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Henry Purcell: Rebellion
The Curious Bards explores one of England’s greatest musical voices, Henry Purcell. Beyond the celebrated composer of opera lies a musician deeply inspired by the dances and songs of his time. Theatre music sits alongside lively hornpipes, jigs, and traditional Scottish and Irish tunes, revealing a Purcell who is vibrant and theatrical.
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Programme
1Symphony While The Swans Come Forward (The Fairy Queen)
2Jig (The Married Beau) / Air (Bonduca)
3Sawney Is a Bonny Lad / Scotch Tune (Amphitryon)
4Air (The Double Dealer)
5Beneath the Poplar's Shadow (Sophonisba)
6Sefauchi's Farewell
7They tell us that you mighty powers above (The Indian Queen)
8Suite de 3 Hornpipes (The Old Bachelor / Henry the Second / The Fairy Queen)
9Song Tune (The Virtuous Wife) / Of old when heroes thought it base
10A New Scotch Tune / A New Irish Tune
11Bacchus Is a Power Divine
12An Ape, a lion, a fox and an ass
13Mr Purcell's Jig (Apollo's Banquet) / Jig (The Fairy Queen)
14Not All My Torments Can Your Pity Move
15Suite de 3 Hornpipes (The Old Bachelor) / Abdelazer (The Fairy Queen)
16Oh! How You Protest (The Mock Marriage)