Sylvia Marlowe (harpsichord) Henry Purcell, Suites & Miscellaneous Pieces

Type of harpsichord not mentioned in the documentation but it is a William Dowd complete with 16 ft stop and 7 pedal stop changers (thanks David Agdern) Released by MCA Records Germany, licensed by MCA Records International, a division of MCA Inc. New York, USA MACS 1036 stereo Years of recordings and release unknown Produced by Israel Horowitz Drawing cover by Michael Baldwin Also released 1968 by Decca Series: Gold Label Series, DL 710149 Also released 1974 by Serenus Recorded Editions ( re-issue of the original Decca recording) SRS 12055 Side 1 00:00 Round 0 (Z. T684) Band 1. The Rondeau for strings from Abdelazer (Z. 570/2) 01:43 Ground (Z. D22l) Band 2. 04:29 Chacone (or better the Ground) (Z. T680) Band 3. The Curtain Tune for strings from Timon of Athens (Z. 632/20) 07:04 Jigl (Z. T686) Band 4. The Jig for strings from Abdelazer) (Z. 570/7) Suite No. 1 in G Major (Z. 660) Band 5. 07:52 Prelude 08:38 Almand 09:48 Corant 10:34 Minuett Suite No. 4 in A Minor (Z. 663) Band 6. 11:41 Prelude 12:58 Almand 14:50 Corant 15:59 Saraband Suite No. 2 in G Minor (Z. 661) Band 7. 17:29 Prelude 18:45 Almand 21:24 Corant 22:40 Saraband Side 2 24:44 A New Irish Tune Lilliburlerol (Z. 646) Band 1. From The Second Part of Musick’s Hand·maid 25:28 I. Ground (Z. D222) Band 2. “Crown the altar“ from Celebrate the festival (Z. 321/7) 27:12 II. Hornpipe (Z. T685) The Hornpipe for strings from The Old Batchelor (Z. 607/4) 27:58 Ground (Z. T681) Band 3. The alto solo “With him he brings the partner“ from Ye Tuneful Muses (Z. 344/11) 31:10 Sefauchi’s Farlelwell (Z. 656) Band 4. From The Second Part of Musick’s Hand·maid Suite No. 5 in C Major (Z. 666) Band 5. 33:18 Prelude 34:31 Almand 35:59 Corant 36:51 Saraband Suite No. 6 in 0 Major (Z. 667) Band 6. 38:10 Prelude 38:42 Almand 41:30 Hornpipe Suite No. 7 in 0 Minor (Z. 668) Band 7. 42:43 Almand (Bell-Barr) 45:45 Corant 46:55 Saraband(or Minuet) Z numbers refer to the listing in Franklin B. Zimmerman’s “Analytical Catalogue of Purcell’s Music“, published 1963. An interview and discography of Sylvia Marlowe can be found on YouTube #SylviaMarlowe