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HENRY PURCELL Harpsichord Suites Kenneth Gilbert

1h06
Digital
HMA1951496

Excerpt:No.1 Z.660 - Corant

Though much less well known than his music for the theatre and the church, Purcell’s harpsichord works (which fit comfortably onto a single CD) nevertheless provide bear witness once more to the genius of ‘Orpheus Britannicus’. These pieces achieve a perfect synthesis of the styles of the French, Italian, and English masters.

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Artists

  • Kenneth Gilbert
    Harpsichord

Composers

Contents


HENRY PURCELL [1659-1695]
No.1 : G major / Sol majeur / G-dur Z.660
· Prelude (0'29)
· Almand (1'20)
· Corant (1'00)
· [Minuet] (1'00)
· Ground in Gamut Z.645 (1'41)
No.2 : G minor / sol mineur / g-moll Z.661
· Prelude (1'17)
· [Almand] (3'35)
· Corant (1'47)
· Saraband (1'37)
· Chaconne Z.T680 (2'56)
No.3 : G major / Sol majeur / G-dur Z.662
· Prelude (1'09)
· Almand (2'54)
· Courante (1'45)
· A New Scotch Tune, Z.655 (1'21)
· Air Z.641 (1'03)
No.4 : A minor / /i>la mineur / a-moll Z.663
· Prelude (0'47)
· Almand (2'22)
· Corante (1'23)
· Saraband (1'31)

No.5 : C major / Ut majeur / C-dur Z.666
· Prelude (1'12)
· Almand (2'07)
· Corant (1'00)
· Saraband (1'34)
· Jigg (0'59)
HENRY PURCELL [1659-1695]
· Ground in C minor / ut mineur / c-moll Z.D221 (2'43)
No.6 : D major / Ré majeur / D-dur Z.667
· Prelude (0'48)
· Almand (2'50)
· [Hornpipe] (1'01)
No.7 : D minor / ré mineur / d-moll Z.668
· Almand (3'31)
· Corant (1'32)
· Hornpipe (1'20)
· Ground Z.D222 (1'44)
· Sefauchi's Farewell Z.656 (1'43)
· Round O Z.T684 (1'33)
No.8 : F major / Fa majeur/ F-dur Z.669
· Prelude (0'59)
· Almand (2'38)
· Courante (1'47)
· Minuet (0'45)
· A New Ground / E minor / mi mineur / e-moll Z.T682 (2'18)
· Hornpipe / E minor / mi mineur / e-moll Z.T685 (0'43)

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