turned into a tree by Osmond, and Arthur is just about to embrace the tree when Philidel reveals it is really a trick by Grimbald. Philidel captures Grimbald and Arthur cuts down the tree, dispelling the enchantment from the wood and freeing the way to Oswald's castle. Philidel drags off Grimbald in chains. 31. Fourth Act Tune: Air Act 5 Scene 1 Now his magic has been destroyed, Osmond is terrified of the approaching Arthur. He decides he must persuade Oswald to fight for him. Scene 2 32. Trumpet tune Arthur and the Britons are preparing to storm the castle when Oswald comes out and challenges his rival to single combat for the hand of Emmeline and the crown. They fight and Arthur disarms Oswald. Arthur spares his life but tells Oswald he and his Saxons must return to Germany because the Britons "brook no Foreign Power/ To Lord it in a Land, Sacred to Freedom." Osmond is cast into a dungeon with Grimbald. Arthur is reunited with Emmeline and the work ends with a celebratory masque. The final masque: Merlin conjures a vision of the ocean around Britain. The Four Winds create a storm which is calmed by Aeolus: 33. "Ye Blust'ring Brethren of the Skies" (Aeolus) allowing Britannia to rise from the waves on an island with fishermen at her feet. 34. Symphony (The fishermen dance) 35. "Round thy Coasts, Fair Nymph of Britain" (Duet for Pan and a Nereid) 36. "For Folded Flocks, on Fruitful Plains" (Trio of male voices) 37. "Your hay it is Mow'd, and your Corn is Reap'd" (Comus and peasants) 38. "Fairest Isle" (Venus) 39. "You say 'tis love" (Duet for "He" and "She"; according to the printed libretto, the words were written by "Mr. Howe") 40. "Trumpet Tune (Warlike Consort) (Merlin reveals the Order of the Garter) 41. "Saint George, the Patron of our Isle" (Honour and chorus) 42. Chaconne (The masque ends with a "grand dance") Recordings Audio King Arthur St Anthony Singers, Philomusica of London, conducted by Sir Anthony Lewis (Decca, 1958) King Arthur The Deller Consort & Choir, The King's Musick, Alfred Deller (Harmonia Mundi, 1979) King Arthur English Baroque Soloists, Monteverdi Choir, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner (Erato, 1985) King Arthur Les Arts Florissants, conducted by William Christie (Erato, 1995) King Arthur The English Concert and Choir, Trevor Pinnock (Archiv, 1992) King Arthur Le Concert Spirituel, conducted by