Purcell: “Oh Solitude“, Z 406 (Argenta, North)

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) A Ground: “Oh solitude! my sweetest choice!“ Z 406 Text: Katherine Philips (1631-1664), after Marc-Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant (1594-1661) Published: ’The Theatre of Music’, the 4th book (London: Henry Playford, 1687) ’Orpheus Britannicus’, the 1st book (London: Henry Playford, 1698) Nancy Argenta, soprano Nigel North, lute October, 1992