Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen

Kammermusikfest Lockenhaus 04/07/14 Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen (Excerpts) Act 1 First Music-Prelude First Music-Hornpipe (01:43) Tune-Jig (02:34) Second Music-Air (04:04) Second Music-Rondeau (05:48) Act 3 Hornpipe (07:08) Ouverture-Symphony while the Swans came forward (08:16) Dance for the Fairies (10:30) Dance for the Green Men (11:40) Dance for the Haymakers (13:32) Act 5 Prelude (14:40) Monkey’s Dance (17:54) Entry Dance (19:05) Chaconne: Dance for a Chinese Man and Woman (20:30) Encore: Act 5 Prelude (24:00) Pekka Kuusisto – violin Ilya Gringolts – violin James Boyd – viola Nicolas Altstaedt – violoncello Jonathan Cohen – harpsichord Knut Erik Sundquist – double bass Johannes Fischer – percussion Artistic director: Nicolas Altstaedt Sound: Peter Laenger Video made by: