Bob Draper wrote: >Let's discuss the man publicly. I have the following works: ... > >Anyway is there any essential Purcell missing from the list? What about the >versions, are they the best? Yes:- PURCELL,H "A Dozen or so BAWDY Catches"; A "Cut+Paste" Job straight from the Catalogue Database!! PURCELL was ONE of England's MANY Musical Geniuses - Just because the "Plebs" did Not & DO NOT know, is NOT to say there were No English Composers from Purcell to Elgar!! Even the BBC continued this "Furphy" with the Programme "Land without Music" - "Bloody Load of Olde Rot"!! Just given the Catalogue/Database a "fit" = TRY this list:- Avison, Bond, Brooks, Chilcott, Garth, Hall Hargrave, Hayes, Her.on; Hook, Marsh, Shaw, Travers!! That should keep the "Anti - Poms" Quiet for the weekend & should give You (Bob) a job for a day or two?? Helios/Hyperion may have some?? The Parley of Instruments [reckon that name is "A1"] has recorded some?? Bill(Y) 1/2 Way Round the Tiny Globe - but as English as Jellied Eels outside "The Lion & Lamb" Euston London on a Friday Night "1/2" Full!! Bill(Y)