This page lists all recordings of Music for a while, Z583, by Henry Purcell (1659-95) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Purcell - Cease, Anxious WorldSongs & chamber music
Purcell: | Cease, anxious world, your fruitless pain Z362 A New Irish Tune Z646 Soft notes and gently raised (A Serenading Song) Z510 A New Ground in E minor, Z. T682 Amidst the shades and cool refreshing streams Z355 A Prince of glorious race, from Who can from joy refrain? When first Amintas sued for a kiss Here the deities approve, Z.339 Prelude Trio Sonata, for violin, bass viol and organ, Z780 Sweeter than Roses Ground in C minor, ZD221 Music for a while, Z583 Dear pretty youth Sonata Terza Plainte: O, Let Me Weep |
Benjamin Perrot (theorbe & direction) La Rêveuse The civil war that culminated in the decapitation of King CharlesI was a
dark period of English history; yet, in musical terms, the Puritans led by Oliver Cromwell did not do as
much damage as one might have imagined. By prohibiting public music-making in places of workship and
theatres, they contributed to the development of the practice of chamber music between friends in the
home. | 
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| |  | Purcell - Here Let my Life and other songs
James Bowman & Daniel Taylor (counter tenors) Theatre of Early Music |
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| |  | The Art Of Alfred DellerClassic Vanguard Recordings
Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré (lute), Walter Bergman (harpsichord), Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) The Deller Consort, Oriana Concert Choir and Orchestra, Ensemble of Baroque Instruments, Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Victorious Love - Songs by Henry Purcell
Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord & spinet), Elizabeth Kenny (archlute / theorbo), Anne-Marie Lasla (bass viol), Sarah Sexton (violin I), Andrea Morris (violin II) & Jane Rogers (viola) As one of today’s most magic – not to say victorious – singers, whether on the opera stage or in the concert hall, Carolyn Sampson’s previous appearances on BIS have earned her high praise, for instance in American Record Guide (“Her tone is extraordinarily beautiful: natural, warm and unforced, with almost superhuman vocal athleticism”). | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Purcell - "Tis Nature's Voice" And Other Songs And Elegies
René Jacobs (countertenor), Wieland Kuijken (viola da gamba), Konrad Junghänel (theorbo) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| Music For A While - Baroque Melodies
Dowland: | In darkness let me dwell Can she excuse my wrongs? (First Booke of Songes, 1597) Weepe you no more, sad fountaines What if I never speed? | Ferrari, B: | Amanti io vo se dire | Frescobaldi: | Se l'aura spira | Johnson, R: | Fantasia | Kapsberger: | La Capona Arpeggiata | Monteverdi: | Ecco di dolce raggi (Scherzi Musicali) Quel sguardo sdegnosetto - Madrigali, Canzonette e Scherzi musicali (Book X) Adagiati, Poppea - Oblivion soave (L'incoronazione di Poppea) | Purcell: | Saraband with Division, Z 654 Sweeter than roses Dear pretty youth Music for a while, Z583 There's not a swain (Rule a Wife and Have a Wife) An Evening Hymn 'Now that the sun hath veiled his light', Z193 | Romano, G: | Dovrè dunque morire | Storace, B: | Ciaccone | Strozzi: | L'Eraclito amoroso (Cantate, Ariette e Duetti, Op. 2) |
Anne Sofie Von Otter (Soprano), Jakob Lindberg (guitar & lute), Anders Ericson (theorbo) & Jory Vinikour (harpsichord & organ) "Poised, precise and beautifully characterised singing "
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| |  | Purcell: Music for a while & O Solitude
Alfred Deller Wieland Kuijken, William Christie "The present record contains 13 of Purcell's most celebrated songs, each one of which is sung with intense feeling and, one feels, a familiarity with the music that only time can bring...[Deller] brings vivid characterization to every one of these pieces... No better example of his extraordinary sensibility is to be found than in his singing of Fairest Isle, without a doubt the loveliest performance of this song that I have ever heard....a fine and memorable recital by a great artist."
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Alfred Deller (counter tenor) & Wieland Kuijken William Christie |
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Barbara Hendricks (soprano) Drottningholm Barockensemble Endless Pleasure, Barbara Hendricks' first disc with orchestra for her new label Arte Verum, is also her first solo CD of baroque music. Rediscover one of the great voices of our time in opera arias by Purcell and Handel in what is for her an entirely novel repertoire on disc. "Hendricks' slender, sweet-toned soprano, with its distinctive quick vibrato, is still in fine shape." Gramophone, Awards issue |
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| |  | ApparitionMusic by George Crumb & Henry Purcell
Christine Schäfer (soprano) & Eric Schneider (piano/amplified piano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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