Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (, rare: ; c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer and organist of the middle Baroque era. He was extremely prolific, having composed more than 100 songs, a tragic opera Dido and Aeneas, and wrote incidental music to a version of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream called The Fairy Queen. Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Purcell is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers.

Genre: classical, choral

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Albums (174)

Relaxing Classical for Studying (2026)
Focus on the Flute - An Essential Classical Stopover (2026)
Relaxing on the Beach (2026)
"Prelude" - Sir Neville Marriner Conducts Mozart, Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Beethoven, Grieg and Others (2026)
In the Heat of Classics (2026)
Renaissance (2026)
Epic Classics (2026)
"Among the petals: Bach, Mozart & more" (2026)
"Academy Collection: Classical Works " (2026)
Calm Classical for Studying (2026)
Grande Dame (2026)
"Nocturne in the Woods: Classical Works" (2026)
"Berceuse au clair de lune" - Sleep Well (2026)
The Revolutionary Spirit: Rediscovering the True Sound (2026)
"Baroque Classics": Works by Vivaldi, Handel & More (2026)
Above the Mists - Echoes of the Mountain (2026)
A Winter Journey (2026)
"Sinfonia" - Handel, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi & More (2026)
Studying with Relaxing Classical Music (2026)
Hornpipe in D Minor, ZT 684 (2025)
Impressions of Orient (2025)
If music be the food of love, Z. 379 (2025)
Autumn Sonatas (2025)
"Baroque Masters" (2025)
Back to School - Classics for Studying (2025)
"10 Great Composers - Baroque Masters" (2025)
"Moment Musical" - Deep Focus & Concentration (2025)
"Milonga" - Late Summer Hours (2025)
"Lento" - Relaxing Piano (2025)
"Prelude" - Orchestral Treasures (2025)
"Reflets dans l'eau" - Calm & Relaxation (2025)
"Bagatelle" - A Moment of Calm (2025)
"Sorrowful Reverie" - Focus & Concentration (2025)
Forest Murmurs (2025)
"Melancholy" - Classical Moods (2025)
Bach: Magnificat - Vivaldi: Gloria - Handel: Water Music - Mozart: Toy Symphony & Laudate Dominum - Boccherini: Minuet - Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee & Other Classical Hits (2025)
On a Summer Evening (2025)
Potpourri (2025)
"Andante" - Focus & Concentration (2025)
Great Opera Arias (2025)
Great Sacred Choruses (2025)
Music by the Sea (2025)
Pachelbel: Canon - Albinoni: Adagio - Bach: Air on G String - Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Fauré: Pavane & Other Classical Hits (2025)
"Respiro" - Quiet Summer Hours (2025)
"Chanson de Nuit" - Lullabies for a Relaxing Evening (2025)
Great Opera Choruses (2025)
"Air" - Peaceful Hours (2025)
The Centenary Album (2025)
"La fille aux cheveux de lin" - Quiet Summer Hours (2025)
Zzzz. Carnival of the Insects - A Symphony for Life (2025)
A Garden After the Rain - Sounds & Fragrances (2025)
"Little Suite" - Lullabies for a Relaxing Evening (2025)
"Melody" - Relaxing Music for a Workday (2025)
Baroque Revolution (2025)
"Moment Musical" - Quiet Hours (2025)
"Music for a While" - Relaxing Melodies (2025)
An Ode to Nature - Welcome Spring (2025)
"Cantique" - Deep Concentration & Focus (2025)
"Nocturne" - Calm & Relaxation (2025)
Zzz - Classical Dream. Music for Deep Sleep (2025)
The Choral Tradition - Bach, Handel, Mozart, Purcell... (2025)
"Prélude à la nuit" - Lullabies for a Quiet Evening (2025)
John Eliot Gardiner - The Blossoming Conductor (2025)
Handel: The Queen of Sheba - Bach: Brandenburg Concerto - Mozart: Jupiter Symphony - Rossini: The Barber of Seville - Grieg: Solveig's Song - Bizet: L'Arlésienne - Tchaikovsky: Waltz of th... (2025)
'Badinerie' - Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven (2025)
Gentle Piano Serenades (2025)
2025 Meditative Moments (2025)
100 Tender Piano Moments (2025)
2025 Tranquil Nights (2025)
Meditative Moments (2025)
100 Piano Harmonies (2025)
Gentle Waves (2025)
2025 Relaxing Piano Vibes (2025)
Alla Hornpipe. Beethoven: Choral Symphony - Handel: Water Music & Ombra mai fu - Wagner: Lohengrin & Tristan und Isolde - Mozart: Ave verum & Requiem - Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique (2025)
100 Relaxing Winter Piano Moods (2024)
Mozart: Symphony No. 40 - Bach, Handel, Monteverdi, Vivaldi (2024)
10 Great Composers: Baroque Masters (2024)
Peaceful Rest (Forever) (2024)
Academy of Ancient Music - Baroque Essentials (2024)
Bourrée - Baroque Favourites (2024)
Baroque Dance (2024)
Human Universe (2024)
Itinerary of a HIP Musician (2024)
Purcell & Mozart (Live) (2024)
Magnificent Classical Vol. II (2024)
Baroque Dances (2024)
Purcell, Albinoni, Telemann, Handel, Tartini & Vivaldi (2024)
Im wachen Traume: Byrd, Schumann, Purcell (2024)
Handel & Purcell (2024)
Labyrinth: Ephemera (2024)
Memoires. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano (2024)
English String Music: Britten, Holst, Purcell, Vaughan Williams... (2024)
Reminiscences. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano (2024)
A Winter Journey (2023)
Passages. Hidden Treasures of Classical Piano. (2023)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2023)
Purcell: Fantazias (2023)
Klassische Musik für den Sommer - Über das Meer (2023)
Music by the Sea (2023)
A Classical Coronation. Music for a Royal Celebration (2023)
Stravaganze consonanti (2023)
Sacred Music (2023)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I Am Laid in Earth (Arr. Trovesi for Chamber Ensemble) (2023)
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament, Arr. for Cello & Orchestra by Julian Riem) (2023)
Purcell: Dido & Æneas, Circe (2022)
Voktett Hannover: Glaube, Krise, Hoffnung (2022)
Choir of King's College Sings Purcell (2022)
Lux aeterna: A Sequence for the Souls of the Departed (2022)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas Z. 626 by Dame Janet Baker (2022)
Purcell: King Arthur, Music for Queen Mary, Come Ye Sons of Art, Hail! Bright Cecilia, The Indian Queen, The Tempest… (2022)
Purcell: Royal Odes (2022)
John Eliot Gardiner conducts Purcell (2022)
Purcell: Fantazias (2021)
Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume IV (2021)
Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume III (2020)
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, 1692 (2020)
The Purcell Album – Alfred Deller & Consort (2019)
One Charming Night (2019)
Purcell: King Arthur, 1691 (2019)
Devotion: Sacred and Secular Songs by Henry Purcell (2019)
Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II Volume II (2019)
From Silent Shades and the Elysian Groves, Z.370 (2019)
Purcell: The Cares of Lovers (2019)
Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Songs And Arias (2019)
Purcell: King Arthur (2018)
Purcell: Songs & Dances (2018)
Symphony While the Swans Come Forward (Live Recording) (2018)
Royal Welcome Songs for King Charles II (2018)
Purcell: Suites for Harpsichord (2018)
The People's Purcell (2018)
Royal Welcome Songs for King James II (2017)
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629 (2017)
The English Orpheus (2017)
O Sing Unto the Lord: Sacred Music by Henry Purcell (2017)
Purcell: Theatre Music, Vol. 2 (2016)
Purcell Songs Realised by Britten (2016)
Purcell - Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts (2015)
Purcell: Fantazias & In Nomines (2015)
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (2015)
Purcell: Anthems for the Chapel Royal (2014)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 (Live) (2014)
Purcell: Theatre Music - Abdelazer; Distressed Innocence; The Married Beau; The Gordion Knot Untied (2014)
Purcell: The Indian Queen (2014)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2013)
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas; The Indian Queen (2012)
A Shakespeare Fantasy (2011)
O Solitude (2010)
O Solitude (2010)
Purcell: Fantasias (2009)
Purcell Edition Volume 3 : Odes, Anthems & Ceremonial Music (2009)
Music of Henry Purcell (2008)
The Feast of St Edward at Westminster Abbey (2006)
King's College Choir: Purcell (2006)
Purcell: The Fairy Queen (Pinchgut Opera) (2004)
Pinchgut Opera - Purcell: The Fairy Queen (2004)
Orpheus with His Lute: Music for Shakespeare from Purcell to Arne (English Orpheus 50) (2004)
Remembrance: Choral Music In Memoriam (2003)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (2003)
Coronation of George II: Handel 4 Coronation Anthems, Purcell, Child, Blow etc. (2001)
Purcell: Songs and Airs (2001)
Purcell: The Fairy Queen; Dido & Aeneas (2001)
Fairest Isle: A New National Songbook (English Orpheus 47) (2000)
The Noble Bass Viol (English Orpheus 46) (1999)
Sound the Trumpet: Music By Purcell & His Followers (English Orpheus 35) (1996)
Sophie Yates plays Purcell Harpsichord Works (1995)
Britten: The Purcell Realizations (1995)
The Echoing Air - The Music Of Henry Purcell (1995)
Purcell: 15 Fantasias & Vocal Works (1995)
Essential Purcell (1994)
The Best Of British Song (1994)
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas (1994)
Purcell: The Fairy Queen (1993)
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas (1986)
Purcell: Ten Sonatas on Four Parts Z. 802-811, Harpsichord Suites Nos. 5 & 6, Trio Sonata in G Minor, Z. 780 (2023 Remastered Edition) (1977)

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