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The faithful maid / The melancholy nimph

(“Twas when the seas were roaring”)

 

HWV 22819

 

Incidental music with basso continuo.

Solo voice

 

Composition

place

Date

Soprano

 

London:

Drury Lane Th.

23 February

1715

Text : Johnn Gay (1685-1732) probably sung in II Act of “ Comic tragick pastoral farce”

john Gay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Records:

 

1. SOMM 226 (2001) “The occasional song”

2. OISEAU LYRE 430282(r:1991) (Cond.:Hogwood)

3. AVIE 2153 "English cantatas" [2008]

 

 

Notes:

Classictoday quotes 9 the CD 1.

Musica (12/04) quotes 4/5 the CD 1.

Famfare (2009) quotes ffff the CD 3.