepherd (A Morning Hymn), Z. 198
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  26. 3 Lord, what is man, Z. 192, "A Divine Hymn" 05:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    Lord, what is man, Z. 192, "A Divine Hymn"
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  27. 4 Voluntary in D Minor, Z. 718 04:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    Voluntary in D Minor, Z. 718
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Davitt Moroney
  28. 5 How long, great God, Z. 189 04:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    How long, great God, Z. 189
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  29. 6 In the black, dismal dungeon of despair, Z. 190 04:42
    Track
    6
    Title
    In the black, dismal dungeon of despair, Z. 190
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  30. 7 O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z. 406 05:08
    Track
    7
    Title
    O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z. 406
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  31. 8 Voluntary in C Major, Z. 717 01:29
    Track
    8
    Title
    Voluntary in C Major, Z. 717
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Davitt Moroney
  32. 9 Tell me, some pitying angel, Z. 196, "The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation" 08:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Tell me, some pitying angel, Z. 196, "The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"
    Duration
    08:14
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  33. 10 Voluntary in D Minor, Z. 719 05:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Voluntary in D Minor, Z. 719
    Duration
    05:48
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Davitt Moroney
  34. 11 The earth trembled, Z. 197, "On our Saviour's Passion" 02:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    The earth trembled, Z. 197, "On our Saviour's Passion"
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  35. 12 With sick and famish'd eyes, Z. 200 05:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    With sick and famish'd eyes, Z. 200
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  36. 13 Verse in F Major, Z. 716 01:37
    Track
    13
    Title
    Verse in F Major, Z. 716
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Davitt Moroney
  37. 14 Full of wrath, Z. 185 02:49
    Track
    14
    Title
    Full of wrath, Z. 185
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  38. 15 Voluntary on the Old 100th, Z. 721 03:12
    Track
    15
    Title
    Voluntary on the Old 100th, Z. 721
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Davitt Moroney
  39. 16 Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Z. 195, "Adam's Sleep" 01:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    Sleep, Adam, and take thy rest, Z. 195, "Adam's Sleep"
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney
  40. 17 Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z. 193, "An Evening Hymn on a Ground" 04:20
    Track
    17
    Title
    Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z. 193, "An Evening Hymn on a Ground"
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Henry Purcell
    Performer
    Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney