DESCRIPTION:
'Morpheus, thou gentle god'

Song for soprano and basso continuo

From the incidental music of the play 'Achilles, or Iphigenia in Aulis'

Text of the play: Abel Boyer (1667?-1729), after Jean Racine's 'Iphigénie' (1675)

Text of the song: Abel Boyer

Music: Daniel Purcell (c.1664-1717)

First performance: December 1699 in London (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)

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Dorothee Mields, soprano

Lautten Compagney

Concert: 12 May 2013 in Amsterdam (Concertgebouw)

Pitch: A = 440 Hz
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The score featured in this video is by Harold Love.

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