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Marais: La Folia, etc / Purcell Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-09-11

Works: Marin Marais: Suite for 2 treble instruments & continuo in C major (Pièces en trio); Suite for viola da gamba & continuo in D major (Pièces de viole, Book III, Nos. 40-58); Suite for 2 treb...
Performers: Hunt, William
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Ensemble: Purcell Quartet

"Richard Boothby's playing of the solo music is beautifully lively and energetic, musical and ear-catching; and the Purcell quartet is a well-balanced group that plays...continue...

Blow: Anthems / David Hill, Winchester Cathedral Choir

2 CD / Hyperion / 2006-06-13

Works: John Blow: God Spake Sometime in Visions for soloists, chorus & orchestra; How Doth the City Sit Solitary; The Lord is My Shepherd; God is our Hope and Strength; I Beheld, and Lo! A Great Multitude; ...
Performers: Alder, Stephen; Bealby-Wright, Sarah; Blaze, Robin; Butterfield, Peter; Campbell, Richard; Chateauneuf, Paula; Childress, Richard; Cochrane, Lisa; Cornwell, Joseph; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]...
Conductors: Hill, David
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments; Winchester Cathedral Choir

"Performances that are not likely to be bettered soon. The sound is marvellous." -Fanfare...continue...

La Folia - Variations on a Theme / Woolley, Purcell Quartet

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-03-01

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5; Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Alessandro Scarlatti: Toccata d'intavolatura for keyboard in D minor ("d'ottava ste...
Performers: Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Hunt, William; Wallfisch, Elizabeth; Wooley, Robert
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Ensemble: Purcell Band; Purcell Quartet

'Add to the remarkable program Hyperion's marvelous sound, plus excellent performances by the musicians, and you have a very attractive release indeed' (American Record Guide)...continue...