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Purcell: Theatre Music
The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
135 SONGS • 6 HOURS AND 47 MINUTES • JAN 01 1990
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Purcell: Circe: Lovers who to their first embraces go
Elizabeth Lane, James Bowman, Taverner Choir, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:17
36
Purcell: Circe: Magicians' Dance . . . Pluto, arise!
Christopher Keyte, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:39
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Purcell: The Virtuous Wife: Overture
02:13
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Purcell: The Virtuous Wife: Song tune - Slow Air - Air
04:48
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Purcell: The Virtuous Wife: Preludio - Hornpipe - Minuet - Minuet (1st Act Tune)
06:11
40
Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Overture
02:24
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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Hornpipe
01:03
42
Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Thus to a ripe consenting maid
Martyn Hill, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:24
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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: Slow Air - Hornpipe
01:59
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Purcell: The Old Bachelor: As Amoret and Thyrsis
Judith Nelson, Christopher Keyte, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:26
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Purcell: The Old Bachelor, Z.607: Rondeau - Menuet - Boree - March - Jig
04:13
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Purcell: Overture in G minor, Z.770
01:56
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Purcell: Don Quixote: Sing all ye muses
James Bowman, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:46
48
Purcell: Don Quixote: When the world first knew creation
David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:19
49
Purcell: Don Quixote: Let the dreadful engines
David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
06:34
50
Purcell: Don Quixote: With this sacred charming wand
David Thomas, Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
09:09
51
Purcell: Don Quixote: Since times are so bad
David Thomas, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
05:20
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Purcell: Don Quixote: Genius of England
Martyn Hill, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:30
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Purcell: Don Quixote: Lads and Lasses
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:45
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Purcell: Don Quixote: From rosy bowers
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
06:01
55
Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Overture -
02:39
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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Saraband
01:12
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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Celia, that I once was blest
Martyn Hill, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:38
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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias, Z.572: Hornpipe - Scotch Tune
02:16
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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: For Iris I sigh
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:41
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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Air - Minuet - Hornpipe
02:36
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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Fair Iris and her Swain
Judith Nelson, Christopher Keyte, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:38
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Purcell: Amphitryon, or The Two Sosias: Bourrée
00:49
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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Overture
02:48
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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Hornpipe-Minuet-Air-Hornpipe
04:15
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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Cynthia frowns
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:28
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Purcell: The Double Dealer: Minuet-Minuet-Air-Air
04:35
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Purcell: The Richmond Heiress or A Woman Once in the Right: Song: Behold the Man
Judith Nelson, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
08:32
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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): Overture
03:31
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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): Celia has a thousand charms
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:19
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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): Take not a woman's anger ill
Martyn Hill, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:20
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Purcell: The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love (z609): How happy, how happy is she
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:33
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Purcell: Henry the Second, King of England (Z.580): In vain, 'gainst love, in vain I strove
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:53
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Purcell: Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr: Hark! my Damilcar!
Judith Nelson, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:18
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Purcell: Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr: Ah! how sweet it is to love
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:23
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Purcell: Overture in G Minor, Z.772
03:13
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Prepare, the rites begin
David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:43
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Can'st thou, Marina
James Bowman, Martyn Hill, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:51
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: The gate to bliss
Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:55
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Hark! Hark! behold the heavn'ly choir
David Thomas, Taverner Choir, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:45
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Now the fight's done
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:19
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Sad as death at dead of night
Judith Nelson, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:20
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Dream no more of pleasures past
Judith Nelson, James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:44
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Hail to the myrtle shade
Judith Nelson, James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:35
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Purcell: Theodosius, or The Force of Love: Ah! Cruel, bloody fate
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:15
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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: Nymphs and Shepherds
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:52
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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: We come
Judith Nelson, James Bowman, Martyn Hill, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:39
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Purcell: The Libertine, or The Force of Love, Z.600: Prelude
01:27
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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: Prepare, prepare, new guests draw near
David Thomas, Taverner Choir, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:38
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Purcell: The Libertine, or the Force of Love: To arms, heroic prince
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:17
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Purcell: The Massacre of Paris: Thy genius, lo! (2 settings)
Judith Nelson, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
06:18
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Purcell: Oedipus: Hear, ye sullen powers below
James Bowman, Martyn Hill, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:03
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Purcell: Oedipus, Z.583: Music for a While
James Bowman, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:42
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Purcell: Oedipus: Come away, do not stay...Laius, hear
James Bowman, Martyn Hill, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:22
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Purcell: Overture in D Minor
02:48
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Purcell: The History of King Richard the Second (The Sicilian Usurper) - original version, 1681: Retir'd from any mortal's sight
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:58
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Purcell: Sir Barnaby Whigg or No Wit Like a Woman's - original version, 1681: Blow, Blow, Boreas blow
David Thomas, Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:42
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Purcell: Sophonisba or Hannibal's Overthrow - original version, 1685: Beneath the poplar's shadow
Judith Nelson, Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
01:48
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Purcell: The English Lawyer - original version, 1685: My wife has a tongue
Paul Elliott, Alan Byers, Peter Bamber, Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
01:25
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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: I sigh'd, and I pin'd...There's nothing so fatal... wom
Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:49
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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: Fled is my love...'Tis death alone...I'll mount to yon
Rogers Covey-Crump, Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
02:43
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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: I'll sail upon the Dog-Star
Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:24
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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: Jenny, 'gin you can love
Judith Nelson, Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:12
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Purcell: "I'll sail upon the dog-star" - original version, 1688: If thou wilt give me back my love
Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
00:41
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Purcell: The Indian Emperor or The Conquest of Mexico: I look'd and saw within
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:04
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Purcell: The Knight of Malta - original version, 1699: At the close of the ev'ning
David Thomas, Geoffrey Shaw, Michael George, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:29
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Purcell: A Dialogue between Thirsis and Daphne: Why, my Daphne, why complaining
David Thomas, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:37
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Purcell: The Wife's Excuse, or Cuckolds make themselves - original version, 1691: Ingrateful love!
Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:28
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Purcell: The Wife's Excuse, or Cuckolds make themselves - original version, 1691: Hang this whining way of wooing
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:26
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Purcell: The Wife's Excuse, or Cuckolds make themselves - original version, 1691: Say; Cruel Amoret...Corinna, I excuse thy face
Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:31
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Purcell: Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero - original version: No, no, poor suff'ring heart
Emma Kirkby, Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
02:59
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Purcell: Regulus or The Faction of Carthage - original version, 1692: Ah me! to many deaths
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:14
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Purcell: The Marriage-Hater Match'd - original version, 1692: As soon as the chaos...How vile are the sordid untregue
Rogers Covey-Crump, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:02
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Purcell: Love Triumphant or Nature Will Prevail: How happy's the husband
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:43
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Purcell: Rule a Wife and Have a Wife - original version: There's not a swain
Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:11
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Purcell: The Female Virtuosos - Thomas Wright, after Molière's 'Les Femmes savantes': Love, thou art best
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:57
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Purcell: Epsom Wells - original version: Leave these useless arts
Emma Kirkby, David Thomas, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:12
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Purcell: The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather than Fail - original version: Though you make no return
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:08
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Purcell: The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather than Fail - original version: No, resistance is but vain
Judith Nelson, Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:13
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Purcell: The Maid's Last Prayer, or Any Rather than Fail - original version: Tell me no more
Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
01:57
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Purcell: Aureng-Zebe or The Great Mogul: I see, she flies me
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:34
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Purcell: The Canterbury Guests or A Bargain Broken - original version: Good neighbour why?
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, David Thomas, Julian Pike, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:19
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Purcell: The Fatal Marriage or The Innocent Adultery - original version: The Danger is over
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:16
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Purcell: The Fatal Marriage or The Innocent Adultery - original version: I sigh'd and owned my love
Emma Kirkby, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:49
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Purcell: The Spanish Friar or The Double Discovery - original version: Whilst I with grief
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:43
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Purcell: Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country. (1695), Z585 - original version: Sweeter than Roses
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:01
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Purcell: Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country. (1695), Z585 - original version: My dearest, my fairest
Judith Nelson, Rogers Covey-Crump, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
02:36
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Purcell: The Mock Marriage - original version: Oh! how you protest...'Twas within a furlong
Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
04:44
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Purcell: Oroonoko: Celemene, pray tell me
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood
03:09
129
Purcell: Pavan No. 1 in A major, Z.748
Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
03:31
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Purcell: Pavan No. 2 in A minor, Z.749
Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
02:54
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Purcell: Pavan No. 3 in B flat a 3, Z.750
Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
03:03
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Purcell: Pavan No. 4 in G minor, Z.751
Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
03:21
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Purcell: Pavan No. 5 in G minor a 4, Z.752
Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
04:09
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Purcell: Trio Sonata, for violin, bass viol and organ, Z.780
Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
06:50
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Purcell: Chacony in G minor Z 730
Christopher Hogwood & The Academy of Ancient Music
04:48
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