Episode 2
Catherine Bott continues her comparison of two of the greatest setters of the English language, Benjamin Britten and Henry Purcell.
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Henry Purcell
Behold upon my bending spear (from Act 2 of 'Dido and Aeneas')
Performers: Claire Watson (Dido), Peter Pears (Aeneas), Jeannette Sinclair (Belinda), John Hahessy (Spirit), Purcell Singers, English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten (conductor)
- 大象传媒.
- 大象传媒B 8003-2.
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Henry Purcell
Behold upon my bending spear (from Act 2 of 'Dido and Aeneas')
Performers: Arda Mandikian (Sorceress), Jean Allister and Rosemary Philips (Witches), Purcell Singers, English Opera Group, Benjamin Britten (conductor)
- 大象传媒.
- 大象传媒B 8003-2.
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Benjamin Britten
Opening of 'The Journey of the Magi' (Canticle 4, op.86)
Performers: Ben Johnson (tenor), Christopher Ainslie (countertenor), Benedict Nelson (baritone), James Baillieu (piano)
- SIGNUM.
- SIGCD 317.
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Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten
Saul and the Witch at Endor
Performers: Sarah Walker (mezzo-soprano), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Simon Keenlyside (baritone), Graham Johnson (piano)
- HYPERION.
- CDA 67061/2.
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Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten
Sound the Trumpet
Performers: Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), John Mark Ainsley (tenor), Graham Johnson (piano)
- HYPERION.
- CDA 67061/2.
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Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten
Hark the ech'ing air
Performers: Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)
- HYPERION.
- CDA 67061/2.
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Henry Purcell
Sweeter than Roses
Performers: Catherine Bott (soprano), Pamela Thorby (recorder), Anthony Robson (oboe), Pavlo Beznosiuk, Rachel Podger (violins), Paula Chateauneuf (theorbo, guitar), Richard Egarr (harpsichord), Mark Levy (bass viol)
- 尝鈥橭滨厂贰础鲍-尝驰搁贰.
- 443 699-2.
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Benjamin Britten
I know a bank (from Act 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', op.64)
Performers: James Bowman (Oberon), City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox (conductor)
- VIRGIN CLASSICS.
- VCD 7 59305-2.
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Henry Purcell
Now the Night is chas'd away (from Part 1 of 'The Fairy Queen')
Performers: Jennifer Vyvyan (Attendant), Ambrosian Opera Chorus, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (conductor)
- DECCA.
- 433 163-2.
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Henry Purcell
Now the maids and the men; A Dance of Haymakers (from Part 3 of 'The Fairy Queen')
Performers: Peter Pears (Coridon), Alfreda Hodgson (Mopsa), English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten (conductor)
- DECCA.
- 433 163-2.
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Henry Purcell
Behold upon my bending spear (from Act 2 of 'Dido and Aeneas')
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Benjamin Britten
Opening of 'The Journey of the Magi' (Canticle 4, Op.86)
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Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten
Saul and the Witch at Endor
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Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten
Sound the Trumpet
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Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten
Hark the ech'ing air
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Henry Purcell
Sweeter than Roses
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Benjamin Britten
I know a bank (from Act 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Op.64)
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Henry Purcell
Now the Night is chas'd away (from Part 1 of 'The Fairy Queen')
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Henry Purcell
Now the maids and the men; A Dance of Haymakers (from 'The Fairy Queen', Part 3)
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- Sun 16 Jun 2013 13:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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