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Английский композитор XVII века Генри Пёрселл (Henry Purcell, 1659 - 1695), современники называли его «Британским Орфеем».
Содержание второго диска:Трио-сонаты для двух скрипок и континуо. Мотеты. Похвала св. Цецилии. Сюита из семи-оперы «Король Артур». Арии. Песни. Инструментальная камерная музыка. Произведения для органа.

1. TRIO SONATAS FOR TWO VIOLINS AND CONTINUO
Heidelberger Barockensemble:
Leo Phillips, Guido de Neve - violine
Helmut Menzler - violoncello
Klaus Preis - cembalo
(1985)
1 (1) Sonate 1 g-moll (Vivace - Adagio - Presto - Largo) (6:28)
2 (2) Sonate IV F-Dur (Canzona - Largo - Allegro) (5:17)
3 (3) Sonate V a-moll (Adagio - Largo - Grave/Canzona/Adagio) (5:25)
4 (4) Sonate VI C-Dur (Canzona - Largo - Allegro) (5:13)
5 (5) Sonate VII e-moll (Canzona - Largo - Grave - Vivace) (6:23)
6 (6) Sonate X A-Dur (Largo - Grave - Presto) (4:29)
7 (7) Sonate XI f-moll (Canzona - Adagio - Largo) (5:35)
8 (8) Sonate XII D-Dur (Canzona - Poco Largo - Grave - Presto - Allegro) (5:40)

2. SECULAR MOTETS, LAUDATE CECILIAM, SUITE FROM "KING ARTHUR"
Collegium Aureum:
Paul Essword, Kevin Smith, David James - countertenor;
James Griffettt, Ian Partridge, James Lewington - tenor;
Brian Etheridge, David Thomas - bass
Pro Cantione Antiqua, London,
Mark Brown - direction
(1976)
(12) (1965)
1 (9) Hark, How the wild musicians sing (7:20)
2 (10) Not all my torments (2:41)
3 (11) Laudate Ceciliam (11:21)
4 (12) Suite from the opera "King Arthur" (15:51)
5 (13) Incidental Music from Oedipus: a) Hear ye sullen powers b) Music for a while c) Come away, do not stay (9:22)
6 (14) Lost is my quiet for ever (4:18)
7 (15) Arise ye subterranean winds (3:27)
8 (16) Tis wine was made to rule the day (5:19)

3. AIRS AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
Capriccio Stravagante
Skip Sempй (harpsichord)
Howard Crook (tenor)
(1986)
1 (17) Prelude & Symphony (4:08)
2 (18) If music be the food of love (3:43)
3 (19) Hark! the echoing air (2:34)
4 (20) Three parts upon a ground (4:56)
5 (21) \'Tis Nature\'s voice (5:02)
6 (22) Round-O (2:02)
7 (23) Overture in G minor (3:59)
8 (24) A Divine Hymn: Lord, what is Man (6:00)
9 (25) Chacony (4:43)
10 (26) Music for a while (4:02)
11 (27) Lovely Albina\'s come ashore (2:22)
12 (28) Fantazia 5 (3:27)
13 (29) Ground & Two in one upon a ground (5:10)
14 (30) Thrice happy lovers (2:30)
15 (31) Pavan in B flat (3:52)
16 (32) An Evening Hymn (5:54)

4. SONGS AND AIRS
Nancy Argenta (soprano)
Nigel North (archlute, theorbo, baroque guitar)
Richard Boothby (viola da gamba)
Paul Nicholson (harpsichord, organ) (33-52)
John Toll (harpsichord, organ) (53-74)
Rachel Becket, Marion Scott (recorders)
Paul Goodwin, Sophia McKenna (62) (oboes)
Mark Bennett (trumpet)
Pauline Nobes (58, 66), Nicholas Robinson (53, 57, 60, 72, 74), Fiona Huggett (53, 57, 60, 72, 74) (violins)
Trevor Jones (viola)
(1994)
1 (33) O solitude (5:24)
2 (34) Ah! how sweet it is to love (1:51)
3 (35) Not all my torments (2:24)
4 (36) Stripp\'d of their green (3:25)
5 (37) Tell me, some pitying angel (7:10)
6 (38) If music be the food of love (3:21)
7 (39) Hark! hark! the echoing air (2:11)
8 (40) The fatal hour comes on apace (4:00)
9 (41) Incassum, Lesbia (7:19)
10 (42) Sweeter than roses (2:59)
11 (43) Cupid, the slyest rogue alive (2:35)
12 (44) From silent shades (4:13)
13 (45) Dear pretty youth (1:58)
14 (46) From rosy bow\'rs (5:45)
15 (47) Now that the sun hath veil\'d his light (5:20)
16 (48) Beneath a poplar\'s shadow (1:58)
17 (49) I attempt from love\'s sickness to fly (2:02)
18 (50) Let us dance (1:28)
19 (51) Fairest isle (2:36)
20 (52) O solitude (6:14)
21 (53) Nymphs and Shepherds (2:12)
22 (54) Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams (3:05)
23 (55) Love in their little veins inspires (1:31)
24 (56) Fly swift, ye hours (5:25)
25 (57) They tell us that your mighty powers (3:22)
26 (58) The Plaint: O let me weep (8:12)
27 (59) In the black, dismal dungeon of despair (3:59)
28 (60) See, even Night herself is here (4:52)
29 (61) Why should men quarrel? (1:26)
30 (62) Seek not to know (3:56)
31 (63) Retir\'d from mortals\' sight (4:08)
32 (64) To arms, heroic Prince (3:10)
33 (65) O lead me to some peaceful gloom (2:51)
34 (66) Halcyon days (2:57)
35 (67) Bid the virtues (2:57)
36 (68) Lord, what is man? - a Divine Hymn (5:34)
37 (69) Music for a while (3:56)
38 (70) If music be the food of love (1st setting) (2:06)
39 (71) Sawney is a bonny lad - a Scotch Song (1:49)
40 (72) When I have often heard young maids complaining (3:15)
41 (73) Ah! cruel, bloody fate (2:28)
42 (74) Thy hand, Belinda... When I am laid in earth (4:24)

5. CHAMBER MUSIC
London Baroque
Charles Medlam - director
Ingrid Seifert, Ursula Weiss, Richard Gwilt - violons
Nicholas Logie - alto
Charles Medlam - violoncelle / viole de gambe
Lars Ulrik Mortensen - clavecin
(1990)
1 (75) 3 parts on a ground in D major (4:30)
2 (76) Sonata no.VI in G minor (6:18)
3 (77) Pavan a 4 in G minor (for 3 violins) (5:01)
4 (78) Chacony a 4 in G minor (4:26)
5 (79) Pavan a 3 in B flat major (3:30)
6 (80) Pavan a 3 in G minor (2:58)
7 (81) Pavan a 3 in A minor (3:56)
8 (82) Pavan a 3 in A major (4:00)
9 (83) Overture a 4 in D minor (3:22)
10 (84) Overture a 4 in G major (2:50)
11 (85) Overture a 5 in G minor (2:51)

Sonata no.VII in E minor
12 (86) Adagio (1:34)
13 (87) Canzona (1:28)
14 (88) Largo (1:27)
15 (89) Grave (1:07)
16 (90) Vivace (1:42)

Sonata no.XII in D major
17 (91) Adagio (0:37)
18 (92) Canzona (1:01)
19 (93) Poco largo (1:12)
20 (94) Grave (0:28)
21 (95) Presto (0:50)
22 (96) Allegro (1:05)

Suite a 4 in G major
23 (97) Overture (2:29)
24 (98) Sarabande (1:48)
25 (99) Bourrйe (0:54)
26 (100) Minuet (1:32)
27 (101) Jig (0:35)

6. COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS
John Butt - organ
(102, 103, 112-114) German organ, Greg Harrold, Opus 7 (1982)
(104, 105) Italian organ, builder unknown, 18th century
Spanish organ, Greg Harrold, Opus 11 (1988)
(1992)

Works for Organ
1 (102) Voluntary in G major (3:19)
2 (103) Voluntary in d minor for Double Organ (4:54)
3 (104) Verse in F major (1:47)
4 (105) Voluntary in C major (1:42)
5 (106) Voluntary in d minor (3:28)

Keyboard Transcriptions
6 (107) A Ground in Gamut [in G major] (4:11)
7 (108) March in C major, from The Married Beau (1:24)
8 (109) Trumpet Tune in C major, from The Indian Queen (0:47)
9 (110) Chaconne in g minor, from Timon of Athens (3:39)
10 (111) Trumpet Tune in C major, called the Cibell (1:32)
11 (112) Ground in c minor (attributed to William Croft?) (2:44)

Organ Works possibly by John Blow or Henry Purcell
12 (113) Voluntary on the Old 100th (3:33)
13 (114) Trumpet Voluntary in D major (2:20)