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Six Songs: Sweeter than roses

First released 1990English7 recordingson 13 releases

Written by

Henry PurcellComposerBenjamin BrittenArranger

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Six Songs: Sweeter than rosesFelicity Lott, Graham Johnson3:47
Pausanias: Sweeter than RosesAcademy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood3:18
Sweeter Than RosesJames Bowman, Benjamin Britten3:33
Sweeter Than RosesJames Bowman, Benjamin Britten3:31
Sweeter Than RosesCarolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton3:40
Sweeter than roses: Ed. BrittenJames Bowman, Benjamin Britten3:26
Sweeter than rosesRuby Hughes, Jonas Nordberg, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann3:39

On these albums

The Canticles
The CanticlesBenjamin Britten · 1990
Portrait
PortraitJames Bowman · 1993
The World of Henry Purcell
The World of Henry PurcellHenry Purcell · 1994
Purcell Realizations
Purcell RealizationsHenry Purcell / Benjamin Britten · 1995
The Sweet Sound of Emma Kirkby
The Sweet Sound of Emma KirkbyEmma Kirkby · 1999
Sweeter than Roses
Sweeter than RosesHenry Purcell · 2000
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / Winter Words / Who are these Children / Tit for Tat / Let the Florid Music Praise / Purcell Realizations
Seven Sonnets of Michelangelo / Winter Words / Who are these Children / Tit for Tat / Let the Florid Music Praise / Purcell RealizationsBenjamin Britten, Henry Purcell; Peter Pears, John Shirley‐Quirk, James Bowman, Benjamin Britten · 2006
The Complete Works
The Complete WorksBritten · 2013
The Performer: Complete Decca Recordings
The Performer: Complete Decca RecordingsBenjamin Britten · 2013
Fleurs
FleursCarolyn Sampson, Joseph Middleton · 2015
Amidst the Shades
Amidst the ShadesRuby Hughes, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Jonas Nordberg · 2026

Source: MusicBrainz work 3919b623-1577-4f92-a59a-ef781c637776 (CC0).