King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love every creature" - "In vain are our graces" by Les Arts Florissants, Jonathan Best, Richard Duguay, Véronique Gens, Mhairi Lawson, Violaine Lucas, David Le Monnier, Mark Padmore, Valérie Picard, Anne Pichard, Jean-Marie Puissant, Carys Lloyd Roberts, Sheena Wolstencroft

First released: 1995, Length: 7:13

Creators (18)

Conductor

1. William Christie (Feb 1995)

Orchestra

1. Les Arts Florissants (Feb 1995)

Vocals

1. Anne Pichard (Feb 1995) choir vocals
2. Carys Lloyd Roberts (Feb 1995) choir vocals
3. David Le Monnier (Feb 1995) choir vocals
4. Jean-Marie Puissant (Feb 1995) choir vocals
5. Jonathan Best (Feb 1995) choir vocals
6. Les Arts Florissants (Feb 1995) choir vocals
7. Mark Padmore (Feb 1995) tenor vocals
8. Mhairi Lawson (Feb 1995) choir vocals
9. Richard Duguay (Feb 1995) choir vocals
10. Sheena Wolstencroft (Feb 1995) choir vocals
11. Valérie Picard (Feb 1995) choir vocals
12. Véronique Gens (Feb 1995) choir vocals
13. Violaine Lucas (Feb 1995) choir vocals

Producer

1. Nicholas Parker

Sound Engineer

1. Jean Chatauret

Locations

Recorded At

1. Théâtre du Châtelet (Feb 1995)

Works (2)

Recording Of

1. King Arthur, Z. 628: Act IV. Passacaglia "How happy the lover" (Feb 1995)
   

   Composer

   1. Henry Purcell

   Librettist

   1. John Dryden
2. King Arthur, Z.628, Act IV: "In Vain Are Our Graces" (Feb 1995)

   Composer

   1. Henry Purcell

Releases containing this recording (5)

Official

Album

1. King Arthur 1995 Purcell; Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa, William Christie, Les Arts Florissants
2. King Arthur extraits - highlights 1997 Purcell; Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa
3. King Arthur 06 Dec 2010 Henry Purcell; Véronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau, Susannah Waters, Jonathan Best, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton, Petteri Salomaa, Les Arts Florissants, William Christie

Album - Compilation

1. Edition I: Dido and Aeneas / King Arthur / The Fairy Queen 09 Mar 2009 Purcell; William Christie, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
2. Erato – 50 CD Collection 2013 Various Artists