Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell

Henry Purcell (, rare: c. 10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music. Purcell's musical style was uniquely English, although it incorporated Italian and French elements. Generally considered among the greatest English opera composers, Purcell is often linked with John Dunstaple and William Byrd as England's most important early music composers. No later native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, William Walton and Benjamin Britten in the 20th century.

Birth and Death Data: Born Westminster, Died November 21, 1695 (Westminster)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1946

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 40 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-6074	10-in.	4/1/1908	Immortal love	Harry Macdonough	Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	C-13051	12-in.	4/1/1913	My lovely Celia	Marcella Sembrich	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	B-15061	10-in.	7/13/1914	Come unto these yellow sands	Raymond Dixon [i.e., Lambert Murphy] ; William F. Hooley ; Reinald Werrenrath	Male vocal trio, with harp and cello	composer
Victor	B-17244	10-in.	3/2/1916	I attempt from Love's sickness to fly	Reinald Werrenrath	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	B-27341	10-in.	12/27/1922	Minuet	Alfred Cortot	Piano solo	composer
Victor	B-29628	10-in.	3/6/1924	Nymphs and shepherds	Mendelssohn Chorus	Mixed vocal chorus	composer
Victor	B-31623	10-in.	12/31/1924	Trumpet prelude	Philadelphia Orchestra ; Leopold Stokowski	Orchestra	composer
Victor	B-31688	10-in.	1/20/1925	Minuetto	Alfred Cortot	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BVE-37685	10-in.	2/22/1927	I attempt from Love's sickness to fly	Royal Dadmun	Tenor vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	BS-77831	10-in.	9/27/1933	When I am laid in earth	Rose Bampton	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CS-77888	12-in.	11/1/1933	Chaconne	American Society of Ancient Instruments ; Ben Stad	Instrumental quartet	composer
Victor	BS-83155	10-in.	5/24/1934	Suite	American Society of Ancient Instruments ; Ben Stad	Instrumental quintet	composer
Victor	BVE-87585	10-in.	1/15/1935	When I am laid in Earth	Rose Bampton ; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-03157	10-in.	12/13/1936	Lament from Dido and Aeneas	Elsie MacFarlane ; University of Pennsylvania Choral Society	Mixed vocal chorus and contralto vocal solo	composer
Victor	CS-018851	12-in.	2/7/1938	Suite for strings with four horns, two flutes and English horn	John Barbirolli ; New York Philharmonic	Strings, with 2 flutes, English horn, and 4 French horns	composer
Victor	CS-018852	12-in.	2/7/1938	Suite for strings with four horns, two flutes and English horn	John Barbirolli ; New York Philharmonic	Strings, with 2 flutes, English horn, and 4 French horns	composer
Victor	CS-018853	12-in.	2/7/1938	Suite for strings with four horns, two flutes and English horn	New York Philharmonic	Strings, with 2 flutes, English horn, and 4 French horns	composer
Victor	CS-018854	12-in.	2/7/1938	Suite for strings with four horns, two flutes and English horn	New York Philharmonic	Strings, with 2 flutes, English horn, and 4 French horns	composer
Victor	CS-030910	12-in.	1/8/1939	Suite from "Dido and Aeneas," part 1	Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-030911	12-in.	1/8/1939	Suite from "Dido and Aeneas," part 2	Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-030912	12-in.	1/8/1939	Suite from "Dido and Aeneas," part 3	Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	CS-030913	12-in.	1/8/1939	Suite from "Dido and Aeneas," part 4	Eugene Ormandy ; Philadelphia Orchestra	Orchestra	composer
Victor	BS-031837	10-in.	1/24/1939	Dido's song	Hertha Glatz	Contralto vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CS-046404	12-in.	1/10/1940	Come again, sweet love	Lester Hodges ; Gladys Swarthout	Mezzo-soprano vocal solo, with piano	composer
Victor	CS-066725	12-in.	7/14/1941	Trumpet tune	E. Power Biggs	Organ solo	composer

(Results 1-25 of 40 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Purcell, Henry," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102498.

Purcell, Henry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102498.

"Purcell, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.