Abdelazar, or The Moor's Revenge, Z570 (Purcell) - from CDS44381/3 - Hyperion Records

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Abdelazar, or The Moor's Revenge, Z570

composer

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)

1695; the Rondo is the theme to Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

The Parley of Instruments, Roy Goodman (conductor)

Recording details: October 1994
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: June 1995
Total duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

Cover artwork: Nell Gwynn posing as Diana by Simon Verelst (1644-c1710-21)
Private Collection / Photograph Courtesy of Sotheby's, London

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