Henry Purcell
Dioclesian Acts 1 - 4
Chandos CHAN 0568
Track listing
- First Musick
- Second Musick
- Overture
Act 1
- First Act tune (hornpipe)
Act 2
- Song (Bass) Great Diocles the boar has killed -
Chorus Sing Iö's
- Song (Soprano) Charon the peaceful shades invites
- Symphony for trumpets and violins
- Duet (Soprano & Bass), Chorus Let all mankind the pleaure share
- Martial Song (Tenor) Let the soldiers rejoice -
Trio (TTB) Rejoice with great voice -
Retornello for trumpets & Hautbois
Trio (TTB) To Mars let 'em raise - rejoice with general voice
Retornello for trumpets & Hautbois
- A symphony of Flutes - Song (Alto) Since the toils and Hazards -
Quartet (SATB) Let the priests - Chorus All sing
- Dance of the Furies
- Second Act tune
Act 3
- Two in one upon a ground, Chaconne for Flutes
- The chair dance
- Prelude for Hautboys - Song (Tenor) What shall I do?
- Third Act tune
Act 4
- Butterfly dance
- Tune for Trumpets
- Song (Tenor) Sound, fame, thy brazen trumpet sound
- Chorus Let all rehearse
- Fourth Act tune
Appendices
- Country Dance in the Fifth Act
- Song (Soprano) Since from my dear Astrea's sight
- Song (Tenor) When first I saw
Performers
| James Bowman | Alto |
| John Mark Ainsley | Tenor |
| Mark Padmore | Tenor |
| Michael George | Bass |
Collegium Musicum 90
Richard Hickox
TT 54:24
Recording - St Jude's Church, Central Square, London NW11 ; 26-28 September 1994
Jane Pattle
Last Updated 23 October 1997