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in the UK has released most of Purcell's choral and vocal music, and I have most
of these CDs. For complete listings of all of their CDs, please go to the Hyperion
home page.
Robert King has conducted over 20 CDs of
Purcell's music on Hyperion, and they are all definitive recordings. You can't
go wrong if you buy any of his CDs.
 | Hyperion CDS 44031/8 (8CD), The
complete odes and welcome songs. More info |
This CD box includes all of Purcell's surviving odes and welcome songs, a
total of 24. They are for a several occasions. Some are for royal
"happenings", several for St. Cecilia's day and other things. There
are also great variation among the odes regards to the size of the orchestra
and length. This box are highly recommended, and they include very much
beautiful music. Every Purcell fan must have this box!
| Hyperion: The complete anthems
and services, on 11 single CDs, all at full price. |
Volume 1 Volume
2 Volume 3 Volume
4 Volume 5 Volume
6 Volume 7 Volume
8 Volume 9 Volume
10 Volume 11
I have all of the CDs in this serie, and they are all very good. All of the
CDs has long playing time.
These CDs includes most of Purcell's songs. Many of these songs are very
famous, but there are also many gems waiting to be explored. Each of the CD
includes 25-30 songs, so there are many to choose from. These CDs are highly
recommended.
| Hyperion CDA 67001/3: The
complete ayres for the theatre, 3CD. More info |
This 3CD includes most the instrumental music from Purcell's plays. It can
be much if you listen to everything at once, but it worth having. It's much
good music there, and the performances are very good.
| Virgin Classics VC 5 45062 2, full
price. The fantazias and In nomines. More info |
This CD has some wonderful instrumental music on it. Purcell has made some
great fantazias and In nomines, and they get a wonderful treatment by Fretwork
on this recording. This is maybe the best recording of this music, and it's
highly recommended. I would not be without this CD!
| Decca 433 163-2 . The Fairy queen
(2CD). Various soloists, Ambrosian opera chorus and English chamber orchestra,
conducted by Benjamin Britten. Total 95:47. |
There are several major differences between these two
recordings. The Britten set is more that 30 minutes shorter that the Naxos
set. Today it would be of no interest to perform the complete Fairy queen, so
Peter Pears suggested that Britten should make a shortened version. This
version works very well, and it's a very good performance. There are many
great names in this cast (Pears, Brannigan, Shirley-Quirk and James Bowman,
with Britten conducting). Both recordings are very good, but I would prefer
the Britten. Probably because it's Britten whose conducting (I am a great fan
of him).
Coming soon:
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Music for Queen Mary. Sony
SK 66243. More info |
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Complete sonatas and pavans
etc. Chandos CHAN 0572/3, 2CD. More info |
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Love's Goddess
sure was blind etc. Collins 14252. More info |
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Hark how the
wild musicians sing. Hyperion CDA 66750. More info |
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King Arthur. Glossa GCD 921608. More
info |
| The Indian Queen on Decca 475 052-2. More info |
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