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L'Oiseau-Lyre
bass vocals Christopher Keyte
bassoon Hansjürg Lange
choir Taverner Choir
chorus master [director] Andrew Parrott
composed by Henry Purcell
countertenor vocals James Bowman
directed by, harpsichord Christopher Hogwood
engineer [sound engineer] Philip Wade
executive-producer Raymond Ware
illustration [back cover: engraving after closterman] John Closterman
liner notes [leaflet] Christopher Hogwood
liner notes [leaflet] Richard Luckett
oboe David Jones
oboe Sophia McKenna
orchestra The Academy Of Ancient Music
painting, cover Nicolaes van Verendael
producer [record producer] Peter Wadland
recorder David Pugsley
recorder John Turner
soprano vocals Elizabeth Lane
soprano vocals Judith Nelson
soprano vocals Prudence Lloyd
tenor vocals Alan Byers
tenor vocals Martyn Hill
tenor vocals Paul Elliott
tenor vocals Peter Bamber
trumpet [natural trumpet] Michael Laird
viola Duncan Druce
viola Simon Rowland-Jones
viola Trevor Jones
viola da gamba Adam Skeaping
viola da gamba Oliver Brookes
viola da gamba Peter Vel
violin Alison Bury
violin Catherine Mackintosh
violin Christopher Hirons
violin Eleanor Sloan
violin June Hardy
violin Monica Huggett
violin Nicola Cleminson
violin Peggy Gilmore
violin Polly Waterfield
violin Robin Stowell
violone Francis Baines
Phonographic Copyright (p) The Decca Record Company Limited
Copyright (c) The Decca Record Company Limited
Printed By Robert Stace
Printed By Record Graphics Ltd.
Theatre Music - Vol. II / Musique De Théâtre - Vol. II. / Bühnenmusik - Band II
Detailed notes are to be found on the enclosed insert.
℗ & © 1977, The Decca Record Company Limited, London.
Cover · Couverture · Abbildung: Nicolaes Van Verendael - Fleurs entourant un buste antique;
(Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique, Bruxelles)
Back · Verso · Ruckseite: Engraving after Closterman, 1695 - Henry Purcell
Sleeve printed in England by Robert Stace
Made in England (labels)
In addition to notes in English, French and German there are sung texts in English on the 2-page 12 x 12 leaflet.
Leaflet printed in England by Record Graphics Ltd.
Matrix / Runout: ZTT 923 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: ZTT 924 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: ZTT-923-2A (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: ZTT-924-1A (Side B runout)