Thomas Augustin Arne (1710-1778) • The British Music Collection 2 CDs

Thomas Augustin Arne (1710-1778) • The British Music Collection 2 CDs

CD 1
Overtures Nos. 1-8 (The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood)
1 Overture No. 3 in G
2 Overture No. 1 in E minor
3 Overture No. 2 in A major
4 Overture No. 4 in F major
5  Overture No. 5 in D major
6 Overture No. 6 in B flat major
7 Overture No. 7 in D major
8 Overture No. 8 in G minor
Bacchus and Ariadne from Six English Cantatas, 1755 (Robert Tear & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner)
9 Recitative: The faithless Theseus...
10 Aria: Ah Theseus, Theseus stay
11 Recit: The jolly God who rules
12 Aria: Cease lovely Nymph to weep
13 Recitative: With soft reluctance
14 Aria: Learn hence ye fond maidens  
Fair Caelia love pretented (Robert Tear & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner)
15 Recit: Fair Caelia love pretented
16 Aria: To all the sex deceitfull
17 Recit: But Caelia now repenting
18 Aria: How engaging, how endearing

CD 2
1 Artaxerxes / Act 3 - "The soldier tir'd of war's alarms" (Dame Joan Sutherland & Harry Dilley & Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Francesco Molinari-Pradelli)
2 Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in G Minor (George Malcolm & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner)
Organ Concerto No. 4 in B-Flat Major, ITA 23.4 (Jean Guillou and Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and René Klopfenstein)
3 1. Largo, ma con spirito
4 2. Minuetto
5 3. Giga (Moderato)
Organ Concerto No. 5 in G Minor, ITA 23.5 (Jean Guillou and Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and René Klopfenstein)
6.1. Largo
7 2. Allegro con spirito
8 3. Adagio
9 4. Vivace
Organ Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, ITA 23.6 (Jean Guillou and Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin and René Klopfenstein)
10 1. Allegro moderato
11 2. Minuetto - Variations I-III
Songs
12 Rosamunde - Rise, Glory, Rise (Emma Kirkby & The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood)
13 The Masque of Comus - "By The Rushy-Fringed Bank" (Emma Kirkby & The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood)
14 The Masque of Comus - "Thrice Upon Thy Fingers Tip" (Emma Kirkby & The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood)
15 "Where The Bee Sucks" (Emma Kirkby & The Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood)
16 The Judgement of Paris - Arr. Cummings - O Ravishing Delight (Jennifer Vyvyan & Ernest Lush)



Decca Records
Total Time 148:11