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Fairest Isle: A New National Songbook (English Orpheus 47)

Fairest Isle: A New National Songbook (English Orpheus 47)

Catherine Bott, Joseph Cornwell, The Parley of Instruments

Duration
63 Min

Richard Charke, Henry Purcell, James Hook, Jeremiah Clarke, Joseph Vernon, John Gay, William Shield, Anonymous, Francesco Barsanti, Henry Carey, George Frideric Handel, Thomas Arne, Charles Dibdin

Artists

Catherine Bott
Soprano, Narrator
Joseph Cornwell
Tenor
The Parley of Instruments
Orchestra

Composers

Anonymous
Composer
Thomas Arne
Composer
Francesco Barsanti
Composer
Henry Carey
Composer/Author
Richard Charke
Composer
Jeremiah Clarke
Composer
Charles Dibdin
Composer, Composer/Author
John Gay
Composer, Author
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
Composer
James Hook
Composer
Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell
Composer
William Shield
Composer
Joseph Vernon
Composer

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