King Arthur
Gabrieli Consort
- Label
- Signum Classics
- Catalogue number
- SIGCD 589
- EAN / barcode
- 0635212058923
- Release date
- 24 October 2019
- Number of CDs
- 2
- Type
- Album
Genres:
ambient
new age
More info
The great patriotic opera of the 17th century, recorded here in a lively new performing edition after two decades in the Gabrieli's touring repertoire. Notoriously difficult to present on disc or in concert, this version presented by Gabrieli was created to allow an obvious musical narrative, despite Purcell's music often being completely dislocated from much of the original theatre context. Gabrieli have been performing the music from King Arthur for nearly a quarter of a century, evolving their interpretation over time. With the score having to be pieced together using separate versions (due to Purcell's originals being lost), and with Gabrieli's evolved interpretation of the music, the end product of this recording is truly unique. Their next release on Signum will be with the semi-opera by Purcell, Fairy Queen, in April next year, which is an adaptation of A Midsummer Nights Dream.
Tracklist
- 01 King Arthur Suite II 03:34
- 02 Guardian of the Mirrors 04:32
- 03 Heaven Is a Green Meadow 04:06
- 04 Badon Hill 04:18
- 05 Shambhala Mystery II 04:58
- 06 Lightfull 08:28
- 07 Song for Igraine 01:51
- 08 Land of the Celts / King Arthur Suite 1 12:23
- 09 Celtic Morning 03:10
- 10 King Arthur Suite III 05:11
- 11 The Holy Grail of Nature 07:03
Source: MusicBrainz
