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Home > Erato - Parlophone > Vocal > PURCELL, H.: Songs and Airs (Argenta)

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Disc 1

1
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z. 406
00:05:26

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2059794

2
Tyrannic Love, Z. 613, "The Royal Martyr": Ah! how sweet it is to love
00:01:52

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060666

3
Not all my torments can your pity move, Z. 400
00:02:24

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - guitar

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060667

4
Stripp’d of their green, Z. 444
00:03:25

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - guitar

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060668

Purcell, Henry
Tate, Nahum - lyricist(s)
5
Tell me, some pitying angel, Z. 196, "The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"
00:07:10

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - organ

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060669

6
If music be the food of love, Z. 379
00:03:21

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060670

7
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act V: Hark! The echoing air a triumph sings
00:02:11

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060671

Purcell, Henry
Anonymous - lyricist(s)
8
The fatal hour comes on apace, Z. 421
00:04:01

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060672

Purcell, Henry
Herbert, R. - lyricist(s)
9
Incassum, Lesbia, Z. 383, "Queen's Epicedium"
00:07:20

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Nicholson, Paul - organ

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060673

10
Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z. 585: Sweeter than roses
00:02:59

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060674

11
Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z. 367
00:02:35

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060675

Purcell, Henry
Anonymous - lyricist(s)
12
From silent shades, and the Elysian groves, Z. 370, "Bess of Bedlam"
00:04:13

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060676

13
The Tempest, Z. 631, "The Enchanted Island", Act IV: Dear pretty youth
00:01:59

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - guitar

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060677

14
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Z. 578: No. 9. From rosy bow'rs
00:05:45

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - guitar

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060678

15
Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z. 193, "An Evening Hymn on a Ground"
00:05:20

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Nicholson, Paul - organ

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060679

Purcell, Henry
Anonymous - lyricist(s)
16
Sophonisba, Z. 590: Beneath a poplar's shadow
00:01:58

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060680

17
The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act III: I Attempt from Love's Sickness
00:02:03

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060681

18
The Prophetess, Z. 627, "The History of Dioclesian", Act V: Masque: Let us dance
00:01:29

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - guitar

Woolley, Robert - viola da gamba

Nicholson, Paul - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060682

19
King Arthur, Z. 628, "The British Worthy", Act V: Fairest Isle, all isles excelling
00:02:37

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060683

20
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z. 406
00:06:14

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060684

Disc 2

1
The Libertine, Z. 600: Nymphs and shepherds
00:02:05

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Huggett, Fiona - violin

Jones, Trevor - viola

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060685

Purcell, Henry
Anonymous - lyricist(s)
2
Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams, Z. 355
00:03:01

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060686

3
The History of Timon of Athens, The Man-Hater, Z. 632: Love in their little veins
00:01:27

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Scott, Marion Margarett - recorder

Beckett, Rachel - recorder

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060687

Purcell, Henry
Anonymous - lyricist(s)
4
Fly swift, ye hours, Z. 369
00:05:20

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060688

5
The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Act IV: They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers
00:03:18

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Huggett, Fiona - violin

Robinson, Nicholas - violin

Jones, Trevor - viola

North, Nigel - theorbo

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060689

6
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act V: The Plaint: O let me weep
00:08:04

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Robinson, Nicholas - violin

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060690

7
In the black, dismal dungeon of despair, Z. 190
00:03:54

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - theorbo

Toll, John - organ

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060691

8
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act II: See, even Night herself is here
00:04:50

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Huggett, Fiona - violin

Jones, Trevor - viola

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060692

The Indian Queen, Z. 630 (excerpts)
00:05:12

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Scott, Marion Margarett - recorder

Beckett, Rachel - recorder

McKenna, Sophia - oboe

Goodwin, Paul - oboe

North, Nigel - lute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060693

9
» Act I: Why Should Men Quarrel?
00:01:21

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Scott, Marion Margarett - recorder

Beckett, Rachel - recorder

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FRL6869_001

10
» Act III: Solo: Seek Not to Know
00:03:51

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

McKenna, Sophia - oboe

Goodwin, Paul - oboe

North, Nigel - lute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/stream.asp?s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2FRL6869_002

Purcell, Henry
Tate, Nahum - lyricist(s)
11
The Sicilian Usurper (The History of King Richard the Second), Z. 581: Retir'd from any mortal's sight
00:03:56

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060694

12
The Libertine, Z. 600: To arms, heroic Prince
00:03:05

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Bennett, Mark - trumpet

North, Nigel - theorbo

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060695

13
Bonduca, Z. 574, "The British Heroine": No. 17. O lead me to some peaceful gloom
00:02:49

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060696

14
The Tempest, Z. 631, "The Enchanted Island", Act V: Prelude and Aria: Halcyon days
00:02:49

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Goodwin, Paul - oboe

Nobes, Pauline - violin

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060697

Purcell, Henry
Tate, Nahum - lyricist(s)
15
Come, ye sons of art away, Z. 323: Bid the Virtues
00:05:53

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Goodwin, Paul - oboe

North, Nigel - theorbo

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060698

16
Lord, what is man, Z. 192, "A Divine Hymn"
00:05:30

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060699

17
Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: Music for a while
00:03:50

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060700

18
If music be the food of love, Z. 379
00:02:02

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060701

Purcell, Henry
Anonymous - lyricist(s)
19
Sawney is a bonny lad, Z. 412
00:01:45

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - lute

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060702

20
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act III: When I have often heard young maids complaining
00:03:10

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Huggett, Fiona - violin

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060703

21
Theodosius, or The Force of Love, Z. 606: Ah! Cruel, Bloody Fat
00:01:15

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

North, Nigel - theorbo

Toll, John - harpsichord

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060704

Purcell, Henry
Tate, Nahum - lyricist(s)
22
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: Thy hand, Belinda; darkness shades me
00:04:15

Argenta, Nancy - soprano

Huggett, Fiona - violin

Jones, Trevor - viola

North, Nigel - archlute

Boothby, Richard - viola da gamba

» https://blcmit.naxosmusiclibrary.com/streamw.asp?ver=2.0&s=68890%2FBLCMIT17%2F2060705

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