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The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell - Purcell Re-Interpreted

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Nicholas Kenyon, managing director of the Barbican Centre in London, looks back at how Purcell's music has been preserved, revived and interpreted, and considers how his standing among composers has been affected by recent developments in our reception of his music.