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Peter Holman
hps, org, *1946 GB, London
Musician / Conductor of Classical
Peter Kenneth Holman MBE (born 19 October 1946, London) is an English conductor and musicologist best known for reviving the music of Purcell and his English contemporaries. Holman, with the ensemble The Parley of Instruments made many of the extensive series of recordings of lesser-known English baroque music on Hyperion Records in that label's English Orpheus series from 1980-2010. The ensemble was co-founded in 1979 by Holman and the violinist Roy Goodman. Holman and the ensemble now record on the Chandos Classics label.
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Popular Tracks 
Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro on Vivaldi: Ses plus grandes œuvres by Antonio Vivaldi & Various Artists Almira, HWV 1, Suite (Ed. Holman): II. Courante on Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas by George Frideric Handel, The Parley of Instruments & Peter Holman Almira, HWV 1, Suite (Ed. Holman): V. Rigaudon on Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas by George Frideric Handel, The Parley of Instruments & Peter Holman Almira, HWV 1, Suite (Ed. Holman): III. Bourrée on Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas by George Frideric Handel, The Parley of Instruments & Peter Holman Almira, HWV 1, Suite (Ed. Holman): IV. Menuet on Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas by George Frideric Handel, The Parley of Instruments & Peter Holman Almira, HWV 1, Suite (Ed. Holman): VIII. Gigue on Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas by George Frideric Handel, The Parley of Instruments & Peter Holman Almira, HWV 1, Suite (Ed. Holman): IX. Chaconne on Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas by George Frideric Handel, The Parley of Instruments & Peter Holman Almira, HWV 1, Suite (Ed. Holman): VI. Rondeau on Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas by George Frideric Handel, The Parley of Instruments & Peter Holman Violin Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 5/6: III. Allegro on The Noble Bass Viol by The Parley of Instruments, Henry Purcell, Benjamin Hely, William Gorton, Giovanni Battista Draghi, Gottfried Finger, Francesco Bartolomeo Conti, Arcangelo Corelli, George Frideric Handel & Lorenzo Bocchi Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93: I. [Allegro giusto] on Vivaldi: Lute and Mandolin Concertos by Antonio Vivaldi, Paul O'Dette & The Parley of InstrumentsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Handel In Hamburg. Music From Almira, Nero, Rodrigo, Daphne And Florindo | Georg Friedrich Händel / The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 2011 | Album |
| Christmas Through The Ages | Psalmody, The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman, The King's Consort, Robert King, Sinfonye, Stevie Wishart, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers, A Capella Portuguesa, Owen Rees, Northwest Chamber Orchestra Seattle, Alun Francis, Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill, Sioned Williams, Christopher Herrick, Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman, Corydon Singers, Corydon Orchestra, Matthew Best, Polyphony, Stephen Layton, James O'Donnell, Gothic Voices, Christopher Page, The Choir Of St George's Chapel, Christopher Robinson, Roger Judd | 2000 | Compil. |
| While Shepherds Watched - Christmas Music From The English Parish Churches | Peter Holman, Psalmody, The Parley Of Instruments | 1999 | Album |
| The Song Of Moses • Let God Arise | Thomas Linley - The Holst Singers • The Parley Of Instruments / Peter Holman | 1998 | Album |
| Handel In Hamburg. Music From Almira, Nero, Rodrigo, Daphne And Florindo | Georg Friedrich Händel / The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1998 | Album |
| Messa Concertata | Francesco Cavalli - Seicento · The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1997 | Album |
| Clarinet Concerto / Concerted Symphony / Clarinet Concerto No 2 | James Hook / Johann Christian Bach / John Mahon, Colin Lawson, Michael Harris, The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1997 | Album |
| English Classical Violin Concertos | James Brooks, Thomas Linley, Thomas Shaw, Samuel Wesley – Elizabeth Wallfisch, The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1996 | Album |
| Pyramus And Thisbe | John Frederick Lampe, Opera Restor'd, Peter Holman | 1995 | Album |
| Hark How The Wild Musicians Sing, The Symphony Songs Of Henry Purcell | Henry Purcell - Red Byrd, The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1994 | Album |
| Four And Twenty Fiddlers (Music For The Restoration Court Band) | The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1993 | Album |
| Odes On The Death Of Henry Purcell | Jeremiah Clarke, Henry Hall, John Blow, Thomas Morgan / Ruth Holton, Rogers Covey-Crump, Charles Daniels, Simon Birchall, The Parley Of Instruments, Roy Goodman, Peter Holman | 1992 | Album |
| Music For Prince Charles | Orlando Gibbons, Thomas Lupo - The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1991 | Album |
| Italian Baroque Trumpet Music | Stephen Keavy, Crispian Steele-Perkins, The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1988 | Album |
| Ayres For The Theatre | Henry Purcell - The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman | 1987 | Album |
| Music For Lute And Mandolin | Antonio Vivaldi, Paul O'Dette, The Parley Of Instruments, Peter Holman, Roy Goodman | 1986 | Album |
| German Consort Music 1660-1710 | Johann Rosenmüller / Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer / Georg Böhm / Johann Heinrich Schmelzer / Georg Philipp Telemann - The Parley Of Instruments, Roy Goodman And Peter Holman | 1983 | Album |
| Armonico Tributo (Salzburg 1682) | Georg Muffat - The Parley Of Instruments, Roy Goodman And Peter Holman | 1982 | Album |
| Sacred Vocal Music Of Claudio Monteverdi | Claudio Monteverdi - Emma Kirkby, Ian Partridge, David Thomas, The Parley Of Instruments, Roy Goodman And Peter Holman | 1981 | Album |
| Steve Race introduces Music with Paintings from the art galleries of the National Museum of Wales | Steve Race, Members Of The Royal Academy Of Music London, Anthony Lewis, Peter Holman | 1980 | Album |
| Consort Music | John Jenkins, Peter Holman | 1978 | Album |
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