The 1st work an opera in 3 acts. Libretto of the 1st work by Nahum Tate; based on the Aeneid by Virgil. Compact disc. Program notes in English, German, and French and libretto of the 1st work with French and German translations (51 p.) inserted in container. In the 1st work: Susannah Waters, Sharon Baker, Margaret O'Keefe, sopranos ; Nancy Maultsby, Laura Tucker, Donna Ames, mezzo-sopranos ; Richard Clement, tenor ; Russell Braun, baritone. In all works: Boston Baroque ; Martin Pearlman, conductor. Recorded in Mechanics Hall, Worcester, Mass., Jan. 3-5, 1996.
Contents:
Music for plays & masques. Abdelazer, or The moor's revenge. Overture (3:00) ; Rondeau (1:22) ; Air (1:19) -- The Gordian knot unty'd. Minuet (1:30) ; Air (1:12) -- Timon of Athens. Curtain tune on a ground (1:57) -- The fairy queen. Rondeau (1:28) ; Hornpipe (:56) ; Overture (1:26) ; Dance for the fairies (1:04) ; Chaconne (2:34) -- The married beau. Hornpipe on a ground (1:24).
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