Purcell - Distressed Innocence or The Princess of Persia: incidental music, Z577

Most effective are the ballads and lighter, folksy numbers, where Mields's agile voice enchants...Purists may fgind the ensemble takes a few too many liberties, orchestrating these pieces wioth... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2012, 4 out of 5 stars More…

The performers have gone to great lengths to achieve an authentic sound. Rachel Barton Pine plays a late-Renaissance era fiddle rather than a Baroque violin...But what really seizes the ear... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2013, 4 out of 5 stars More…

All these works were published within 18 months of Purcell's death. The 13 suites of choice movements from plays and semi-operas, entitled A Collection of Ayres, compos'd for theTheatre, and... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…