Artist
Henry Purcell
Personb. 1659 · Westminster, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
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Bio
Henry Purcell was an English composer born in Westminster in 1659. He worked during the Baroque period and composed in a range of genres, including opera, choral music, and early music. Purcell died in 1695.
Popular tracks
- 13:48
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626 / Act III: "When I Am Laid in Earth" Dido's Lamento (Arr. by Mathieu Herzog for Cello and Strings)
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- 23:31
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament)
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- 33:54
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Lament. "When I Am Laid in Earth" (Dido)
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- 44:11
Music for a While (from Oedipus, Z. 583)
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- 52:52
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: Dido's Lament (Arr. Huws for Harp)
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- 63:28
Purcell: King Arthur, Z. 628, Act 3: Cold Song. "What Power Art Thou?"
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- 72:51
King Arthur, Or The British Worthy, Z.628 / Act 3: What Power Art Thou (Genius)
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- 83:31
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Dido's Lament (Arr. Diluka for Piano)
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- 95:32
Dido and Aeneas, Z.626 / Act 3: "Thy hand, Belinda...When I am laid in earth"
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- 102:17
The Old Bachelor, Z. 607: Hornpipe
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- 114:14
Oedipus: Music For A While, Z583
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- 123:51
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Song. "When I Am Laid in Earth" (Dido)
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Albums
Human Universe
Album · 2024
"Moment Musical" - Deep Focus & Concentration
Album · 2025
Calm Classical for Studying
Album · 2026
Labyrinth: Ephemera
Album · 2024
Studying with Relaxing Classical Music
Album · 2026
Renaissance
Album · 2026
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626
Album · 2025
Soft Relaxing Guitar
Album · 2026
Music for a While - Improvisations on Purcell
Album · 2014
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas
Album · 1995
If Music...
Album · 2026
Songs of Passion
Album · 2025