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When it comes
to Purcell, it is a little harder to find the 'essential' works, but they
should include Dido and Aneas and Music For Queen Mary. Purcell's
choral works are excellent, and if you do not have any Baroque vocal works,
Purcell is a nice place to start. There are several collections listed here
to give you a taste of Purcell's works, and these are affordable recordings
of nice performances.
The Kings Consort has a nice Essential Purcell CD of various
works, featuring excerpts of Dido and Queen Mary. The Taverner
Consort 2CD set has the Odes for St. Cecilia's Day and Music
for Queen Mary. Dame Janet Baker as Dido in her recording of Dido
and Aneas with Lewis and the English Chamber Orchestra is a great
older recording, and a splendid buy.
Essential
Purcell
Conductor: Robert King
Performers: The Kings Consort
Label: Hyperion
Catalog: 2
Ode
on St Cecilia's Day
Funeral Music for Queen Mary
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Label: Virgin Veritas
Catalog: 61582
Dido
& Aeneas
Conductor: Anthony Lewis
Performer: Dame Janet Baker
Ensemble: St. Anthony Singers
Label: Decca
Catalog: 466387