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The Water is Wide and other Lute Songs / Perrin, Parsons

2 CD / Meridian / 2007-07-10

Works: British Isles Traditional: The Water Is Wide, folk song; English Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Through Bushes and through Briars; Lillibulero, lute song; The Turtle Dove; The Three Ravens, folk song...
Performers: Parsons, David; Perrin, Nigel

Nigel Perrin sang with the legendary King's Singers from 1968 to 1980. He initially left the group to work for the Church Army in an...continue...

Purcell: Sacred Music / Higginbottom, Müller, et al

1 CD / Meridian / 2001-03-06

Works: Henry Purcell: Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z 10; The Lord is King, be the people never so impatient, Z 53; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Let mine eyes run down with tears, Z 24; Jehova, quam multi sunt...
Performers: Cox, Jeremy; Cryer, Geoffrey; Cunningham, Sarah; Goldsworthy, Philip; Johnston, Daniel; L'Estrange, Alexander; Müller, Rufus; Moody, Howard; Morton, Michael; Robinson, Timothy; Sillman, Justin; ...
Conductors: Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: New College Choir, Oxford

"For such transcendent music to succeed, it has to be performed with sufficient technical prowess. This the New College choir commands, and they add to...continue...

Anthems from Salisbury / Seal, Salisbury Cathedral Choir

1 CD / Meridian / 1991-07-01

Works: William Byrd: Gradualia, Volume 1; Henry Purcell: Rejoice in the Lord Alway, Z 49 "Bell Anthem"; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Blessed be the God and Father; Charles Hubert Parry: I was glad; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Walsh, Colin
Conductors: Seal, Richard
Ensemble: Salisbury Cathedral Choir