Maurice Bevan

Maurice Bevan

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Maurice Bevan was a British bass-baritone and composer who was born in the United Kingdom in 1921. He achieved early professional recognition as a singer with The Deller Consort and is famous for his career as a singer with The Deller Consort and for his work with the BBC. Bevan sang with The Deller Consort, which was established by Alfred Deller in 1948, and was a member of the choir at St Paul's Cathedral in London. Throughout a career that spanned the 20th century, he performed as a soloist and ensemble singer while also producing original compositions. Bevan died in 2006. 

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Welcome to all the pleasures "Ode on St. Cecilia's Day", Z339
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Music of Henry Purcell
02:31
Composers: Henry Purcell

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Folk Songs
℗ 2022 Archipel
01-07-2022
Folk Songs
01
An Acre of Land
Eileen Poulter
Folk Songs
01:27
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
02
A Farmer's Son so Sweet
Wilfred Brown
Folk Songs
01:28
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
03
The Lover's Ghost
Eileen Poulter
Folk Songs
03:18
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
04
The Turtle Dove
Wilfred Brown
Folk Songs
02:45
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
05
John Dory
Wilfred Brown
Folk Songs
02:19
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
06
Greensleeves
Eileen Poulter
Folk Songs
04:59
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
07
The Jolly Ploughboy
Alfred Deller
Folk Songs
01:04
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
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The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
℗ 2004 Hyperion Records Limited
01-08-2004
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
01
Hughes: Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda)
Rupert Gough
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
02:39
Composers: John Hughes
02
Runyan: Great Is Thy Faithfulness (Faithfulness)
Malcolm Archer
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
03:36
Writer: Thomas Obediah Chisholm / Composers: William M. Runyan
03
M. Bevan: There's a Wideness in God's Mercy (Corvedale)
Malcolm Archer
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
03:56
Writer: Frederick William Faber / Composers: Maurice Bevan
04
Lockhart: Breathe on Me, Breath of God (Carlisle)
Wells Cathedral Choir
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
01:45
Writer: Edwin Hatch / Composers: Charles Lockhart
05
E.J. Hopkins: Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise (Ellers)
Wells Cathedral Choir
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
03:11
Writer: John Ellerton / Composers: Edward John Hopkins
06
Bain: The Lord's My Shepherd (Brother James' Air)
Rupert Gough
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
04:01
Writer: William Whittingham - Francis Rous / Composers: James Leith Macbeth Bain
07
Darwall: Ye Holy Angels Bright (Darwall's 148th)
Malcolm Archer
The English Hymn 5 – Lead, Kindly Light (Hymns of Faith & Assurance)
02:50
Writer: Richard Baxter - John Hampden Gurney / Composers: John Darwall
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The Psalms of David
This Compilation ℗ 2002 Hyperion Records Limited
01-09-2002
The Psalms of David
01
Elgar: Psalm 1 "Beatus vir, qui non abiit"
Andrew Lucas
The Psalms of David
02:47
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Edward Elgar
02
Ashfield: Psalm 2 "Quare fremuerunt gentes?"
Andrew Lucas
The Psalms of David
03:34
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Robert Ashfield
03
E.J. Hopkins: Psalm 3 "Domine, quid multiplicati?"
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Psalms of David
02:51
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Edward John Hopkins
04
Elvey: Psalm 4 "Cum invocare"
Andrew Lucas
The Psalms of David
03:19
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: George Job Elvey
05
W. Davies: Psalm 5 "Verba mea auribus"
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Psalms of David
04:51
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Walford Davies
06
A. Carter: Psalm 6 "Domine, ne in furore"
Andrew Lucas
The Psalms of David
03:25
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Andrew Carter
07
R. Cooke: Psalm 7 "Domine, Deus meus"
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Psalms of David
05:45
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Robert Cooke
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The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
This Compilation ℗ 2000 Hyperion Records Limited
01-07-2000
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
01
Parry: I Was Glad
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
06:06
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Hubert Parry
02
Stewart: Psalm 23 "Dominus Pastor meus"
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
03:30
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Charles Hylton Stewart
03
Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 52 "Hymn of Praise": I Waited for the Lord (Sung in English)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
04:43
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
04
Gardiner: Evening Hymn
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
06:08
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Henry Balfour Gardiner
05
Mathias: Let the People Praise Thee, O God, Op. 87
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
05:04
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: William Mathias
06
Dupré: Le tombeau de Titelouze "16 Chorals sur des hymnes liturgiques", Op. 38: XVI. Placare Christe servulis
John Scott
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
02:23
Composers: Marcel Dupré
07
Howells: St Paul's Service: I. Magnificat
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
06:52
Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Herbert Howells
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Featured in
Big Handel Box
2013 Vanguard Classics
19-02-2013
Big Handel Box
01
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: i. Eternal source of light divine (Largo)
Honor Sheppard
Big Handel Box
06:56
Composers: HÄNDEL
02
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: ii. Let all the winged race with joy (Andante)
Honor Sheppard
Big Handel Box
03:00
Composers: HÄNDEL
03
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: iii. Let flocks and herds their fear forget (Andante)
Honor Sheppard
Big Handel Box
02:26
Composers: HÄNDEL
04
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: iv. Let rolling streams their gladness show
Honor Sheppard
Big Handel Box
02:48
Composers: HÄNDEL
05
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: v. Kind Health descends on downy wings (Andante)
Honor Sheppard
Big Handel Box
06:04
Composers: HÄNDEL
06
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: vi. Let Envy then conceal her head (Allegro)
Honor Sheppard
Big Handel Box
02:26
Composers: HÄNDEL
07
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV74: vii. United nations shall combine (Allegro)
Honor Sheppard
Big Handel Box
03:14
Composers: HÄNDEL
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Big Harnoncourt Box
2016 Vanguard Classics
11-03-2016
Big Harnoncourt Box
01
Georg Muffat: Armonico Tributo: Sonata No. 5: I. Allemande
Concentus Musicus Wien
Big Harnoncourt Box
03:09
Composers: Georg Muffat
02
Georg Muffat: Armonico Tributo: Sonata No. 5: II. Adagio
Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Big Harnoncourt Box
01:54
Composers: Georg Muffat
03
Georg Muffat: Armonico Tributo: Sonata No. 5: III. Fuga
Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Big Harnoncourt Box
01:50
Composers: Georg Muffat
04
Georg Muffat: Armonico Tributo: Sonata No. 5: IV. Adagio
Concentus Musicus Wien
Big Harnoncourt Box
03:26
Composers: Georg Muffat
05
Georg Muffat: Armonico Tributo: Sonata No. 5: V. Passacaglia
Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Big Harnoncourt Box
10:18
Composers: Georg Muffat
06
Heinrich Biber: Balletti Lamentabili, C. 59: I. Lamento
Concentus Musicus Wien
Big Harnoncourt Box
01:43
Composers: Heinrich Biber
07
Heinrich Biber: Balletti Lamentabili, C. 59: II. Allemande
Concentus Musicus Wien & Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Big Harnoncourt Box
02:17
Composers: Heinrich Biber
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Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
℗ 1976 harmonia mundi
01-01-1977
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
01
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Overture
Alfred Deller
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
04:27
Composers: Henry Purcell
02
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Prologue
Alfred Deller
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
04:49
Composers: Henry Purcell
03
The Indian Queen, Z. 630, Acte I: "Wake, Quivera, wake" (Boy)
Alfred Deller
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
09:34
Composers: Henry Purcell
04
The Indian Queen, Acte II: Symphony
Mark Deller
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
04:30
Composers: Henry Purcell
05
The Indian Queen, Acte II: "I come to sing" (Fame and chorus)
Alfred Deller
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
01:42
Composers: Henry Purcell
06
The Indian Queen, Acte II: "What flattering noise" (Envy and two followers)
Paul Elliott
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
03:10
Composers: Henry Purcell
07
The Indian Queen, Acte II: "Begone" (Fame)
Maurice Bevan
Purcell: The Indian Queen (Remastered)
01:59
Composers: Henry Purcell
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Purcell: Te Deum
harmonia mundi s.a.
20-11-1968
Purcell: Te Deum
01
Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, Z. 232: I. Te Deum
Alfred Deller
Purcell: Te Deum
15:05
Composers: Henry Purcell
02
Te Deum and Jubilate Deo, Z. 232: II. Jubilate Deo
Alfred Deller
Purcell: Te Deum
08:24
Composers: Henry Purcell
03
In Guilty Night, Z. 134
Alfred Deller
Purcell: Te Deum
09:27
Composers: Henry Purcell
04
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary, Z. 860
Alfred Deller
Purcell: Te Deum
10:56
Composers: Henry Purcell
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
harmonia mundi
01-01-1979
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
01
King Arthur, Z. 628: Overture - Air - Overture
Deller Consort
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
05:18
Composers: Henry Purcell
02
King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I, Scene 2: "Woden first to thee" (Bass) - "Brave Souls" (Chorus) - "I call ye all" (Counter-tenor)
Deller Consort
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
10:28
Composers: Henry Purcell
03
King Arthur, Z. 628, Act I, Scene 3: "Come if you dare" (Tenor and Chorus)
Paul Elliott
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
05:53
Composers: Henry Purcell
04
King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II, Scene 1: "Hither this way bend" (Philidel) - "Let not a Moon-born Elf" (Grimbald) - "Hitheer this way
Deller Consort
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
06:54
Composers: Henry Purcell
05
King Arthur, Z. 628, Act II, Scene 2: "How blest are Shepherds" (Shepherd) - "Shepherd, leave Decoying" (2 Shepherdesses) - Hornpi
Deller Consort
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
09:58
Composers: Henry Purcell
06
King Arthur, Z. 628, Act III, Scene 2: Prelude. "What ho" (Cupid)
Deller Consort
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
01:43
Composers: Henry Purcell
07
King Arthur: Act III, scene 2: Cold Song. Genius : "What Power art thou"
Maurice Bevan
Purcell: King Arthur (Remastered)
03:34
Composers: Henry Purcell
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Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
℗ 2019 Decca Music Group Limited
16-08-2019
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
01
Buxtehude: Jubilate Domino, BuxWV60
Alfred Deller
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
09:32
Composers: Dieterich Buxtehude
02
Buxtehude: Fugue in C Major, BuxWV 174
Denis Vaughan
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
03:50
Composers: Dieterich Buxtehude
03
Buxtehude: In dulci jubilo, BuxWV52
Eileen McLoughlin
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
08:37
Composers: Dieterich Buxtehude
04
Francesco da Milano: Lute Fantasia
Desmond Dupre
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
04:31
Composers: Francesco da Milano
05
Lute Fantasia 2
Desmond Dupre
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
02:49
Writer: Francesco da Milano / Composers: Francesco da Milano
06
Campion: Never Weather Beaten Sail
Alfred Deller
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
03:23
Writer: Thomas Campion / Composers: Thomas Campion
07
Campion: Most Sweet And Pleasing Are Thy Ways, O God
Alfred Deller
Lute Songs; Purcell: Come, Ye Sons Of Art
03:15
Composers: Thomas Campion
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Music of Henry Purcell
Musical Concepts
02-09-2008
Music of Henry Purcell
01
Fantasia upon a Ground in D Minor (3 violins and continuo), Z. 731
Sir Neville Marriner
Music of Henry Purcell
05:44
Composers: Henry Purcell
02
Oedipus (1692), Z. 583)
Alfred Deller
Music of Henry Purcell
04:05
Composers: Henry Purcell
03
I love and I must, Z. 382
Alfred Deller
Music of Henry Purcell
02:58
Composers: Henry Purcell
04
The Comical History of Don Quixote, Part I (1694), Z. 578
Alfred Deller
Music of Henry Purcell
07:45
Composers: Henry Purcell
05
The Fairy Queen (1692), Z. 629, adapted from Shakespeare "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Alfred Deller
Music of Henry Purcell
03:07
Composers: Henry Purcell
06
Song: If music be the food of love (1st version, 1692), Z. 379A
Alfred Deller
Music of Henry Purcell
02:37
Composers: Henry Purcell
07
Tell Me, Some Pityng Angel (The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation), (1693), Z. 186
Alfred Deller
Music of Henry Purcell
07:51
Composers: Henry Purcell
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Coronation Anthems & Hymns
15-10-1994
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
01
Jubilant' Fanfare
Christopher Dearnley
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
00:32
Composers: Sir Arthur Bliss / Other contributors: Sir Arthur Bliss Novello & co. LTD
02
I was glad when they said unto me
Christopher Dearnley
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
06:48
Composers: Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry / Other contributors: Public Domain
03
O taste and see
Christopher Dearnley
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
01:49
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams / Other contributors: Oxford University Press
04
Mass in G Minor: Credo
Ian Thompson
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
06:59
Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams / Other contributors: Faber Music
05
Praise my soul, the King of heaven
Christopher Dearnley
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
03:07
Composers: Sir John Goss / Other contributors: Public Domain
06
King Arthur: Trumpet Tune
Christopher Dearnley
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
02:53
Composers: Henry Purcell / Other contributors: Public Domain
07
Te Deum in B-Flat
Mark Blatchly
Coronation Anthems & Hymns
06:11
Composers: Sir Charles Villiers Stanford / Other contributors: Public Domain
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Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
℗ 1999 Hyperion Records Limited
01-09-1999
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
01
J. Goss: Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (Descant: Tysoe)
English Brass Ensemble
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
03:09
Writer: Henry Francis Lyte / Composers: John Goss
02
Croft: O Worship the King (Hanover; Descant: Scott)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
03:43
Writer: Robert Grant / Composers: William Croft
03
Horsley: There Is a Green Hill Far Away (Horsley; Descant: Scott)
Geoffrey Shaw
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
03:07
Writer: Cecil Frances Alexander / Composers: William Horsley
04
Roberts: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (St Denio; Descant: Scott)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
02:45
Writer: Walter Chalmers Smith / Composers: John Roberts
05
Anonymous: O for a Closer Walk with God (Caithness)
St Paul's Cathedral Choir
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
02:31
Writer: William Cowper / Composers: Anonymous
06
Anonymous: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Descant: Scott)
English Brass Ensemble
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
03:54
Writer: Joachim Neander / Composers: Anonymous
07
Silcher: Faithful Shepherd, Lead Me
Maurice Bevan
Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
02:52
Writer: Thomas Pollock / Composers: Friedrich Silcher
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Baroque Opera
harmonia mundi
03-12-2012
Baroque Opera
01
L'Orfeo, SV 318, Prologo: Toccata
René Jacobs
Baroque Opera
01:46
Composers: Claudio Monteverdi
02
L'Orfeo: Prologue: Ritornello - La Musica : "Dal mio Permesso amato"
Efrat Ben-Nun
Baroque Opera
04:01
Composers: Claudio Monteverdi
03
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria: ACT V, Scene 10, "Illustratevi, o Cieli" (Penelope)
René Jacobs
Baroque Opera
03:59
Composers: Claudio Monteverdi
04
L'incoronazione di Poppea: Acte III, scène 7. Ottavia: "Addio Roma"
Concerto Vocale
Baroque Opera
04:24
Composers: Claudio Monteverdi
05
La Calisto: Act I, scene 2: Calisto : "Piante ombrose" & "In ricovro più ombroso"
Concerto Vocale
Baroque Opera
05:38
Composers: Francesco Cavalli
06
Dido & Aeneas: Act III, Dido "Thy hand, Belinda"
Lynne Dawson
Baroque Opera
00:52
Composers: Henry Purcell
07
Dido & Aeneas, Z. 626: Act III, "When I am laid in earth" (Dido's lament)
Lynne Dawson
Baroque Opera
04:09
Composers: Henry Purcell
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Henry Purcell: Essential Works
This Compilation ℗ 2020 Countdown Media GmbH, a BMG company
21-08-2020
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
01
Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z.629 (Orchestral Suite)
The City of London Chamber Orchestra
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
07:27
Composers: Henry Purcell
02
Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z.626, Act III: "When I am laid in Earth" (Dido's Lament)
The King's Consort
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
04:09
Writer: Nahum Tate / Composers: Henry Purcell
03
Oedipus, Z.583: "Music for a while"
Alfred Deller
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
04:03
Writer: Henry Purcell / Composers: Henry Purcell
04
Purcell: Funeral Music for Queen Mary, Z.860: I. March
Hampton Court Chapel Brass
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
02:09
Composers: Henry Purcell
05
Funeral Music for Queen Mary, Z.860: II. "Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts"
Hampton Court Chapel Brass
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
01:49
Writer: Henry Purcell / Composers: Henry Purcell
06
Purcell: Funeral Music for Queen Mary, Z.860: III. Canzona
Hampton Court Chapel Brass
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
01:29
Composers: Henry Purcell
07
Purcell: King Arthur, Z.628: "Fairest Isle"
Sarah Stowe
Henry Purcell: Essential Works
01:54
Writer: John Dryden / Composers: Henry Purcell
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