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Track(s) taken from CDH55257

From harmony, from heav'nly harmony

composer
Giovanni Battista Draghi (c1640-1708)
for St Cecilia's Day, 22 November, 1687
author of text
John Dryden (1631-1700)

Michael Chance (countertenor), Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Richard Wistreich (bass), The Playford Consort, The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor), Richard Wistreich (conductor)
Recording details: November 1994
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Arthur Johnson
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: June 1995
Total duration: 39 minutes 58 seconds
 

Reviews

‘Peter Holman's flair for drama illuminates the evocative settings of these lesser-known composers. Both conducting and sound quality capture the nuances of textures, registers and sonorities’ (BBC Music Magazine)

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