☰︎
Henry Purcell
,
The Sixteen
,
Harry Christophers
The Fairy Queen
1991 2x CD
Baroque
Opera
Collins Classics
alto vocals [chorus]
Christopher Royall
alto vocals [chorus]
Michael Lees
alto vocals [chorus]
Philip Newton
alto vocals [chorus]
Robin Barda
bass vocals [bass 1]
Richard Suart
bass vocals [bass 2]
Michael George
bass vocals [chorus]
Robert Evans
bass vocals [chorus]
Simon Birchall
bass vocals [chorus]
Simon Preece
bass vocals [chorus]
Timothy Jones
bassoon
Michael Brain
cello [continuo], violone [bass viol continuo]
Mark Caudle
cello, violone [bass viol]
Katherine Sharman
composed by
Henry Purcell
conductor
Harry Christophers
countertenor vocals
Michael Chance
design
ATX Design
engineer [balance]
Antony Howell
harpsichord [continuo]
Paul Nicholson
liner notes
Bruce Wood
oboe
Catherine Latham
oboe
Cherry Baker
orchestra, chorus
The Sixteen
producer
Mark Brown
recorder
Barnaby Robson
recorder
Marion Scott
soprano vocals [chorus]
Carys Lane
soprano vocals [chorus]
Fiona Clarke
soprano vocals [chorus]
Libby Crabtree
soprano vocals [chorus]
Linda Hirst
soprano vocals [chorus]
Ruth Dean
soprano vocals [chorus]
Sally Dunkley
soprano vocals [soprano 1]
Gillian Fisher
soprano vocals [soprano 2]
Lorna Anderson
soprano vocals [soprano 3]
Ann Murray
tenor vocals [chorus]
Duncan MacKenzie
tenor vocals [chorus]
Peter Burrows
tenor vocals [chorus]
Philip Daggett
tenor vocals [chorus]
Simon Berridge
tenor vocals [tenor 1]
John Mark Ainsley
tenor vocals [tenor 2]
Ian Partridge
theorbo [continuo], baroque guitar [continuo]
Robin Jeffrey
timpani
Benedict Hoffnung
trumpet
Crispian Steele-Perkins
trumpet
David Blackadder
viola
David Brooker
viola
Jane Compton
violin
James Ellis
violin
Jean Paterson
violin
Marc Ashley Cooper
violin
Pauline Smith
violin
Stefanie Heichelheim
violin
Theresa Caudle
violin, soloist [violin]
William Thorp
violin, soloist [violin], leader
David Woodcock
Phonographic Copyright (p) Lambourne Productions Limited
Recorded At St. Bartholomew's Church, Orford
Glass Mastered At Mayking
Recorded October 1990.
Recorded from the Novello Purcell Society Edition at pitch A=415
Booklet contains notes and English libretto with French & German translations.
Barcode: 5012106701328
SPARS Code: DDD
Matrix / Runout: 70132-1
Matrix / Runout: 70132-2
Matrix / Runout: 70132/DISC 1 1:2 MASTERED BY NIMBUS (CD 1 runout stamp)
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