Purves, Christopher

The Italian Collection / Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

5 CD / Coro / 2012-03-13

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Te Deum, motet for double chorus & organ in C major; Iste confessor; Missa, for chorus & organ in A minor ("La stella"); Antonio Lotti: Crucifixus; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrin...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Crabtree, Libby; Davidson, Grace; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; Fisher, Gillian; George, Michael; MacKenzie, Neil; Partridge, Ian [Tenor Vocals]; Purves, Christo...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: ; The Sixteen (Choir)

Featuring five of The Sixteen's most celebrated recordings, The Italian Collection is a sumptuous anthology of music. From Allegri's hauntingly beautiful Miserere to the virtuosity,...continue...
Recording information: Church of St Silas the Martyr, London, England (01/1992); St Augustine's, Kilburn, London (01/1992); St John's, Smith Square, London (01/1992); St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead Ga...continue...

Une fête Baroque! / Anne Sofie von Otter; Sandrine Piau; Natalie Dessay; Philippe Jaroussky; Patricia Petibon

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-03-13

Works: Jean-Philippe Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Opéra-ballet; Hippolyte et Aricie, Tragédie lyrique; Dardanus, Tragédie lyrique; Platée, Ballet-bouffon; Castor et Pollux, Trag&e...
Performers: Azzaretti, Jael; Benichou, Olivier; Bertin, Pascal; Billiet, Jeroen; Claycomb, Laura; Degand, Stephanie-Marie; Degout, Stephane; Deshayes, Karine; Dessay, Natalie; Fierro, Sydney; Haidan, Delphine; H...
Conductors: Haïm, Emmanuelle
Ensemble: Le Concert dÆ Astree

Paris's Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Le Concert d' Astree, under its founder and conductor Emmanuelle Haim gave a concert entitled Fetes Baroques to celebrate its 10th...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris, France (12/19/2011)....continue...

Handel: Esther / Bowman, Watson, Bickley

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Joshua, Rosemary; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Purves, Christopher; Smith, Angus; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence
Ensemble: London Handel Orchestra

Lutowslawski: Vocal Works / Lucy Crowe, soprano; Gardner, BBC SO

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2011-09-27

Works: Witold Lutoslawski: Silesian Triptych, for soprano & orchestra (collabration with Bryston); Lacrimosa (fragment of a requiem), for soprano, chorus & orchestra (or organ); Paroles tissées; Slee...
Performers: Crowe, Lucy; Purves, Christopher; Spence, Toby
Conductors: Gardner, Edward
Ensemble: BBC Symphony Orchestra

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Edward Gardner, presents Muzyka Polska Volume II, the second disc in their Polish Music series. Dedicated to...continue...
Recording information: Studio 1, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England (03/29/2011-03/31/2011)....continue...

The Power of Handel: Oratorio Highlights for Choir & Orchestra

1 CD / K&K / 2011-08-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Joshua; Solomon; Belshazzar, HWV 61; Saul; Jephtha; Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: Allan, Miriam; Argenta, Nancy; Balbach, Steffen; Berner, Michael; King, Catherine; Kirkby, Emma; LeBrocq, Marc; Morsch, Andre; Nolte, Raimund; Oitzinger, Margot; Paulsen, Melinda; Petersen, Marlis; P...
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen
Ensemble: Maulbronner Chamber Choir

These live recordings are part of a cycle of oratorios and masses, performed in the basilica of Maulbronn Abbey under the direction of Jürgen Budday....continue...

Glyndebourne: Comedy & Tragedy / Puccini, Donizetti, Verdi, etc. [6 DVD]

6 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2011-07-26

Works: Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, opera; Gaetano Donizetti: L' elisir d'amore, opera; Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Sergei Rachmaninov: The miserly knight, Op 24
Performers: Auty, Peter; Battaglia, Paolo; Berkeley-Steele, Richard; Best, Jonathan; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Corbelli, Alessandro; Daza, Alfredo; Di Pasquale, Luciano; Elliott, Alasdair; Giordano,...
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir; Benini, Maurizio; Jordan, Philippe
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The Glyndebourne Festival is a quintessentially English summer event. The world's most acclaimed artists, conductors and directors excel in producing top-flight performances every year and...continue...
Run Time: 750 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS 5.1
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Purcell: Hail, Bright Cecilia / Paul McCreesh/Gabrieli Players

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2010-07-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; My beloved spake, Z 28; O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Jones, Susan Hemington; Podger, Julian; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

In 1692 the 'musical society', a group of musicians and amateur including the publisher John Playford, initiated a specifically British annual celebration to celebrate St...continue...
Recording information: Brinkburn Priory, Weldon, Northumberland, England (07/1994)....continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Jurowski, Purves, Christoyannis, Kuznetsova [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Battaglia, Paolo; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Elliott, Alasdair; Hoare, Peter; Holloway, Jennifer; Kucerova, Adriana; Kuznetsova, Dina; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi's last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role...continue...
Run Time: 136 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Verdi: Falstaff / Jurowski, Purves, Christoyannis, Kuznetsova [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2010-03-30

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Falstaff
Performers: Battaglia, Paolo; Bezduz, Bulent; Christoyannis, Tassis; Elliott, Alasdair; Hoare, Peter; Holloway, Jennifer; Kucerova, Adriana; Kuznetsova, Dina; Lemieux, Marie-Nicole; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Jurowski, Vladimir
Ensemble: Glyndebourne Chorus; London Philharmonic Orchestra

The inspirational Vladimir Jurowski conducts Verdi's last opera, his only true comic opera. An international cast is led by Christopher Purves in the larger-than-life role...continue...
Run Time: 136 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German...continue...

Sounds Sublime: Essential Collection - Sixteen/Christophers

2 CD / Coro / 2009-09-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Magnificat; Mass in B minor, BWV 232; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 50, "Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft" (incomplete), BWV 50...
Performers: Cooper, Gary [Keyboardist]; Crabtree, Libby; Dawson, Lynne; Dean, Ruth; Dunkley, Sally; George, Michael; Glynn, Christopher; Montgomery, Roger; Purves, Christopher; Russell, Lynda; Steele-Perkins, Cr...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen (Choir)

Some of the most celebrated recordings from Harry Christophers and his award-winning ensemble, in a beautiful 2-CD digipak set. Equally appealing to fans of The...continue...

Händel: Israel in Egypt; Zadok the Priest; The King Shall Rejoice

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Coronation Anthem; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Deam, Donna; Holton, Ruth; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Priday, Elisabeth; Purves, Christopher; Robertson, Nicholas; Salmon, Philip; Tindall, Paul; Tusa, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Lamenti - Cavalli, Monteverdi, Carissimi, etc / Emmanuel Haïm, Le Concert d'Astrée, et al

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-10-14

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Egisto; Didone; Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (Canto Amoroso); Lasciatemi morire "Lamento d'Arianna a 1"; L'Incirinazione Di Poppea; L'Orfeo; Barbara Strozzi: Cantate, ar...
Performers: Ciofi, Patrizia; Dessay, Natalie; DiDonato, Joyce; Gens, Veronique; Haim, Emmanuelle [Condcutor/Harpsichord]; Jaroussky, Philippe; Lehtipuu, Topi; Naouri, Laurent; Purves, Christopher; Villazon, Rola...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Le Concert d'Astrée

Emmanuelle Haim follows her acclaimed 2006 recording of Monteverdi's 'Combattimento' with an unusual and inventive program on the theme of the lamento, a literary and...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Christophers, Sampson, Padmore, The Sixteen, et al

3 CD / Coro / 2008-09-09

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias; Solomon; Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b; Pensieri notturni di filli (Nel dolce dell'oblio), cantata for soprano, recorder & continuo, HWV 134; Concerto for Harp in B ...
Performers: Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bircher, Katy; Connolly, Sarah [Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)]; Dawson, Lynne; Evans, Robert; Headley, Erin; Lawrence-King, Andrew; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Purve...
Conductors: Christophers, Harry
Ensemble: The Sixteen

This brand new recording by one of the most celebrated ensembles in the world features distinguished soloists revered for their performances of Handel....continue...

Handel: Judas Maccabaeus / Budday, Pratschke, King, et al

2 CD / K&K / 2008-07-04

Works: George Frederick Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
Performers: King, Catherine; LeBrocq, Marc; Pratschke, Sinead; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen

This recording is part of a cycle of old testament oratorios by G. F. Handel and is one of the many concerts performed at Maulbronn...continue...

Handel: Alcina / Bolton, Kasarova, Prina, et al

3 Super Audio CD / Farao Classics / 2007-09-03

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina, HWV 34
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Cangemi, Veronica; Kasarova, Vesselina; Prina, Sonia; Purves, Christopher; York, Deborah
Conductors: Bolton, Ivor
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra

The festival premiere of ALCINA at the Prinzregententheater on July 17th, 2005 was, like so many other premieres of baroque operas, a highlight of the...continue...

Handel: Messiah / Budday, Chance, et al

2 CD / K&K / 2007-04-05

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah, HWV 56
Performers: Allan, Miriam; Chance, Michael; LeBrocq, Marc; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Budday, Jürgen
Ensemble: Maulbronn Chamber Choir

Opera in English - Beethoven: Fidelio / Parry, Brewer, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-05-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Brewer, Christine; Catling, Ashley; Evans, Rebecca; Hunka, Pavlo; Lloyd, Robert [Bass Voice]; Margison, Richard; Purves, Christopher; Wedd, Peter
Conductors: Parry, David

"Christine Brewer is so much in command, and in such splendid voice, that there is no doubt that it is Vanessa's story." - Gramophone "The...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: The Magic Flute / Mackerras

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2005-04-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bronder, Peter; Chambers, Celia; Cullagh, Majella; Evans, Rebecca; Fikret, Nazan; Fox, Sarah; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Graham-Hall, John; Hancock, Gareth; Jones, Victoria; Keenl...
Conductors: Mackerras, Charles, Sir
Ensemble: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

Sir Charles Mackerras has spent many years researching performance practice of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is a noted authority on Mozart's operas, having...continue...

Opera in English - Verdi: Masked Ball / Parry, et al

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-10-19

Works: Giuseppe Verdi: Un ballo in maschera
Performers: Catling, Ashley; Grove, Jill; Michaels-Moore, Anthony; O'Neill, Dennis [Tenor Vocal]; Patterson, Susan; Purves, Christopher; Richardson, Linda; Sherratt, Brindley; Wood, Roland
Conductors: Parry, David

Sir Peter Moores has long wanted to record Verdi's 'A Masked Ball', and has been biding his time until the right cast was available. Susan...continue...

Opera in English - Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro

3 CD / Chandos Records / 2004-09-21

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492
Performers: Bonner, Yvette; Danby, Graeme; Dazeley, William; Evans, Rebecca; Graham-Hall, John; Joyce, Victoria; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Kenny, Yvonne; McCafferty, Frances; Montague, Diana; Purves, Christoph...
Conductors: Parry, David

"...the most intelligent and certainly the most involving traversal of the opera on record for many years... being able to follow every nuance of the...continue...

Ricci: La Prigione di Edinburgo / Bellini, Robinson,et al

1 CD / Opera Rara / 2004-06-01

Works: Federico Ricci: La prigione di Edimburgo, opera
Performers: Focile, Nuccia; Lee, Colin; Lipinski, Rebecca von; Purves, Christopher; Robinson, Dean; Rossi, Nicola; Scano, Elisabetta
Conductors: Bellini, Gabriele
Ensemble: Geoffrey Mitchell Choir; Philharmonia Orchestra

Opera Rara continues its Esential Opera Rara series with Federico Ricci's 'La Prigione di Edemburgo'. Immensely popular in its day, this opera had two hits...continue...

Walton: Belshazzar's Feast / Daniel, Purves, Lindley, et al

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2004-05-01

Works: William Walton: Belshazzar's Feast, for baritone, double chorus & orchestra; Coronation March "Crown Imperial"; Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"
Performers: Lindley, Simon; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Daniel, Paul
Ensemble: English Northern Philharmonia

Often compared on account of its pulsating drive and barbaric splendour with Orff's 'Carmina Burana', 'Belshazzar's Feast' is now regarded as the finest British large-scale...continue...

Mozart: Zaïde / Goodwin, Dawson, Blochwitz, Bär, et al

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2004-04-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Zaide, K 344 (334b)
Performers: Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Dawson, Lynne; Lippert, Herbert [Tenor Vocals]; Purves, Christopher
Conductors: Goodwin, Paul
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

Opera in English - Rossini: The Thieving Magpie / Parry

2 CD / Chandos Records / 2003-07-22

Works: Gioachino Rossini: La gazza ladra
Performers: Banks, Barry; Bickley, Susan; Cullagh, Majella; Garrett, Nicholas; Graham-Hall, John; Jeffrey, Darren; Jones, Nerys; Kale, Stuart [Tenor Vocal]; Purves, Christopher; Scales, Prunella; Smythe, Russell...
Conductors: Parry, David

"This splendid set is something of a home-coming for English Rossini lovers, many of whom will recall with affection the production of 'The Thieving Magpie'...continue...

The English Orpheus - A Series of English Discoveries

1 CD / Hyperion / 1994-11-01

Works: Matthew Locke: Curtain Tune, for string orchestra, in C major; Jesu auctor clementie, motet for 3 voices, 4 strings & continuo; Turlough O'Carolan: O'Carolan's Favorite Jig (a.k.a. "Mary O'Neill"); R...
Performers: Burden, Andrew; Byrd, Red; Cave, Philip; Gooding, Julia; Holman, Peter; Holton, Ruth; Jackson, Sally [winds]; Jacobs, Fred [Theorbo]; Johnston, Oliver; Jones, Timothy; Kelly, Frances [Harp]; Kirkby, ...
Conductors: Holman, Peter; Music], John Scott [Choral; Scott, John [Organ]; Goodman, Roy; Nicholson, Paul; Hill, David; ; Higginbottom, Edward
Ensemble: Locatelli Trio; Opera Restor'd; Parley of Instruments