Santa Cecilia - Haydn, Handel, Purcell / Parrott, Ledger, Corboz, et al

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Album Summary

Performers

• Michael Chance (Countertenor)
• Roger Wooley (Organ)
• Neil Jenkins (Tenor)
• Richard Wistreich
• Kevin Smith (Countertenor)
• Simon Grant (Bass)
• Paul Elliot
• Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor)
• Charles Daniels (Voice)
• Michael George (Bass Baritone)
• Andrew King (Tenor)
• Emma Kirkby (Soprano)
• David Thomas (Bass)
• Thomas Allan (Voice)
• Helen Donath
• Sally Burgess (Mezzo Soprano)
• Robert Tear (Tenor)
• Marcos Fink (Bass Baritone)
• Brigitte Fournier (Soprano)

Conductors

• Corboz, Michel
• Ledger, Philip, Sir
• Parrott, Andrew

Ensembles

• Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon
• King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Taverner Consort

Composers

• Henry Purcell (1659 - 1695)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
• Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

Notes & Reviews:

Handel shares his anniversary year with two other composers who hold a prominent place in the musical pantheon, Henry Purcell (born 1659) and Josef Haydn (died 1809). This new boxed set from Virgin Classics (3 CDs for the price of 1!) unites these three masters with a work by each of them in honor of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music.

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Works Details

Purcell, Henry : Fairy Queen, Z 629

• Performers: Michael Chance (Countertenor); Roger Wooley (Organ); Neil Jenkins (Tenor); Richard Wistreich; Kevin Smith (Countertenor); Simon Grant (Bass); Paul Elliot; Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); Charles Daniels (Voice); Michael George (Bass Baritone); Andrew King (Tenor); Emma Kirkby (Soprano); David Thomas (Bass)
• Conductor: Andrew Parrott
• Ensemble: Taverner Consort
• Running Time: 54 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Choral
• Written: 1692

Handel, George Frideric : Alexander's Feast, HWV 75

• Performers: Thomas Allan (Voice); Helen Donath; Sally Burgess (Mezzo Soprano); Robert Tear (Tenor)
• Conductor: Philip Ledger
• Ensemble: King's College Choir, Cambridge
• Running Time: 6 min. 30 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1736

Haydn, Franz Joseph : Missa Cellensis, for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra in C major ("Cantata Mass"), H. 22/5

• Performers: Marcos Fink (Bass Baritone); Brigitte Fournier (Soprano); Charles Daniels (Voice)
• Conductor: Michel Corboz
• Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon
• Running Time: 14 min. 21 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1766