Henry Purcell

Dioclesian 92:47
Compact Disc One 46:27
1 First Musick 02:12
2 Second Musick 01:25
3 Overture 03:45
ACT I
4 First Act Tune (Hornpipe) 00:43
ACT II 20:15
5 Song (Bass) 'Great Diocles the Boar has kill'd' - Chorus 'Sing Iô's!' 02:20
6 Song (Soprano) 'Charon the peaceful Shade invites' 01:29
7 Symphony for Trumpets and Violins 1:27
8 Duet (Soprano, Bass), Chorus 'Let all mankind the pleasure share' 01:17
9 Martial Song (Tenor) 'Let the soldiers rejoice' 04:35
Trio (TTB) 'Rejoice with a general voice'
Retornello (for trumpets and hautboys)
Trio (TTB) 'To Mars let 'em raise - Rejoice with a general voice'
Retornelo (for trumpets and hautboys)
10 A Symphony of Flutes -
Song (Alto) 'Since the toils and the hazards'
Quartet (SATB) 'Let the priests…' - Chorus 'All sing…' 05:16
11 Dance of Furies 03:01
12 Second Act Tune 00:49
ACT III 9:41
13 Two in one upon a Ground. Chaconne for Flutes 02:34
14 The Chair Dance 01:16
15 Prelude for Hautboys - Song (Tenor) 'What shall I do?' 05:08
16 Third Act Tune 00:43
ACT IV 8:18
17 Butterfly Dance 01:45
18 Tune for Trumpets 00:37
19 Song (Tenor) 'Sound, Fame, thy brazen trumpet sound' 02:02
20 Chorus 'Let all rehearse' 03:15
21 Fourth Act Tune 00:39

Compact Disc Two 65:49
ACT V 39:07
1 Country Dance 00:50
2 Cupid, Chorus 'Call the nymphs' 02:30
3 Duet (a Baccanalian & a Silvan) 'Come, come away' 01:07
4 Chorus 'Behold, O mighty'st of Gods' 03:13
5 Paspe (The first entry of heroes on the stage) 00:44
6 Duet (two Wood-Gods) 'Oh, the sweet delights of love!' 02:33
7 A Fawn, Chorus 'Let monarchs fight' 02:27
8 Two Bacchanals, Bacchus (The second entry)
'Make room' - 02:55
9 Dance of Bacchanals 01:29
10 Follower of Cupid 'Still I'm wishing' 04:27
11 Canaries 00:28
12 Shepherd & Shepherdesses (The third entry)
'Tell me why' 06:30
13 Dance
14 A Pleasure & Chorus (The fourth entry)
'All our days' - 01:43
15 'Let us dance' - 02:11
16 Dance 00:41
17 Trio & Chorus (The last entry) 'Triumph, triumph victorious Love' 04:12
Appendices
18 Song (Soprano) 'Since from me dear Astrea's sight' 04:25
19 Song (tenor) 'When first I saw' 02:31

Timon of Athens: Masque 19:29
20 Duet 'Hark how the songsters' 01:40
21 Cupid 'Love in their little veins' 01:29
22 Trio 'But ah! How much are our delights' 01:28
23 Bass solo 'Hence with your trifling deity' 01:52
24 Trio 'But over us no griefs prevail' 00:33
25 Cupid 'Come, come all to me' 01:16
26 Chorus 'Who can resist such mighty charms' 01:45
27 Bacchus 'Return, revolting rebels' 01:59
28 Cupid 'The cares of lovers' 01:58
29 Alto solo 'Love quickly is pall'd' 00:59
30 Duet (Cupid & Bacchus) 'Come, let us agree' 01:05
31 Chorus 'Come, let us agree' 01:11
32 Curtain Tune on a Ground 02:14

Catherine Pierard soprano
James Bowman alto
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Mark Padmore tenor
Ian Bostridge tenor
Michael George bass
Collegium Musicum 90 Choir

Collegium Musicum 90
Richard Hickox

Recorded in:
St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London
2-4 September 1993 & 26-28 September 1994

Producer(s)
Nicholas Anderson
Sound Engineer(s)
Richard Lee
Jonathan Cooper (Assistant)


Format: DDD
Bit Rate: 24 Bit / 96K