Symphony from The Fairy Queen

Henry Purcell (1658 – 1695) is generally considered as one of the greatest English composers. He incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions and made uniquely English baroque music. He has a rich production as composer, with works for orchestra, church, scene – and vocal. In 1692, three years before his dead, he composed music to «The Fairy Queen», who is a masque or semi – opera who is a revised version of William Shakespeare’s wedding comedy «A Midsummer Night’s Dream». This arrangement of Symphony is the overture to act number four.