Henry Purcell: The Fairy Queen
Les Nouveaux Caractères, Sébastien d'Hérin
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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The Fairy Queen, Z. 629
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1.1
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Prelude
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:08 | |||
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1.2
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Hornpipe
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:14 | |||
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1.3
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Air
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:52 | |||
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1.4
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Rondeau
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:40 | |||
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1.5
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Overture
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:08 | |||
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1.6
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Act I "The Palace of the Duke". Prelude - Come, Come, Come Let Us Leave This Town
Henry Purcell; Caroline Mutel; Guillaume Andrieux; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:12 | |||
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1.7
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Act I "The Palace of the Duke". Fill up the Bowl, Then...
Henry Purcell; Kevin Greenlaw; Virginie Pochon; Caitlin Hulcup; Anonymous; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
6:02 | |||
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1.8
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Act I "The Palace of the Duke". Jig
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:14 | |||
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1.9
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Prelude
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:41 | |||
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1.10
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Come All Ye Songsters of the Sky
Henry Purcell; Samuel Boden; Christophe Baska; Julien Picard; Ronan Nédélec; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:49 | |||
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1.11
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Prelude. Birds Fly Down, Singing
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:13 | |||
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1.12
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Trio. May the God of Wit Inspire
Henry Purcell; Virginie Pochon; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:21 | |||
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1.13
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Now Join Your Warbling Voices All
Henry Purcell; Anonymous; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:29 | |||
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1.14
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Sing While We Trip It upon the Green
Henry Purcell; Virginie Pochon; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:31 | |||
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1.15
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Act II "The Great Grotto". See, Even Night Herself Is Here
Henry Purcell; Caroline Mutel; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
4:22 | |||
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1.16
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Act II "The Great Grotto". I Am Come to Lock All Fast
Henry Purcell; Christophe Baska; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:26 | |||
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1.17
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Act II "The Great Grotto". One Charming Night
Henry Purcell; Anders J. Dahlin; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:25 | |||
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1.18
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Hush, No More, Be Silent All
Henry Purcell; Frédéric Caton; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
4:35 | |||
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1.19
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Dance for the Followers of Night
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:30 | |||
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1.20
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Act II "The Great Grotto". Air
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:22 | |||
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1.21
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Act III "A Forest Glade". Prelude - If Love's a Sweet Passion
Henry Purcell; Caitlin Hulcup; Anonymous; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
3:40 | |||
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1.22
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Act III "A Forest Glade". Överture. Symphony While the Swans Come Forward
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:22 | |||
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1.23
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Act III "A Forest Glade". Dance for the Fairies
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:55 | |||
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1.24
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Act III "A Forest Glade". Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air, Appear!
Henry Purcell; Hjördis Thébault; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
5:03 | |||
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1.25
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Act III "A Forest Glade". Now the Maids and the Men Are Making of Hay
Henry Purcell; Ronan Nédélec; Julien Picard; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
3:46 | |||
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1.26
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Act III "A Forest Glade". Dance for the Haymakers
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:48 | |||
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1.27
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Act III "A Forest Glade". When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining
Henry Purcell; Virginie Pochon; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:59 | |||
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1.28
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Act III "A Forest Glade". A Thousand, Thousand Ways We'll Find
Henry Purcell; Samuel Boden; Ronan Nédélec; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:06 | |||
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1.29
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Act III "A Forest Glade". Hornpipe
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:56 | |||
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2.1
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Symphony
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
6:27 | |||
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2.2
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Now the Night Is Chased Away
Henry Purcell; Virginie Pochon; Anonymous; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:53 | |||
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2.3
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Let the Fifes and the Clarions and Shrill Trumpets Sound
Henry Purcell; Anders J. Dahlin; Samuel Boden; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:11 | |||
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2.4
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Entry of Phoebus
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:49 | |||
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2.5
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Prelude - When a Cruel Long Winter Has Frozen the Earth
Henry Purcell; Guillaume Andrieux; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:55 | |||
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2.6
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Hail! Great Parent of Us All
Henry Purcell; Anonymous; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:35 | |||
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2.7
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Thus the Ever Grateful Spring
Henry Purcell; Caroline Mutel; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:43 | |||
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2.8
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Here's the Summer, Sprightly, Gay
Henry Purcell; Samuel Boden; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:40 | |||
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2.9
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". See My Many Coloured Fields
Henry Purcell; Anders J. Dahlin; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:54 | |||
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2.10
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Next, Winter Comes Slowly
Henry Purcell; Frédéric Caton; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
4:20 | |||
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2.11
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Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Air
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:35 | |||
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2.12
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Prelude to Juno’s Song - Thrice Happy Lovers
Henry Purcell; Caitlin Hulcup; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
3:53 | |||
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2.13
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". O Let Me Ever, Ever Weep
Henry Purcell; Caroline Mutel; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
7:34 | |||
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2.14
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Entry Dance
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:19 | |||
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2.15
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Symphony
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:59 | |||
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2.16
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Thus the Gloomy World
Henry Purcell; Samuel Boden; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
4:39 | |||
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2.17
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Thus Happy and Free
Henry Purcell; Hjördis Thébault; Anonymous; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:17 | |||
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2.18
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Yes, Xansi, in Your Looks I Find
Henry Purcell; Anders J. Dahlin; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:59 | |||
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2.19
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Monkey's Dance
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
0:57 | |||
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2.20
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Prelude - Hark! How All Things with One Sound Rejoice
Henry Purcell; Hjördis Thébault; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:02 | |||
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2.21
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Hark Now the Echoing Air a Triumph Sings
Henry Purcell; Caroline Mutel; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:59 | |||
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2.22
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Sure the Dull God of Marriage Does Not Hear
Henry Purcell; Caitlin Hulcup; Hjördis Thébault; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:47 | |||
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2.23
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Prelude - See, See, I Obey
Henry Purcell; Kevin Greenlaw; Hjördis Thébault; Caitlin Hulcup; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
3:39 | |||
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2.24
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". They Shall Be as Happy as They're Fair
Henry Purcell; Anonymous; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
1:00 | |||
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2.25
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Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Chaconne. Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman
Henry Purcell; Les Nouveaux Caractères; Sébastien d'Hérin |
2:31 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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French early music ensemble Les Nouveaux Caractères and their director Sébastien d'Hérin present a lively interpretation of Purcell's famous semi-opera, The Fairy Queen. First performed in 1692 at the Queen's Theatre in Dorset Garden, The Fairy Queen is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and combines both spoken and sung sections: most of Purcell's music was conceived to accompany the several masques that occur throughout the production. The result of a decade-long development period, this recording from Les Nouveaux Caractères is rich and vibrant and relishes the unexpected twists and turns of this fine example of Restoration era entertainment.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Glossa Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.74 -14.04 to -0.01 | -23.15 -31.83 to -15.78 | -19.86 -28.70 to -12.60 | 12 10 to 15 | |
| 1.1 | Prelude | -0.34 | -19.64 | -16.7 | 13 |
| 1.2 | Hornpipe | -2.29 | -20.44 | -17.5 | 11 |
| 1.3 | Air | -12.93 | -31.58 | -28.7 | 12 |
| 1.4 | Rondeau | -5.56 | -24.08 | -20.9 | 12 |
| 1.5 | Overture | -0.01 | -19.40 | -16.0 | 13 |
| 1.6 | Act I "The Palace of the Duke". Prelude - Come, Come, Come Let Us Leave This Town | -5.06 | -24.30 | -21.3 | 12 |
| 1.7 | Act I "The Palace of the Duke". Fill up the Bowl, Then... | -0.25 | -21.43 | -18.0 | 14 |
| 1.8 | Act I "The Palace of the Duke". Jig | -2.92 | -20.34 | -17.2 | 10 |
| 1.9 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Prelude | -5.02 | -21.45 | -18.5 | 11 |
| 1.10 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Come All Ye Songsters of the Sky | -4.18 | -23.62 | -20.2 | 12 |
| 1.11 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Prelude. Birds Fly Down, Singing | -14.04 | -31.83 | -25.7 | 11 |
| 1.12 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Trio. May the God of Wit Inspire | -5.48 | -25.92 | -22.2 | 13 |
| 1.13 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Now Join Your Warbling Voices All | -3.55 | -19.57 | -16.5 | 11 |
| 1.14 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Sing While We Trip It upon the Green | -2.53 | -21.41 | -18.1 | 12 |
| 1.15 | Act II "The Great Grotto". See, Even Night Herself Is Here | -4.04 | -27.75 | -23.7 | 14 |
| 1.16 | Act II "The Great Grotto". I Am Come to Lock All Fast | -4.36 | -23.50 | -20.5 | 12 |
| 1.17 | Act II "The Great Grotto". One Charming Night | -3.58 | -24.85 | -21.9 | 14 |
| 1.18 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Hush, No More, Be Silent All | -7.85 | -28.18 | -24.2 | 12 |
| 1.19 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Dance for the Followers of Night | -1.56 | -20.47 | -17.4 | 12 |
| 1.20 | Act II "The Great Grotto". Air | -1.80 | -20.97 | -17.8 | 12 |
| 1.21 | Act III "A Forest Glade". Prelude - If Love's a Sweet Passion | -2.08 | -23.63 | -20.7 | 14 |
| 1.22 | Act III "A Forest Glade". Överture. Symphony While the Swans Come Forward | -0.65 | -18.89 | -16.2 | 12 |
| 1.23 | Act III "A Forest Glade". Dance for the Fairies | -12.32 | -28.41 | -25.1 | 11 |
| 1.24 | Act III "A Forest Glade". Ye Gentle Spirits of the Air, Appear! | -3.77 | -26.68 | -22.9 | 14 |
| 1.25 | Act III "A Forest Glade". Now the Maids and the Men Are Making of Hay | -1.40 | -24.91 | -21.6 | 15 |
| 1.26 | Act III "A Forest Glade". Dance for the Haymakers | -1.70 | -19.36 | -16.6 | 12 |
| 1.27 | Act III "A Forest Glade". When I Have Often Heard Young Maids Complaining | -3.87 | -26.61 | -23.6 | 14 |
| 1.28 | Act III "A Forest Glade". A Thousand, Thousand Ways We'll Find | -7.74 | -26.79 | -23.8 | 13 |
| 1.29 | Act III "A Forest Glade". Hornpipe | -1.31 | -19.87 | -16.9 | 11 |
| 2.1 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Symphony | -0.01 | -19.33 | -15.6 | 12 |
| 2.2 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Now the Night Is Chased Away | -0.41 | -20.67 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 2.3 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Let the Fifes and the Clarions and Shrill Trumpets Sound | -4.35 | -23.37 | -20.3 | 13 |
| 2.4 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Entry of Phoebus | -0.01 | -15.78 | -12.6 | 10 |
| 2.5 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Prelude - When a Cruel Long Winter Has Frozen the Earth | -3.34 | -25.05 | -21.9 | 14 |
| 2.6 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Hail! Great Parent of Us All | -0.01 | -16.50 | -13.3 | 11 |
| 2.7 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Thus the Ever Grateful Spring | -8.58 | -28.40 | -25.3 | 12 |
| 2.8 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Here's the Summer, Sprightly, Gay | -8.61 | -27.35 | -24.2 | 13 |
| 2.9 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". See My Many Coloured Fields | -6.14 | -25.82 | -23.1 | 12 |
| 2.10 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Next, Winter Comes Slowly | -0.01 | -19.96 | -16.0 | 12 |
| 2.11 | Act IV "A Garden of Fountains". Air | -10.08 | -27.00 | -23.4 | 10 |
| 2.12 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Prelude to Juno’s Song - Thrice Happy Lovers | -3.32 | -23.64 | -20.7 | 12 |
| 2.13 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". O Let Me Ever, Ever Weep | -3.25 | -25.12 | -22.1 | 14 |
| 2.14 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Entry Dance | -3.49 | -20.41 | -17.4 | 11 |
| 2.15 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Symphony | -1.16 | -19.89 | -16.5 | 12 |
| 2.16 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Thus the Gloomy World | -4.57 | -25.19 | -21.5 | 13 |
| 2.17 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Thus Happy and Free | -6.60 | -27.71 | -23.6 | 13 |
| 2.18 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Yes, Xansi, in Your Looks I Find | -6.80 | -28.15 | -25.1 | 15 |
| 2.19 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Monkey's Dance | -1.56 | -20.12 | -16.8 | 11 |
| 2.20 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Prelude - Hark! How All Things with One Sound Rejoice | -3.93 | -22.16 | -19.1 | 11 |
| 2.21 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Hark Now the Echoing Air a Triumph Sings | -0.23 | -21.26 | -17.7 | 12 |
| 2.22 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Sure the Dull God of Marriage Does Not Hear | -0.21 | -21.29 | -18.2 | 13 |
| 2.23 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Prelude - See, See, I Obey | -2.70 | -21.96 | -18.9 | 13 |
| 2.24 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". They Shall Be as Happy as They're Fair | -0.01 | -17.29 | -14.1 | 11 |
| 2.25 | Act V "In a Chinese Garden". Chaconne. Dance for the Chinese Man and Woman | -0.47 | -20.58 | -17.2 | 13 |