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Composer of the Week: Purcell

on BBC Radio 3

2/5. In 1685 Charles II was struck down by a kidney disease and died four days later. He was succeeded by his brother James II. Purcell was required to write something appropriate for each occasion. With Donald Macleod.
Let Us, Kind Lesbia, Give Away Barbara Bonney (soprano), Michael George (bass),
Members of the King's Consort
Beneath a Dark and Melancholy Grove Susan Gritton (soprano), Michael George (bass),
Members of the King's Consort
Verse Anthem: They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships Matthew Bright
(countertenor), David Thomas (bass),
Oxford Christ Church Cathedral Choir, the English Concert, director Trevor Pinnock IfPray'rs and Tears (On the Death of Charles II) Susan Gritton (soprano), Members of The King's Consort
Coronation Anthem: My Heart Is Inditinga Good Matter Oxford New College Choir, conductor Edward Higginbottom
Ground in D minor; Sefauchi's Farewell;
Suite in D Gustav Leonhardt (harpsichord) Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
James Ii.
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod.
Soprano:
Barbara Bonney
Bass:
Michael George
Soprano:
Susan Gritton
Bass:
Michael George
Bass:
David Thomas
Director:
Trevor Pinnock
Soprano:
Susan Gritton
Conductor:
Edward Higginbottom

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