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Lachrymae: Music for Strings by Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, Arvo Part, Michael Tippet et al. / CO of Europe

1 CD / Apex / 2012-06-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Chacony for Strings in G minor, Z 730; Dido and Aeneas; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae, reflections on a song of Dowland, for viola & string orchestra, Op. 48a; Arvo Pärt: Cantus in ...
Performers: Blankestijn, Marieke; Bone, Nicholas; Bone, Nicolas; Conway, William; Moffat, Vesna Stankovic
Conductors: Egarr, Richard; Conway, William; Boyd, Douglas
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe

Lachrymae (latin for "tears") is the perfect title for this collection of some of the most visceral music composed in the last four centuries. "The...continue...
Recording information: St John's Smith Square, London, England (03/24/2003/03/31/2003)....continue...

Early One Morning: Folksongs and Spirituals

1 CD / Apex / 2011-05-31

Works: English Traditional: Blow the Wind Southerly (Northumbrian Folk Song); Early One Morning, folk song; Down by the Salley Gardens, folk song; O No, John!, folk song; O Waly, Waly, folk song; Percy Grai...
Performers: Cave, Philip; Dougan, Eamonn; Hulett, Ben
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward

Recording information: New College Chapel, Oxford, England (1997-01-??&1997-04-??&1997-).

This is the recorded equivalent of those huge, well-worn books of 'Music All the Whole World Loves' wit...continue...

English String Classics

1 CD / Apex / 2010-10-19

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis; Benjamin Britten: Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; George Butterworth: Banks of Green Willow; Edward Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E ...