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Purcell: O Solitude & Songs / Lesne, Il seminario musicale

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-10-30

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; Fairy Queen, Z 629; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; What a sad fate is mine, a song on a Ground, Z. 428; While Thirsis, wrapt in downy slee...
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Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

This exquisite and profound piece by Henry Purcell opens a selection of songs by the great English Baroque composer, recorded here by the alto Gerard...continue...

Purcell: O Solitude / Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale

1 CD / Naïve / 2003-09-01

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; Fairy Queen, Z 629; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; What a sad fate is mine, a song on a Ground, Z. 428; While Thirsis, wrapt in downy slee...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

Purcell's unique gift for bringing out the very essence of the text in solo songs was equally evident in his drinking songs and national mourning,...continue...