Listen to Of Old, When Heroes Thought It Base (1690) The Yorkshire Feast Song: The Bashful Thames, for Beauty So Renowned by John Mark Ainsley, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert & The English Concert Choir

Of Old, When Heroes Thought It Base (1690) The Yorkshire Feast Song: The Bashful Thames, for Beauty So Renowned

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AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN

John Mark Ainsley

John Mark Ainsley

Tenor

The English Concert

The English Concert

Orchester

Trevor Pinnock

Dirigent:in

Michael Chance

Countertenor

Michael Harrison

Michael Harrison

Trompete

Simon Standage

Geige

Stephen Keavy

Trompete

Stephen Richardson

Stephen Richardson

Bass

georg michael

Bass

KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT

Henry Purcell

Komponist:in

Dennis Collins

Übersetzung

Horst Leuchtmann

Horst Leuchtmann

Übersetzung

Marc Desmet

Übersetzung

Reinhard Luthje

Reinhard Luthje

Übersetzung

PRODUKTION UND TECHNIK

Dr. Andreas Holschneider

Dr. Andreas Holschneider

Ausführende:r Produzent:in

Charlotte Kriesch

Charlotte Kriesch

Ausführende:r Produzent:in

Werner Roth

Schnitttechniker:in

Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

Dr. Gerd Ploebsch

Produzent:in

Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Hans-Peter Schweigmann

Mischtechniker:in

Rainer Hoepfner

Rainer Hoepfner

Aufnahmeingenieur:in

Nikolaus Boddin

Nikolaus Boddin

Kreative:r Leiter:in

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