Henry Purcell: “Bonduca or The British Heroine” Z 574 – Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Elizabeth Lane, Joy Roberts, Prudence Lloyd, James Bowman, Martyn Hill, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Alan Byers, Peter Bamber, Julian Pike, David Thomas, Christopher Keyte, Geoffrey Shaw, Michael George – The Taverner Choir – Andrew Parrot – Academy of Ancient Music – Christopher Hogwood

Henry Purcell 1659-1695

BONDUCA or THE BRITISH HEROINE Z.574

1. Overture 0:10
2. Air 2:44
3. Hornpipe – Air 4:28
4. Hornpipe – Air 6:12
5. Minuet 8:04
6. Jack, Thou’rt A Roper 9:06
7. Hear Us Great Rugwith 10:58
8. Hear, Ye Gods Of Britain 13:54
9. Sing, Sing, Ye Druids! 15:11
10. Divine Andate, President Of War 17:56
11. To Arms 18:47
12. Britons Strike Home! 20:57
13. O Lead Me To Some Peaceful Gloom 23:41

Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Elizabeth Lane, Joy Roberts, Prudence Lloyd [sopranos]
James Bowman [countertenor]
Martyn Hill, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Alan Byers, Peter Bamber, Julian Pike [tenors]
David Thomas, Christopher Keyte, Geoffrey Shaw, Michael George [basses]

The Taverner Choir
Andrew Parrot [cchorus director]

Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood [direction, harpsichord, organ]

Catherine Machintosh, Eleonor Sloan, Monica Huggett, Christopher Hirons, June Hardy, Polly Waterfield, Peggy Gilmore, Nicola Cleminson, Robin Stowell, Alison Bury, Simon Standage, Stuart Deeks [violins]
Trevor Jones, Duncan Druce, Simon Rowland-Jones, Katherine Hart, Ian White [violas]
Adam Skeaping, Peter Vel, Jane Ryan [gambas]
Francis Baines [violone]
David Pugsley, John Turner [recorders]
Sophia McKenna, David Jones [oboes]
Hansjurg Lange [bassoon]
Michael Laid [natural trumpet]