Purcell, Henry - The Purcell Collection

Catalogue No: BHI93376

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The Purcell Collection - Realizations by Benjamin Britten

Most of the distinctive Purcell realisations by Benjamin Britten, with vocal parts edited by Peter Pears, have been out of print for some years. This new edition collects 50 pieces for high voice. Includes 9 songs from Harmonia Sacra, 24 solo songs and 6 duets from Orpheus Britannicus, “The Queens Epicedium,” and selections from Dido and Aeneas and The Fairy Queen.

Songs set by the ABRSM:

Purcell - Man is for Woman Made (from The Mock Marriage Z605) (in C (e'-g") AB 4)
Purcell - Fairest Isle from King Arthur (in Bb (f'-ab") AB 5)
Purcell - I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly (in A (d#'-f#") AB 5)
Purcell - Turn Then Thine Eyes Z425 (in A minor (e'-a") AB 6)
Purcell - Pursue Thy Conquest (from Dido and Aeneas Z626) (in C (d'-f") AB 6)
Purcell - If Music Be the Food of Love (1st Setting Z379a) (in G minor (d'-g") AB 7)
Purcell - Ah! Belinda (from Dido and Aeneas Z626) (in C minor (c'-f") AB 8)
Purcell - Music for a While (from Oedipus Z583) (in G min (d'-eb") AB 8)
Purcell - Oft She Visits (from Dido and Aeneas Z626) (in D minor (d'-g") AB 8)
Purcell - I'll Sail Upon the Dog-Star (from A Fool's Preferment Z571) (in Bb (c'-g" Original Key) AB 8)

Instrumentation: High Voice And Piano
Arranger: Walters, Richard
Editor: Britten, Benjamin / Pears, Peter
Language: English
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes, New York
ISMN: M-051-93376-1
ISBN: 979-0-051-93376-1