Henry Purcell was one of the greatest English composers, flourishing in the period that followed the restoration of the monarchy after the Puritan Commonwealth period. He spent much of his short life in the service of the Chapel Royal as a composer, organist and singer. With considerable gifts as a composer, he wrote extensively for the stage (particularly in a hybrid musico-dramatic form of the time), for the church, and for popular entertainment. He was a master of English word-setting and of contemporary compositional techniques for instruments and voices. He died in 1695, a year after composing funeral music for Queen Mary.
Stage Works
Purcell wrote only one full opera, a short work supposedly designed for a girls’ school. The ...
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| CHARPENTIER, M.-A.: Te Deum / PURCELL, H.: Hail, bright Cecilia (Masterpieces from Bruges) (Vox Luminis, B'Rock, Meunier) | |
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CHARPENTIER, M.-A.: Te Deum / PURCELL, H.: Hail, bright Cecilia (Masterpieces from Bruges) (Vox Luminis, B'Rock, Meunier)
Composers:
Charpentier, Marc-Antoine -- Purcell, Henry
Artists:
B'Rock -- Meunier, Lionel -- Vox Luminis
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
| DEFOE, D.: Famous Authors - The Life and Work of Daniel Defoe (music by H. Purcell) (Documentary, 2017) | |
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DEFOE, D.: Famous Authors - The Life and Work of Daniel Defoe (music by H. Purcell) (Documentary, 2017)
Composer:
Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Bradshaw, Kenneth -- Hossick, Malcolm -- Young, Abigail
Label/Producer: TMW Media Group |
| DIVINE DANCERS (Prague Ballet, 2006) | |
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DIVINE DANCERS (Prague Ballet, 2006)
Composers:
Brel, Jacques -- Gershwin, George -- Glazunov, Alexander Konstantinovich -- Massenet, Jules -- Pugni, Cesare -- Purcell, Henry -- Rachmaninov, Sergei -- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich -- Weill, Kurt
Artists:
Alexandrova, Maria -- Baey, Delphine -- Filin, Sergey -- Franciosi, Viviana -- Herment, Jean-Jacques -- Hoffmann, Natalia -- Jude, Charles -- Kaftira, Altin -- Kutcheruk, Oksana -- Mikhalev, Roman -- Semionova, Polina -- Simkin, Daniil -- Simkin, Dmitri -- Tuma, Marek -- Zelensky, Igor
Label/Producer: EuroArts |
| Orchestral Music - HANDEL, G.F. / VIVALDI, A. / SWEELINCK, J.P. / PURCELL, H. / MARAIS, M. (House of Dreams) (Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Lamon) | |
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Orchestral Music - HANDEL, G.F. / VIVALDI, A. / SWEELINCK, J.P. / PURCELL, H. / MARAIS, M. (House of Dreams) (Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Lamon)
Composers:
Handel, George Frideric -- Marais, Marin -- Purcell, Henry -- Sweelinck, Jan Pieterszoon -- Vivaldi, Antonio
Artists:
Lamon, Jeanne -- Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra -- Williams, Blair
Label/Producer: Tafelmusik |
| PURCELL, H.: Dido and Aeneas (Royal Opera House, 2009) | |
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PURCELL, H.: Dido and Aeneas (Royal Opera House, 2009)
Composer:
Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Age of Enlightenment Orchestra -- Cizmar, Jan -- Connolly, Sarah -- Crowe, Lucy -- Davies, Iestyn -- Fulgoni, Sara -- Hogwood, Christopher -- Matshikiza, Pumeza -- Meachem, Lucas -- Moore, Steven -- Nakamura, Eri -- Park, Ji-Min -- Perkins, Julian -- Royal Ballet, Covent Garden -- Royal Opera House Chorus, Covent Garden -- Skidmore, Andrew -- Watson, Anita
Label/Producer: Opus Arte |
| PURCELL, H.: Dido and Aeneas [Opera] (Opera Comique, 2008) | |
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PURCELL, H.: Dido and Aeneas [Opera] (Opera Comique, 2008)
Composer:
Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Arts Florissants, Les -- Christie, William -- Ernman, Malena -- Maltman, Christopher -- Markeby, Lina -- Mauillon, Marc -- Quintans, Ana -- Ricci, Celine -- Shaw, Fiona -- Summers, Hilary -- Wanroij, Judith van -- Whiteley, Damian
Label/Producer: Naxos |
| PURCELL, H.: King Arthur [Opera] (Sung in English with German dialogue) (Staatsoper unter den Linden, 2017) | |
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PURCELL, H.: King Arthur [Opera] (Sung in English with German dialogue) (Staatsoper unter den Linden, 2017)
Composer:
Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Berlin Akademie fur Alte Musik -- Berlin State Opera Chorus -- Droste, Meike -- Fritsch, Anett -- Johannsen, Robin -- Kataja, Arttu -- Milhofer, Mark -- Radisch, Tom -- Rehberg, Hans-Michael -- Rotschopf, Michael -- Rugamer, Stephan -- Schachtner, Benno -- Scheumann, Steffen Schortie -- Schnuckel, Sigrid Maria -- Skills Ensemble -- Stokowski, Oliver -- Urlacher, Max -- Wandtke, Axel -- Weisser, Johannes
Label/Producer: Naxos |
| PURCELL, H.: Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: Music for a While [Opera] (Masterclass with Tom Krause) (Grzywacz, Cabrera) | |
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PURCELL, H.: Oedipus, King of Thebes, Z. 583: Music for a While [Opera] (Masterclass with Tom Krause) (Grzywacz, Cabrera)
Composer:
Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Cabrera, Angel -- Grywacz, Agnieszka -- Krause, Tom
Label/Producer: Reina Sofía School of Music |
| PURCELL, H: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth (Hansen) | |
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PURCELL, H: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I am laid in earth (Hansen)
Composer:
Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Hansen, David -- Risor Festival Musicians
Label/Producer: Music In Motion |
| RENAISSANCE WHT IT MATTERS TO THE WORLD (Art Documentary, 2017) | |
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RENAISSANCE WHT IT MATTERS TO THE WORLD (Art Documentary, 2017)
Composers:
Bach, Johann Sebastian -- Byrd, William -- Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Elysium Ensemble -- Hossick, Malcolm
Label/Producer: TMW Media Group |
| SWIFT, J.: Famous Authors: The Life and Work of Jonathan Swift (music by J. Blow and H. Purcell) (Documentary, 2001) | |
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SWIFT, J.: Famous Authors: The Life and Work of Jonathan Swift (music by J. Blow and H. Purcell) (Documentary, 2001)
Composers:
Blow, John -- Purcell, Henry
Artists:
Elysium Ensemble -- Hossick, Malcolm
Label/Producer: TMW Media Group |
| Vocal Recital (Soprano): Wegener, Sarah - HANDEL, G.F. / PURCELL, H. / FERRANDINI, G.B. (Impressions Featuring Baroque Arias) | |
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Vocal Recital (Soprano): Wegener, Sarah - HANDEL, G.F. / PURCELL, H. / FERRANDINI, G.B. (Impressions Featuring Baroque Arias)
Composers:
Ferrandini, Giovanni Battista -- Handel, George Frideric -- Purcell, Henry -- Traditional
Artists:
Ensemble il capriccio -- Wegener, Sarah
Label/Producer: K and K Verlagsanstalt |
