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Purcell: The Food of Love / Paul Agnew, et al

1 CD / Naïve / 2009-09-29

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Corinna is divinely fair, Z. 365; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; What a sad fate is mine, a song on a Ground, Z. 428; I see she flies me, Z. 573/1b; O solit...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]; Lasla, Anne-Marie; Rannou, Blandine

"The recital is nicely varied, from the anguished and sophisticated Not all my torments can your pity move, to the ribald, earthy Man is for...continue...

"Mr Henry Purcell's most Admirable Composures" / Bowman, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-01-13

Works: Henry Purcell: We sing to Him whose wisdom form'd the ear, Z 199; Prophetess, Z 627; How long, great God, Z 189; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Music for a while; King Arthur, or The British Wort...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; King, Robert; Orsler, Helen
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"James Bowman must surely be the finest vocal interpreter of Purcell today. His grasp of sentiment, his sense of timing, and his enunciation, are unsurpassed."...continue...

Apparition - Henry Purcell, George Crumb / Christine Schäfer, Eric Schneider

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2008-02-12

Works: William Shakespeare: Sonnets; Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; Oedipus, Z 583; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Don Quixote, Z 57...
Performers: Schafer, Christine; Schneider, Eric [Piano]

Christine Schafer is an artist with a unique sense of style, which comes through unmistakably on 'Apparition'... she and pianist Eric Schneider mix songs by...continue...

Purcell, Blow: Songs / Russell Oberlin, et al

1 CD / Video Artists International / 2006-05-30

Works: John Blow: Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell, for 2 male altos, 2 recorders, viol & continuo; Henry Purcell: Whilst I with grief (from "Spanish Friar"), song, Z. 610/1; What a sad fate is mine, a...
Performers: Bressler, Charles; Chessid, Herman; Koutzen, George; Krainis, Bernard; Leonard, John; Maynard, Paul; Oberlin, Russell

Remember your lovers - Tippett, etc / Ainsley, Burnside

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Michael Tippett: The Heart's Assurance, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano; Music, for unison chorus, strings & piano ad lib; Boyhood's End, cantata for tenor & piano; Songs for Ariel, for voi...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

"John Mark Ainsley is a very fine tenor, especially adept and engaging in English song repertoire. His performances here exemplify technical mastery combined with a...continue...

Purcell: Songs and Airs / Nancy Argenta

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2001-06-05

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; Ah! How sweet it is to love, Z. 613/2; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Stript of their green our groves appear, Z 444; Tell me, some pitying a...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Goodwin, Paul [Oboe, Conductor]; Huggett, Fiona; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; McKenna, Sophia; Nicholson, Paul [H...

Purcell: From Rosy Bow'rs / Sanford, Wissick, Erickson

1 CD / Albany Records / 1994-09-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323; Ye gentle spirits of the air appear (from "The Fairy Queen"), aria for soprano, Z. 629/21; Don Quixote, Z 578; Hornpipe for harps...
Performers: Erickson, Raymond; Sanford, Sally

"The piano pieces in this world premiere recording, written between 1938 and 1969, are concise and deftly structured. Nothing ever seems out of place. The...continue...