Henry Purcell - First Music, Overture from King Arthur

[ednaT1991]

hey, thats really nice.

becouse my parents like classic, hearing it is like coming home for me.

i think classic has a much deeper meaning than the most of the new music. this music has goodness.

[shariotoflove]

Although i love Pinnocks renditions, they can sound a tad polished for the genre. i wonder if he uses period instruments...i doubt it though.

[GrandOldPete]

@shariotoflove As far as I know he always uses period instruments with the English Concert.

[shariotoflove]

@GrandOldPete oh wow, thats good to know. then again the size of the orchestra can be too large for the piece itself, especially when he does Bach. they still sound amazing.

[peteacher52]

An early edition of Pears Encyclopedia of Music ended its article on Purcell by saying "... and his early death must be regarded as a national calamity." Amen to that, but likewise Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Pergolesi and Bruhns to their respective countries.

[darkerscargot]

Pure baroque!

[Jasmie27]

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[shortcakehugs]

First of all, the king never gives music, music is brought to him, FOR him.

Second of all, there are no King Arthurs in the history of the British Monarch. The closest there ever was a King Arthur would have been Henry VIII's brother, but unfortunately he died before his father did leaving the throne to Henry VIII.

Just thought I would inform you.

[phizzstar]

Baroque music is so magical, it allows for the imagination to flourish and frees the heart of the stresses that beset us. I will always love the sound and texture of this wonderful creation of music. Although G.F. Handel perfected the sound and method of baroque music, there certainly were others that shared the talent for scuh magical sounds. If you think this is beautiful music, and it is indeed, you will love Handel's "Acis and Galetea."

[AlainNaigeon]

Does anyone know where to find a complete and reliable score of "King Arthur" ?

[polissonet50]

I sang King Arthur in 1994 and then the paper music was impossible to find we had to rent it in UK very expensive by the way (in that time 3000 eur). I don't know how, but someone

owns the rights over that music.

[AlainNaigeon]

Polissonet50, you might guess I'd have preferred a diifferent answer, but I appreciate very much the time you've taken to give this information, thank you !

[1401JSC]

Dennis Arundell made the full score in 1928 Margaret Laurie edited the vocal score published in 1972.

Performing rigts are detailed in its first pages.

Anglo-saxon copyright law is not like Napoleonic authors' rights laws in other countries.

[1401JSC]

Novello ^publishes the collected editin of his works.

[AlainNaigeon]

Thanks for your answer!

I've discovered that this summer, during a course in which we've worked that music

(and that was, of course, the reason why I had asked)

Once more : many thanks to all who gave information !

[firebreathone2]

Who are the performers?

[Zarataphs]

Whoops, looks like I missed out on typing it in the description, although you'll find it in the tags.

It's the English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock.