Purcell: Hark how the wild musicians sing

Drunken Silenus supported by Satyrs (c1620). Studio of Rubens
Reproduced by permission of The Trustees, The National Gallery, London

CDA66750

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Recording details: December 1993
Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: November 1994
Total duration: 70 minutes 4 seconds

'These are by far the best recordings of these wonderful works to have come my way ... exactly as Purcell must have envisaged it' (Classic CD)

'"Recommended" is far too mild; this is an absolute must-have for anyone irretrievably bereft of a musical soul' (Fanfare, USA)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

Hark how the wild musicians sing

The Symphony Songs of Henry Purcell

Red Byrd, The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor)

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	MP3	FLAC	ALAC
1	£0.80	£0.80	£0.80	Hark, Damon, hark Z541 [6'20]
2	£1.00	£1.00	£1.00	How pleasant is this flowery plain and grove! Z543 [7'51]
3	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Pavan in G minor Z751 [3'28]
4	£0.50	£0.50	£0.50	We reap all the pleasures Z547 [3'47]
5	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Hark how all the wild musicians sing Z542 [6'42]
6	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Pavan in A minor Z749 [3'26]
7	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Pavan in A major Z748 [3'09]
8	£0.75	£0.75	£0.75	See where she sits 'Weeping' Z508 [5'55]
9	£0.90	£0.90	£0.90	Oh! what a scene does entertain my sight Z506 [7'17]
10	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Pavan in B flat major Z750 [3'07]
11	£0.85	£0.85	£0.85	Soft notes and gently raised 'A Serenading Song' Z510 [6'45]
12	£1.55	£1.55	£1.55	If ever I more riches did desire Z544 [12'17]

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