by Andrew Parrott, Taverner Consort & Players · Warner Classics · CD · EAN 5099973529828
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«Music for Pleasure and Devotion» is a compilation of music by Henry Purcell performed by Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort, Choir & Players, released in 2013 by Warner Classics on CD.
A selection of works by Henry Purcell, a central figure of the English Baroque, in performances by Andrew Parrott and the Taverner Consort, Choir & Players. It brings together festive pieces for the court, theatre music, lute songs and dramatic works, including «If music be the food of love», «Rejoice in the Lord alway» and the «Masque of the Four Seasons» from The Fairy Queen.
Compilation album on one disc with 23 tracks and about 66 minutes in duration; the recordings date from 1990 and the compilation was released in 2013 as part of the Red Line series.
For listeners of Baroque classical music seeking historically informed performances of Purcell with vocal and instrumental ensemble.
