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Composer of the Week: Purcell

on BBC Radio 3

4/5. Music for the Masses. Donald Macleod explores the burgeoning worlds of music publishing and public concerts that were becoming established during Purcell's lifetime. Fantasia a 4 in B flat London Baroque What Hope for Us Remains?
Susan Gritton (soprano), Michael George (bass), Mark Caudle (bass viol), David Miller (archlute) Nymphs and Shepherds Nancy Argenta
(soprano), Nicholas Robinson and Fiona Huggett (violins), Trevor Jones (viola), Nigel North
(Baroque guitar), Richard Boothby (viola da gamba), John Toll (harpsichord)
Once, Twice, Thrice, I Julia Tried; Under This Stone Lies Gabriel John
Pro Cantione Antiqua
Of Old When Heroes Thought It Base (Yorkshire Feast Song)
James Bowman (countertenor), Rogers Covey -Crump and Charles Daniels (tenors), Michael George and Robert Evans (basses), the King's Consort, directed by Robert King Repeated on Wednesday at 12 midnight

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Soprano:
Susan Gritton
Soprano:
Michael George
Bass:
Mark Caudle
Unknown:
David Miller
Soprano:
Nancy Argenta
Soprano:
Nicholas Robinson
Soprano:
Fiona Huggett
Violins:
Trevor Jones
Viola:
Nigel North
Guitar:
Richard Boothby
Unknown:
Gabriel John
Unknown:
Pro Cantione Antiqua
Song:
James Bowman
Unknown:
Rogers Covey
Tenors:
Charles Daniels
Tenors:
Michael George
Tenors:
Robert Evans
Directed By:
Robert King

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