Alfred Deller- The Purcell Album
" Vanguard's reissues of Purcell, the composer most closely associated with Alfred Deller... The purity of tone, the extraordinary resonance of lower and middle notes, the technical skill and sensitivity of his singing all remain... Stylish playing by George Malcolm and others (including young Neville Marriner)... celebrated not only Deller himself but his generation who did so much to bring Purcell out to reveal his genius" (Gramophone)
Tracklist:
- Oedipus, Z.583: Music For A While
- King Arthur, Z.628: Venus's Song: Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling
- Pausanias, Z.585: Sweeter Than Roses
- The Indian Queen, Z.630: I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly
- If Music Be The Food Of Love Z.379a (1st Version, 1692)
- Welcome To All The Pleasures "Ode On St. Cecilia's Day", Z. 339: Here The Deities Approve
- Rejoice In The Lord Alway "The Bell Anthem", Z.49
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: I. Mystery's Son
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: II. Secrecy's Song
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: III. Epithalamium: Thrice Happy Lover
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: IV. The Plain
- Dido And Aeneas, Z.626: Overture
- Dido And Aeneas, Z.626: Fear No Danger To Ensue
- Dido And Aeneas, Z.626: Thy Hand, Belinda - When I Am Laid In Earth - With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come
- My Beloved Spake, Z.28: I. Overture (Sinfonia)
- My Beloved Spake, Z.28: II. My Beloved Spake
- My Beloved Spake, Z.28: III. My Beloved Is Mine
- Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z.328: I. The Fife And All The Harmony Of War
- Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z.328: II. Hail! Bright Cecilia
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: I. Sound The Trumpet
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: II. Come, Come, Ye Sons Of Art
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: III. Strike The Viol
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: IV. See Nature Rejoicing
" Vanguard's reissues of Purcell, the composer most closely associated with Alfred Deller... The purity of tone, the extraordinary resonance of lower and middle notes, the technical skill and sensitivity of his singing all remain... Stylish playing by George Malcolm and others (including young Neville Marriner)... celebrated not only Deller himself but his generation who did so much to bring Purcell out to reveal his genius" (Gramophone)
Tracklist:
- Oedipus, Z.583: Music For A While
- King Arthur, Z.628: Venus's Song: Fairest Isle, All Isles Excelling
- Pausanias, Z.585: Sweeter Than Roses
- The Indian Queen, Z.630: I Attempt From Love's Sickness To Fly
- If Music Be The Food Of Love Z.379a (1st Version, 1692)
- Welcome To All The Pleasures "Ode On St. Cecilia's Day", Z. 339: Here The Deities Approve
- Rejoice In The Lord Alway "The Bell Anthem", Z.49
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: I. Mystery's Son
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: II. Secrecy's Song
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: III. Epithalamium: Thrice Happy Lover
- The Fairy-Queen, Z.629: IV. The Plain
- Dido And Aeneas, Z.626: Overture
- Dido And Aeneas, Z.626: Fear No Danger To Ensue
- Dido And Aeneas, Z.626: Thy Hand, Belinda - When I Am Laid In Earth - With Drooping Wings Ye Cupids Come
- My Beloved Spake, Z.28: I. Overture (Sinfonia)
- My Beloved Spake, Z.28: II. My Beloved Spake
- My Beloved Spake, Z.28: III. My Beloved Is Mine
- Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z.328: I. The Fife And All The Harmony Of War
- Hail! Bright Cecilia, Z.328: II. Hail! Bright Cecilia
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: I. Sound The Trumpet
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: II. Come, Come, Ye Sons Of Art
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: III. Strike The Viol
- Come Ye Sons Of Art, Z.323: IV. See Nature Rejoicing