The Purcell Manuscript

On this CD:

1. Suites for harpsichord, No. 4 in A minor (from "A Choice Collection of Lessons"), Z. 663
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

2. Prelude for keyboard (discoverd in 1993)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

3. Minuet for keyboard (discoverd in 1993)
Composed by Henry Purcell

4. Air for keyboard (discoverd in 1993)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

5. Thus Happy and Free (from "The Fairy Queen), prelude, soprano aria & chorus, Z. 629/44
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

6. The Double Dealer, incidental music, Z. 592 No. 9, Air
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

7. The Double Dealer, incidental music, Z. 592 No. 7, Minuet
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

8. The Virtuous Wife, or, Good Luck at Last, incidental music, Z. 611 No. 8, Trumpet Minuet
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

9. The Virtuous Wife, or, Good Luck at Last, incidental music, Z. 611 No. 7, Minuet
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

10. The Fairy Queen, semi-opera, Z. 629 No. 1b, Hornpipe
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

11. The Virtuous Wife, or, Good Luck at Last, incidental music, Z. 611 No. 9, Air
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

12. The Old Bachelor, incidental music, Z. 607 No. 4, Hornpipe (unique transcription, discovered 1993)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

13. Hornpipe for keyboard (discovered in 1993, previously attrib. to John Eccles)
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

14. Suite for harpsichord (from "The Second Part of Musick's Handmaid") in C major, Z. 665 Prelude
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

15. Suite for harpsichord (from "The Second Part of Musick's Handmaid") in C major, Z. 665 Almand
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

16. Suites for harpsichord, No. 5 in C major (from "A Choice Collection of Lessons"), Z. 666 Corant
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

17. Suites for harpsichord, No. 5 in C major (from "A Choice Collection of Lessons"), Z. 666 Sarraband
Composed by Henry Purcell
Performed by Davitt Moroney

18. Parthenia Prelude in G major
Composed by Orlando Gibbons
Performed by Davitt Moroney

19. Suite for harpsichord in A major
Composed by Giovanni Battista Draghi
Performed by Davitt Moroney

20. Suite for harpsichord in G minor
Composed by Giovanni Battista Draghi
Performed by Davitt Moroney

21. Suite for harpsichord in C minor
Composed by Giovanni Battista Draghi
Performed by Davitt Moroney

22. Suite for harpsichord in G major
Composed by Giovanni Battista Draghi
Performed by Davitt Moroney

Tracks:

Scenes Form Childhood: Foreign Lands And People
Scenes Form Childhood: Dreaming
Scenes Form Childhood: Child Falling Asleep
Dream Of Children: Andante
Dream Of Children: Allegretto Piacevole
Sicilienne
Study No. 5: Moderato
The Nutcracker Suite Op. 71a: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy - Tchaikovsky
Notebooks Of Anna Magdalena Bach: Minuets 4 and 5
The Indian Queen: Adagio
Album Leaves: Lullaby
Album Leaves: Cradlesong
Prelude In C Major - Bach
The Carnival Of Animals: The Swan
Gymnopedie I
Gymnopedie III
Album for the Young: Morning Prayer - Tchaikovsky
Album for the Young: My Dear Little Mother - Tchaikovsky
Album for the Young: Sweet Reveries - Tchaikovsky
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne No. 7 - Mendelssohn
Contes D'Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Piano Concerto No. 26 In D Major: Larghetto
Melody
Lullaby

Amazon.com

I think this music is intended for adults, though the photo on the cover is of a sleeping baby. In any event, Schumann's work, Scenes From Childhood, Op. 15, featured here is more likely to bolt you out of bed than put you to sleep, as the mike is far too close to the piano being played by Cyprien Katsaris. Purcell's Adagio from The Indian Queen is magnificent, performed by John Elliott Gardiner and the English Baroque Soloists. The Weird Award goes to triple harpist Tim Hobrough and lutenist Stephen Barber for their bizarre, spiky rendition of Minuets Nos. 4 and 5 from the Notebook of Anna Magdalena Bach. I would like to meet Bill Holland, producer of all these Atlantic Records classical compilations. He's programmed Satie's Gymnopedie No. 1 on three different CDs, billed alternately as sensuous, romantic, and now here: good for a long snooze. --Gwendolyn Freed

Customer Reviews:

What is all the hype about?.......2007-07-09

I purchased this CD on the basis of the reviews written on Amazon. I have to say I am terribly disappointed. My son hates the CD, I listened to it and I am not all that impressed either. It is ok but nothing like described by other users.

great cd.......2007-06-26

We play this cd every night at bedtime. It not only helps my baby stay asleep, but helps me fall asleep. The only issue I have is that one of the tracks near the end of the cd is a little louder than the tracks before it, so I just make sure I keep it on very quiet and it's wonderful.

My girls listen to this every night.......2006-11-10

My girls (ages 3 & 5) have a hard time winding down at night. We have a regular bedtime routine (bath, snack, teeth brushing, books, hugs), but they still take forever to settle down and sleep. Adding this CD to the bedtime routine has really helped.

I would give it more than 5 stars...........2005-11-18

I had this CD when my daughter was born 5 years ago, and it gave us such a soothing environment in which to bond during quiet times. We also put it on shortly before we'd put her down to sleep, and by 6 weeks she was sleeping through the night in her own crib. I think it was her sanctuary, and the music helped her feel comforted. We've since then completely worn out the CD (she listened to it through her 3rd year), and will have to buy a new one for our next little addition (coming soon!). I found it on this site and just listened to the samples from each track. Aahhh... very soothing for Mommy, too!
I also plan to get it as a baby gift for a friend. :)

Great CD: soothing music by best performers. Worth every penny........2005-08-05

I listened to this CD countless times ever since I first bought it from BMG music service back in 1997. Compositions of this CD are popular classical hits. That is, you will likely recognize at least some of them if you listen to the sampler.

What sets this CD apart is supreme music performance. Every composition is performed flawlessly, with real feeling and passion. There is a good reason why this CD that was released in 1997 is still around and costs over ten dollars. This reason is called quality.

Average customer rating:

The Best Of Baroque Collection
Outstanding sampler

Greatest Hits ~ Baroque
George Frideric Handel , Jean-Philippe Rameau , Antonio Vivaldi , Johann Sebastian Bach , Jean-Joseph Mouret , Marc-Antoine Charpentier , Johann Pachelbel , Henry Purcell , Tomaso Albinoni , Alessandro Marcello , Jeremiah Clarke , New York Sinfonietta , Philadelphia Orchestra , Columbia Symphony Orchestra , Hartmut Haenchen , Jean-Claude Malgoire , Raymond Leppard , Richard Kapp , Max Goberman , Eugene Ormandy , Vladimir Goischmann , Glenn Gould , Carolyn Watkinson , Teiko Maehashi , La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy , and William Bennett
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ASIN: B000002AVS
Release Date: 1995-06-13

Tracks:

Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe
Violin Concerto In E Major, RV269 'Spring': I. Allegro
Adagio
Orchestral Suite In B Minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
Concerto For Guitar, 2 Violins & Basso Continuo In D Major, RV 93: II. Largo
First Symphonic Suite: Rondeau
Orchestral Suite In D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Excerpt)
Mandolin Concerto In C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Te Deum In D Major: Introduction
The Anna Magdelana Notebook: Minuet
Canon For 3 Trumpets And Strings
Xerxes: Largo ('Ombra mai fu')
Abdelazer: Rondeau
Le Tambourin
Oboe Concerto In D Minor: II. Adagio
Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Canata No. 147: Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring
Piano Concerto In F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Lute Suite In E Major, BWV 1006a: I. Prelude
Prince Of Denmark's March
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 'Christmas Concerto': II. Largo. Pastoral ad libitum
Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

Customer Reviews:

The Best Of Baroque Collection.......2004-02-22

This compilation album features some well-known Baroque Era musical works and serves as a perfect introduction to classical music. The great Baroque composers are showcased here - Bach, considered the greatest of them all, Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli and others. The Baroque period (from 1600 to 1750) was a time of great development and change in music. Before the Baroque Era, music was single-melody and primitive, in much the same way it had been since the Old World of the Greeks and Romans. Plaintive chorus was the only new invention of the medieval days- the Gregorian monk chant and Hildegard Bingen's nuns' chant. But during the Baroque Era, instruments were created and with them a new sound. Flutes, oboes, clarinets, drums, violins, violas and most significantly the trumpet, was played in a new medium called the orchestra. This music was played before royalty, kings of England, Germany and France, and often elitist aristocratic crowds. The same applied to Baroque Opera, which re-told Greek legends and classical heroes through music and the human singing voice of opera. Finally, music broke out from the old and into the new.

Johann Sebastian Bach is regarded as the best of the Baroque composers. He wrote prolifically for orchestra, for harpsichord (the earliest piano or keyboard instrument), as well as the organ. Among Bach's popular pieces are the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (which is the theme for "Dracula" and was made into an orchestra version by conductor Leopold Stokowski as seen in the Disney film Fantasia of 1940), his Brandenburg Concertos- a total of six concertos that showcase the tone color of several instruments of the orchestra and are considered the height of the Baroque musical style. The Brandenburg Concerti that are most famous are th 3rd and 5th. Bach's Golberg Variations for keyboard are also very virtuosic as well as his Organ Preludes. Bach's Orchestral Suites are the skeletons of the first symphonies, even if it it's not exactly a symphony form, and Bach's cantatas and Mass In B have long been hailed as the best works of chorus.

George Frederic Handel, a German-born composer, adapted the Italian musical technique, especially the new invention of opera, but performed publically in England, even writing the famous "Messiah" oratorio in English. Handel's skills were most keen in the orchestra. His "Concerti Grossi" which total a number of 12, are virtuoso and expressive of instrumental color. The Water Music and the Royal Fireworks music are also very famous and written in a grandiose style that was quintessentially Baroque. Vivaldi, a former priest, became a composer who specialized in small-scale chamber music. He created the "tone poem" long before it was even called that in the 19th century. His "Four Seasons" are his most acclaimed. The music expresses the four seasons of fall, winter, spring and summer. The violins, the woodwinds, the trumpets, each deliver a picture of pastoral scenes. Vivaldi also wrote numerous other concerti, including some for mandolin, an early guitar.

This collection is a must have for music lovers.

Outstanding sampler.......2001-02-25

It is impossible of course to capture Baroque music on a single CD, but if you want just one it doesn't get any better than this. Outstanding and generous selection of many of the best known excerpts of the period, excellent performances throughout, and superior sound quality. Even the casual listener will recognize many of these great works, such as the theme from Masterpiece Theater, Pachelbel's Canon, Handel's Water Music, and so on.

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Interesting music interestingly sung
The marriage of skill and magic
There is no such thing as too much Emma Kirkby
emma's pure and magical voice.
Voice of an Angel!

The Emma Kirkby Collection
Claudio Monteverdi , George Frideric Handel , Johann Sebastian Bach , Sigismondo D'India , John Dowland , Guillaume de Machaut , Hildegard of Bingen , Thomas Campion , Henry Lawes , Henry Purcell , Michael East , The Consort of Musicke , Taverner Consort Players , Roy Goodman , Anthony Rooley , Emma Kirkby , Christopher Page , Denys Darlow , Andrew Parrott , Parley of Instruments , London Handel Orchestra , Gothic Voices , David Reichenberg , and Instrumental Ensemble
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ASIN: B000002ZJG
Release Date: 1993-11-12

Tracks:

Confiterbor tibi, Domine (Psalm 110)
Now Hath Flora Robbed Her Bowers
Stript Of Their Green Our groves Appear
Voglio di vita uscir
Piangono al pianger mio
Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
Foy Porter
Columba aspexit
Sheep May Safely Graze
Time Stands Still
Diana
Quel squardo sdegnosetto
Maledetto sia l'aspetto
The Lark
Move Now With Measured Sound
Sharp Thorns Despising
Sich tiben im Lieben
You Meaner Beauties Of The Night

Customer Reviews:

Interesting music interestingly sung.......2007-02-01

Much of this vocal music is from an era with which I am unfamiliar. It ranges from the work of Hildegarde of Bergen (1098-1179) to Handel (1685-1759); obviously, this album covers much territory! Emma Kirkby displays her virtuosity on this CD. The notes from the CD say that "One of the favorite adjectives used by critics. . .is the word 'celestial.'" At a later point, the notes speak of Kirkby further: "There is a freshness, an openness, an honesty about her voice. . ."

Some comments on works randomly selected.

Monteverdi's "Confitebor tibi, Domine." Here, Kirkby displays a clean light voice. She exhibits a spirited "Gloria Patri" with some spare but interesting ornamentation.

Campion's "Now hath Flora robbed her bowers." This cut shows off to good effect the agility in her voice.

John Dowland, "Flow not so fast, ye fountains." Here is displayed her smooth voice; her singing flows smoothly from one note to the next. There is a poignancy in her singing on this piece.

Guillaume de Machaut, "Foy porter." She treats the redoubtable de Machaut well; his works are some of the best of his time. This is smoothly song and does his work justice.

Hildegarde of Birgen, "Columba aspexit." This is the oldest composition on this CD by far. The work is spare, but well sung. There is a hypnotic quality to the work and Kirkby sings it well.

Lawes, "The Lark." Again, nice agility of her voice is displayed.

Other compositions on this CD are by Purcell, J. S. Bach, Sigismondo d'India, and Handel.

All in all, a nice sampling of the work of Emma Kirkby. I was not much familiar with her work before listening to this CD, but I am delighted that I did purchase this work.

The marriage of skill and magic.......2007-01-12

Ms. Kirby's voice is limpid, exquisitely pitched, strong, and yet beautifully refined. Her command of her voice is extraordinary, with phrasing, delicate embellishments and what I think are some vocal cadenzas, all showing the skill and craft of an artist who has brought her artistry to its highest state. But she makes her artistry sound so easy, so natural: nothing of bravura, nothing forced here. The selections are wonderfully chosen; together, they give us the whole range of early to late Baroque, in every mood. Each listening refreshes the spirit. What an artist!

There is no such thing as too much Emma Kirkby.......2002-07-16

The only defect in this disk is that it isn't a three or four disk set. Some people don't appreciate her beautiful voice and I feel sorry for them. I first heard her voice live in a concert here in Ann Arbor in December of 1980 and she stunned me. The memory of her beautiful voice still lives in my mind and heart.

Well, this disk gives us 18 selections from a number of different composers from the Baroque. Every one of them is a treasure and has its own charms. I can't pick a favorite, but I can say that each of these pieces show off her voice and singing style in different ways.

Yes, I wish she had included more Purcell and something even nicer than what we have on track 3, but what would I give up? Well, that is where I say we need this to have been a two or three disk collection.

You won't go wrong with this wonderful disk!

emma's pure and magical voice........2000-10-16

This cd shows Emma's versatility as a Baroque and early music performer. Her pure voice matches the music so well. I really enjoy the song "You meaner beauties of the night." This is only one among many cd's which shows Emma's great voice. I highly recommend the Emma Kirkby collection.

Voice of an Angel!.......1999-07-20

One of the most beautiful angelic voice in the world! But I don't think this collection shows her best recording pieces.

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The Purcell Manuscript

Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Minuets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00002677J
Release Date: 2001-03-06

Tracks:

Ste in a, Z 663: Prld
Ste in a, Z 663: Almand
Ste in a, Z 663: Corant
Ste in a, Z 663: Jig
Miscellaneous Pieces: Prld
Miscellaneous Pieces: Minuet
Miscellaneous Pieces: Air
Miscellaneous Pieces: The Fairy Queen: 'Thus Happy And Free'
Miscellaneous Pieces: Air
Miscellaneous Pieces: Minuet
Miscellaneous Pieces: Tpt Minuet
Miscellaneous Pieces: Minuet
Miscellaneous Pieces: Hornpipe
Miscellaneous Pieces: Air
Miscellaneous Pieces: Hornpipe
Miscellaneous Pieces: Hornpipe
Ste in C, Z 665/666: Prld
Ste in C, Z 665/666: Almand
Ste in C, Z 665/666: Corant
Ste in C, Z 665/666: Sarraband
Prld in G
Ste in A: Prld
Ste in A: Allmand
Ste in A: Corrant
Ste in A: Saraband: Slow
Ste in A: (Passepied)
Ste in A: Jigg
Ste in g: Prld
Ste in g: Allmand
Ste in g: Corrant
Ste in g: Air
Ste in g: Jigg
Ste in c: Prld
Ste in c: 'Ye Double Of Ye Prld
Ste in c: Alemande
Ste in c: Aire
Ste in G: Prld
Ste in G: Allmand
Ste in G: The Hunting Tune

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the voice of a angel

The Emma Kirkby Collection

Manufacturer: Hyperion
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004WMWA
Release Date: 2000-10-10

Tracks:

Confitebor Tibi, Domine
Now Hath Flora Robbed Her Bowers
Stript Of Their Green Our Groves Appear
Voglio Di Vita Uscir
Piangono Al Pianger Mio
Flow Not So Fast, Ye Fountains
Foy Porter
Columba Aspexit
Recitative And Aria 'Schafe Konnen Sicher Weiden'
Time Stands Still
Diana (Questo Dardo, Quest' Arco) - Emma Kirkby/Anthony Rooley
Quel Sguardo Sdegnosetto
Maledetto Sia L'aspetto
The Lark ('Swift Through The Yielding Air')
Move Now With Measured Sound
Sharp Thorns Despising
Recitative And Aria 'Sich Uben Im Lieben'
You Meaner Beauties Of The Night

Customer Reviews:

the voice of a angel.......2000-12-05

It's an fantastic CD. If you haven't know of Emma Kirkby's voice in your life, this is the best chance. I strongly believe you will listen to it again and again.

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The Purcell Manuscript

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ASIN: B00000DNFP
Release Date: 1995-06-13

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A Musical Genius
Woodhouse is in my top 5...and I'm not a harpsichord player.

Violet Gordon Woodhouse

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Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

Gavotte In G Major, Z. D220
French Suite No. 4 In E Flat Major, BWV 815a: Prelude
Pieces de Clavecin: 23eme Order: L'Arlequine
Suite In E Minor: Tamborin
Fugue In D Minor, BWV 948
Toccata In E Minor, BWV 914: Fugue
Three English Folk Dances: (1) Newcastle
Three English Folk Dances: (2) Heddon Of Fawsley
Three English Folk Dances: (3) Step Back
Nobody's Gigge (FVB 149)
Sonata In D Major, K. 29, L. 461
Sonata In A Major, K. 113, L. 345
Partita No. 1 In B Flat Major, BWV 825: Allemande
Galliard (FVB 185)
Suite No. 5 In E Flat Major: Air With Doubles: 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'
English Suite No. 1 In A Major, BWV 806: Prelude
Earle Of Oxford's Marche (FVB 259)
The Queene's Alman (FVB 171)
Galiarda (FVB 255)
Rowland Or Lord Willobie's Welcome Home (FVB 160)
Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: (1) Without Tempo Marking
Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: (2) Andante
Italian Concerto In F Major, BWV 971: (3) Presto
Clavierbuchlien For Anna Magdalena Bach: (1) Polonaise In G Minor, BWV Anh. 123
Clavierbuchlien For Anna Magdalena Bach: (2) March In D Major, BWV Anh. 127
Clavierbuchlien For Anna Magdalena Bach: (3)Musette In D Major, BWV Anh. 126
Keyboard Sonata No. 37 In D Major, Hob. XVI: 37: (1) Allegro con brio
Keyboard Sonata No. 37 In D Major, Hob. XVI: 37: (2) Largo sostenuto
Keyboard Sonata No. 37 In D Major, Hob. XVI: 37: (3) Finale, Presto
Excerpts From A BBC Interview With Violet Gordon Woodhouse Rec. 1 - 8 - 41
Excerpts From A BBC Interview With Violet Gordon Woodhouse Rec. 1 - 8 - 41
The Well Tempered Clavier, Book One: Prelude And Fugue No. 1 In C Major, BWV 846: (1) Prelude
The Well Tempered Clavier, Book One: Prelude And Fugue No. 1 In C Major, BWV 846: (2) Fugue

Customer Reviews:

A Musical Genius.......2002-09-24

I heard this recording as a child and was transfixed by it. It transformed how I felt about the performance of early music. I have just finished the Douglas-Home biography and was thrilled to discover that the disc had been re-issued. It's simply a must-have, the closest we will ever come to hearing this music performed as it was intended to be.

Woodhouse is in my top 5...and I'm not a harpsichord player........1998-10-30

This disc is one of my favorites of all time. Most notable is her use of rubato or flexible time. I find it facinating that such interesting music can be achieved through an instrument with a relatively limited tonal and dynamic range.