Offer,The World of Henry Purcell
Dame Janet Baker (soprano), The St. Anthony Singers, Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Phyllis Spur (piano), Heather Harper (soprano), Alfred Deller (countertenor), John Whitworth (countertenor), Hervey Alan (bass), Trevor Anthony (bass), Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge, James Bowman (countertenor),...
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- Academy of Ancient Music
- Christopher Hogwood
- Recorded: 1974-03
- Recording Venue: All Saints' Church, Petersham, Surrey
2. Rondeau
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- Alfred Deller (countertenor), John Whitworth (alto)
- Ensemble Orchestral de L'Oiseau-Lyre
- Anthony Lewis
- Recorded: 1954-02
- Recording Venue: --, --
3. Sound the Trumpet
Purcell: From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370
- Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Phyllis Spurr (piano)
- Recorded: 1949-10
- Recording Venue: Studio of Norsk Rikskringkasting, Oslo
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- Hervey Alan (bass (vocal))
- Philomusica of London
- Anthony Lewis
- Recorded: 1972-03
- Recording Venue: St. John's College, Cambridge
Arise ye subterranean winds
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- Helen Watts (contralto), Thurston Dart (continuo), Desmond Dupre (bass viol)
- Recorded: 1958
- Recording Venue: --, --
Music for a While
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 - Ed. Britten, Holst, Pears / Act 1
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Benjamin Britten
- Recorded: 1970-09-21
- Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
Symphony
Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) - original version - Act 5
- Heather Harper (soprano)
- Philomusica of London
- Anthony Lewis
- Recorded: 1959-01
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
Fairest Isle (Venus)
Purcell: King Arthur, or The British Worthy (1691) - original version - Act 3
- Trevor Anthony (bass (vocal))
- Philomusica of London
- Anthony Lewis
- Recorded: 1959-01
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
What Power art thou (Genius)
Purcell: Trumpet Tune in C Major, ZT 697 (Arr. for Brass Ensemble and Organ)
- Peter Hurford (organ)
- The Michael Laird Brass Ensemble
- Recorded: 1990-11
- Recording Venue: Dom, Ratzeburg
Purcell: I was glad when they said unto me, Z19
- Paul Esswood (alto), Ian Partridge (tenor), Stafford Dean (bass (vocal)), John Scott (organ)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Strings
- George Guest
- Recorded: 1975-03-15
- Recording Venue: St. John's College, Cambridge
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- Stephen Cleobury (organ), Jane Ryan (viola da gamba)
- Choir of St John's College Cambridge, Symphoniae Sacrae Chamber Ensemble
- George Guest
- Recorded: 1972-03-13
- Recording Venue: St. John's College, Cambridge
March...Thou Knowest, Lord...Canzona
Purcell: Sweeter than Roses (from Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, Z585)
- James Bowman (countertenor), Benjamin Britten (piano)
- Recorded: 1972-11-29
- Recording Venue: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk
Purcell: The Fairy Queen - Ed. Benjamin Britten, Imogen Holst and Peter Pears - Act 4
- Jennifer Vyvyan (soprano)
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Benjamin Britten
- Recorded: 1970-09
- Recording Venue: "The Maltings", Concert Hall, Snape
Symphony...Hark! Hark! The Echoing Air
Purcell: Ciacona in G Minor, Z. 730
- English Chamber Orchestra
- Benjamin Britten
- Recorded: 1968-12-19
- Recording Venue: "The Maltings", Concert Hall, Snape
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas / Act 3
- Dame Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano)
- The St. Anthony Singers, English Chamber Orchestra
- Anthony Lewis
- Recorded: 1961-10
- Recording Venue: Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London
But death...When I am laid...With drooping wings...
