Par PURCELL HENRY / BRITTEN. Benjamin Britten's performances and realisations of the songs and other music by Henry Purcell extended over at least thirty years, from the early nineteen forties onwards. In Purcell he found a kindred spirit: a composer of opera and dramatic music who knew how to write for the voice, and who handled the English language with sensitivity and daring. / Niveau : Assez Facile / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par PURCELL HENRY. Henry Purcell's only Opera proper, Dido and Aeneas is a magnificent example of English Baroque music, with lively dances and passionate aria sections that demonstrate Purcell's masterful compositional and choral writing skill. Based on a libretto by Nahum Tate it was first performed in 1689, comprises three acts and lasts about an hour. Filled with dramatic lyricism with a wide range of musical and emotional content, it is a monumental Baroque composition considered to be one of England's foremost operatic works. Dido and Aeneas contains all the elements for a successful opera including a shipwreck, sorcery, love and lost love and death. This is the Vocal and Full Operatic Score, edited by Margaret Laurie and Thurston Dart. With its interesting and imaginative realization and authentic editorial process this is an excellent edition that features some performing choices and variants and also includes the reconstructed prologue. / Niveau : Difficile / Rép Classique / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par PURCELL HENRY. This new edition by Bruce Wood of the University of Wales, is intended to directly compliment the full score included in Purcell Society Volume 24. The piece is an ode to the birthday of Queen Mary, 1694, and is set for Soprano, 2 Counter-Tenor (Alto) and Bass soloists, with SATB and Orchestra. This vocal score features a piano/organ reduction of the orchestral score which also functions as a realisation of the original basso continuo. / Rép Classique / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

This volume brings together five previously unpublished realisations by Benjamin Britten of vocal music by Henry Purcell. The realisation of the figured bass is highly personal in style coupled with thte fact that the pieces were originally prepared with specific singers in mind reflects Britten's afiinity Purcell’s music. These pieces are all arranged for one or two voices and Piano.

Par PURCELL HENRY. / Classique / Date parution : 1905-06-24/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Purcell's composition inspired by Spencer's religious epic poem 'The Fairee Queene' arranged for piano and voice.

Par PURCELL HENRY. Edited by Maureen Lehane and Peter Wishart./ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Orpheus Britannicus. Par PURCELL HENRY. Orpheus Britannicus/ Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Par PURCELL HENRY. Edited by Gerald Cooper. / Rép Classique / Répertoire / Chant et Piano

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) held numerous appointments at the Royal Court and Westminster Abbey and is considered by many to be the greatest ever English-born composer. His prolific work covered all fields: orchestral ecclesiastical operatic theatrical incidental and chamber music were all enriched by his output. The Opera Ottone was written in 1723 for the Royal Academy of Music. The aria La Speranza e Guinta waschosen from it by Arthur Somervell as one of ten arias he arranged for Piano and Voice. It was re-titled Spring with new English lyrics that bear no resemblance to the translation.It is printed here in twodifferent keys: in D for Low Voice and E for High Voice.