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Purcell, Henry
composer, organ, bass, counter tenor
| born: 1659 |
London, England |
Source: 1 |
| born: 1658 |
Westminster, London, England |
Source: 2,3,4 |
| died: 21 Nov 1695 |
Westminster, London, England |
Source: 1 |
| active in church: 1679-1695 |
London, England |
Source: 1 |
Hancock, W.
Reviews / recordings Purcell : the Fantazias & In Nomines (Fretwork) (Virgin Veritas CD)
Davis, A.
Purcell and the recorder
Recorder Magazine: 16:9-15 N1 1996
chart mus notes
Note: includes list of works
Funeral Sentences with March and Canzona for the Funeral of Queen Mary
Ed. by C. Hogwood.
Music & Letters 77:313-14 N2 1996
Note: Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, 1995. u3.95
Tassel, E. van
Purcell's sacred music on record : II
Early Music 24:79-92 N1 1996
discog il notes
Bond, Ann
Organ CDs Purcell and Blow: Voluntaries, Suites and Grounds (G. Leonhardt, harpsichord and organ) (Philips)
Choir & Organ 4:66 N1 1996
Segerman, E.
A re-examination of the evidence on absolute tempo before 1700 : I
Early Music 24:240+ N2 1996
facs il mus notes
Reviews
Musical Opinion 119:8 Sup Feb 1996
Note: English Baroque Choir and Players' and Opus 20's tercentenary concerts
Graeme, R.
Recordings King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Henry Purcell (Veronique Gens, Claron McFadden, Sandrine Piau, Susannah Waters, Mark Padmore, Iain Paton, Jonathan Best, Petteri Salomaa, Francois Bazola; Les Arts Florissants; William Christie, conductor) (Erato, 2 CDs)
Opera Quarterly: 12:118-20 N4 1996
Baroque Keyboard Music in Italy, France, England, and Germany
p. 33 In:
Gordon, Stewart
A History of Keyboard Literature.
Music for the Piano and its Forerunners
New York: Schirmer Books, 1996, 566 p.
Schreiber, Ulrich
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : the Fairy Queen (Bonney, McNair, von Magnus, Chance, Dale, Holl, Michaels-Moore; Arnold Schonberg Chor, Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt) (Teldec, 2 CDs)
Stereoplay N2:141 Feb 1996
illustr.
Ein fast vergessenes Genie
Zum 300. Todestag von Henry Purcell
Oper und Konzert 33:30-31 N1 1996
facs mus port
Practica musicae : Mad songs and Englishmen
Journal of Singing 52:53-8 N3 1996
bibliog
Note: Purcell's mad scenes and songs
Hancock, W.
Reviews / recordings Purcell : Fantasias for the Viols (Hesperion XX) (Astree Auvidis CD)
Schreiber, Ulrich
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : the Indian Queen (Kirkby, Bott, Ainsley, Thomas, Finley, Soli, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood) (L'Oiseau Lyre)
Stereoplay N1:165 Jan 1996
illustr.
Kogler, Horst
Shakespeares Zettelkasten
Opernwelt N9:45-6 Sep 1996
Burden, M.
Reports Purcell and Elgar
Early Music 24:180-82 N1 1996
facs mus
Jenkins, L.
[Review of film England, My England]
Early Music Today 4:3 N1 1996
Kareda, U.
Listening post Purcell : Dido and Aeneas (Jennifer Lane, Ann Monoyios, Shari Saunders, Meredith Hall, Russell Braun, Benjamin Butterfield; Tafelmusick Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir, Jeanne Lamon and Ivars Taurins, directors) (CBC CD)
Classical Music Magazine 19:28 N1 1996
illustr.
Hamilton, J.
Reviews / recordings Purcell : Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ Works (Jill Feldman, soprano, Davitt Moroney, harpsichord) (Arcana CD)
Downey, P.
[English trumpets. A response. P. Holman]
[A counterblast on English trumpets. A. Pinnock and B. Wood]
[Sounding the trumpet. J. Montagu]
On sounding the trumpet and beating the drum in 17th-century England
Early Music 24:263-77 N2 1996
facs il mus notes
Porter, Andrew
British opera diary
Opera (England) 47:109-11 Jan 1996
illustr.
Note: Behind the Masque
Legany, Dezso
Gondolatok Purcellrol
Magyar Zene 36:72-5 N1 1996
Hagestedt, Jens
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell, John Blow : Voluntaries, Suites und Grounds (Gustav Leonhardt) (Philips)
Stereoplay N1:169 Jan 1996
Hamilton, J.
Reviews / recordings Purcell : Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ Works (Jill Feldman, soprano, Davitt Moroney, harpsichord) (Arcana CD)
Freeman-Attwood, J.
Purcell in profusion
Gramophone 73:23-4 Jan 1996
Hamilton, J.
Reviews / recordings Purcell, Blow, Locke : Organ Works (John Butt) (Harmonia Mundi France CD)
Schwarte, Michael
Schallplatten Henry Purcell : King Arthur (Gens, McFadden, Piau, Waters, Best, Padmore, Paton, Salomaa, Les Arts Florissants; William Christie) (Erato CD)
Concerto 13:32-3 Jun 1996
A Purcell Anthology. Ed. by B. Wood.
Note: Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press. u7.95
Schreiber, Ulrich
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : Dioclesian; Timon of Athens (C. Pierard, J. Bowman, J.M. Ainsley, M. Padmore, M. George, Chor und Orchester Collegium Musicum 90, Richard Hickox) (Chandos)
Stereoplay N4:152 Apr 1996
illustr.
Wickham, E.
The Arcadians
Early Music Today 4:9+ N2 1996
illustr.
Note: Dartington's early music summer school
Boehmer, Konrad
Ein diskographischer Ruckblick aufs Purcell-Jahr
Concerto 13:38-40 Feb 1996
Theme et variations : Annee Purcell
Diapason (France) N422:64 Jan 1996
il port
Hefling, Stephen E.
Marvin, B.
Q & A
American Recorder 37:38-9 N4 1996
mus
Note: overdotting in Purcell
Note: medieval recorders
Graeme, R.
So fair the game, so rich the sport : Dido and Aeneas on record
Opera Quarterly: 13:55-70 N1 1996
notes
McCleave, S.
Reviews / recordings Purcell : the Indian Queen (Catherine Mackintosh, Tessa Bonner, Catherine Bott, Rogers Covey-Crump, Peter Harvey; the Purcell Simfony, The Purcell Simfony Voices) (Linn CD)
Funeral Sentences. Ed. by C. Hogwood.
Note: Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press. u3.95
CD reviews Purcell : Music for Westminster Abbey (M. Phillips, organ; Cantores in Ecclesia, M. Howard, dir.) (BBC Radio Classics CD)
Musical Opinion 119:11 Sup Aug 1996
Tassel, E. van
[Purcell's sacred music on record; II. E. Van Tassel.] Correspondence : Purcell and pitch. P. Holman. Reply
Early Music 24:366 N2 1996
Paterson, S.
Listening post Purcell : Full Anthems; Organ Music; Music on the Death of Queen Mary (Laurence Cummings, organ, Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly, conductor) (Naxos CD)
Classical Music Magazine 19:28 N1 1996
illustr.
Graeme, R.
So fair the game, so rich the sport : Dido and Aeneas on record
Opera Quarterly: 13:55-70 N1 1996
discog notes
A Purcell Anthology : 12 Anthems
Ed. by B. Wood.
Music & Letters 77:313-14 N2 1996
Note: Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, 1995. u7.95
Laurie, Margaret
Books for the Purcell tercentenary
Campbell, M.
Reports London, November 1995: Purcell Tercentenary
Consort: 52:40-42 N1 1996
McCleave, S.
Recordings Purcell : Dido and Aeneas (Les Arts Florissants, William Christie) (Erato)
Performances Wellington
Music in New Zealand N31:51-5 Summer 1995-1996
illustr.
Timberlake, C.
Practica musicae : Orpheus britannicus : Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Journal of Singing 52:43-6 N1 1995
Valkestijn, J.
1695 Henry Purcell 1995 (II)
Gregoriusblad 119:230+ N4 1995
mus port
Searle, Arthur
Salerooms Manuscript and printed music
Early Music 23:355-8 N2 1995
facs mus
Note: also mentioned: ledgers from Erard, letters, and Dame Joan Sutherland's costumes
Schneider, K.
Darstellende Instrumentalmusik; Hilfen fur die themenbezogene Programmgestaltung (8) 1995; Gedenkjahr fur Henry Purcell und Paul Hindemith
Orchester, Das 43:29-31 N11 1995
Cyr, Mary
Violin playing in late seventeenth-century England : Baltzar, Matteis, and Purcell
Performance Practice Review 8:54-66 N1 1995
il mus notes
Schreiber, Ulrich
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : King Arthur (Gens, McFadden, Piau, Padmore, Salomaa, Best, Chor und Orchester Les Arts Florissants, William Christie) (Erato, 2 CDs)
Stereoplay N9:166 Sep 1995
illustr.
Lorber, Richard
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : Anthems & Hymns (David Cordier, John Elwes, Peter Kooy, Harry von der Kamp, Tolzer Knabenchor, Period Instrumental Ensemble, Gustav Leonhardt) (Sony)
Stereoplay N10:157 Oct 1995
illustr.
Three Odes for St. Cecilia's Day
Ed. by B. Wood. (London, Novello (Presser), 1990. $75.50)
Reviews / classical music Purcell : the Fairy Queen (Catherine Bott (soprano), Jeffrey Thomas (tenor), Michael Schopper (bass), others; Amsterdam Baroque Choir and Orchestra, Ton Koopman conductor) (Erato)
Stereo Review 60:122 Dec 1995
Porter, Andrew
Venus and Adonis and Dido and Aeneas; Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, March 8
Opera (England) 46:606-7 May 1995
notes
Kennicott, P.
A dream of Purcell
Opera News 60:16+ Nov 1995
port
Stultz, M.
Performing Dido and Aeneas with adolescent singers : Purcell's original commission
Choral Journal 36:43-8 N1 1995
notes
Freeman-Attwood, J.
Collection Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
Gramophone 72:28+ Mar 1995
discog port
Kuhn, Georg-Friedrich
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : Harmonia Sacra (Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh) (DGA)
Stereoplay N10:157 Oct 1995
illustr.
Crankshaw, Geoffrey
Reviews Purcell : Love's Goddess Sure Was Blind; the Complete Funeral Music for Queen Mary; Funeral Sentences; Two Elegies on the Death of Queen Mary; Two Latin Motets (The Sixteen, Orchestra of the Sixteen, H. Christophers, conductor) (Collins Classics CD)
Musical Opinion 118:~~ Sup May 1995
Smith, R.L.
Our fairest isle revived
Musical Times, 136:368-9 Jul 1995
illustr.
Field, C.D.
Recordings Purcell: Songs of Welcome and Farewell (Tragicomedia) (Teldec)
Consort: 51:160-61 N2 1995
Schwarte, Michael
Schallplatten Henry Purcell: With Charming Notes (Christine Brandes (Sopr.), Arcadian Academy, Ltg. Nicholas McGegan) (Harmonia mundi France CD)
Concerto 12:48-9 Jul-Aug 1995
Waleson, H.
Classical/keeping score
Billboard 107:42 Jul 1 1995
Note: more 300th anniversary commemorative recordings
Evans, N.
After Purcell : a ditched composer
Classic Cd N57:43 Jan 1995
illustr.
Loehlein, H.H.
Semi-Opera und Semi-Mozart
The Indian Queen von Purcell und Salieris Falstaff in Schwetzingen
Funeral Sentences with March and Canzona for the Funeral of Queen Mary
Ed. by C. Hogwood.
Early Music 23:705-8 N4 1995
Note: Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press. u3.95
Holman, Peter
Purcell's orchestra
Musical Times, 137:17-23 Jan 1995
mus notes
Opera
Musical Opinion 118:114 Summer 1995
Note: Royal Opera
Kogler, Horst
Schwarzwald-Italienisch und typisch Englisch : Salieris Falstaff und Purcells The Indian Queen bei den Schwetzinger Festspielen
Opernwelt N7:34-5 Jul 1995
illustr.
Phillips, M.
A question of style
Organists' Review 81:195-6 N3 1995
mus
Alexandre, I.A.
Tricentenaire : Henry Purcell 1659-1695 : King Henry
Diapason (France) N412:38-41 Feb 1995
il port port p3
Charteris, Richard
A checklist of the manuscript sources of Henry Purcell's music in the University of California, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, Los Angeles
notes
Reviews
Musical Opinion 118:6 Sup Apr 1995
Note: Wigmore Hall
Mills, R.
Three kings and their servant
Classic Cd N57:35 Jan 1995
Heyder, Bernd
Schallplatten Henry Purcell : Hail! Bright Cecilia; My Beloved Spake; O Sing unto the Lord (Gabrieli Consort and Players, Ltg. Paul McCreesh) (DG Archiv CD)
Concerto 12:30-31 Nov 1995
illustr.
Campbell, M.
London, January-May 1995 : Purcell tercentenary celebrations
Consort: 51:126-8 N2 1995
Beaujean, Alfred
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : the Fairy Queen (Bott, Thomas, Schopper u.a., The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir, Ton Koopman) (Erato, 2 CDs)
Stereoplay N7:141 Jul 1995
illustr.
Tassel, E. van
Collection Purcell on record
Gramophone 73:65+ Nov 1995
port
Reviews / recordings Henry Purcell: the Indian Queen (Purcell Symfony, Catherine Mackintosh, dir.) (Linn CD)
Recorder Magazine: 15:97 N3 1995
Dodging the planes in Paris
Classic Cd N59:78 Mar 1995
illustr.
Hagestedt, Jens
Klassik-CDs Henry Purcell : Hail, Bright Cecilia u.a. (Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh) (DG)
Stereoplay N11:169 Nov 1995
illustr.
Schulz, T.
Schallplatten Henry Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre (Tafelmusik, Ltg. Jeanne Lamon) (Sony Vivarte CD)
Concerto 12:39-40 Sep 1995
Long, R.
Classical recordings Purcell : Songs of Welcome and Farewell (Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs and Erin Headley) (Teldec CD)
il port
Discographie selective : quelques reperes avant la fete.
Diapason (France) N412:43 Feb 1995
Schouten, M.
A greater musical genius England never had : Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Tijdschrift Voor Oude Muziek 10:12-15 N1 1995
il port
Kasow, J.
Ambronay and Versailles
Opera (England) 46:1428-9 Dec 1995
illustr.
Note: Dido and Aeneas
Campbell, M.
Reports London, October-December (1994) : Henry Purcell (concerts)
Waleson, H.
Classical/keeping score
Billboard 107:36 Apr 15 1995
Note: William Christie and Les Arts Florissants staging of Purcell's King Arthur at Brooklyn Academy of Music
Snellings, Dirk
Funeral Music, Henry Purcell
facs mus
includes summary in English and French
Burden, M.
He had the honour to be your master : Lady Rhoda Cavendish's music lessons with Henry Purcell
Music & Letters 76:532-9 N4 1995
chart notes table
Mills, R.
Why Purcell was great
Classic Cd N57:30-33 Jan 1995
biog il port p5 port
Henry Purcell
The Gresham Autograph. Intro. by M. Laurie and R. Thompson.
Early Music 23:703-5 N4 1995
Note: London, Novello, 1995. u75.00
Classical music reviews Purcell : King Arthur (Gens, Waters, Padmore, Salomaa, others; Les Arts Florissants, Christie) (Erato, 2 CDs)
Stereo Review 60:110+ Oct 1995
illustr.
Les mysteres de Didon et Enee
Diapason (France) N412:40 Feb 1995
illustr.
Jones, E.R.
The Victorian revival of Purcell's music : publications and publishers
Choral Journal 36:19-23 N1 1995
notes port
Henderson, R.
The Fairy Queen : English National Opera at the London Coliseum, October 19
Opera (England) 46:1479-83 Dec 1995
illustr.
Bevan, V.
Secrets of the heart
Classic Cd N57:39 Jan 1995
illustr.
Fairman, Richard
Opera on disc
Opera (England) 46:244-6 Feb 1995
Trezise, S.
A guide to Gardiner's Purcell
Classic Cd N57:40-41 Jan 1995
discog
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