Welcome to Hyperion Records, a British classical label devoted to presenting high-quality recordings of music of all styles and from all periods from the twelfth century to the twenty-first.

Hyperion offers both CDs, and downloads in a number of formats. The site is also available in several languages.

Please use the dropdown buttons to set your preferred options, or use the checkbox to accept the defaults.

Click cover art to view larger version
Track(s) taken from CDH55258

The Indian Queen, Z630

composer
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
1695; British Library Add.MS 31453 etc

Michael Laird (trumpet), The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor)
Recording details: May 1995
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: February 1996
Total duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds

Cover artwork: Fresco on the staircase of Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdon by Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (1675-1741)
Reproduced by kind permission of the Governors of Kimbolton School
 

Other recordings available for download

The Parley of Instruments, Roy Goodman (conductor)

Reviews

‘Had the English Orpheus been a trumpeter, this is how he might have played’ (Early Music Review)

Other albums featuring this work

Purcell: The Complete Ayres for the Theatre
The Parley of Instruments, Roy Goodman (conductor)
CDS44381/33CDs Boxed set (at a special price)

[Return to top of page]

Waiting for content to load...
Waiting for content to load...