Purcell - Man is for the woman made (from The Mock Marriage, Z605)
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Special offer. 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 — More…
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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: Music for a While (Standard)
Improvisations on Purcell
Philippe Jaroussky (countertenor), Raquel Andueza (soprano), Vincenzo Capezzuto (alto), Dominique Visse (countertenor), Gianluigi Trovesi (clarinet) & Wolfgang Muthspiel (acoustic guitar & electric guitar)
L’Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar
Long experienced in fusing Baroque with jazz-inspired performance styles, L'Arpeggiata's approach breathes new life into the Restoration composer, whose ground basses are akin to riffs, his... — More…
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encouraged by Freeman’s limpid touch, he finely captures the changing moods of the canticle My beloved is mine, from impassioned declamation to the stillness of ‘He is my Altar’ and the quiet... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, July 2020
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Songs for voice and lute
Georg Nigl (baritone), Luca Pianca (lute and baroque guitar) & Vittorio Ghielmi (bass viol)
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It's heartening to hear a German ensemble perform Purcell...with such conviction. Dorothee Mields is a fine soprano who is as confident in the melismas of "Sweeter than roses" as she is heartfelt... — More…
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The true premise of this recital may be to display Vermeulen’s versatility; she is a rare specialist in both the 18th and 21st centuries, and she sings everything in between with understanding... — More…
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Purcell: Sweeter than Roses & Britten: Winter Words
Ian Partridge (tenor), George Malcolm (harpsichord), Jennifer Partridge (piano)
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Purcell: Sweeter than Roses
18 Stage and Secular Songs
Philippe Huttenlocher (baritone) Jorg Ewald Dahler (cembalo)
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Purcell - The Food of Love
Sacred & Secular Songs
Paul Agnew (tenor), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Elizabeth Kenny (theorbo, guitar) & Blandine Rannou (harpsichord)
Paul Agnew's long experience in the realm of French Baroque music makes him particularly sensitive to le goût français, his voice supple enough to realise with exquisite grace the intricate,... — More…
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Ah! How Sweet It Is To Love
Songs for the theatre
Carolyn Sinclair (soprano), Michel Jarvis (harpsichord), Margaret Gay (baroque cello)
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