The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell
Series on the life and music of composer and organist Henry Purcell
The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell - Purcell and Royalty
Biographer Jonathan Keates places Purcell's life and music in the context of the changes of monarch as Charles II was succeeded by James II and then William and Mary.
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The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell - Purcell in Performance
Andrew Parrott discusses his research into the Purcell's Hail! bright Cecilia and other works and how these inform his performances.
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The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell - Purcell on the Stage
Roger Savage, formerly a senior lecturer in literature at Edinburgh University, examines Purcell's musical creations for the theatre and how we perceive them today.
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The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell - Purcell Re-Interpreted
Nicholas Kenyon looks back at how Purcell's music has been preserved, revived and interpreted, and considers recent developments in our reception of his music.
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The Essay - A Tribute to Mr Purcell - Purcell's Reputation
Purcell scholar Andrew Pinnock explores how the composer's entrepreneurial skills partially helped ensure his own reputation was higher than that of his contemporaries.
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