℗ 1978 harmonia mundi
| Released | 1979 |
| Duration | 1h 32m 00s |
| Record Label | harmonia mundi |
| Catalogue No. | 3325253DI |
| Genre | Classical (Music for the theatre) |
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
Deller Consort, Alfred Deller, Roderick Skeaping, The King's Musick
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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King Arthur, Z. 628
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1.1
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Overture - Air - Overture
Henry Purcell; Deller Consort; Roderick Skeaping; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick |
5:18 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I, Scene 2
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1.2
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"Woden first to thee" (Bass) - "Brave Souls" (Chorus) - "I call ye all" (Counter-tenor)
Henry Purcell; Maurice Bevan; The King's Musick; Mark Deller; Deller Consort; Roderick Skeaping; Alfred Deller |
10:28 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I, Scene 3
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1.3
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"Come if you dare" (Tenor and Chorus)
Henry Purcell; Paul Elliott; Deller Consort; The King's Musick; Alfred Deller; Roderick Skeaping |
5:53 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II, Scene 1
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1.4
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"Hither this way bend" (Philidel) - "Let not a Moon-born Elf" (Grimbald) - "Hitheer this way" (Philidel)
Henry Purcell; Jean Knibbs; Roderick Skeaping; Deller Consort; Nigel Beavan; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick |
6:54 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II, Scene 2
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1.5
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"How blest are Shepherds" (Shepherd) - "Shepherd, leave Decoying" (2 Shepherdesses) - Hornpipe
Henry Purcell; Jean Knibbs; Deller Consort; The King's Musick; Alfred Deller; Honor Sheppard; Roderick Skeaping |
9:58 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III, Scene 2
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1.6
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Prelude. "What ho" (Cupid)
Henry Purcell; Rosemary Hardy; Deller Consort; Alfred Deller; Roderick Skeaping; The King's Musick |
1:43 | |||
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1.7
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Cold Song. Genius : "What Power art thou"
Henry Purcell; Maurice Bevan; Alfred Deller; The King’s Musick |
3:34 | |||
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2.1
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"Tis I, that have warm'd ye" (Cupid) - "Sound a Parley" (Cupid & Genius) - Air
Henry Purcell; Rosemary Hardy; Deller Consort; Alfred Deller; Maurice Bevan; Roderick Skeaping; The King's Musick |
8:13 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act IV, Scene 2
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2.2
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"Two Daugthers" (Two Syrens)
Henry Purcell; Jean Knibbs; Deller Consort; Alfred Deller; Honor Sheppard; Roderick Skeaping; The King's Musick |
1:50 | |||
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2.3
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"How happy the Lover" (Alto) - Fourth Act Tune
Henry Purcell; Mark Deller; Roderick Skeaping; Deller Consort; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick |
7:51 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V, Scene 2
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2.4
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Trompet Tune - "Ye Blust'ring Brethren" (Aeolius)
Henry Purcell; Deller Consort; The King's Musick; Roderick Skeaping; Alfred Deller |
3:27 | |||
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King Arthur, Z. 628, Act V, The Final masque
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2.5
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Symphony - Song Tune - "Round thy Coasts" (Nereid & Pan) - "For Folded Flocks" (Alto, Tenor & Bass)
Henry Purcell; Jean Knibbs; Roderick Skeaping; Deller Consort; Maurice Bevan; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick |
7:09 | |||
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2.6
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Song Tune. "Your Hay"
Henry Purcell; Deller Consort; Roderick Skeaping; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick |
2:42 | |||
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2.7
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"Fairest Isle" (Venus)
Henry Purcell; Honor Sheppard; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick; Roderick Skeaping; Deller Consort |
3:38 | |||
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2.8
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"You say" (Soprano) - "This not my passion" (Bass) - "But one soft Moment" (Bass)
Henry Purcell; Deller Consort; The King's Musick; Alfred Deller; Roderick Skeaping |
4:59 | |||
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2.9
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Trompet Tune - "St. George" (Honour)
Henry Purcell; Deller Consort; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick; Roderick Skeaping |
4:29 | |||
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2.10
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Chaconne
Henry Purcell; Deller Consort; Alfred Deller; The King's Musick; Roderick Skeaping |
3:54 | |||
King Arthur (1691), like Purcell's other great scores for the stage, belongs to a highly unusual genre: it is neither a play nor an opera but a hybrid of the two known as 'semi-opera'. Alfred Deller's legendary 1978 recording is one of the benchmark interpretations which introduced music-lovers to Purcell's masterpiece.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – harmonia mundi Studio Masters
Disc 1, Tracks 1-7; Disc 2, Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Disc 1, Tracks 1-7; Disc 2, Tracks 1-10 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -2.90 -7.00 to -0.12 | -24.75 -27.80 to -19.98 | -21.25 -24.60 to -16.00 | 14 11 to 16 | |
| 1.1 | Overture - Air - Overture | -3.61 | -23.08 | -19.3 | 12 |
| 1.2 | "Woden first to thee" (Bass) - "Brave Souls" (Chorus) - "I call ye all" (Counter-tenor) | -2.86 | -24.92 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 1.3 | "Come if you dare" (Tenor and Chorus) | -2.40 | -23.27 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 1.4 | "Hither this way bend" (Philidel) - "Let not a Moon-born Elf" (Grimbald) - "Hitheer this way" (Philidel) | -1.63 | -25.96 | -22.6 | 15 |
| 1.5 | "How blest are Shepherds" (Shepherd) - "Shepherd, leave Decoying" (2 Shepherdesses) - Hornpipe | -1.92 | -25.56 | -22.0 | 15 |
| 1.6 | Prelude. "What ho" (Cupid) | -2.04 | -23.82 | -20.4 | 13 |
| 1.7 | Cold Song. Genius : "What Power art thou" | -3.42 | -27.80 | -24.6 | 16 |
| 2.1 | "Tis I, that have warm'd ye" (Cupid) - "Sound a Parley" (Cupid & Genius) - Air | -0.12 | -21.57 | -18.2 | 14 |
| 2.2 | "Two Daugthers" (Two Syrens) | -3.31 | -24.83 | -21.3 | 13 |
| 2.3 | "How happy the Lover" (Alto) - Fourth Act Tune | -2.05 | -25.24 | -21.9 | 14 |
| 2.4 | Trompet Tune - "Ye Blust'ring Brethren" (Aeolius) | -4.44 | -25.69 | -21.8 | 12 |
| 2.5 | Symphony - Song Tune - "Round thy Coasts" (Nereid & Pan) - "For Folded Flocks" (Alto, Tenor & Bass) | -3.84 | -26.08 | -22.8 | 14 |
| 2.6 | Song Tune. "Your Hay" | -1.88 | -22.73 | -19.4 | 13 |
| 2.7 | "Fairest Isle" (Venus) | -3.72 | -27.37 | -24.2 | 13 |
| 2.8 | "You say" (Soprano) - "This not my passion" (Bass) - "But one soft Moment" (Bass) | -2.92 | -25.99 | -22.5 | 15 |
| 2.9 | Trompet Tune - "St. George" (Honour) | -2.04 | -19.98 | -16.0 | 11 |
| 2.10 | Chaconne | -7.00 | -26.81 | -23.5 | 13 |