Purcell - The Indian Queen, Z630

All these works were published within 18 months of Purcell's death. The 13 suites of choice movements from plays and semi-operas, entitled A Collection of Ayres, compos'd for theTheatre, and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Energetic, zestful, well-played, the performance features excellent singers...there are no musical compromises here — FanfareMore…

Christopher Hogwood makes us realise that for all the constraints, this score isn't inherently small-scale and warrants all the subtlety of colour that can be achieved using 12 soloists and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

If The Indian Queen is less ambitious than the other three 'operas' there's the sure touch here of the composer at his most mature and adept. The Prologue, in which he had the rare opportunity... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010More…

Christophers leads a trim, affectionate performance of Purcell’s last (unfinished) semi-opera. The musical forces are small and flexible, and though some previous recordings bring more star... — Financial Times, 28th February 2015, 4 out of 5 starsMore…

The choral singing is especially fine, with the close of the work movingly expressive… for The Tempest, Gardiner demonstrates how delightful it is, a masterly collection, in performances both... — Penguin GuideMore…