John eliot gardiners period performance of the fairy queen was much praised when it was issued five years ago. The libretto is an anonymous adaptation of william shakespeares comedy a midsummer nights dream. Shop and buy suite from the fairy queen sheet music. Many elements of purcells semiopera appear in the opening scene of act three. First performed in 1692, the fairyqueen was composed three years before purcell s death at the age of 35. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Based on an incident in shakespeares midsummer nights dream, henry purcell s fairy queen is extraordinarily beautiful and contains some of the most inspired arias penned for the english language. First performed in 1692, the fairy queen was composed three years before purcell s death at the age of 35.
Wc collegium musicum sets spring 2018 benefit concert. This would make an exploding opener on a cd or concert. Purcells fairy queen from paul mccreesh and gabrieli. Purcell wrote it three years before his death at age 35, and the lost score was only rediscovered early in the 20th century. A highaspiring project, the fairy queen skilfully blends together different artistic means. Its not actually an opera, but a play with songs and masques. Burning sphinx studio fairy wings, butterflies and other. The 1692 work, with a libretto likely written by actor thomas betterton, includes not one word of shakespeares text, nor any of his characters, but.
Harnoncourt youtube pergolesi stabat mater completefull nathalie stutzmann duration. May 06, 2016 a highaspiring project, the fairy queen skilfully blends together different artistic means. Purcell society companion series volume 6, english keyboard music 16501695. It is both faithful to purcells work, and shows that the magic of shakespeares fairy queens and naughty spirits, as well as the power of art, is not at all out of place in this world. The fairy queen was premiered at the dorset garden theatre on 2 may 1692 with lavish costumes and scenery, a triple brilliant cast actors, singers and dancers under bettertons direction and josias priests choreography. Purcell the fairy queen ouverture youtube henry purcell. The fairy queen by various artists on amazon music. A shortened version of purcell s fairy queen for concert performance devised by peter pears, with the words taken from an anonymous adaptation of a midsummer nights dream. In irish folklore, the last high queen of the daoine sidhe and wife of the high king finvarra was named. Suite from the fairy queen by henry purcell 16591695. Purcell society volume, nine anthems with strings, is now available. In pleasant shades upon the grass at night our selves well lay.
The problematic relationship between a midsummer nights dream and purcells masque is only exaggerated in english national operas vulgar and silly 1995 production of the fairy queen. The mysterious fairy queen has made an appearance promising to reveal a secret, but first you must guess her name. Fairy queen the music mp3 album at cd universe, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. The fairy queen, z629 hyperion records cds, mp3 and. Following his death, the score was lost and only rediscovered. Glyndebourne, with its intimate auditorium, provides the perfect setting for a drama which is partly spoken and partly sung. The fairy queen is a masque or semiopera by henry purcell. The poetic language, artfully and ingeniously set as it is, sometimes is more charming than seriously engaging. Purcell s fairy queen and dioclesian called the prophetess here were two examples of semiopera, a genre that flourished in england in the late 17th and early 18th centuries before handel blew up the spot with italian opera. Jousting with purcells king arthur easy reader news.
Henry purcell the fairy queen harrhy smith nelson priday penrose evans hill varcoe thomas stafford the monteverdi choir the english baroque soloists john eliot gardiner. Based on an incident in shakespeares midsummer nights dream, henry purcells fairy queen is extraordinarily beautiful and contains some of the most inspired arias penned for the english language. Neither a fullscale opera like dido and aeneas, nor incidental music to one of the many theatrical productions for which purcell provided music, it is usually given the uneasy designation of semiopera. Get hints by way of fairy dust in enchanted fairy friends. The fairy queenpurcell thus the gloomy world youtube. The fairy queen was first performed on may 2, 1692, at the queens theatre, dorset garden, london, possibly, as a birthday tribute to queen mary. The fairy queen or queen of the fairies is a figure from irish and british folklore, believed to rule the fairies. Harmonia mundi hmd 231 hm 231, hm 232, hm 233 lpx3 harmonia mundi hmu 231 lpx3 harmonia mundi hm 231 lpx3. The fairy queen act i come, come, come, let us leave the town and in some lonely place, where crouds and noise were never known, resolve to spend our days.
Purcell the fairy queen by henry purcell on spotify. The fairy queen classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Bass recorder, descant recorder, treble recorder, tenor recorder sheet music book by henry purcell 16591695. By 1692 the british masque or semiopera had become the british answer to foreign operatic composition. The stage jonathan kents spectacular production of purcells huge semiopera is joyous, imaginative and witty. The fairy queen purcell piano accompaniment mp3 downloads. Some of it is generously orchestrated, as jordi savall and le concert des nations demonstrate in a richly rewarding programme of pieces drawn from dioclesian or the prophetess 1690 and, much more substantially, from purcells most ambitious semiopera, the fairy queen, whose subject derives from shakespeare.
Purcell the fairy queen, an album by henry purcell, lorraine huntcatherine pierardsusan bickleyhoward crookmark padmoredavid wilsonjohnsonrichard wistreichlondon classical playerssir roger norringtonschutz choir of london, sir roger norrington, london classical players on spotify. A shortened version of purcells fairy queen for concert performance devised by peter pears, with the words taken from an anonymous adaptation of a. Purcells fairy queen and dioclesian called the prophetess here were two examples of semiopera, a genre that flourished in england in the late 17th and early 18th centuries before handel blew up the spot with italian opera. Enchanted fairy friends secret of the fairy queen free. Well, hardly that, and i shall make this my prime, and only serious complaint. Our days in harmless sport shall pass, thus time shall slide away. The fairyqueen is a masque or semiopera by henry purcell. Purcell wrote overtures, instrumental preludes, ritornellos, and musical numbers and choruses, to be performed during the play. The fairy queen explores notions of union and the maturing trials that provide the cement. Purcell, fairy queen, prophetess, savall orchestral suites. The fairy queen, 1692 carolyn sampson soprano, anna dennis soprano, mhairi lawson soprano, ashley riches bassbaritone, roderick williams baritone, gabrieli, paul mccreesh. The fairy queen was first performed on may 2, 1692, at the queen s theatre, dorset garden, london, possibly, as a birthday tribute to queen mary. Meet the artist and owner of burning sphinx studio.
Act 1 scene of the drunken poet first fairy, second fairy, drunken poet, chorus 6 purcell. F irst performed in 1692, purcells the fairy queen is the greatest work for the stage by a british composer. Jun 21, 2009 f irst performed in 1692, purcell s the fairy queen is the greatest work for the stage by a british composer. The fairy queen, dido and aeneas by jennifer vyvyan, janet baker, peter pears, ambrosian opera chorus, henry purcell, benjamin britten, steuart bedford, english chamber orchestra, aldeburgh festival strings from amazons classical music store.
Purcell s loose adaptation of shakespeares a midsummer nights dream, which in my opinion is the most colourful of all. The libretto is an anonymous adaptation of william shakespeares wedding comedy a midsummer nights dream. Previous sheet music next sheet music the fairy queen vocal score z. Act 1 come, let us leave the town soprano, bass 5 purcell. Performing material for purcells te deum and jubilate in d. However, when purcell is onas in his music for dido and aeneas, the fairy queen, and king arthurcharming turns to compelling, quaintness gives way to captivating brilliance, embodied in. She makes beautiful fantasy wearable art from earrings, to necklaces, to butterfly and fairy wings. Jig sing while we trip it upon the green one charming night hush no more if loves a sweet passion dance for the fairies when i have. Deller consort, henry purcell the fairyqueen discogs.
Based on shakespeare s influence, in englishspeaking cultures she is often named titania or mab. Purcell chaconne fairy queen youtube top 10 most beautiful songs by henry purcell duration. The fairy queen, an album by henry purcell, english baroque soloists, john eliot gardiner on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Theres a love song and chorus if loves a sweet passion. Paul mccreesh and gabrieli come bounding back this week with a second purcell semiopera following their new edition of king arthur, they now turn to the fairy queen, once again going back to the source with a new performance version prepared by christopher suckling. The fairy queen, z629ann murray, lorna anderson, gillian fisher, john mark ainsley, michael chance, richard suart, ian partridge, michael georgethe sixteen, harry christophers the fairy queenfirst musick preludefirst musick hornpipesecond musick airsecond musick rondeausecond musick overturecome, com. Jig sing while we trip it upon the green one charming night hush no more if loves a sweet passion dance for the fairies when i have often heard young maids a thousand ways well find next, winter comes slowly entry dance thus happy and free chaconne they shall be as happy as theyre fair. Reviews at the time recognised the special value of this first fairy queen. Working with some of the principals from their 2017 production of the fairy queen, the companys artistic director andreas mitisek and. It might be called a semiopera, but the fairy queen requires a whole crowd of performers essentially three separate casts comprising singers, dancers, and in its original form, actors, as well. Purcell based the piece on shakespeares popular play a midsummer nights dream, but altered it at will to make room for selfcontained musical. Purcells the fairy queen is usually described as a semiopera, an awkward term coined retrospectively to categorise the most prevalent genre of restoration music theatre, of which it. Purcells the fairy queen is a difficult work to categorise.
The plot of purcell s fairy queen is that of william shakespeares a midsummer nights dream. Purcells instrumental music from his semioperas is a veritable treasure trove. Secret of the fairy queen, a mesmerizing hidden object game. Jul 17, 2012 purcell s the fairy queen is usually described as a semiopera, an awkward term coined retrospectively to categorise the most prevalent genre of restoration music theatre, of which it is, in the. What is on the disc is so delightful that we could do with all the music which purcell squanderedas it now seemson a strange adaptation of shakespeares a. However, when purcell is onas in his music for dido and aeneas, the fairy queen, and king arthurcharming turns to compelling, quaintness gives way to captivating brilliance, embodied in some very fine tunes. This is a multisectioned work for 4 trumpets, organ and timpani. Welcome to hyperion records, an independent british classical label devoted to presenting highquality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twentyfirst. The masterpiece of the fairy queen by henry purcell has been reperformed by the deller consort. The stage jonathan kents spectacular production of purcell s huge semiopera is joyous, imaginative and witty.
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