Album US 1972 on Vanguard label
Classical (Baroque, Opera)
"Libretto by an anonymous author after A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare". "This album is of the original 1692 version of The Fairy Queen, including the four Act Tunes and the Drunken Poet episode in Act One, but omitting the 1693 additions to Acts Three and Five, and the First and Second Music." Gatefold sleeve with liner notes and libretto.
![]() | Henry Purcell , 1659-1695 GB album by |
![]() | Deller Consort , 1948-1986 GB ensemble, album by |
![]() | Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra , chorus, orchestra, album by |
![]() | Alfred Deller voc, 1912-1979 GB countertenor vocals, directed by, album by |
![]() | Maurice Bevan bs, b, 1921-2006 GB baritone vocals |
![]() | Norman Platt , 1920-2004 GB baritone vocals |
![]() | Mark Deller voc, GB countertenor vocals |
![]() | John Buttrey ts, liner notes, tenor vocals |
![]() | Christina Clarke ss, soprano vocals |
![]() | Honor Sheppard ss, soprano vocals |
![]() | Jean Knibbs voc, soprano vocals |
![]() | Neil Jenkins voc, ts, *1945 GB tenor vocals |
Henry Purcell |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Overture And Act I | Henry Purcell : Deller Consort, Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 10:42 | |
2 | Act II, Through One Charming Night | Henry Purcell : Deller Consort, Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 15:25 | |
3 | Act II, Hush, No More, Be Silent All To Conclusion | Henry Purcell : Deller Consort, Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 8:35 | |
4 | Act III | Henry Purcell : Deller Consort, Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 19:20 | |
5 | Act IV | Henry Purcell : Deller Consort, Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 27:13 | |
6 | Act V | Henry Purcell : Deller Consort, Stour Music Festival Chamber Orchestra, Alfred Deller | 30:53 |