Album US 1950 on Renaissance label
Classical (Baroque)
The proper title of "Saul and the Witch at Endor is "In guilty night;" it, and "My song shall be alway [of the loving kindness of the Lord]" were both initially published in Playford's "Harmonia Sacra" (1693). "Bess of Bedlam" initially appeared in "Orpheus Britannicus" (1698). The frontispiece of the 1706 edition of "Orpheus Britannicus" is reproduced on the left half of the front cover of this album. This album was probably the first full-length LP devoted to the music of Henry Purcell. Ruth Kisch-Arndt is credited as the director of the Early Music Foundation itself; this organization has no relationship to the Early Music Foundation established by Frederick Renz in 1974. In the credits on the back cover underneath the titles, Kisch-Armdt's name is misspelled "Ruth Kisch-Arntd."
![]() | Henry Purcell , 1659-1695 GB album by, composed by |
![]() | Michael Hauptmann , album by |
![]() | Ruth Kisch-Arndt , contralto vocals, creative director, album by |
![]() | James Eby bass vocals |
![]() | Peter Makas vc, cello |
![]() | The Early Music Foundation chorus, orchestra |
![]() | Robert Conant hps, 1928-2013 US harpsichord |
![]() | Ruth Popeski soprano vocals |
![]() | John Howard , US tenor vocals |
![]() | Nahum Tate , 1652-1715 IE lyrics by |
Michael Hauptmann liner notes, music director |
Henry Purcell |
Nahum Tate |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Cantata: Saul and the Witch at Endor | Henry Purcell, The Early Music Foundation, Michael Hauptmann, Ruth Kisch-Arndt | Henry Purcell | 11:01 |
2 | Single Song: Bess of Bedlam | Henry Purcell, The Early Music Foundation, Michael Hauptmann, Ruth Kisch-Arndt | Henry Purcell, Nahum Tate | |
3 | Anthem: My Song Shall Be Alway | Henry Purcell, The Early Music Foundation, Michael Hauptmann, Ruth Kisch-Arndt | Henry Purcell |