King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, 20. “What power art thou, who from below…” (Cold Genius)

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Annotation

(preceded by a Prelude as Cold Genius arises from his slumber)

COLD GENIUS (bass)
What power art thou, who from below
Hast made me rise unwillingly and slow
From beds of everlasting snow?
See'st thou not how stiff and wondrous old,
Far unfit to bear the bitter cold,
I can scarcely move or draw my breath?
Let me, let me freeze again to death.

Annotation last modified on 2024-09-26 06:11 UTC.

Relationships

composer:Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
librettist:John Dryden (English poet)
part of:King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III (order: 3)
arrangements:Cold Song (arr. David Orlowsky, for clarinet and lute)
The Cold Song

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1978-10King Arthur: Act III, Scene II. "What Power art thou" / "Thou Doting Fool forbear" / "See, see"Maurice Bevan, Rosemary Hardy, Deller Choir9:36
1983-01-10 – 1983-01-27King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. Prelude while Cold Genius rises “What power art thou”Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner2:52
1991-06King Arthur: Act III. “What power art thou”Brian Bannatyne‐Scott, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock2:51
1995-01-02 – 1995-01-07King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III Frost Scene: What power art thouStephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner2:57
1995-02King Arthur: Act III. Prelude while the Cold Genius rises - "What power art thou"Petteri Salomaa, Les Arts Florissants4:08
2003-10King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. “What power art thou”Peter Harvey, Le Concert Spirituel, Hervé Niquet2:32
2010-07-17 – 2010-07-22What Power Art ThouAndreas Scholl3:10
2012King Arthur: Prelude While Cold Genius Rises / "What Power Art Thou"BarokOpera Amsterdam, Frédérique Chauvet2:51
2018-01King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III. “What power art thou”Sebastian Myrus, Vox Luminis2:57
2018-04King Arthur Z.628: “What Power Art Thou”Tim Mead, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch2:46
Cold SongSting3:16
King Arthur : Air du froidHenry Purcell1:55
King Arthur Z.628: Acto III. "What power art thou"Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists, Sir John Eliot Gardiner2:53
King Arthur, Z. 628: Act III, Scene II (beginning)Henry Purcell10:58
King Arthur, Z. 628: What power art thou (Cold Genius)Henry Purcell2:49
King Arthur: What Power are thou (Genius, Cupid) (The King's Musicke, Deller Consort, feat. director: Alfred Deller, baritone: Maurice Bevan, soprano: Rosemary Joshua)Rosemary Joshua, Deller Consort4:15
La musique de théâtreMarielle D. Khoury & Benoît Allemane4:27
Le Roi Arthur - What power art thouHenry Purcell?:??
Le Roi Arthur : Air du froidHenry Purcell3:10
What Power Art ThouHenry Purcell3:56
What Power Art Thou no operas "Karalis Arturs"Sergejs Jēgers, Diāna Jaunzeme4:26
What power art thou? (Frost scene, King Arthur)Trevor Anthony, Sir Anthony Lewis, Philomusica of London4:05