The Best of Purcell

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PURCELL
The Best of Purcell
Various Artists

[ Naxos / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 15 July 2009

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Recognised during his lifetime as a genius, Henry Purcell subsequently influenced countless classical composers from Handel to Britten. This delightful assortment of his best-known works includes the beautiful yet melancholy 'Dido's Lament' from his perennially popular opera Dido and Aeneas and the joyful Jubilate Deo for choir and orchestra, as well as some of his instrumental works; the elegant Fantazia in C minor is a particularly exquisite example of the English composer's mastery.

Tracks:

Includes:

"The Indian Queen", Z. 630: Trumpet Overture
Morning Service in D major, Z. 232: Jubilate Deo
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (excerpts)
Four-Part Fantazias: VII. Fantazia in C minor, Z. 738
Amphitryon, Z. 572, "The 2 Sosias": A Pastoral Dialogue Betwixt Thyrsis and Iris
The Fairy Queen, Z. 629: Act IV: Symphony
Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z. 10
Music on the Death of Queen Mary (Funeral Sentences / The Queen's Epicedium) (excerpts)
Welcome to all the pleasures, "Ode on St. Cecilia's Day", Z. 339

and more...