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To Touch, To Kiss, To Die - Songs by Henry Purcell, Anthony Poole & John Dowland / Valer Barna-Sabadus

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-02-26

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; She loves and she confesses too, song, Z. 413; Don Quixote, Z 578; Music for a while; A New Ground for Harpsichord in E minor, Z T682 "Welcome to all the pleasures"...
Performers: Barna-Sabadus, Valer; Watts, Olga; Wolf, Axel

The CD "Hasse reloaded" was enthusiastically received by the critics and was included on the German Record Critics' Best List. Oehms Classics is delighted that...continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche, Munich-Sendling (09/12/2012-09/14/2012)....continue...

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Love's Madness - Songs of Henry Purcell / Dorothee Mields, soprano

1 CD / Carus / 2012-04-24

Works: English Traditional: Tom of Bedlam, folk song; The cruel mother, folk song ("There was a lady lived in York"); Henry Purcell: 'Tis women makes us love, catch for 4 voices, Z. 281; The Richmond Heires...
Performers: Apel, Hans-Werner; Becker, Ulrike; Katschner, Wolfgang; Mields, Dorothee; Paetz, Ulrike; Schnurpfeil, Birgit; Thiele, Nora; von Hoff, Anne
Conductors: Katschner, Wolfgang
Ensemble: Lautten Compagney

After the successful release of the album 'Love Songs', soprano Dorothee Mields now presents a second album dedicated to the music of Henry Purcell. She...continue...
Recording information: Jesus-Christus-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem (07/16/2011-07/19/2011)....continue...

Purcell Songs & Aris / Andreas Scholl

1 CD / Decca / 2010-11-30

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Come, ye sons of art, away, Z. 323; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z, 628; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z. 628; Chacony for Strings in G minor, Z 730; T...
Performers: Dumaux, Christophe; Scholl, Andreas
Conductors: Montanari, Stefano
Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina

Andreas Scholl returns to Decca with a recording of vocal jewels by the great baroque composer Henry Purcell, including 'When I Am Laid In Earth'...continue...
Recording information: Chiesa di San Girolamo, Bagnacavallo, Italy (07/17/2010-07/22/2010)....continue...

50 Best Baroque

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-06-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Solomon; Messiah; Water Music; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark's March; John Dowland: Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Henry Purcell: Abdelazar, or The Moor'...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Bussi, Marcello; Cole, Maggie; d'Auvergne, Orchestre; Danby...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Stamp, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Auriacombe, Louis; Christophers, Harry; Sav...
Ensemble: ; Capella Agostino Steffani; Circa 1500; Europa Galante; Fretwork; Il Seminario Musicale; Melante Amsterdam; Orlando Gibbons Viol Ensemble; Sonnerie; Taverner Players

Purcell: Songs

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-03-09

Works: Henry Purcell: Birthday Ode to Queen Mary, 'Come Ye Sons of Art, Away', 1694; Incassum, Lesbia, rogas, Z 383 "Queen's Epicedium"; Ode to St. Cecilia 'Welcome to all the pleasures', 1683; O solitude, ...
Performers: Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Chance, Michael; Cole, Maggie; Cole, Nigel [Theorbo]
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Ensemble: Florilegium Musicum Ensemble (Netherlands)

Spanning his short creative life, Purcell's Songs are a constant feature in his output. In between official Odes, the semi-operas and instrumental music is a...continue...

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...

Anthology of English Song 1530-1790 / Burrowes, Luxon, Eathorne, Langridge, et al

2 CD / Lyrita / 2009-04-14

Works: Richard Edwards: Where Griping Grief the Heart Doth Wound; John Danyel: Why Canst Thou Not?; Griefe Keepe Within; Alfonso Ferrabosco: When Daphne from Fair Phoebus Did Fly, consort song; William Byrd...
Performers: Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Eathorne, Wendy; Gammie, Ian; Jenkins, Neil; Jones, Trevor [Viol]; Kraemer, Nicholas; Langridge, Philip; Lester, Harold; Lewis, Anthony; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; L...

Purcell: Music for a While / Alfred Deller, Deller Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-04-08

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; Don Quixote, Z 578; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; History of King Richard II, Z 581; Oedipus, Z 583; An Evening Hymn to the Ground, "Now that the sun h...
Performers: Elliott, Robert [Harpsichord]

Victorious Love - Purcell / Sampson, Cummings, Kenny, et al

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2008-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Pausanias, Z 585; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; When first Amintas sued for a kiss, Z 430; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Indian Queen, Z 630; Mock Marriage, Z 605; From silent shades, Z ...
Performers: Cummings, Laurence; Kenny, Elizabeth; Lasla, Anne-Marie; Morris, Andrea; Rogers, Jane; Sampson, Carolyn; Sexton, Sarah

Two song anthologies published shortly after the death of Henry Purcell in 1695 have inspired this highly varied program. Quoting the liner notes by lutenist...continue...

Purcell: O Solitude & Songs / Lesne, Il seminario musicale

1 CD / Naïve / 2007-10-30

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; Fairy Queen, Z 629; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; What a sad fate is mine, a song on a Ground, Z. 428; While Thirsis, wrapt in downy slee...
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Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

This exquisite and profound piece by Henry Purcell opens a selection of songs by the great English Baroque composer, recorded here by the alto Gerard...continue...

Oh! The Sweet Delights of Love

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2007-02-06

Works: Henry Purcell: Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323; Cupid, the slyest rogue alive, Z 367; Prophetess, Z 627; Don Quixote, Z 578; O sweet delights of love (from "Prophetess"), duet for 2 sopranos, Z. 62...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Boute, Tony; Flint, Karen; Heimes, Laura
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Ensemble: Brandywine Baroque

Best Baroque 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-08-29

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthems (4); Solomon, HWV 67; Messiah, HWV 56; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Dixit Dominus, HWV 232; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Alcina, HWV 34; Jeremiah ...
Performers: André, Maurice [trumpet]; Andre, Maurice; Argenta, Nancy; Asperen, Bob van; Augér, Arleen; Auger, Arleen; Banchini, Chiara; Beckett, Rachel; Bennett, Mark; Bennett, Mark [Trumpet]; Blyt...
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; Hickox, Richard; ; Parrott, Andrew; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Haïm, Emmanuelle; Leonhardt, Gustav; Norrington, Roger; Nelson, John; Rooley, Anthony; Rees, Jonathan; McCreesh, Pau...
Ensemble: ; Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of Ancient Music (UK); Academy of London; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Boston Early Music Festival Choir; Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; Capella Ag...

Purcell: Sacred Music, etc / Timothy Brown, Michael Chance

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2006-06-06

Works: Henry Purcell: Te Deum and Jubilate in D major, Z 232; My beloved spake, Z 28; O God, thou art my God, Z 35; Lord, how long wilt thou be angry?, Z 25; Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Hear my ...
Performers: Bennett, Mark; Boothby, Richard; Brown, Jonathan; Bryans, Ron; Carter, William; Chance, Michael; Cole, Maggie; Da Costa, Neal Peres; Dexter, Keri; Howes, Robert; Kenny, Elizabeth; Laird, Michael; Man...
Conductors: Brown, Timothy
Ensemble: Baroque Brass of London; Clare College Choir

Muse - Purcell, Blow, Dowland / Daniel Taylor, et al

2 CD / ATMA / 2005-07-01

Works: Henry Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Sonata in 3 parts for two violins, bass viol & continuo no 9 in C minor, Z. 798; Oedipus, Z 583; Sonata in 4 parts for two violins, bass viol...
Performers: Taylor, Daniel
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Ensemble: Da Sonar; Les Voix Humaines

Mr. Taylor is one of the most sought-after countertenors in the world. His Glyndebourne Opera debut in Handel's 'Theodora' was met with critical praise and...continue...

Purcell: Complete Secular Solo Songs / King's Consort, et al

3 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Draw near, you lovers, song for soprano & bass, Z. 462; While Thirsis, wrapt in downy sleep, song, Z. 437; Love, thou canst hear, tho' thou art blind, song, Z. 396; I loved fair Celia,...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan; King, Robert
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'...Barbara Bonney verse charme sur charme, et cette parade émotive, tantôt sucrée tantôt salée, tantôt rustique tantôt savante, tantôt d'amour tant&...continue...

Purcell: O Solitude / Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale

1 CD / Naïve / 2003-09-01

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; Fairy Queen, Z 629; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; What a sad fate is mine, a song on a Ground, Z. 428; While Thirsis, wrapt in downy slee...
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Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

Purcell's unique gift for bringing out the very essence of the text in solo songs was equally evident in his drinking songs and national mourning,...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...

Sweeter than Roses - Purcell: Songs / English, O'Donnell

1 CD / Tall Poppies / 2000-06-01

Works: Henry Purcell: The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; Love, thou canst hear, tho' thou art blind, Z 396; Sylvia, now your scorn give over, Z 420; No, to what purpose should I speak, Z 468; Round O'; F...
Performers: English, Gerald; O'Donnell, John

Lamenti - Monteverdi, Vivaldi, et al / Von Otter, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1999-09-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 7; Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; Antonio Bertali: Lamento della Regina d'Inghilterra; Giovanni Legrenzi: Balletti e correnti a 5, Op. 16; Antonio Viva...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob; Mollenbeck, Markus; Selig, Franz-Josef; von Otter, Anne Sofie
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Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln

"The vocal selections on this remarkable disc are all examples of the 17th Century fascination with lamentation--for lost life or love--asan art form. They are...continue...

Purcell: Secular Songs Vol 3 / King, Bonney, Gritton, et al

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-10-01

Works: Henry Purcell: She loves and she confesses too, song, Z. 413; Amintas, to my grief I see, for soprano & continuo, Z. 356; Corinna is divinely fair, Z. 365; Amintor, heedless of his flocks, for sopran...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Daniels, Charles; George, Michael; Gritton, Susan
Conductors: King, Robert
Ensemble: King's Consort

'Those who need all of Purcell's songs at their fingertips should invest in Hyperion's three-disk survey of secular songs, with outstanding performances by Barbara Bonney,...continue...

English Mad Songs and Ayres / Baird, Tilney, Mackay

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1988-01-09

Works: Henry Purcell: O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z 406; The fatal hour comes on apace, Z 421; Now that the sun hath veiled his light, Z 193 "Evening Hymn on a Ground"; With sick and famish'd eyes, Z 20...
Performers: Baird, Julianne; Mackay, Alison; Tilney, Colin