Purcell: The Indian Queen
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Composer: Daniel PurcellComposer: Henry Purcell
Performer: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-05-12
Music Label: Naxos
Soundtracks:
- First Music-First Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- First Music-Second Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Second Music-First Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Second Music-Second Aire - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Ov - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Prologue And Act I: Trumpet Tune - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Prologue And Act I: Wake, Quivera, Wake - Angus Davidson
- Prologue And Act I: Why Should Men Quarrel? - Anna Crookes
- Prologue And Act I: By Ancient Prophesies - Angus Davidson
- Prologue And Act I: If These Be They - Angus Davidson/Quivera
- Prologue And Act I: Trumpet Tune - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: Sym - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: I Come To Sing - Robin Doveton
- Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: What Flatt' Ring Noise - David Van Asch/Two Assistants
- Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: Scorn'd Envy - Robin Doveton
- Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: I Fly From The Place - David van Asch
- Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: Begone, Curst Fiends Of Hell - Robin Doveton
- Act II-The Masque Of Fame And Envy: I Come To Sing Great Zempoalla's Story - Robin Doveton
- Act III: Dance - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act III: You Twice Ten Hundred Deities - Adrian Peacock
- Act III: The God Of Dreams Rises - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act III: Seek Not To Know - Kym Amps
- Act III: The God Of Dreams Descends - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act III: Tpt Ov - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act III: Ah! How Happy Are We - Angus Davidsons/Robin Doveton
- Act III: We The Spirits Of The Air - Kym Amps/Anna Crookes
- Act III: I Attempt From Love's Sickness - Anna Crookes
- Act III: Third Act Tune (Rondeau) - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act IV: Prld & Song: They Tell Us That Your Mighty Powers - Kym Amps
- Act V: Sym - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act V: While Thus We Bow - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- Act V: You, Who At The Altar Stand - Adrian Peacock
- Act V: All Dismal Sounds - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Tpt Sym - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: To Bless The Genial Bed - Adrian Peacock
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Come, All, Come At My Call - Kym Amps
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: I'm Glad I Have Met Him - David Van Asch/Anna Crookes
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Good People - Adrian Peacock
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: My Honey - David Van Asch/Anna Crookes
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: The Joys Of Wedlock - Kym Amps
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Sound Of The Tpt - Robin Doveton
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Make Haste To Put On Love's Chains - Robin Doveton/David Van Asch
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Tpt Air - The Scholars Baroque Ens
- The Last Act, The Mask Of Hymen: Let Loud Renown - The Scholars Baroque Ens
Free Music Notes for Purcell: The Indian Queen
Free Music Review: Back before Copyrights
Hit: 5 Stars
In the time of Henry and Daniel Purcell, a composer could choose any libretto he wanted, even if someone else had used it already. Another composer could pick up his work, in turn, and graft onto it.
Such was the History of The Indian Queen (actually 'Musik for the Indian Queen'). A mid-17th century masterpiece of the English baroque style, it stands well in comparison to Dowland, Clarke, Morley and such contemporaries.
This work is what's known as a semi-opera. The form was just evolving; pioneered, most scholars agree, by Monteverdi's 1607 L'Orfeo. In fact, The Indian Queen is more reminiscent of the concert suite of L'Orfeo (w. Rodriguez), than of a full opera. The Queen, even with the posthumous-to-Purcell grafting of brother Daniel's The Mask of Hymen, remains a listenable under-80-minutes.
The vocals on this performance and excellent, even if the plot of the libretto is thin and historical nonsense. Period instruments are well-used and well-directed. Quality of the CD is ample. The price is a BARGAIN!
For any fan of the genre, the period, or music history!
Purcell: The Indian Queen Poster
"Mr. Purcell's" new music for the 1695 revival of Dryden's The Indian Queen is an unqualified delight. The Scholars Baroque Ensemble is a period-performance repertory group that approaches the score with cheerfully infectious enthusiasm. The results are charming. The Indian Queen is Purcell's last theater piece, and whether it was performed before or just after his untimely death at the age of 35 is uncertain. The first performance used his younger brother Daniel's Masque of Hymen as a conclusion; most performances and recordings do the same, and even if Daniel is noticeably the lesser of the two composers, the stylistic "fit" is excellent. Very good sound. --Paul TurokClassical Music CDs
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