King Arthur reigns supreme
May 14, 2020
4 minutes
Recording of the Year and Opera Award
Paul McCreesh
Purcell King Arthur
Anna Dennis, Mhairi Lawson, Rowan Pierce, Carolyn Sampson (sopranos), Jeremy Budd, James Way (tenors), Roderick Williams (baritone), Ashley Riches (bass-baritone); Gabrieli Consort and Players/Paul McCreesh
Signum Classics SIGCD589 97.38 mins (2 discs)
‘I must have been about 18. I’d been given record tokens and came out of WHSmith’s clutching some Tchaikovsky and an LP of Purcell’s . The Purcell had a nice cover I remember, but when I played it, David Munrow and his Early Music Consort just grabbed me. The beauty of style, the interesting singing… They opened up a whole new world to
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