Special offer. Britten - Purcell Realizations
Felicity Lott, Susan Gritton, Sarah Walker, James Bowman, John Mark Ainsley, Ian Bostridge, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Richard Jackson, Simon Keenlyside & Graham Johnson
Two irresistible discs—typically painstakingly produced and documented—and would deserve four stars if only they were there to give —
2 CDs
Original price ($17.00) Reduced price $6.80Contents
Purcell: Hears not my Phillis how the birds ('The Knotting Song'), Z371
- James Bowman (countertenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: Fairest isle (from King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z628)
- Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: If Music be the Food of Love, Z. 379C
- John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: Turn then thine eyes, Z425
- John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: Music for a while (from Oedipus, Z583)
- Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Song. Music for a while
Purcell: Pious Celinda goes to prayers, Z410
- Ian Bostridge (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: I'll sail upon the dog-star (from A Fool's Preferment or The Three Dukes of Dunstable, Z571)
- Richard Jackson (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: On the brow of Richmond Hill Z405
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: From silent shades ('Bess of Bedlam') Z370
- Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
Purcell: If music be the food of love Z379A
- Dame Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)