One charming night gives more delight

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
One charming night
The Fairy Queen, Z629 - Act II (Secresy)

One charming night gives more delight,
than a hundred lucky days.
Night and I improve the taste,
make the pleasure longer last,
a thousand, thousand several ways.
Elkanah Settle (1648--1724)

Andreas Scholl, countertenor

Accademia Bizantina
Stefano Montanari, direction

Marco Scorticati, recorder I
Gregorio Carraro, recorder II
Marco Frezzato, cello
Alberto Guerra, bassoon
Rosario Conte, lute
Marta Graziolino, harp

Recorded in Bagnacavallo (Ravenna, Italy), Chiesa di San Girolamo, 19 July 2010

You can get this track by purchasing the O SOLITUDE album (Decca) by Andreas Scholl and Accademia Bizantina.
The album has been nominated at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards 2011 (Best Classical Vocal Solo).


Picture: Lanfranco Scorticati (1911-1999), Nudo sdraiato, 1962.