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Catherine Bott continues her comparison of two of the greatest setters of the English language, Benjamin Britten and Henry Purcell.

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Sun 16 Jun 201313:00
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Music Played

  • 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)

    • BBC.
    • BBCB 8003-2.

  • 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)

    • BBC.
    • BBCB 8003-2.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten

    Hark the ech'ing air

    Performers: Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano)

    • HYPERION.
    • CDA 67061/2.

  • 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)

    • L’OISEAU-LYRE.
    • 443 699-2.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Henry Purcell

    Behold upon my bending spear (from Act 2 of 'Dido and Aeneas')

  • Benjamin Britten

    Opening of 'The Journey of the Magi' (Canticle 4, Op.86)

  • Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten

    Saul and the Witch at Endor

  • Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten

    Sound the Trumpet

  • Henry Purcell, realised by Benjamin Britten

    Hark the ech'ing air

  • Henry Purcell

    Sweeter than Roses

  • Benjamin Britten

    I know a bank (from Act 1 of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Op.64)

  • Henry Purcell

    Now the Night is chas'd away (from Part 1 of 'The Fairy Queen')

  • 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 201313:00
    BBC Radio 3

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