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Henry Purcell: Harmonia Sacra / Rosemary Joshua, Christophe Rousset

1 CD / Aparte / 2012-05-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; In the black, dismal dungeon of despair, sacred song for soprano & continuo, Z. 190; We sing to Him whose wisdom fo...
Performers: Dreyfus, Laurence [Viola da gamba]; Joshua, Rosemary; Rousset, Christophe [Harpsichord/Conductor]
Conductors: Rousset, Christophe
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques

Purcell was not just a creature of the theatre - his genius with the human voice also extended to sacred and secular songs. Among his...continue...
Recording information: la Galerie dorée de la Banque de France (11/28/2010-12/01/2010)....continue...

Down by the Salley Gardens: 19th & 20th Century English Songs / Bejun Mehta

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-09-13

Works: Herbert Howells: King David for voice & piano; Songs, Op. 22; The Little Boy Lost, song; Roger Quilter: Shakespeare Songs (5), Op. 23; Come away death, for voice & piano, Op. 6/1; O mistress mine, fo...
Performers: Drake, Julius [Piano]; Mehta, Bejun [Countertenor Vocal]

Down by the Salley Gardens offers a vivid and varied cross-section of English song, ranging from the Edwardian aesthetic of Quilter and early Vaughan Williams...continue...
Recording information: Teldex Studio Berlin (09/2010)....continue...

Ravish'd With Sacred Extasies / Gillian Keith, soprano

1 CD / Coro / 2010-09-14

Works: Henry Purcell: A Morning Hymn (Thou wakeful shepherd), Z. 198; How long, great God, Z 189; Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Sleep, Adam,...
Performers: David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Thomas, Elin Manahan

CORO continues its work with the rising stars of the early music world on this brand new recording by two of The Sixteen's principal members...continue...
Recording information: St John's Church, Loughton, Essex (11/2009)....continue...

Purcell: Songs / Andrew Dalton, Uittenbosch

1 CD / EtCetera Records / 2009-09-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Oedipus, Z 583; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Prophetess, Z 627; Indian Queen, Z 630; Rule a Wife and Have a Wife, Z 587; Rival Sisters, Z 609; The fatal hour comes on apa...
Performers: Borstlap, Freek; Dalton, Andrew; Uittenbosch, Anneke

Purcell Edition, Vol. 3: Anthems & Sacred Songs; Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary

4 CD / Warner Classics / 2009-05-18

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Bid the virtues; Welcome, Viceregent of the mighty King (Welcome song for Charles II), for soloists, chorus & instrum; O dive custos; Raise, raise the voice (An Ode...

Icon - Dame Janet Baker - The Beloved Mezzo Sings Mahler, Elgar, Berlioz, Chausson, etc

5 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-09-02

Works: Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder; Richard Strauss: Lieder (5), Op. 32; Lieder (4), Op. 36; Lieder (4), Op. 27; Lieder (3), Op. 43; Edward Elgar: Sea Pictures,...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Parsons, Geoffrey; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas
Conductors: Boult, Adrian; Barbirolli, John; Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Leppard, Raymond; Menuhin, Yehudi; Marriner, Sir Neville
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Bath Festival Orchestra; City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra

A new release in the recently-launched EMI Classics ICON Series, this 5-CD set is dedicated to Dame Janet Baker, long praised as one of the...continue...

Endless Pleasure - Handel, Purcell: Arias / Hendricks, et al

1 CD / Arte Verum / 2008-01-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Don Quixote, Z 578; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Ah! Belinda I am pressed with torment (from "Dido and A...
Performers: Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

"Barbara Hendricks' fascinating recital brings together some of the best-known songs and arias by the two great composers of vocal music in England in the...continue...

Henry Purcell / Päivi Järviö, et al

1 CD / Alba / 2007-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: From silent shades, Z 370 "Bess of Bedlam"; The Married Beau, or, the Curious Impertinent, incidental music, Z. 603; Trumpet Tune (from "The Indian Queen (as Z. 630/4a")) for harpsicho...
Performers: Jarvio, Paivi; Palviainen, Eero; Polho, Annmari; Pulakka, Lauri

Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres; Clarke, Purcell / Jacobs

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-08-01

Works: François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres, for treble voice (or 2 treble voices) & continuo; Jeremiah Clarke: Blest Be These Sweet Regions; Henry Purcell: Lord, what is man?, Z 192;...
Performers: Darras, Vincent; Jacobs, René; van Egmond, Max
Conductors: Jacobs, René

Gluck, Lully, Finzi, Britten, Warlock, et al / Janet Baker

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2003-05-20

Works: Christoph Willibald Gluck: O del mio dolce ardor; Jean-Baptiste Lully: Amadis, LWV 63; Benedetto Marcello: Il mio bel foco; Lennox Berkeley: Poems (5) of W. H. Auden, for high voice & piano, Op. 53; ...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Parsons, Geoffrey

"There can be no more golden a legend than Janet Baker singing English song; and this latest BBC Legend - a live recital from the...continue...

Purcell: Complete Sacred Music / King, King's Consort, et al

11 CD / Hyperion / 2002-12-01

Works: Henry Purcell: O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; O praise God in His holiness, anthem for alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins,...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bowes, Tim; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Burrowes, Connor; Campbell, Colin; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; Dawson, Lynne; Evans, Robert; Finnis, Jerome; Geo...
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

"In preparing these performances, King has taken full account of the historical circumstances at the Chapel Royal in the reign of King Charles II. I...continue...

Haydn, Beethoven, et al / Janet Baker, Menuhin, Malcolm

1 CD / Testament / 2002-09-01

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Scottish Folksong, H 31a; Work(s); The Ploughman, folk song for voice, violin & keyboard, H. 31a/10; Ludwig van Beethoven: Polly Stewart, folk song for voice & piano trio, WoO 15...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Gauntlett, Ambrose; Isepp, Martin; Malcolm, George; Menuhin, Yehudi; Pople, Ross; Spencer, Robert [Lute]; Whittaker, Douglas

"This reissue pairs two Dame Janet projects from different decades: 1975 recordings of Scottish songs, all arranged by Haydn and Beethoven, and a 1967 session...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...

Angels Hide Their Faces - Bach, Purcell / Dawn Upshaw, et al

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2001-03-27

Works: Henry Purcell: Music for a while; Indian Queen, Z 630; Tyrannic Love, or, the Royal Martyr, incidental music, Z. 613; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196...
Performers: Bennion-Feeney, Krista; Haas, Arthur; Lutzke, Myron; Martin, Lois; Pearson, Peggy; Quan, Linda; Upshaw, Dawn [Soprano Vocal]

"...From the very first track, Upshaw displays rare musicianship in the way the text and the music are presented. Everything is lovingly shaped and carefully...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...

Purcell: Airs & Duets / Jeffrey Dooley, Howard Crook

2 CD / Lyrichord / 1996-09-24

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339 "Ode for St Cecilia's Day"; Saccharissa's grown old, song for soprano, bass & continuo, Z. 507; Bid the virtues; Lord, what is m...
Performers: Brewer, Edward; Carp, David; Crook, Howard [Tenor Vocals]; Dooley, Jeffrey; Godburn, Dennis; Godburn, Dennis L. [Bassoon]; Reed, Daniel; Shulman, Louise; Springfels, Mary

"Recorded in the late seventies, Airs and Duets became, to quote Lyrichord, 'one of the most popular Purcell recordings ever released.' It came out at...continue...

Purcell Miscellany / Bott, Bennett, Purcell Quartet

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1995-02-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Thus the ever grateful spring (from "The Fairy Queen"), soprano aria, Z. 629/33; See even Night herself is here (from "The Fairy Queen"),...
Performers: Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Byrt, Rachel; Mackintosh, Catherine; McGillivray, Katherine; Weiss, Catherine; Wooley, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: Purcell Quartet

Includes work(s) by Henry Purcell....continue...