Tag: Henry Purcell
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Regal Fanfares
Regal Fanfares is a programme of some of the most exciting and dramatic music from the Baroque period. Often flamboyant, sometimes ornate, this music has a grandeur and stateliness that is guaranteed to stir the emotions. Both the trumpet and organ have been associated with Royal occasions over the centuries and the combination of the…
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Royal Composers
Choral music specially written over centuries. Sacred Music from the 16th and 17th centuries, by three of England’s most illustrious Royal Composers: William Byrd, Henry Purcell, and Orlando Gibbons. First ever recording of the choir from St.James’ Palace. Uplift your senses with the celestial power of Byrd’s mass, sung for the first time by the…
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Music for the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Fanfares and anthems commissioned by previous Monarchs, together with classic hymn settings and marches, all combine to recall the actual service and musical spectacle of the Coronation.
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Twice were Angels: The Tradition of Boy Trebles
Here, at last, the Boy Trebles collection long awaited to follow the worldwide bestseller “Once were Angels”, from the 25-years of the Abbey & Alpha labels. This is the essential document of British Choirboy performance style & those unforgettable pure voices captured over the length & breadth of the land.
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Blessed City: Hymns from Worcester
Strong local links connect the composers of many of the hymns featured on this album, with timeless uplifting melodies being the hallmarks of the overall collection. For these performances, all but one previously available only on tape since their original release the Cathedral Choir are joined by Worcester Festival Choral Society, to assist the “raising…
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Organ Classics from York Minster
These famous York Minster demonstration pieces were originally recorded by the legendary EMI engineer Brian Culverhouse, particularly renowned for organ recordings & series over the years. They have never before been issued on CD & feature Dr. Francis Jackson, noted particularly as an interpreter here of the French Romantic school.
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Once Were Angels
Here at last is the Boy Trebles collection awaited by collectors from the 25-year period covered by The Abbey & Alpha Labels. This is an essential document of British Church performance style.
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Musical Concepts Classical Sampler
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Karaoke Opera: Mezzo-Soprano Dramas
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Music of Henry Purcell
Musical Concepts is pleased to announce the second release in one of the most ambitious early music reissue projects of all time — Alfred Deller: The Complete Vanguard Recordings. The series brings together every recording made by Alfred Deller – as solo countertenor, ensemble member of the Deller Consort, and conductor – for the legendary,…
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Alfred Deller: The Complete Vanguard Classics Recordings – Folk Songs And Ballads
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The Art Of Alfred Deller: The Counter-Tenor Legacy
Alfred Deller’s recorded career could only have developed in the way that it did at a label like Vanguard with its founder and owner Seymour Solomon at its helm. Independent record labels, like most small businesses, thrive on a connection between an owner and their obsessions. Seymour Solomon loved baroque and renaissance music at a…
