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With its lavish music and elaborate staging, the semi-opera King Arthur is one of the master-pieces in Purcell’s works. On a text by the poet John Dryden very freely inspired from Arthurian legend and specifically devised for him, Purcell created a work of great expressive intensity which includes among his most beautiful and well-known arias.
While an undergraduate at Cambridge, John Eliot Gardiner launched his career as a conductor with a performance of Vespro della Beata Vergine by Monteverdi, in 1964, which led to the foundation of the Monteverdi Choir. In 1968 he founded the Monteverdi Orchestra. Upon changing from modern instruments to period instruments in 1977, the orchestra changed its name to the English Baroque Soloists in 1978. Gardiner is one of the best conductors in the historically informed movement. © Warner Classics
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Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Ashley Stafford, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Elliott, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Gillian Fisher, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Ashley Stafford, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Paul Elliott, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Gillian Fisher, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Jennifer Smith, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Ashley Stafford, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gillian Fisher, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Elliott, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Ensemble, FeaturedArtist - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Paul Elliott, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Jennifer Smith, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Gillian Fisher, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Jennifer Smith, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Gillian Fisher, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Jennifer Smith, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Ashley Stafford, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Elisabeth Priday, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Gillian Fisher, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Elliott, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Jennifer Smith, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Ashley Stafford, Contralto Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Elliott, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist - Ashley Stafford, Counter-Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Paul Elliott, Tenor Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Gill Ross, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Jennifer Smith, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Stephen Varcoe, Baritone Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Jennifer Smith, Soprano Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra - Monteverdi Choir, Choir, FeaturedArtist
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Henry Purcell, Composer - John Eliot Gardiner, Conductor, MainArtist - English Baroque Soloists, Orchestra
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
Album review
With its lavish music and elaborate staging, the semi-opera King Arthur is one of the master-pieces in Purcell’s works. On a text by the poet John Dryden very freely inspired from Arthurian legend and specifically devised for him, Purcell created a work of great expressive intensity which includes among his most beautiful and well-known arias.
While an undergraduate at Cambridge, John Eliot Gardiner launched his career as a conductor with a performance of Vespro della Beata Vergine by Monteverdi, in 1964, which led to the foundation of the Monteverdi Choir. In 1968 he founded the Monteverdi Orchestra. Upon changing from modern instruments to period instruments in 1977, the orchestra changed its name to the English Baroque Soloists in 1978. Gardiner is one of the best conductors in the historically informed movement. © Warner Classics
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 39 track(s)
- Total length: 01:31:26
- Main artists: John Eliot Gardiner
- Composer: Henry Purcell
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, © 2018 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics/Erato Disques release, ℗ 1985 Warner Music UK Limited
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