Orsler, Helen

Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion / Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Henry Purcell: The Indian Queen; Abdelazer; Gordian Knot Unty'd; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Fantasia upon a Ground in D major, Z 731; Close thine eyes and sleep secure, Z 184; Ground in Gamut for Harpsichor...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Andrews, Haden; Berridge, Simon; Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Bury, Alison; Campbell, Richard; David Miller [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Earle, Richard...
Conductors: Parrott, Andrew
Ensemble: ; Taverner Consort; Taverner Players

Henry Purcell is regarded as the first great master of English Baroque music and his works find their best interpreters today in Andrew Parrott and...continue...
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"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...

The Jonathan Miller Production of Bach's St. Matthew Passion (Highlights)

1 CD / Cala Records / 2008-07-01

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Beckett, Rachel; Bernays, John; Berridge, Simon; Bowling, Temime; Butterfield, Adrian; Byrt, Rachel; Carroll, Alicia; Crawford, Andrew; Davies, Iona; Fox, Darren; Garratt, Christine; ...
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul

The Sixteen Edition - Purcell: Love's Goddess Sure was Blind

1 CD / Coro / 2006-02-27

Works: Henry Purcell: Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; Miserere Mei ("Canon 4 in 2"), canon for 4 voices, Z. 109; In the midst of life; Incassum, Lesbia, rogas, Z 383 "Queen's Epicedium"; Love's goddess sure...
Performers: Berridge, Simon; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Lane, Carys-Anne; MacKenzie, Neil; Orsler, Helen; Woodcock, David

'This magnificent contribution...breaks new ground in scholarship, matching it with performances of the highest order...the elegy 'O Dive Custos,' with the astonishingly boy-like voices of...continue...