Despite the supreme refinement of their inspiration, Purcell’s songs retain a character of great simplicity, perpetuating a tradition of the English song born with the Elizabethan madrigalists and continuing to the present day, thanks to the door opened by Alfred Deller.
HENRY PURCELL [1659-1695] · O Solitude, Z. 406 (6'03) · O Lord, God of hosts, Z. 37 (5'44) · O Give Thanks unto the Lord, Z. 33 (10'57) · My song shall be alway, Z. 31 (13'26) · Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z. 15 (2'39) · Blow up the trumpet in Sion, Z. 10 (7'24)
