Historical Concert

Programme of compositions by Henry Purcell

PART I

1. "Te deum laudamus", in D major, for soli, chorus, stringed instruments, and organ

2. The ninth of "ten sonatas in four parts", called "The Golden Sonata"

3. "In these delightful, pleasant groves", chrous, from the music to Shadwell's "The Libertine"

4. "Nymphs and shepherds", song from the music to Shadwell's "The Libertine"

5. "Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shade me", recitative, and "when I am laid in earth", aria, from the opera "Dido and Aeneas"

6. (a) "Come unto these yellow sands", and

    (b) "Full fathom five"

     Solos and choruses, from the music to Shadwell's "The Tempest"

7. "Britons strike home", tenor solo and chorus, from the music to Powell's adaptation of Beaumont and Fletcher's "Bonduca"

PART II

8. Three scenes from the music to Dryden's "King Arthur", for soli, chorus, stringed instruments, and organ

     (a) Sacrificial scene

     (b) The song of victory

     (c) The frost scene