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Desmond Dupré
fl, 1916-1974 GB, London
Musician of Classical and Rock
Desmond Dupré (19 December 1916, London — 16 August 1974, Tonbridge, Kent) was an English lutenist and a prominent figure in the 20th century revival of early music. He was known particularly for his recordings on lute and viola da gamba, notably with counter-tenor Alfred Deller.He was a regular performer with many leading early music groups, including the Julian Bream Consort, the Jacobean Consort of Viols, and Musica Reservata. He recorded Bach's sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord with Thurston Dart, and Dart reconstructed a Handel concerto for lute and harp, which Dupré premiered.
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3 Parts upon a Ground, Z.731 on Henry Purcell: Essential Works by Henry Purcell & Various Artists Sonata in F Major 'Golden Sonata', Z.810: I. Largo on Henry Purcell: Essential Works by Henry Purcell & Various Artists Sonata in F Major 'Golden Sonata', Z.810: V. Allegro on Henry Purcell: Essential Works by Henry Purcell & Various Artists Sonata in F Major 'Golden Sonata', Z.810: III. Canzona on Henry Purcell: Essential Works by Henry Purcell & Various Artists Traditional: Greensleeves on Altus: From Castrato to Countertenor by Various Artists Sonata in F Major 'Golden Sonata', Z.810: IV. Grave on Henry Purcell: Essential Works by Henry Purcell & Various Artists Sonata in F Major 'Golden Sonata', Z.810: II. Adagio on Henry Purcell: Essential Works by Henry Purcell & Various Artists Two songs - O mistress mine (arr. from The First Booke of Consort Lessons) [Twelfth Night] on The Very Best of English Song by Various Artists Where the bee sucks (The Tempest) - 1995 Remastered Version on The Very Best of English Song by Various Artists The Willow Song (Othello) - 1995 Remastered Version on The Very Best of English Song by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pieces De Violes (Suite No. 1 In E Minor / Suite No. 2 In A Major) | François Couperin, Desmond Dupré, Thurston Dart, Dennis Nesbitt | 2000 | Album |
| Inoubliable Alfred Deller. A Portrait | Alfred Deller, Wieland Kuijken, William Christie, David Munrow, Richard Lee, Desmond Dupré, Robert Elliott, Robert Spencer, The Consort Of Six, Henry Purcell, John Dowland | 1995 | Album |
| Masterworks For The Harp | Granville Jones, Philomusica Of London, Osian Ellis, Desmond Dupré, Thurston Dart, Carl Pini, Sir Neville Marriner, Marisa Robles | 1993 | Compil. |
| The Three Ravens (Elizabethan Folks & Minstrel Songs) | Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré | 1991 | Compil. |
| Oude Muziek Rond De Janskerk | Alfred Deller • Frans Brüggen • Vocal Ensemble Quink • Desmond Dupré • Robert Spencer | 1981 | Album |
| George Frideric Handel * The Water Music | Philomusica Of London, Granville Jones, Osian Ellis, Desmond Dupré, Thurston Dart | 1978 | Album |
| Three Sonatas For Viola Da Gamba and Harpsichord | Johann Sebastian Bach, Desmond Dupré, Thurston Dart | 1974 | Album |
| The Three Viola da Gamba Sonatas | Johann Sebastian Bach, Desmond Dupré, Thurston Dart | 1974 | Album |
| Folk Songs | Alfred Deller, Mark Deller, Desmond Dupré | 1972 | Album |
| Shakespeare Songs And Consort Music | Alfred Deller, Deller Consort, Desmond Dupré | 1967 | Album |
| "Awake Sweet Love" Airs & Partsongs of John Dowland | John Dowland - Deller Consort, Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré | 1966 | Album |
| Vanguard Everyman Classics Album of Beloved Songs | Deller Consort, Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré | 1964 | Album |
| The Cruel Mother And Other English Ballads And Folksongs | Alfred Deller With Desmond Dupré, Deller Consort | 1961 | Album |
| Songs Fom Shakespeare (English Traditional Songs V) | Elisabeth Robinson, Philip Todd, Desmond Dupré | 1960 | Single |
| Concerto For Harp And Lute In B Flat, Op. 4 No. 6 / Concerto For Harp In F, Op. 4 No. 5 / Concerto Grosso In C (Alexander's Feast) | Georg Friedrich Händel / Osian Ellis (Harp), Desmond Dupré (Lute), Granville Jones Directing Philomusica Of London | 1960 | Album |
| Handel | Philomusica Of London, Granville Jones, Osian Ellis, Desmond Dupré | 1960 | Album |
| Western Wind And Other Folk Songs | Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré, John Sothcott | 1959 | Single |
| Western Wind And Other English Folk Songs | Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré, John Sothcott | 1958 | Album |
| Songs Of Henry Purcell / Two Cantatas Of Alessandro Scarlatti | Henry Purcell, Alessandro Scarlatti, Helen Watts, Thurston Dart, Desmond Dupré | 1958 | Album |
| Two Duet Cantatas | Alessandro Scarlatti - Jennifer Vyvyan & Elsie Morison, Thurston Dart, Desmond Dupré | 1957 | Album |
| Italian Songs | Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré, George Malcolm | 1956 | Album |
| Music Of Buxtehude & Lutenist Songs | Dieterich Buxtehude, Alfred Deller, Denis Vaughan, Eileen McLoughlin, Maurice Bevan, Eli Goren, Leonard Friedman, Anna Shuttleworth, Desmond Dupré | 1956 | Album |
| The Three Ravens (Songs Of Folk And Minstrelsy Out Of Elizabethan England) | Alfred Deller With Desmond Dupré | 1955 | Album |
| Shakespeare Songs And Lute Solos | Alfred Deller & Desmond Dupré | 1955 | Album |
| The Wraggle Taggle Gipsies | Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupré, Taylor Recorder Consort | Album | |
| Music Of Love And Friendship | John Dowland, Desmond Dupré, The Saltire Music Group | Album |
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