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Henry Purcell

Baroque composer

Westminster, United Kingdom · 1659-09-10 – 1695-11-21

Henry Purcell is credited on 6,921 releases across 1,287 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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6,921

Credits

1,287

Albums

8

Decades active

160

In collections

Biography

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English composer of the Baroque period (born: c. 1659-09-10, Westminster, London, UK; died: 1695-11-21, Marsham Street, London, UK).

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Credited work

6,921 releases · 1,287 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 9,811
  • Other credits · 140

Studios: Henry Wood Hall, London · Abbey Road Studios · Electric Lady Studios · All Saints' Church, Boughton Aluph

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Purcell
  • Maurice André
  • E. Power Biggs
  • Klaus Nomi
  • Kathleen Ferrier
  • Benjamin Britten
  • The Cambridge Singers

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