Deller Consort – Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered) (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

In quest of the (Baroque) Indies. The subject, synonymous with exoticism in Europe in the Golden Age, pits Aztecs against Incas on the stage: Purcell died before finishing the music but what he left to accompany this staged entertainment is nonetheless a swan-song of exceptional beauty.

Tracklist:
01. The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Overture (4:27)
02. The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Prologue (4:49)
03. The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Acte I: “Wake, Quivera, wake” (Boy) (9:34)
04. The Indian Queen, Acte II: Symphony (4:30)
05. The Indian Queen, Acte II: “I come to sing” (Fame and chorus) (1:42)
06. The Indian Queen, Acte II: “What flattering noise” (Envy and two followers) (3:10)
07. The Indian Queen, Acte II: “Begone” (Fame) (1:59)
08. The Indian Queen, Acte III: Symphony (0:58)
09. The Indian Queen, Acte III: “Ye twice ten hundred deities” (Ismeron) (5:05)
10. The Indian Queen, Acte III: “Seek not to know” (God of dreams) (4:18)
11. The Indian Queen, Acte III: Trumpet overture (2:42)
12. The Indian Queen, Acte III: “Ah! how happy we are”. “We the spirits of the air” (Aerial spirits) (4:01)
13. The Indian Queen, Acte III: “I attempt to love’s sickness” (Aerial spirits) (1:49)
14. The Indian Queen, Acte III: “We the spirits of the air” (Aerial spirits) (3:17)
15. The Indian Queen, Acte IV: “They tell us” (Ozaria) (3:32)
16. The Indian Queen, Acte V: “While thus” (Chorus) (5:07)
17. Timon of Athens: Overture (4:31)
18. Timon of Athens: “Hark! how the songsters of the grove” (6:51)
19. Timon of Athens: “Come all, come all to me” (4:56)
20. Timon of Athens: “The care of lovers” (4:09)