Latest News: Classical, Purcell (composer)
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Recording of the Week,
Purcell's Fairy Queen from Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli 10th April 2020A glorious return to the Restoration stage, with a semi-opera if anything even more vivid than King Arthur - featuring a cast of gods, fairies, peasants, poets and... monkeys?
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Interview,
James Hall on Elegy 11th December 2019The young British countertenor talks to Katherine about his career to date and his recent album of duets by Purcell and Blow with Iestyn Davies and The King's Consort.
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Recording of the Week,
Purcell's King Arthur from Gabrieli and Paul McCreesh 25th October 2019Paul McCreesh and Gabrieli give a sparkling performance of Purcell's patriotic extravaganza, from a new edition prepared by Christopher Suckling.
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Interview,
Iestyn Davies on Michael Nyman and Henry Purcell 9th April 2019The countertenor talks to David about his new album with Fretwork, playing off the juxtaposition of baroque works by Henry Purcell with works by contemporary composer Michael Nyman.
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Interview,
Robert King on Purcell's Ten Sonatas in Four Parts 19th June 2014Robert King talks to David about his new disc of Purcell sonatas with The King's Consort.
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Composer Guides,
Henry Purcell David explores some of the top performances - old and new - of the wide and varied output of English Baroque master Henry Purcell.
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Recording of the Week,
Alison Balsom: Sound The Trumpet 8th October 2012In her first solo album to be performed exclusively on the natural trumpet, Balsom joins The English Concert and Trevor Pinnock for a programme of music celebrating real or mythic monarchs by Handel and Purcell, including excerpts from The Fairy Queen, King Arthur and Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne.
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Recording of the Week,
Sarah Connolly gets Purcell year off to a flier 2nd February 2009The British mezzo ushers in the 350th anniversary of Purcell’s birth by masterminding a new recording of Dido and Aeneas, on which her assumption of the title-role ranks with the very best on disc.