Purcell: The Indian Queen at Music Hills.com

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

Music reviews of Purcell: The Indian Queen

Music Review: Purcell's final masterpiece.
Rating: 5 Stars

On this fine Naxos CD, all the musical items are performed, extending to almost 80 minutes. The Scholars Baroque Ensemble use period instruments, and its eight vocalists combine for the choral items and individually provide the vocal solo items. Purcell's music is mainly of a two and three part harmonic texture. Just what variety of colour, inflection and expression he could achieve is constantly astonishing. Some of the airs and melodies found here have become well known with different words added. Well-known in its original form, however, is the soprano solo, "I attempt from love's sickness to fly".

Also astonishing is the opportunity Naxos provides to have a complete baroque masterpiece performed and recorded with great care, and with notes, a synopsis and a complete libretto thrown in - all for the price of a coffee and cake.