HENRY PURCELL

Dioclesian

92:47

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

01:27

8

Duet (Soprano, Bass), Chorus 'Let all mankind the pleasure share'

01:17

9

Martial Song (Tenor) 'Let the soldiers rejoice'

04:35

Trio (TT*B) 'Rejoice with a general voice'

Retornello (for trumpets and hautboys)

Trio (TT*B) 'To Mars let 'em raise - Rejoice with a general voice'

Retornelo (for trumpets and hautboys)

10

A Symphony of Flutes -

05:16

Song (Alto) 'Since the toils and the hazards'

Quartet (SATB) 'Let the priests…' - Chorus 'All sing…'

11

Dance of Furies

03:01

12

Second Act Tune

00:49

ACT III

09:41

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

08:18

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

ACT V

39:07

22

Country Dance

00:50

23

Cupid, Chorus 'Call the nymphs'

02:30

24

Duet (a Baccanalian & a Silvan) 'Come, come away'

01:07

25

Chorus 'Behold, O mighty'st of Gods'

03:13

26

Paspe (The first entry of heroes on the stage)

00:44

27

Duet (two Wood-Gods) 'Oh, the sweet delights of love!'

02:33

28

A Fawn, Chorus 'Let monarchs fight'

02:27

29

Two Bacchanals, Bacchus (The second entry)

02:55

'Make room' -

30

Dance of Bacchanals

01:29

31

Follower of Cupid 'Still I'm wishing'

04:27

32

Canaries

00:28

33

Shepherd & Shepherdesses (The third entry)

06:30

'Tell me why'

34

Dance

01:02

35

A Pleasure & Chorus (The fourth entry)

01:43

'All our days' -

36

'Let us dance' -

02:11

37

Dance

00:41

38

Trio & Chorus (The last entry) 'Triumph, triumph victorious Love'

04:12

Appendices

39

Song (Soprano) 'Since from me dear Astrea's sight'

04:25

40

Song (tenor) 'When first I saw'

02:31

Timon of Athens: Masque

19:29

41

Duet 'Hark how the songsters'

01:40

42

Cupid 'Love in their little veins'

01:29

43

Trio 'But ah! How much are our delights'

01:28

44

Bass solo 'Hence with your trifling deity'

01:52

45

Trio 'But over us no griefs prevail'

00:33

46

Cupid 'Come, come all to me'

01:16

47

Chorus 'Who can resist such mighty charms'

01:45

48

Bacchus 'Return, revolting rebels'

01:59

49

Cupid 'The cares of lovers'

01:58

50

Alto solo 'Love quickly is pall'd'

00:59

51

Duet (Cupid & Bacchus) 'Come, let us agree'

01:05

52

Chorus 'Come, let us agree'

01:11

53

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

Richard Hickox

2-4 September 1993 & 26-28 September 1994