Sweeter than Roses: Songs by Henry Purcell fortepiano Benjamin Cunningham (conductor)

Benjamin Cunningham (conductor)

The Chapel Choir of Trinity Hall

and Beginnings (Three Early Songs)

Navarra String Quartet

Also included is the substantial compendium Les Indes Galantes – keyboard transcriptions that Rameau himself made from his own opera-ballet of the same name composed in 1735/6

Sweeter than Roses: Songs by Henry Purcell fortepiano Benjamin Cunningham (conductor)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