What you’ll hear and see
The music
- Henry Purcell «Sweet Tyraness, I now resign» A New Ground in E minor «Here the Deities approve» A New Irish Tune (Lilliburlero) Z 646 «Oh, the Sweet Delights of Love» (The Prophetess or, The History of Dioclesian) Trumpet Tune in C major (The Prophetess or, The History of Dioclesian) «Music for a While» «Turn then Thine Eyes» (The Fairy Queen) «No resistance is but Vain» (The Maid's Last Prayer) «Tell me no more» (The Maid's Last Prayer) Ground in D minor «Crown the Altar» (Celebrate This Festival) «Strike the Viol» «My dearest, my fairest» (Pausanias, or The Betrayer of his Country) «Two Daughters of this Aged Stream are we» (King Arthur) «Fairest Isle» (King Arthur) «Shepherd, shepherd, leave decoying» (King Arthur)
The artists
- Véronique Nosbaum soprano
- Lilith Verhelst soprano
- Anne-Catherine Bucher harpsichord, Commentary
Henry Purcell’s harmonic language is profoundly modern and contemporary:
his grounds are eternal. Everyone knows him, sometimes even without being aware of it, thanks to numerous film scores and pop covers. This «Midi baroque» takes us even further into the intimacy of his compositions, which are at times hypnotic, tender, lively, melancholic or joyful.On-site catering available
