Purcell / Gabrieli / McCreesh: King Arthur 1691 - COMPACT DISCS

Purcell / Gabrieli / McCreesh: King Arthur 1691 - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

King Arthur 1691

Artist:

Purcell / Gabrieli / McCreesh

Label:

Signum Classics

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

635212058923

Genre:

Classical

Release Date:

2019-10-25

Number of Discs:

2

Additional Details:

2 PACK

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 recording 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 Night's Dream.

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