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O Solitude, Z. 406

O Solitude · O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice
First released 1984EnglishBaroque music39 recordingson 73 releases
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Written by

Henry PurcellComposerKatherine PhilipsLyricist

Recordings

PerformanceBy
O SolitudeElend5:59
Oh Solitude! My Sweetest ChoiceAgnès Mellon, Wieland Kuijken, Christophe Rousset5:49
O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice, Z. 406Alfred Deller, Robert Elliott, Jane Ryan5:53
O Solitude, My Sweetest ChoiceSusan Gritton, The King’s Consort5:36
O SolitudeThe Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Sylvia McNair4:16
"O solitude", Z 406Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney5:15
O SolitudePaul Agnew, Elizabeth Kenny, Anne‐Marie Lasla, Blandine Rannou3:55
O solitude, my sweetest choice!, Z. 406Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale6:05
O Solitude, Z. 406Nancy Argenta6:12
Oh solitude!, Z. 406Anne Sofie von Otter, Jakob Lindberg4:58
O SolitudeJohn Mark Ainsley, Graham Johnson6:34
O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice, Z.406Andreas Scholl5:32
O Solitude Z.406[unknown]6:31
O SolitudeGiovanna Pessi & Susanna Wallumrød6:14
O Solitude, Z. 406Carolyn Sampson, Laurence Cummings, Elizabeth Kenny, Anne‐Marie Lasla5:24
O solitude, my sweetest choice! Z406James Bowman, Robert King, David Miller5:44
O Solitude, My Sweetest ChoicePhilippe Jaroussky, Christina Pluhar, L’Arpeggiata5:24
Ô solitudeBirds on a Wire6:19
O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice!, Z. 406Iestyn Davies & Richard Egarr5:58
O solitude, my sweetest choiceHenry Purcell5:47
O solitude, my sweetest choice , Z. 406Julianne Baird, Alison Mackay, Colin Tilney4:09
O SolitudeNancy Argenta5:26
O Solitude (Z.406)Drew Minter, Mitzi Meyerson, Mary Springfels4:41
O solitude, my sweetest choice, Z. 406Rowan Pierce, William Carter, Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr5:33
O Solitude, my Sweetest Choice, Z.406Iestyn Davies, Fretwork5:21
O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice!, Z. 406Nicholas Phan, Michael Leopold, Ann Marie Morgan5:44
O Solitude, Z. 406Iestyn Davies, James Hall, The King’s Consort, Robert King5:41
“O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice”, Z.406Tim Mead, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch5:21
O! Solitude, My Sweetest Choice, Z. 406James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook6:18
O Solitude! Extr.: The Theater of Music (ed. John Playford/ RObert Carr, 1685-87)Rachel Redmond, Le Caravansérail, Bertrand Cuiller5:11
O solitude my sweetest choiceSusan Gritton, The King’s Consort, Robert King5:35
O SolitudeMichael Chance5:34
O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice Z406Henry Purcell5:02
O SolitudeDorothee Mields, Henry Purcell
O Solitude My Sweetest Choice, Z. 406 (Arr. Helstroffer for Voice and Guitar)Emily D’Angelo, Bruno Helstroffer4:37
"O Solitude", Z. 406Susan Hemington Jones, Paula Chateauneuf, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh4:49
O Solitude, my sweetest choiceHelen Charlston, Sounds Baroque5:29
O Solitude, My Sweetest Choice, Z. 406Lea Desandre, Jupiter, Thomas Dunford5:24
O SolitudeRuby Hughes, Jonas Nordberg, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann6:24

On these albums

Music for a While / O Solitude
Music for a While / O SolitudeHenry Purcell; Alfred Deller, Wieland Kuijken, William Christie, Roderick Skeaping · 1984
Countertenor Duets
Countertenor DuetsPurcell, Blow; James Bowman, Michael Chance, The King’s Consort, Robert King · 1988
Extraits/Excerpts: Grands Compositeurs Baroques/Great Baroque Masters
Extraits/Excerpts: Grands Compositeurs Baroques/Great Baroque MastersHenry Purcell · 1991
English Mad Songs and Ayres
English Mad Songs and AyresJulianne Baird, Colin Tilney & Alison Mackay · 1992
"Sweeter Than Roses" (Purcell Songs)
"Sweeter Than Roses" (Purcell Songs)Henry Purcell; Drew Minter, Paul O’Dette, Mitzi Meyerson, Mary Springfels · 1992
Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ Music
Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ MusicHenry Purcell; Jill Feldman, Davitt Moroney · 1993
O Solitude: Songs and Airs
O Solitude: Songs and AirsPurcell; Nancy Argenta · 1994
The Secular Solo Songs of Henry Purcell, Volume 3
The Secular Solo Songs of Henry Purcell, Volume 3Henry Purcell; The King’s Consort · 1994
A Purcell Companion
A Purcell CompanionHenry Purcell · 1994
Harmonia Sacra
Harmonia SacraHenry Purcell; Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh · 1995
The Echoing Air: The Music of Henry Purcell
The Echoing Air: The Music of Henry PurcellHenry Purcell; Sylvia McNair, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood · 1995
Purcell Realizations
Purcell RealizationsHenry Purcell / Benjamin Britten · 1995
BBC Music: Early Music
BBC Music: Early MusicVarious Artists · 1996
Weeping Nights
Weeping NightsElend · 1997
Lamenti
LamentiAnne Sofie von Otter · 1998
Goths’ Paradise: The Black Book Compilation II
Goths’ Paradise: The Black Book Compilation IIVarious Artists · 1999
The complete secular solo songs
The complete secular solo songsHenry Purcell; The King’s Consort, Barbara Bonney, Susan Gritton, James Bowman, Rogers Covey‐Crump, Charles Daniels, Michael George, Robert King · 2003
O Solitude
O SolitudePurcell; Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale · 2003
Les Révélations Indétendances 2003
Les Révélations Indétendances 2003Various Artists · 2003
Portrait of a Legend
Portrait of a LegendVarious Artists · 2004
O solitude
O solitudePurcell; Gérard Lesne, Il Seminario Musicale · 2004
Funeral Music For Queen Mary / Sacred Music / Dioclesian / Songs
Funeral Music For Queen Mary / Sacred Music / Dioclesian / SongsChoir of Clare College, Cambridge with Michael Chance · 2006
100 Best Baroque
100 Best BaroqueVarious Artists · 2007
Victorious Love
Victorious LoveHenry Purcell; Carolyn Sampson, Laurence Cummings, Elizabeth Kenny, Anne‐Marie Lasla · 2007
When Classic Meets... pop, rock & jazz
When Classic Meets... pop, rock & jazzVarious Artists · 2007
111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: The Collectors’ Edition
111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon: The Collectors’ EditionVarious Artists · 2009
The Food of Love
The Food of LovePurcell; Paul Agnew, Anne‐Marie Lasla, Elizabeth Kenny, Blandine Rannou · 2009
O Solitude
O SolitudeAndreas Scholl · 2010
Musique Baroque pour petites oreilles
Musique Baroque pour petites oreillesJean-François Alexandre · 2011
Love’s Madness
Love’s MadnessDorothee Mields, Henry Purcell · 2012
If Grief Could Wait
If Grief Could WaitGiovanna Pessi & Susanna Wallumrød · 2012
Archiv Produktion 1947-2013
Archiv Produktion 1947-2013Various Artists · 2013
Purcell Collection
Purcell CollectionHenry Purcell · 2013
Music for a While: Improvisations on Purcell
Music for a While: Improvisations on PurcellPurcell; L'Arpeggiata, Christina Pluhar · 2014
Birds on a Wire
Birds on a WireBirds on a Wire · 2014
Arise, My Muse
Arise, My MuseIestyn Davies, Richard Egarr · 2014
10 Classics Albums
10 Classics AlbumsAnne Sofie von Otter · 2015
English Music
English MusicHenry Purcell, Thomas Arne, William Boyce, William Byrd; Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood · 2015
A Painted Tale
A Painted TaleNicholas Phan, Michael Leopold, Ann Marie Morgan · 2015
Ayres & Songs from Orpheus Britannicus / Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ Music
Ayres & Songs from Orpheus Britannicus / Harmonia Sacra & Complete Organ MusicHenry Purcell; Jill Feldman, Nigel North, Sarah Cunningham, Davitt Moroney · 2017
Purcell, Locke, Blow, Gibbons
Purcell, Locke, Blow, GibbonsPurcell, Locke, Blow, Gibbons; Purcell, Locke, Blow, Gibbons · 2017
Songs & Dances
Songs & DancesPurcell; Tim Mead, Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien, François Lazarevitch · 2018
Generation Harmonia Mundi: The Family Spirit 1988-2018
Generation Harmonia Mundi: The Family Spirit 1988-2018Various Artists · 2018
Elegy
ElegyPurcell & Blow; Iestyn Davies, James Hall, The King’s Consort, Robert King · 2019
Passion
PassionJaroussky · 2019
If
IfMichael Nyman, Henry Purcell; Iestyn Davies, Fretwork · 2019
The Cares of Lovers
The Cares of LoversHenry Purcell; Rowan Pierce, Richard Egarr, William Carter, Academy of Ancient Music · 2019
Solitude
SolitudePurcell, Britten, Schubert, Barber, Dove; James Gilchrist, Anna Tilbrook · 2020
Complete Recordings on Archiv Produktion
Complete Recordings on Archiv ProduktionReinhard Goebel, Musica Antiqua Köln · 2022
Freezing
FreezingEmily D'Angelo · 2024
If the Fates allow
If the Fates allowPurcell; Helen Charlston, Sounds Baroque · 2025
Songs of Passion
Songs of PassionJohn Dowland, Henry Purcell; Lea Desandre, Jupiter, Thomas Dunford · 2025
Amidst the Shades
Amidst the ShadesRuby Hughes, Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann, Jonas Nordberg · 2026
Songs from Orpheus Britannicus
Songs from Orpheus BritannicusHenry Purcell; Agnès Mellon, Christophe Rousset, Wieland Kuijken

Source: MusicBrainz work 25673227-2b84-357b-9525-865149907e9f (CC0).