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Henry Purcell

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English composer of the baroque period who spent much of his working life composing for the English kings James II and William III. Born 1659, died November 21, 1695.
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Discography

Releases:
15 Fantasies For 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Viol Da Gamba (LP, Gat)   Archiv Produktion 1954
A Recital Of English Songs (LP)   Saga Records 1973
De Klassieken 5 (LP)   Philips 1974
Ayres Avec Flûtes, Gambes & Clavecin (LP)   Harmonia Mundi 1976
Ayres Pour Solistes, Flûtes à Bec Et Continuo (LP)   Harmonia Mundi 1976
O Solitude Chants Et Anthems (LP)   Harmonia Mundi 1978
Music For A While (3 versions)   Harmonia Mundi 1979
Dido & Aeneas (LP, Gat)   Chandos 1981
Music For The Chapel Royal Of England (LP)   Musical Heritage Society 1982
Wynton Marsalis Plays Handel, Purcell, Torelli, Fasch, Molter (LP, Album)   CBS Masterworks 1984
Songs & Airs (CD)   L'Oiseau-Lyre 1985
Songs And Dialogues (CD, Album)   Hyperion 1987
Fantasias For Viols / Für Streicher / Pour Cordes (CD)   EMI Electrola 1989
Adagio • Canon (CD)   Deutsche Grammophon 1990
Englische Cembalomusik • English Harpsichord Music (CD, Album)   Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1991
In Praise Of St. Cecilia (CD, Album)   Unicorn-Kanchana 1991
Twelve Sonatas Of Three Parts (CD, Album)   Harmonia Mundi 1993
Dido & Aenas (CD, Album)   BBC Music Magazine 1994
Harpsichord Suites / Suites De Clavecin / Suiten Für Cembalo (CD)   Harmonia Mundi 1994
Love's Goddess Sure Was Blind/The Complete Funeral Music For Queen Mary (CD)   Collins Classics 1994
Music For A While (CD)   L'Oiseau-Lyre 1994
Fantasias For Viols (CD)   Astrée Auvidis 1995
Fantazias & In Nomines (CD, Album)   Virgin Veritas 1995
King Arthur (2xCD)   Erato 1995
Dido And Aeneas (CD)   Teldec Classics 1996
Music Of Henry Purcell, John Jenkins & Matthew Locke (CD)   Vanguard Classics 1997
Angels Hide Their Faces (CD, Album)   Nonesuch 2001
Leçons De Ténèbres (CD, Album)   Harmonia Mundi 2001
Theatre Music (6xCD, Comp)   Decca 2004
Complete Chamber Music · Overtures, Sonatas, Pavans, Fantasias, Suites (7xCD + Box)   Brilliant Classics 2008
Classikon 53: Purcell: Dido And Aeneas / The Fairy Queen / Te Deum & Jubilate (Excerpts) (CD)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Come Ye Sons Of Art: Ode For The Birthday Of Queen Mary - Rejoice In The Lord Alway: Bell Anthem - My Beloved Spake: Anthem (LP)   Amadeo  
English String Music (CD)   RPO Records (2), TIM AG  
Funeral Music For Queen Mary • Sacred Music • Dioclesian • Songs (2xCD)   Brilliant Classics  
King Arthur (2xLP + Box)   L'Oiseau-Lyre, L'Oiseau-Lyre  
Meisterwerke Des Europäischen Barock (LP)   Deutsche Grammophon  
Sacred Music (DVD, PAL)   Brilliant Classics  
Sweeter Than Roses (CD)   Eloquence  
Appears On:
Exploring Music 1: Record 10 (LP) Trumpet Time Holt, Rinehart And Winston, Inc. 1967
Exploring Music 1: Record 8 (LP, Mono) Rondeau, From The Moor... Holt, Rinehart And Winston, Inc. 1967
Place Vendôme (LP, Album) When I Am Laid In Earth Philips 1967
Stereo-Sensationen Im Big Band-Sound (LP, Comp) La Ronde D'Amour SR International 1968
Gulliver's Travels (LP, Mono)   Revolution Records (15) 1970
Flick Themes '72 (LP) Title Music From "A Cl... Pickwick 1972
Letter Of Joy - Philippians (LP) Narration For Filmstri... Concordia 1972
Walter Carlos' Clockwork Orange (Album) (4 versions) Title Music From A Clo... CBS ... 1972
Back To The Classics (LP, Album) Theme From "Abdelazer" Philips 1976
Timothy Walker Spielt Barocke Gitarrenmusik (LP, Album) Air Und Minuet Decca, Decca 1976
Die Schönsten Advents- Und Weihnachtslieder (2xLP) Weihnachtsmusik Telefunken 1977
Heads (Album) (3 versions) One Loving Night Tappan Zee Records ... 1977
Introspection 3 (LP, Album) Rondeau CBS Grammofoonplaten BV 1977
Musik Für Orgel Und Trompete (LP) The Queen's Dolour ETERNA 1978
Klaus Nomi (Album) (5 versions) The Cold Song RCA Victor ... 1981
Ding Dong (7", Single) Death (From Dido & Aen... RCA 1982
Nomi Song (7") The Cold Song RCA Victor 1982
Simple Man (Album) (3 versions) Wayward Sisters, Death RCA 1982
Best Of The Brass (LP) Funeral March Moss Music Group 1983
Cold Song - Bande Originale Du Film A Nos Amours (7", Single) The Cold Song RCA 1983
Ekseption (LP, Comp) Theme From "Abdelazor" Music For Pleasure 1983
Encore! (CD, Album, Comp) Cold Song, Wayward Sis... RCA 1983
Hooked On Classics 3 - Journey Through The Classics (3 versions) Trumpet Tune K-Tel ... 1983
The Best Of Carlos (LP) Title Music From A Clo... CBS 1983
Festliche Barockmusik (CD, Album) Pavane Und Chaconne G-... Novalis 1985
String Masterpieces (CD) Rondeau From Abdelazer... I・M・P 1985
Echoes Of London (LP) Air On A Ground Bass CBS 1986
"Le Meilleur De Moi-Même" (CD, RM)   Pathé Marconi EMI 1988
Festival De La Musique Baroque (CD, Album) Pavane Und Chaconne G-... Novalis 1989
The Instruments Of Classical Music (10xCD, Comp + Box) Trumpet Tune And Air LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.3: The Trumpet (CD, Comp) Trumpet Tune And Air LaserLight Digital 1990
Live In Dallas (Laserdisc) Introduction / Wayward... Warner Reprise Video 1992
Suzuki Cello School Volumes 1 & 2 (CD, Album) Rigadoon, Rigadoon Alfred Publishing Company 1993
Hang Up Sorrow & Care (CD, Album) Man Is For The Woman Made Park Records 1995
In Gabriel's Garden (CD)   Sony Classical 1996
Sol (CD, Album, Enh) King Arthur Electrola 1996
The Edge (CD, Album) When I Am Laid Tall Poppies 1996
White Moon (CD) See, Even Night Nonesuch Records 1996
Early Music (Lachrymæ Antiquæ) (Album) (2 versions) Four Part Fantasia No. 2 Nonesuch 1997
Miserere And Other Spiritual Classics (CD) Remember Not, Lord, Ou... HMV Classics 1997
The Eternity EP (EP) (3 versions) Cold Genius (Everlasti... Projekt ... 1997
Two Songs From The Album: After The Fall (CD, Promo) When I Am Laid In Eart... V2 1997
Weeping Nights (CD, Album) O Solitude, The Embrace Holy Records 1997
Étude (CD, Album) Cold Genius, Cold Geni... Projekt 1997
Agnus Dei II - Music To Soothe The Soul (CD, Album) Hear My Prayer, O Lord Erato 1998
Priest On The Run (CD, Album) Two In One Upon A Ground Upbeat Recordings 1998
Artist Profile Series 4: Boundaries Of Imagination (CD, Mixed, Comp) Dido (Armin Van Buuren... Black Hole Recordings 1999
Aria One (Magikal Edition) (CD, Album) Dido, Dido (Armin van ... Black Hole Recordings 2000
Gatecrasher: Global Sound System (Comp) (2 versions) Dido (Armin van Buuren... Epic ... 2000
Les Voix Célestes (Cass, Comp) The Cold Song EMI Music (France) 2000
Shaft And Other 60s & 70s Film Themes (2xCD, Comp) A Clockwork Orange Castle Music 2000
Stirring The Embers (CDr, Album) Elegy (From Funeral Mu... Not On Label (Thorn Apple) 2000
The Hand That Feeds (Comp) (3 versions) Cold Genius (Polaxe Re... Matrix Cube ... 2000
Les Meilleurs Extraits Des Diapason D'Or D'Avril 2001 (CD, Promo, Smplr) "Thy Hand, Belinda… ... Diapason 2001
Defend The Palace: Worms A.D.MCLXXXIV (Comp) (2 versions) Funeral March For Quee... Palace Of Worms 2002
Hable Con Ella - Banda Sonora Original (CD) The Plaint: O Let Me W... Warner Strategic Marketing 2002
Special Collector's Edition 1 (2x12") Dido (Armin van Buuren... Black Hole Recordings 2002
Black Hole: Special Collector's Edition 1 (Best Of 1997-2004) (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Dido (Armin van Buuren... Black Hole Recordings 2004
Bâche (CD, Album)   Bolli Records 2004
Coffee And Cigarettes (CD, Comp) Fantazia 3 In G Minor Milan Records 2004
Leçons De Ténèbres (CD, Album, RE)   Harmonia Mundi 2004
Moet Je Horen (CD, Comp) With Drooping Wings Ye... Universal Music (Netherlands) 2004
The Best Of (CD, Comp) Rondeau From "Abdelazer" Sony Music Media 2004
A Temporary Dive (Album) (2 versions)   DetErMine Records ... 2005
I Blame Dido (7")   Accidental 2005
Motus Animi (CD, Album + DVD-V, PAL) Intro (Funeral March F... Spirit Production 2005
Mélancolie (2xCD, Comp, Dig) King Arthur, "What Pow... Naïve 2005
100 Best Baroque (6xCD)   EMI Classics 2006
Motion Picture Music '94-'05 (CD, Album) End Title The Fine Line 2006
A State Of Trance Classics Vol. 2 (4xCD, Comp) Dido (Armin Van Buuren... Cloud 9 Music BV 2007
Live In Scandinavia (Album) (2 versions) Laid In Earth (20 Sep.... DetErMine Records ... 2007
Musik Der Nacht (CD) Dance Of The Followers... Partituren 2007
Paradise Found (CD, Album) Love Divine, All Loves... Park Records 2007
Strange Sensation (CD, Album)   Fred [Label] Ltd 2007
All The King's Horses (CD, Album, RE) Love Song 1700 Verve Records 2008
Moonstruck (CD, Album) When I'm Laid Intuition Records 2008
SR P2 - Art's Birthday Party (CD, Album, Promo) Music For A While SR Records 2008
Silencis (CD, Album, Dig)   Caustic Records 2008
Zeitreise Durch Die Musik (8xCD, Comp + Box) Rondeau Aus Abdelazar ... Impuls International, Tchibo 2008
If On A Winter's Night... (Album) (2 versions)   Deutsche Grammophon ... 2009
La Voix Du Nord (2xCD, Album) Dido's Lament Roxy Recordings 2009
Private Domain (CD, Album, Promo) Remember Me Naïve 2009
X5 Free Classical Sampler - Purcell 350 Years (5xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256)   X5 Music Group 2009
Constanze Präsentiert Zauber Des Barock (LP) Trumpet Voluntary Constanze Europa, Constanze Europa, Miller International Schallplatten GmbH  
Festkonzert Des Barock (LP) Fantazia: Three Parts ... Das Alte Werk  
Les Classiques Immortels De La Musique: Concertos Pour Instruments A Vent (2xLP) Trumpet Voluntary En R... Guilde Internationale Du Disque, Guilde Internationale Du Disque, Concert Hall  
Magnificent Marches (LP) Trumpet Voluntary Columbia Masterworks  
Magnificent Marches (LP, Mono) Trumpet Voluntary Columbia Masterworks  
Segovia On Stage (LP) Prelude: Minuet, A New... MCA Records  
Trompeten-Konzerte (Cass) 1. Satz: (Ouvertüre) ... HÖR ZU, EMI Electrola  
Turmmusik (LP, Comp) Trumpet Voluntary Christophorus  
Un Choeur Chante Avec Coeur (LP, Album) Trumpet Voluntary His Master's Voice  
Unvergessliche Barockmusik (LP) Trumpet Voluntary Europa  
Variations Et Fugue Sur Un Thème De Purcell - Simple Symphony - Missa Brevis (LP) Variations Et Fugue Su... Philips  
Tracks Appear On:
Great Classical Themes From The Film "A Clockwork Orange" (LP, Comp) Music For The Funeral ... Angel Records 1972
Soundtrack! (LP) Clockwork Orange Warner Bros. Records 1974
Soundtrack! (LP, W/Lbl) Clockwork Orange Warner Bros. Records 1974
Musik Für Orgel Und Trompete (LP) The Queen's Dolour ETERNA 1978
Festliche Barockmusik (CD, Album) Pavane Und Chaconne G-... Novalis 1985
Festival De La Musique Baroque (CD, Album) Pavane Und Chaconne G-... Novalis 1989
A Portrait Of The Cambridge Singers (CD, Comp, Smplr) Hear My Prayer, O Lord Collegium Records 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music (10xCD, Comp + Box) Trumpet Tune And Air LaserLight Digital 1990
The Instruments Of Classical Music, Vol.3: The Trumpet (CD, Comp) Trumpet Tune And Air LaserLight Digital 1990
The World Of The Organ (CD) Trumpet Tune Decca 1990
De Mooiste Klassieke Filmmuziek (CD) Kramer Versus Kramer -... Sony Music Entertainment (Holland), Sony Classical 1994
Requiem: De Mooiste Muziek Uit Smart En Troost (CD) When I Am Laid In Earth Vanguard Classics 1994
Exclusively On Chandos (CD, Smplr, Comp, Promo) Dido & Aeneas (excerpt... Chandos 1996
In Gabriel's Garden (CD) I. (Overture). (Grave)... Sony Classical 1996
Mad About Baroque (CD) Sound Of The Trumpet Deutsche Grammophon 1996
Miaow! (CD, Comp) March / Thou Knowest L... Wire Magazine 1996
Les Meilleurs Extraits Des Diapason D'Or D'Avril 2001 (CD, Promo, Smplr) "Thy Hand, Belinda… ... Diapason 2001
Café Del Mar - Classic (CD) Fairest Isle Café del Mar Music 2002
Euphoric Classics (2xCD, Comp) March And Canzona EMI 2003
Wedding Classics (2xCD) Trumpet Tune Chandos 2003
Leçons De Ténèbres (CD, Album, RE) A Divine Hymn : Lord, ... Harmonia Mundi 2004
Listening To Music: Fourth Edition (2xCD, Comp) Dido And Aeneas, Act I... Universal Music Special Markets 2004
Moet Je Horen (CD, Comp) With Drooping Wings Ye... Universal Music (Netherlands) 2004
100 Best Baroque (6xCD) Rondeau, Overture, You... EMI Classics 2006
Musik Der Nacht (CD) Dance Of The Followers... Partituren 2007
AUDIO Pure Music Volume 5 (CDr, Promo) Witches Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co.KG. 2008
Constanze Präsentiert Zauber Des Barock (LP) Trumpet Voluntary Constanze Europa, Constanze Europa, Miller International Schallplatten GmbH  
Festkonzert Des Barock (LP) Fantazia: Three Parts ... Das Alte Werk  
Magnificent Marches (LP) Trumpet Voluntary Columbia Masterworks  
Magnificent Marches (LP, Mono) Trumpet Voluntary Columbia Masterworks  
Trompeten-Konzerte (Cass) 1. Satz: (Ouvertüre) ... HÖR ZU, EMI Electrola  
Unvergessliche Barockmusik (LP) Trumpet Voluntary Europa  
Unofficial Releases:
For Andrei: Music, Sounds And Dialogue From The Films Of Andrei Tarkovsky - Chapter 2 (CDr) Zerkalo Temonos Productions 2008
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