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Purcell Quartet
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Recordings of Instrumental Works
General Discussions

Purcell Quartet - Short History
Robert Woolley - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


C-1

J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 1

 
 

Cantatas BWV 4 [20:56], BWV 106 [20:23], BWV 131 [23:33], BWV 196 [11:43]

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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Purcell Quartet: Catherine Mackintosh, Catherine Weiss (Violins); Richard Boothby (Cello, Viola da gamba, Violone); Robert Woolley (Organ)
With: Rachel Beckett (Recorder); Marion Scott (Recorder); Anthony Robson (Oboe); Andrew Watts (Bassoon); Jane Rogers (Viola); Clare Salaman (Viola); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba)
Organ supplied, tuned and maintained by Robin Jennings; Pitch: A = 466 Hz (strings), A = 415 Hz (winds); Temperament: Sixth comma mean tone

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0715

Dec 1, 2002; Mar 8-9, 2004

CD / TT: 76:35

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
Recording Producer Rachel Smith; Sound Engineer Jonathan Cooper; Assistant Engineers Matthew Walker (December 2002) and Michael Common (March 2004); Editor: Jonathan Cooper; A & R administrator Charissa Debnam; Publishers Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel.
Listen on YouTube: Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 131, BWV 106, BWV 196 [76:30]
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C-2

J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 2 - Weimar Cantatas

 
 

Cantatas BWV 12 [24:06], BWV 18 [13:50], BWV 61 [13:47], BWV 161 [19:38]

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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey; Organ: Robert Woolley

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0742

Oct 16-18, 2005

CD / TT: 71:21

Recorded at St. Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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C-3

J.S. Bach: Early Cantatas Volume 3 - Weimar Cantatas II

 
 

Cantatas BWV 21 [38:55], BWV 172 [20:29], BWV 182 [28:33]

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(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Emma Kirkby; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0752

May 22-24, 2007

2-CD / TT: 87:59

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | ClassicsOnline


Recordings of Other Vocal Works


V-1

J.S. Bach: Lutheran Masses Volume One

 
 

Masses BWV 234 [31:09], Mass BWV 235 [27:49]

(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Susan Gritton; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Harvey

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0642

Feb 15-17, 1998

CD / TT: 59:06

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | ClassicsOnline


V-2

J.S. Bach: Lutheran Masses Volume Two

 
 

Masses BWV 233 [25:15], Mass BWV 236 [26:16]

(OVPP - No Choir) / Purcell Quartet

Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Harvey

Chandos Chaconne CHAN-0653

Dec 10, 1997; Jul 7-9, 1999

CD / TT: 64:59

Recorded at St Jude on the Hill, Hampstead, London, England.
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | ClassicsOnline


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2005 - March 2015)
Thanks to contributors: Gabriel Jackson (January 2005), Bradley Lehman (January 2006)

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