CD 1

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
The Echoing Air

Sylvia McNair, soprano
Crispian Steele Perkins, trumpet
Simon Standage, violin
Christopher Hogwood, organ, harpsichord
Paul O’Dette, archlute
Laurence Dreyfus, cello, viola da gamba

The Academy of Ancient Music
Violin I: Simon Standage, Clare Salaman, Pierre Joubert, Brian Smith, Susie Carpenter Jacobs, Ellen O’Dell
Violin II: Simon Jones, Marie Knight, Ann Monnington, Garry Clarke, Jo Parker
Viola: Trevor Jones, Nicky Akeroyd, Jane Rogers, Leon King
Bass violin: Sue Sheppard, Richard Campbell, Marilyn Sansom, Helen Gouch, Katherine Sharman
Harpsichord: James Johnstone

DDD
Recorded: St John’s, Smith Square, London, 8/1994




CD 2

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Songs and Airs


Emma Kirkby, soprano
Christopher Hogwood ? Martin Goetze & Dominic Gwynn 1982 (late 17th century), organ
Christopher Hogwood ? Thomas Hancock, London 1732, spinet
Anthony Rooley ? Michael Lowe 1978 (in the style of Harton), lute
Richard Campbell ? David Rubio 1974 (Guillaume Barbey), viola da gamba
Catherine Mackintosh ? Rowland Ross 1978 (Amati), violin

DDD
Recording location: Forde Abbey, Somerset, October 1982



CD 3

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Dido and Aeneas

Dido (Queen of Carthage) Catherine Bott
Belinda Emma Kirkby
Aeneas (Trojan Prince) John Mark Ainsley
Second woman Julianne Baird
Sorceress David Thomas
First witch Elisabeth Priday
Second witch Sara Stowe
First sailor Daniel Lochmann
Spirit Michael Chance

Chorus of the Academy of Ancient Music
Soprano
Frances Cooke, Ruth Dean, Ghislaine Morgan, Deborah Roberts
Alto
Simon Berridge, Sally Dunkley, Philip Newton
Tenor
David Lowe, James Oxley, Paul Tindall
Bass
Stephen Alder, Simon Birchall, Thomas Guthrie, Philip Lawson



The Academy of Ancient Music
on authentic instruments


DDD
Recording location: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, September 1992




CD 4

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
The Indian Queen
Semi-opera based on a tragedy by John Dryden (1631-1700) and Robert Howard (1628-1698)
Masque music of the additional act by Daniel Purcell (c.1661-1717)

Indian boy John Mark Ainsley
Indian girl (Quivera) Emma Kirkby
Fame John Mark Ainsley
Envy David Thomas
Ismeron, a conjurer Gerald Finley
God of dreams Tommy Williams
Zempoalla, Mexican Queen Emma Kirkby
Orazia, Inca Princess Catherine Bott
High Priest David Thomas
Hymen Gerald Finley
A follower of Hymen Libby Crabtree
A married man David Thomas
A married woman Catherine Bott
Cupid Emma Kirkby

2 followers of Envy Julian Podger, Simon Berridge
3 followers of Cupid John Mark Ainsley, Gerald Finley, David Thomas
4 aerial spirits Julian Podger, John Mark Ainsley, Libby Crabtree, Helen Parker


Chorus
Soprano
Libby Crabtree, Fiona Clarke, Carys Lane, Helen Parker
Alto
Stephen Carter, Julian Podger, William Purefoy, Wilfrid Swansborough
Tenor
Simon Berridge, Simon Davies, Eugene Ginty, David Lowe
Bass
Stephen Alder, Colin Campbell, Edward Caswell, Robert Evans


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Recording location: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, July 1994



CD 5

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Theatre Music

Abdelazer or The Moor’s Revenge Z570
(1695, Aphra Behn)

Distressed Innocence or The Princess of Persia Z577
(1690, Elkanah Settle)

The Married Beau or The Curious Impertinent Z603
(1694, John Crowne)

The Gordian Knot Unty’d Z597
(1691, unknown)

Sir Anthony Love or The Rambling Lady Z588
(1690, Thornas Southerne)


CD 6

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Theatre Music

Bonduca or The British Heroine Z574
(1695, after Fletcher)

Circe Z575
(?1690, Charles D’Avenant)

The Virtuous Wife or Good Luck at Last Z611
(?1694, Thomas d’Urfey)

The Old Bachelor Z607
(1691, William Congreve)



CD 7

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Theatre Music

Overture in G minor Z770

Don Quixote Z578
(1694-95, Thomas D’Urfey)

Amphitryon or The Two Sosias Z572
(1690, John Dryden)



CD 8

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Theatre Music

The Double Dealer Z592
(1693, William Congreve)

The Richmond Heiress or A Woman Once in the Right Z608
(1693, Thomas D’Urfey)

The Rival Sisters or The Violence of Love Z609
(1695, Robert Could)

Henry the Second, King of England Z580
(1692, ?William Mountfort, John Bancroft)

Tyrannic Love or The Royal Martyr Z613
(1694, John Dryden)

Theodosius or The Force of Love Z606
(1680, Nathaniel Lee)



CD 9

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Theatre Music

The Libertine or The Libertine Destroyed Z600
(?1692, Thomas Shadwell)

The Massacre of Paris Z604
(1690, Nathaniel Lee)

Oedipus Z583
(?1692, John Dryden & Nathaniel Lee)

The History of King Richard the Second (The Sicilian Usurper) Z581
(1681, Nahum Tate after Shakespeare)

Sir Barnaby Whigg or No Wit Like a Woman’s Z589
(1681, Thomas D’Urfey)

Sophonisba or Hannibal’s Overthrow Z590
(?1685, Nathaniel Lee)

The English Lawyer Z594
(1685, Edward Ravenscroft)

A Fool’s Preferment or The Three Dukes of Dunstable Z571
(1688, Thomas D’Urfey, after John Fletcher Noble Gentleman)

The Indian Emperor or The Conquest of Mexico Z598
(1691, John Dryden & Robert Howard)

The Knight of Malta Z599
(1691, Francis Beaumont & John Fletcher)

A Dialogue between Thirsis and Daphne Z525
(1691, unknown)

The Wives’ Excuse or Cuckolds Make Themselves Z612
(1691, Thomas Southerne)

Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero Z576
(1692, John Dryden, Thomas Southerne)

Regulus or The Faction of Carthage Z586
(1692, John Crowne)

The Marriage-Hater Match’d Z602
(1692, Thomas D’Urfey)



CD 10

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
Theatre Music

Love Triumphant or Nature Will Prevail Z582
(1693, John Dryden)

Rule a Wife and Have a Wife Z587
(1693, John Fletcher)

The Female Virtuosos Z596
(1693, Thomas Wright, after Moliere Les femmes savantes)

Epsom Wells Z579
(1693, Thomas Shadwell)

The Maid’s Last Prayer or Any Rather Than Fail Z601
(1693, Thomas Southerne)

Aureng-Zebe or The Great Mogul Z573
(?1692, John Dryden)

The Canterbury Guests or A Bargain Broken Z591
(1694, Edward Ravenscroft)

The Fatal Marriage or The Innocent Adultery Z595
(1694, Thomas Southerne)

The Spanish Friar or The Double Discovery Z610
(1694-95, John Dryden)

Pausanias, the Betrayer of his Country Z585
(1695, Richard Norton)

The Mock Marriage Z605
(1695, Thomas Scott)

Oroonoko Z584
(1695, Thomas Southerne)



CD 5-10

Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Elizabeth Lane, Joy Roberts, Prudence Lloyd sopranos
James Bowman countertenor
Martyn Hill, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Alan Byers, Peter Bamber, Julian Pike tenors
David Thomas, Christopher Keyte, Geoffrey Shaw, Michael George basses

The Taverner Choir
Andrew Parrott chorus director

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on authentic instruments


ADD
Recording locations: All Saints, Petersham; St George the Martyr, Holborn; Kingsway Hall, London, March 1974 - November 1983



CD 11

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
12 Sonatas of Three Parts, 1683


Pavlo Beznosiuk violin ? Hill Workshop, London c.1760
Rachel Podger violin ? Rowland Ross, Havant 1988 (Stradivarius)
Christophe Coin bass viol ? Pierre Jacquier, Paris 1982
Christopher Hogwood chamber organ ? Martin Goetze & Dominic Gwynn, Welbeck 1985 (17th century English models)


DDD
Recording location: Emmanuel College, Cambridge, February/August 1994



CD 12

HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695)
10 Sonatas in Four Parts


Catherine Mackintosh violin ? Rowland Ross 1978 (Amati)
Monica Huggett violin ? Rowland Ross 1977 (Stradivarius)
Christophe Coin bass viol ? English 1649
? Gui Derat 1979 (Colichon c.1690)
Christopher Hogwood chamber organ ? Peter Collins
spinet ? Thomas Hancock, London 1730


ADD
Recording location: Christ Church, Flood Street, London, May 1979



CD 13

THOMAS AUGUSTINE ARNE (1710-1778)
Eight Overtures


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ADD
Recording location: All Saints, Petersham, 17-19 September 1973



CD 14

WILLIAM BOYCE (1711-1779)
Symphonies, op. 2



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DDD
Recording location: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London, 13-15 April 1992



CD 15

WILLIAM BYRD (1543-1623)
My Ladye Nevells Booke



CD 16

WILLIAM BYRD (1543-1623)
My Ladye Nevells Booke


CD 17

WILLIAM BYRD (1543-1623)
My Ladye Nevells Booke


CD 15-17

Virginal
Derek Adlam and Richard Burnett 1973 (after Andreas Ruckers 1611)

Flemish harpsichord
Derek Adlam and Richard Burnett 1973 (after Andreas Ruckers 1638)

Italian harpsichord
Rainer Schutze 1970

Chamber organ
Peter Hindmarsh 1972


ADD
Recorded 1974-75 at the Adlam-Burnett collection of historical keyboard instruments, Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent

CD18

WILLIAM BYRD
M y Ladye Nevells Booke
Derek Adlam and Richard Burnett 1973 (after Andreas Ruckers 1611) - Virginal
Derek Adlam and Richard Burnett 1973
(after Andreas Ruckers 1638) - Flemish harpsichord
Rainer Schutze 1970 - Italian harpsichord
Peter Hindmarsh 1972 - Chamber organ
CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD

ADD
Recorded 1974-75 at the Adlam-Burnett collection of historical keyboard instruments, Finchcocks, Goudhurst, Kent


CD19

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
Selected Pieces
GILES FARNABY (c.1563-1640)
ANON.
WILLIAM BYRD (c.1540-1623)
WILLIAM INGLOTT (1554-1621)
PETER PHILIPS (1560/61-1628)
MARTIN PEERSON (1571/73-1651)
GILES FARNABY
PETER PHILIPS
JOHN MUNDY (c.1555-1630)
ANON.
GILES FARNABY

English, c.1623 - Organ
Marco Jadra, Italian 1568 - Spinet
Thomas White, London 1642 - Virginal
Italian, 16th century - Harpsichord
Christopher Hogwood virginal, organ, harpsichord & spinet

ADD
Producer: Peter Wadland
Recording engineer: Philip Wade
Recording locations: Knole House, Kent, 28 April 1981; Ham House, Surrey, 7-9 May 1981
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 11 May 1981


CD20

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book
Selected Pieces
WILLIAM BYRD
JOHN BULL (1562/63-1628)
PETER PHILIPS
WILLIAM BYRD
WILLIAM TISDALE (fl. 16th century)
GILES FARNABY

English, c.1623 - Organ
Marco Jadra, Italian 1568 - Spinet
Thomas White, London 1642 - Virginal
Italian, 16th century - Harpsichord
C hristopher Hogwood virginal, organ, harpsichord & spinet

ADD
Recording locations: Knole House, Kent, 28 April 1981; Ham House, Surrey, 7-9 May 1981
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, 11 May 1981