Sweeter than Roses: Songs by Henry Purcell fortepiano and Beginnings (Three Early Songs)

and Beginnings (Three Early Songs)

His 1588 Psalmes

Also featured is Kenneth Leighton’s Missa Cornelia and John Tavener’s challenging Missa Brevis alongside sacred works from Diana Burrell

with their director Scott Inglis-Kidger

brings together the three winning works from the inaugural competition with the work that won the first original competition – William Hurlstone’s Phantasie in A minor for string quartet

Sweeter than Roses: Songs by Henry Purcell fortepiano and Beginnings (Three Early Songs)Anna Dennis (soprano) Sounds Baroque Julian Perkins (director & keyboards) Director and keyboardist Julian Perkins and his acclaimed ensemble Sounds Baroque join soprano Anna Dennis for this celebration of the songs of Henry Purcell. Known for his undisputed mastery in setting the English language, Purcell also absorbed influences from both French and Italian styles, and the programme is complemented with close contemporaries who also worked in London