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On sale -20%Henry Purcell's King Arthur, or The British Worthy, occupies the small genre of English semi-operas, i.e., stage works in which the most of the main characters speak dialogue, but songs, choruses, and incidental music provide commentary on the action. This 2018 performance by Lionel Meunier and the period ensemble Vox Luminis presents King Arthur without speaking parts, so the music is continuous and complete on two CDs, and displays the variety of musical forms and effects Purcell employed to make John Dryden's somewhat confusing play -- a mixture of Norse and British mythology -- come to life. The singing is lively and rhythmically precise, and the cast's diction is clear enough to make following the libretto virtually unnecessary. The best-known selections of King Arthur include the famous Frost Scene (What Power Art Thou at the beginning of Act III, which was adapted by minimalist composer Michael Nyman for his composition, Memorial), and Venus' air from the closing masque, Fairest Isle, has endured as one of Purcell's most-beloved songs. Alpha's recording captures the performance with crisp details and a clean background that allows the voices and instruments to be heard without excessive resonance.
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Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
King Arthur, Z.628, Act I (Henry Purcell)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Robert Buckland, MainArtist - Sebastien Myrus, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Stefanie True, MainArtist - Sebastien Myrus, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Stefanie True, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Stefanie True, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Robert Buckland, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
King Arthur, Z.628, Act II (Henry Purcell)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Marcus Farnsworth, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Olivier Berten, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
King Arthur, Z.628, Act III (Henry Purcell)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Sebastien Myrus, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Sophie Junker, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Sebastien Myrus, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Sophie Junker, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Sophie Junker, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Sophie Junker, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
DISC 2
King Arthur, Z.628, Act IV (Henry Purcell)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Zsuzsi Tóth, MainArtist - Stefanie True, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Olivier Berten, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist - Sebastian Myrus, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist - Zsuzsi Tóth, MainArtist - Daniel Egersema, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
King Arthur, Z.628, Act V (Henry Purcell)
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Marcus Farnsworth, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Caroline Weynants, MainArtist - Sebastien Myrus, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Olivier Berten, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Sebastian Myrus, MainArtist - Jan Kullman, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
David Lee, MainArtist - Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Zsuzsi Tóth, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Marcus Farnsworth, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist - Stefanie True, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Sophie Junker, MainArtist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Dryden, Lyricist - Vox Luminis, MainArtist - Lionel Meunier, MainArtist
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
Album review
Henry Purcell's King Arthur, or The British Worthy, occupies the small genre of English semi-operas, i.e., stage works in which the most of the main characters speak dialogue, but songs, choruses, and incidental music provide commentary on the action. This 2018 performance by Lionel Meunier and the period ensemble Vox Luminis presents King Arthur without speaking parts, so the music is continuous and complete on two CDs, and displays the variety of musical forms and effects Purcell employed to make John Dryden's somewhat confusing play -- a mixture of Norse and British mythology -- come to life. The singing is lively and rhythmically precise, and the cast's diction is clear enough to make following the libretto virtually unnecessary. The best-known selections of King Arthur include the famous Frost Scene (What Power Art Thou at the beginning of Act III, which was adapted by minimalist composer Michael Nyman for his composition, Memorial), and Venus' air from the closing masque, Fairest Isle, has endured as one of Purcell's most-beloved songs. Alpha's recording captures the performance with crisp details and a clean background that allows the voices and instruments to be heard without excessive resonance.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 51 track(s)
- Total length: 01:37:31
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Vox Luminis
- Composer: Henry Purcell
- Label: Alpha Classics
- Genre: Classical
2018 Alpha Classics / Outhere Music France 2018 Vox Luminis
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