Henry Purcell

Purcell composed this brilliant theme as incidental music for his work Abdelazar (1693). Three centuries later Benjamin Britten used it in his symphonic work The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra...

The opera 'Dido and Aeneas' by Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was written for a school performance at a girls boarding school. This piece is not very requiring. The aria 'Remember Me' is composed on a chro...

Das Rondo aus dem Stück Abdelazer oder die Rache des Mohren ist eines der bekanntesten Stücke von Purcell - nicht zuletzt, weil Benjamin Britten es für seinen berühmten Young Person's Guide to the Orc...

Una suite variegata con brani del famoso compositore inglese. Soprattutto il terzo movimento è famoso in tutto il mondo per essere stato utilizzato nella "Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra" di Benj...

Recorded on CD TRL130603

Recorded on CD TRL130601

Orchestration 2 Descant/Treble Recorders Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola or Violin 3, Cello/Double Bass) Piano [continuo] The continuo part is not essential providing the string parts are complete...

Dieses Rondeau war ursprünglich ein instrumentaler Tanz für Streicher aus der Bühnenmusik zu Aphra Behns Stück Abdelazer oder Die Rache des Mohren. Das vollständige Werk, das Purcell 1695, seinem letz...

A super simple presentation of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges. The perfect piece to make a young orchestra sound good on classic repe...

A super simple presentation of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges. The perfect piece to make a young orchestra sound good on classic repe...

A super simple presentation of a classic Baroque tune! In the key of G, each section plays the melody in very comfortable ranges. The perfect piece to make a young orchestra sound good on classic repe...

This selection represents some of Henry Purcell's finest work and is delightful with its emphasis on a light marcato stroke that flows easily at an allegretto tempo. The key of G major fits naturally...

This selection represents some of Henry Purcell's finest work and is delightful with its emphasis on a light marcato stroke that flows easily at an allegretto tempo. The key of G major fits naturally...

This selection represents some of Henry Purcell's finest work and is delightful with its emphasis on a light marcato stroke that flows easily at an allegretto tempo. The key of G major fits naturally...