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Henry Purcell
7) King Arthur
Author
Series
Harmonia mundi volume 3
Publisher
Harmonia Mundi
Pub. Date
p2007.
Language
English
12) King Arthur 2
Author
Series
Harmonia mundi volume 4
Publisher
Harmonia Mundi
Pub. Date
p2007.
Language
English
17) The fairy queen
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
Based on an incident in Shakespeare's A midsummer night's dream, Henry Purcell's The fairy queen is extraordinarily beautiful and contains some of the most inspired arias penned for the English language. David Pountney's production for The English National Opera ia an offering as phantasmagorical as the enchanted dreams in the magical moonlit woods. The tale is a joyful fusion of music, dance and comedy which brings alive the splendor of the Baroque...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The Choir of Westminster Abbey under their inspirational director James O Donnell delve into the Abbey's vaults for this latest fascinating disc. The triumphant mood of the Restoration required much glorious liturgical music, and the Abbey was home to some of the greatest composers and performers of the age. This recording presents music likely to have been sung by and in some cases, almost certain to have been written for the Choir of Westminster...