Matthew Locke (1622-1677) - Psyche (English Opera) (2 CD)

1 Ouvertüre (1. Akt)
2 A symphony of recorders and soft musick
3 Great Psyche, goddess of each Field and Grove
4 A rustick dance of Sylvans & Dryads
5 Symphony of rustick musick representing an eccho
6 Great Psyche shall find no such pleasure as here
7 Dance for Ambition, Power, Plenty and Peace
8 Entry of Envy
9 Envy 'gainst Psyche
10 Entry of the Princes Nicander & Polynices
11 Symphony at the descending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves
12 With kindness I your pray'rs receive
13 Symphony at the ascending of Venus in her chariot drawn by doves
14 Act tune: the temple of Apollo Delphicus (2. Akt)
15 Let's to Apollo's Altar now repair
16 Son of Latona
17 Dance of Priests
18 To Apollo, our Celestial King
19 Ceremony for Apollo
20 Entry for Despairing Lovers
21 Break, break distracted heart
22 Intermezzo: Italian Lament
1 Act tune (3. Akt)
2 Dance of Cyclopes
3 Ye bold Sons of Earth
4 All joy to fair Psyche
5 Warlike dance with a consort of loud martial musick
6 Let us loudly rejoice
7 Great God of War
8 Warlike dance
9 While we to Mars
10 Venus & Mars meet in the Air in their chariots; his drawn by horses, and hers by doves
11 Great God of War
12 Entry of Furies
13 Act tune: a stately garden belonging to the magnificent palace (4. Akt)
14 Entry for two Cupids
15 Let old Age
16 Dance of the statues, leaping from their pedestals
17 Stay, stay
18 Symphony at the descending of Venus
19 Act tune: burning ruins of buildings, the throne of Pluto, and a great number of Devils & Furies (5. Akt)
20 To what great distress
21 Dance of the Furies
22 Entry of Pluto
23 Refrain your tears
24 Psyche, draw near
25 Be gone, fair Psyche
26 Symphony at the descending of Apollo and the Gods
27 Assemble all the ye Heavenly Quire
28 On Earth by unkindness
29 Symphony at the descending of Jupiter, Cupid & Psyche
30 Dance for Six Elysian Princes
31 Behold the God
32 Rustick musick of Mænades & Ægipanes
33 All joy to this Celestial Pair