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Music : The Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell
Rating: 
- An outstanding recording achievement
As a counterpart to his complete account of Purcell's Odes and Welcome Songs, this Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell is a crowing achievement for Hyperion and for Robert King and his Consort.
It is hard to imagine that the orchestral or ensemble playing of Purcell will ever be surpassed easily, nor the choice of soloists who, a notable King trait, seem ideal for the roles they must play. The choral sound is fresh, alive and utterly convincing.
Whether you are an admirer of Purcell, or love English church music, or whether you simply adore great singing, then this collection will have you dipping into gems from a past glorious age. Having said that, many of the items on display here have rarely been outside the Cathedral canon in England, though rarely so engagingly or stylishly presented as here.
Once you listen to any of these offerings, either singly or in the box set, then your life will me enriched and changed at the deepest level. I can offer no greater laudatory comment than that.
- An outstanding recording achievementAs a counterpart to his complete account of Purcell's Odes and Welcome Songs, this Complete Sacred Music of Henry Purcell is a crowing achievement for Hyperion and for Robert King and his Consort.
It is hard to imagine that the orchestral or ensemble playing of Purcell will ever be surpassed easily, nor the choice of soloists who, a notable King trait, seem ideal for the roles they must play. The choral sound is fresh, alive and utterly convincing.
Whether you are an admirer of Purcell, or love English church music, or whether you simply adore great singing, then this collection will have you dipping into gems from a past glorious age. Having said that, many of the items on display here have rarely been outside the Cathedral canon in England, though rarely so engagingly or stylishly presented as here.
Once you listen to any of these offerings, either singly or in the box set, then your life will me enriched and changed at the deepest level. I can offer no greater laudatory comment than that.