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Written by Henry Purcell, also Cold Song (Sting), Dido and Aeneas: Act III. “Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me” (Dido) / “When I am laid in earth” (Dido) (Anne Sofie von Otter) and The Cold Song (Klaus Nomi)
Released on Erato, also Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle en fa mineur : III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco (Jean-Claude Bernède), Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle en fa mineur : II. Lento, con molto sentimento (Jean-Claude Bernède) and Quintette pour piano, 2 violons, alto & violoncelle en fa mineur : I. Molto moderato quasi lento - Allegro (Jean-Claude Bernède)
Engineered by Jean Chatauret, also King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love every creature" - "In vain are our graces" (Les Arts Florissants), The Seasons, op. 67: Autumn. Petit adagio (Royal Scottish National Orchestra) and King Arthur: Act II. "Come, follow me" (François Bazola)
Produced by Nicholas Parker, also King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love every creature" - "In vain are our graces" (Les Arts Florissants), Requiem Für Mignon (William Dazeley) and King Arthur: Act II. "Come, follow me" (François Bazola)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
27 other songs on fono were recorded at Théâtre du Châtelet, by Les Arts Florissants and Susannah Waters and others
Henry Purcell wrote 541 songs on fono
Nicholas Parker produced 223 songs on fono
Nicholas Parker’s most frequent co-producer is Isabella de Sabata (40 songs together)
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- Henry Purcell and John Dryden
- Produced by
- Nicholas Parker
- Performed by
- Iain Paton
- Engineered by
- Jean Chatauret
- Part of
- King Arthur
- Recorded at
- Théâtre du Châtelet
- Released on
- Erato
- Written by
- Henry Purcell and John Dryden
- Produced by
- Nicholas Parker
- Performed by
- Iain Paton
- Engineered by
- Jean Chatauret
- Part of
- King Arthur
- Recorded at
- Théâtre du Châtelet
- Released on
- Erato
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Henry Purcell
Same engineer: Jean Chatauret
King Arthur: Act IV. Passacaglia - "How happy the lover" - Ritornello - "For love every creature" - "In vain are our graces"
Les Arts Florissants, Jonathan Best, Richard Duguay, Véronique Gens, Mhairi Lawson, Violaine Lucas, David Le Monnier, Mark Padmore, Valérie Picard, Anne Pichard, Jean-Marie Puissant, Carys Lloyd Roberts, Sheena Wolstencroft
1995Same label: Erato
Same writer: Henry Purcell
Same engineer: Jean Chatauret
Same producer: Nicholas Parker
Same label: Erato
Same studio: Théâtre du Châtelet
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was performed by Iain Paton
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was performed by Iain Paton
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2MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was produced by Nicholas Parker
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was produced by Nicholas Parker
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3MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was written by Henry Purcell
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was written by Henry Purcell
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4MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was written by John Dryden
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was written by John Dryden
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5MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" is part of the release King Arthur
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" is part of the release King Arthur
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6MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was recorded at Théâtre du Châtelet
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was recorded at Théâtre du Châtelet
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7MusicBrainz Erato is the label of the song King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds"
Erato is the label of the song King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds"
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8MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was engineered by Jean Chatauret
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was engineered by Jean Chatauret
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9MusicBrainz King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was released on 1995
King Arthur: Act II. "How blest are shepherds" was released on 1995
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026