英國在17世紀的Jacobean時期, 在貴族間十分著名的一項娛樂就是去觀賞Masque假面劇,跟同時期的法國宮廷芭蕾類似,貴族成員與藝術家同時身兼觀與演員,一同演出作曲家的作品.而創作Masque假面劇最著名的便是普賽爾(Henry Purcell)這位作曲家.本專輯珍貴的整理了17世紀多首廣為流傳的假面劇作品,並選出其中最動聽的曲目錄製成這份經典錄音.樂迷可以聽到普賽爾的名曲,也可以聽到一些罕見的同時代名曲!

曲目:
Adson: Courtley Masquing Ayre No. 2

Banister: Go thy Way - Eccho duet

Coprario: Cuperaree or Grayes Inn

Humfrey: Where the Bee sucks

Jenkins, J: Antimaske

Johnson, R:
The second of the Prince’s Masque
Have you seen the bright lily grow?

Lawes, H: Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph that liv’st unseen

Lawes, W:
Temple Masque
In Envy of the Night

Locke:
Curtain Tune from The Tempest
Sarabande

Lupo, T: Fantasie

Purcell:
Dance for the Chinese Man & Woman (from The Fairy Queen, Z628)
Curtain Tune from The Fairy Queen
Symphony while the Swans come forward (from The Fairy Queen)
Prelude (From The Fairy Queen)
Chaconne (from The Fairy Queen)

Wilson, John: Take, O take those lips away

Sara Macliver
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Paul Dyer