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Penguin Rosettes, Purcell (composer)
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The Sound of the Trumpet
RecommendedPeter Hurford (organ), Alan Stringer (trumpet), Gwynne Howell (bass), John Wilbraham (trumpet), Philip Jones (trumpet), Leslie Pearson (organ), The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, London Festival Orchestra, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar...
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
RecommendedJanet Baker (Dido), Raimund Herincx (Aeneas), Patricia Clark (Belinda), Monica Sinclair (Sorceress)
English Chamber Orchestra, Anthony Singers, Anthony Lewis
Listening to Janet Baker as Dido in her celebrated recording made at the dawn of her career, in 1962, still leaves one breathless with admiration and moved to the core by her combination of... —
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Building a Library, September 2001, Mid-Price Choice
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1960s
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Victorious Love - Songs by Henry Purcell
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord & spinet), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute / theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin I), Andrea Morris (violin II) & Jane Rogers (viola)
Her tone is extraordinarily beautiful: natural, warm and unforced, with almost superhuman vocal athleticism —
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Building a Library, February 2014, Top Recital Recommendation
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2007, Editor's Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Purcell: The Indian Queen, Z630, etc.
RecommendedApril Cantelo (soprano), Wilfred Brown/Robert Tear/Iam Partridge (tenors), Christopher Keyte (bass), Elsie Morison/Heather Harper/Mary Thomas (sopranos), John Whitworth (countertenor), David Galliver/Wilfred Brown (tenors), John Cameron (baritone), Hervey Alan/Trevor Anthony (basses)
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Treasures of Baroque Opera
RecommendedJanet Baker, Teresa Berganza, Catherine Bott, Luciano Pavarotti
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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