| 1. O solitude, my sweetest choice, song, Z. 406 (5:24) |
| Catalog No. | Z 406 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1687 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 2. Ah! How sweet it is to love (from "Tyrannic Love"), song, Z. 613/2 (1:51) |
| Catalog No. | Z 613 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1694 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 3. Not all my torments can your pity move, song, Z. 400 (2:24) |
| Catalog No. | Z 400 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1693 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 4. Stript of their green our groves appear, song, Z. 444 (3:25) |
| Catalog No. | Z 444 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1692 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 5. Tell me, some pitying angel, (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), sacred song, for soprano & contin (7:10) |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Organ) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | circa 1693 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 6. If music be the food of love, song, Z. 379 (3 settings) (3:21) |
| Catalog No. | Z 379 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1692-1775 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 7. Hark! now the echoing air (from "The Fairy Queen"), soprano aria and chorus, Z. 629/48 (2:11) |
| Catalog No. | Z 629 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Aria / Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1689 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 8. The fatal hour comes on apace, song, Z. 421 (4:00) |
| Catalog No. | Z 421 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1694-1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 9. Incassum, Lesbia, incassum rogas (The Queen Epicedium), song, Z. 383 (7:19) |
| Catalog No. | Z 383 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Organ) Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 10. Sweeter than roses (from "Pausanius"), song, Z. 585/1 (2:59) |
| Catalog No. | Z 585 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 11. Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, song, Z. 367 (2:35) |
| Catalog No. | Z 367 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1685 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 12. From silent shades and the Elysian groves (Bess of Bedlam), song, Z. 370 (4:13) |
| Catalog No. | Z 370 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1683 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 13. Dear pretty youth (from "The Tempest"), aria, Z. 631/10 (1:58) |
| Catalog No. | Z 631 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | circa 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 14. From rosie bow'rs (from "Don Quixote"), song, Z. 578/9 (5:45) |
| Catalog No. | Z 578 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 15. Now that the sun hath veiled his light, sacred song for soprano & continuo ("An Evening Hymn"), Z. 1 (5:20) |
| Catalog No. | Z 1 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Organ) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Hymn / Song |
| Date Written | circa 1687 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 16. Beneath the poplar's shadow (from "Sophonisba or Hannibal's Overthrow") Z. 590/1 (1:58) |
| Catalog No. | Z 590 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | circa 1685 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 17. I attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly (from "The Indian Queen"), Z630/17h (2:02) |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 18. Let Us Dance (from "Prophetess"), aria for soprano, Z. 627/app3 (1:28) |
| Catalog No. | Z 627 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1690 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 19. Fairest Isle (from "King Arthur"), aria for soprano, Z. 628/38 (2:36) |
| Catalog No. | Z 628 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1691 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 20. O solitude, my sweetest choice, song, Z. 406 (5:24) |
| Catalog No. | Z 406 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1687 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 10/1992 |
| 21. Nymphs and Shepherds (from "The Libertine"), song, Z. 600/1 (2:12) |
| Catalog No. | Z 600 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Fiona Huggett (Violin) Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Trevor Jones [Viol] (Viola) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | circa 1692 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 22. Amidst the shades and cool and refreshing streams, for soprano & continuo, Z. 355 (3:05) |
| Catalog No. | Z 355 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Nigel North (Theorbo) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1687 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 23. Love in their little veins inspires (from "Timon of Athens"), aria for soprano, 2 flutes and continu (1:31) |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Rachel Beckett (Recorder) Richard Boothby Marion Scott (Recorder) Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1694 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 24. Fly swift, ye hours, song, Z. 369 (5:24) |
| Catalog No. | Z 369 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1692 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 25. They tell us that you mighty powers above (from "The Indian Queen"), soprano aria, Z. 630/19 (3:22) |
| Catalog No. | Z 630 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Fiona Huggett (Violin) Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Trevor Jones [Viol] (Viola) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Theorbo) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 26. O let me weep ("The Plaint" from "The Fairy Queen"), aria, Z. 629/40 (8:12) |
| Catalog No. | Z 629 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Pauline Nobes (Violin) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Aria / Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1689 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 27. In the black, dismal dungeon of despair, sacred song for soprano & continuo, Z. 190 (3:59) |
| Catalog No. | Z 190 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Organ) Nigel North (Theorbo) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | circa 1687 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 28. See even Night herself is here (from "The Fairy Queen"), soprano aria, Z. 629/11 (4:52) |
| Common Name | The Fairy Queen See |
| Catalog No. | Z 629 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Fiona Huggett (Violin) Nancy Argenta Trevor Jones [Viol] (Viola) |
| Genre | Baroque Period |
| Date Written | 1689 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 29. Why should men quarrel (from "The Indian Queen"), soprano aria, Z. 630/4c-4d (1:26) |
| Catalog No. | Z 630 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Rachel Beckett (Recorder) Richard Boothby Marion Scott (Recorder) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 30. Seek not to know what must not be reveal'd (from "The Indian Queen"), aria, Z. 630/15 (3:56) |
| Catalog No. | Z 630 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Paul Goodwin (Oboe) Sophia McKenna (Oboe) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 31. Retir'd from any mortal's sight (from "The History of King Richard II"), song, Z. 581/1 (4:08) |
| Catalog No. | Z 581 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1681 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 32. To arms, heroic prince, (from "The Libertine"), prelude & song, Z. 600/3 (3:10) |
| Catalog No. | Z 600 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Mark Bennett [Trombone] (Trumpet) Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Theorbo) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Prelude |
| Date Written | circa 1692 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 33. O lead me to some peaceful gloom (from "Bonduca"), song, Z. 574/17 (2:51) |
| Catalog No. | Z 574 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 34. Halcyon days (from "The Tempest"), sopoano aria, Z. 631/15 (2:57) |
| Catalog No. | Z 631 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Paul Goodwin (Oboe) Pauline Nobes (Violin) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | circa 1695 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 35. Come ye sons of art away (Birthday ode for Queen Mary), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 323: (2:57) |
| Common Name | Come Ye Sons Of Art Away Birthday Ode For Queen Mary For Chorus & Instruments |
| Catalog No. | Z 323 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Organ) Paul Goodwin (Oboe) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Theorbo) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Ode |
| Date Written | 1694 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 36. Lord, what is man?, sacred song for soprano & continuo, Z. 192 (5:34) |
| Catalog No. | Z 192 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Organ) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | circa 1692 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 37. Music for a While (from "Oedipus"), song, Z. 583/2 (3:56) |
| Catalog No. | Z 583 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | circa 1692 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 38. If music be the food of love, song, Z. 379 (3 settings) (3:21) |
| Catalog No. | Z 379 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1692-1775 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Country | England |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 39. Sawney is a bonny lad, song, Z. 412 (1:49) |
| Catalog No. | Z 412 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1694 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 40. When I have often heard (from "The Fairy Queen"), soprano aria, Z. 629/23 (3:14) |
| Common Name | The Fairy Queen When |
| Catalog No. | Z 629 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Fiona Huggett (Violin) Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Richard Boothby |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1689 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 41. Ah cruel, bloody fate (from "Theodosius"), song, Z. 606/9 (2:27) |
| Catalog No. | Z 606 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Nancy Argenta John Toll (Harpsichord) Nigel North (Theorbo) |
| Genre | Baroque Period / Song |
| Date Written | 1680 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| 42. Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in Earth (from "Dido and Aeneas"), soprano aria, Z. 626/37 (1:05) |
| Catalog No. | Z 626 |
| Composer | Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695) |
| Performer | Fiona Huggett (Violin) Nancy Argenta Trevor Jones [Viol] (Viola) Richard Boothby Nigel North (Archlute) |
| Genre | Aria / Baroque Period / Recitative |
| Date Written | 1689 |
| Period | Baroque |
| Venue | EMI Abbey Road Studios, London, England |
| Recording Date | 07/1995 |
| Notes | Composition written: 1689.
Composition revised: United Kingdom. |