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Christopher Purves (1960 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom operatic bass

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. The English Concert Choir
  2. Invocation bass vocals

Recordings by (1)

  1. Superbe colli, e voi, sacre ruine 5:45 (2008)

On Recordings (50)

Vocals

  1. Lady Anne Bothwell’s Lament 1:51 Invocation (Nov 1994) bass vocals
  2. Jessie 4:01 Invocation (Nov 1994) bass vocals
  3. Blest Pair of Sirens 4:02 Invocation (Nov 1994) bass vocals
  4. O Sing Unto Mie Roundelaie 3:48 Invocation (Nov 1994) bass vocals
  5. Coronach: He Is Gone on the Mountain 2:30 Invocation (Nov 1994) bass vocals
  6. What the Bee Is to the Floweret 1:35 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  7. Dear Harp of My Country (The Farewell to My Harp) 2:49 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  8. Erin! The Smile and the Tear in Thine Eyes 2:11 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  9. Rich and Rare Were the Gems She Wore 4:17 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  10. 'Tis Believed That This Harp (The Origin of the Harp) 3:58 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  11. Come O'Er the Sea 1:38 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  12. She Is Far From the Land 3:08 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  13. Fill the Bumper Fair! 2:42 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  14. The Harp That Once, Thro' Tara's Halls 2:56 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  15. At the Mid Hour of Night 2:33 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  16. The Minstrel-Boy 1:44 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  17. Fly Not Yet 1:34 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  18. The Valley Lay Smiling Before Me (The Song of O'Ruark, Prince of Breffni) 2:49 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  19. 'Tis the Last Rose of Summer 3:17 Invocation, Timothy Roberts (Sep 1995) bass vocals
  20. O sing unto the Lord a new song, Z.44 11:16 Charles Daniels, Peter Harvey, Susan Hemington Jones, Julian Podger, Christopher Purves, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh (1995) bass vocals
  21. Hail, bright Cecilia!, Z. 328 Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: Let these amongst themselves contest 2:31 Peter Harvey, Julian Podger, Christopher Purves, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh (1995) bass vocals
  22. Hail, bright Cecilia!, Z. 328 Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: With that sublime celestial lay 2:38 Mark le Brocq, Christopher Purves, Timothy Wilson, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh (1995) bass vocals
  23. Zaïde, K. 336b/344 (fragment): Act II. No. 9 Melologo "Zaïde entflohen" (Soliman, Osmin) 3:44 Academy of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin (Apr 1998) bass vocals
  24. Zaïde, K. 336b/344 (fragment): Act II. No. 10 Aria "Wer hungrig bei der Tafel sitzt" (Osmin) 3:07 Academy of Ancient Music, Paul Goodwin (Apr 1998) bass vocals
  25. Messiah, Part I. "For behold, darkness shall cover the earth" 2:16 The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (04 Sep 2007) bass-baritone vocals
  26. Messiah, Part I. "Thus saith the Lord" 1:26 The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (04 Sep 2007) bass-baritone vocals
  27. Messiah, Part I. "The people that walked in darkness" 2:55 The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (04 Sep 2007) bass-baritone vocals
  28. Messiah, Part III. "The trumpet shall sound" 8:33 The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (04 Sep 2007) bass-baritone vocals
  29. Messiah, Part II. "Why do the nations so furiously rage together?" 2:51 The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (04 Sep 2007) bass-baritone vocals
  30. Messiah, Part III. "Behold, I tell you a mystery" 0:32 The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (04 Sep 2007) bass-baritone vocals
  31. Superbe colli, e voi, sacre ruine 5:45 Christopher Purves (2008) bass-baritone vocals
  32. Lamento della ninfa 5:15 Natalie Dessay, Topi Lehtipuu, Christopher Purves, Simon Wall, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (2008) bass-baritone vocals
  33. Les Espaces du sommeil - ‘Il y a toi sans doute que je ne connais pas’. ♩ = c. 152 – Meno mosso – [Tempo I] – Lento – Allegro 4:41 Christopher Purves, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (30 Aug 2011) baritone vocals
  34. Les Espaces du sommeil - ‘Il y a toi l’immolée, toi que j’attends’. Tranquillo – 4:47 Christopher Purves, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (30 Aug 2011) baritone vocals
  35. Les Espaces du sommeil - ‘Dans la nuit il y a naturellement les sept merveilles’. ♩ = c. 58 – 5:42 Christopher Purves, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner (30 Aug 2011) baritone vocals
  36. Agrippina, GWV 6: Aria “Vieni, o cara” (Claudio) 1:45 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  37. Theodora, HWV 68: Air “Racks, Gibbets, Sword and Fire” (Valens) 3:55 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  38. Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a: Accompagnato “I Rage, I Melt, I Burn!” – 1:20 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  39. Rinaldo, HWV7a: Aria “Sibilar gli angui d’Aletto” (Argante) 4:49 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  40. Acis and Galatea, HWV 49a: Air “O Ruddier Than the Cherry” (Polyphemus) 3:12 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  41. Acis, Galatea e Polifemo, HWV 72: Aria “Fra l’ombre e gl’orrori” (Polifemo) 6:58 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  42. Semele, HWV 58: Air “Leave Me, Loathsome Light” (Somnus) 3:40 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  43. Belshazzar, HWV 61: Air “To Pow’r Immortal My First Thanks Are Due” (Gobrias) 3:54 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  44. Apollo e Dafine, HWV 122: Aria “Mie piante correte” – 2:49 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  45. L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Air “Mirth, Admit Me of Thy Crew” (L’Allegro) 2:33 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  46. Apollo e Dafine, HWV 122: Aria “Cara pianta” (Apollo) 7:27 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  47. Riccardo Primo, Re d’Inghilterra, HWV 23: Aria “Nel mondo e nell’abisso” 3:12 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  48. Alexander’s Feast, HWV 75: Air “Revenge, Timotheus Cries” 7:54 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  49. Muzio Scevola, HWV 13: Aria “Volate più dei venti” (Porsena) 3:23 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals
  50. L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55: Recitative “If I Give Thee Honour Due” – 0:11 Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen (03 Dec 2012) bass vocals

Credited as (43)

  1. Britten; Kirchschlager, Bostridge, Gritton, Purves, Russell, Coleman-Wright, Summers, Booth, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Knussen
  2. Ian Bostridge, Benjamin Russell, Peter Coleman-Wright, Christopher Purves, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  3. Benjamin Russell, Peter Coleman-Wright, Christopher Purves, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  4. Angelika Kirchschlager, Christopher Purves, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  5. Claire Booth, Susan Gritton, Hilary Summers, Ian Bostridge, Benjamin Russell, Christopher Purves, Aldeburgh Festival Ensemble, Oliver Knussen
  6. Elin Manahan Thomas, Christine Rice, James Gilchrist, Christopher Purves, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury
  7. Elin Manahan Thomas, Christine Rice, James Gilchrist, Christopher Purves, Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury
  8. Mozart; Insula Orchestra, Accentus, Laurence Équilbey, Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Werner Güra, Christopher Purves
  9. Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Werner Güra, Christopher Purves, Chœur de Chambre Accentus, Insula Orchestra, Laurence Équilbey
  10. Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Werner Güra, Christopher Purves, Insula Orchestra, Laurence Équilbey
  11. Mozart; Insula Orchestra, Accentus, Laurence Equilbey, Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Werner Güra, Christopher Purves
  12. Mozart; Yvonne Kenny, Rebecca Evans, Diana Montague, Christopher Purves, William Dazeley, Philharmonia Orchestra, David Parry
  13. Witold Lutosławski; Lucy Crowe, Toby Spence, Christopher Purves, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
  14. JS Bach; Gilchrist, Rose, Riches, Watts, Connolly, Kennedy, Purves, Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of the AAM, Richard Egarr
  15. Mark le Brocq, Christopher Purves, Timothy Wilson, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
  16. Peter Harvey, Julian Podger, Christopher Purves, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
  17. Charles Daniels, Peter Harvey, Susan Hemington Jones, Julian Podger, Christopher Purves, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh
  18. Christopher Purves
  19. Christopher Purves, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner
  20. George Benjamin, Barbara Hannigan, Bejun Mehta, Christopher Purves, Rebecca Jo Loeb, Allan Clayton, Pierre‐Laurent Aimard, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, George Benjamin
  21. Hector Berlioz; London Symphony Orchestra, Bryan Hymel, Karen Cargill, Christopher Purves, Gábor Bretz, Simon Rattle
  22. George Frideric Handel; Christopher Purves, Sarah Connolly, Robert Murray, Elizabeth Atherton, Joélle Harvey, Mark Dobell, Jeremy Budd, Stuart Young, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
  23. Handel; Carolyn Sampson, Catherine Wyn‐Rogers, Mark Padmore, Christopher Purves, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
  24. Elgar; Elizabeth Llewellyn, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Roland Wood, Christopher Purves, Alastair Miles, Huddersfield Choral Society, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
  25. Huddersfield Choral Society, Christopher Purves, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
  26. Huddersfield Choral Society, Christopher Purves, Elgan Llŷr Thomas, Roland Wood, Orchestra of Opera North, Martyn Brabbins
  27. Handel; Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
  28. Christopher Purves, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen
  29. Gábor Bretz, London Symphony Chorus, Christopher Purves, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
  30. Bryan Hymel, Christopher Purves, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
  31. Gábor Bretz, Karen Cargill, London Symphony Chorus, Christopher Purves, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
  32. Karen Cargill, London Symphony Chorus, Christopher Purves, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
  33. Christopher Purves, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
  34. Bryan Hymel, London Symphony Chorus, Christopher Purves, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
  35. London Symphony Chorus, Christopher Purves, London Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle
  36. Natalie Dessay, Topi Lehtipuu, Christopher Purves, Simon Wall, Le Concert d’Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm
  37. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Insula Orchestra, Accentus, Laurence Équilbey, Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Werner Güra, Christopher Purves
  38. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Insula Orchestra, Laurence Equilbey, Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Werner Güra, Christopher Purves
  39. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Insula Orchestra, Accentus, Laurence Equilbey, Sandrine Piau, Sara Mingardo, Werner Güra, Christopher Purves
  40. Walton; Christopher Purves, Simon Lindley, Huddersfield Choral Society, Leeds Philharmonic Chorus, Laudibus, English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel
  41. Mozart; Elin Manahan Thomas, Christine Rice, James Gilchrist, Christopher Purves, Academy of Ancient Music, Stephen Cleobury
  42. Sir Stephen Cleobury, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Purves, The Choir of King's College, James Gilchrist, Elin Manahan Thomas & Christine Rice
  43. Hector Berlioz; Karen Cargill, John Irvin, Christopher Purves, Jonathan Lemalu, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir, Edward Gardner

Links (11)

Official Homepages

  1. http://christopherpurves.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99028477
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no99028477
  3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/christopher_purves
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134930444
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13976804m

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/2223829

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/875363

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0001735370

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/14966465

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5108597