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| Work | Composer | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Messiah, Part I. "The people that walked in darkness"George Frideric Handel vocalist | George Frideric Handel | vocalist | 2007 |
| Messiah, Part I. "Thus saith the Lord" |
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Christopher Purves is a soloist. 83 classical recordings in this catalogue.

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George Frideric Handel30 recordings · Germany
Hector Berlioz16 recordings · France
Henry Purcell9 recordings · United Kingdom
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6 recordings · Austriavocalist
| George Frideric Handel |
| vocalist |
| 2007 |
| Israel in Egypt: No. 17 Duet (Bass I and II) - The Lord is a man of warGeorge Frideric Handel vocalist | George Frideric Handel | vocalist | 2003 |
| "Hail, bright Cecilia!", Z. 328 "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day": "Let these amongst themselves contest"Henry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 2002 |
| "Hail, bright Cecilia!", Z. 328 "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day": "With that sublime celestial lay"Henry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 2002 |
| "O sing unto the Lord", Z. 44Henry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 2002 |
| "Plung'd in the confines of despair", Z. 142Henry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 1995 |
| "My op'ning eyes are purg'd", Z. D72Henry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 1995 |
| "Awake, ye dead", Z. 182Henry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 1995 |
| "In guilty night" (Saul and the Witch of Endor), Z. 134Henry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 1995 |
| "O, I'm sick of life", Z. 140Henry Purcell instrumentalist | Henry Purcell | instrumentalist | 1995 |
| Funeral Sentences for the death of Queen Mary II (1695): Man..., Z27 - In the midst, Z17B - Thou knowest, Z58BHenry Purcell vocalist | Henry Purcell | vocalist | 1995 |
| Requiem K. 626: Domine JesuWolfgang Amadeus Mozart vocalist | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | vocalist | — |
| O Sing Unto Mie RoundelaieSamuel Wesley vocalist | Samuel Wesley | vocalist | — |
| Coronach: He Is Gone on the MountainThomas Attwood vocalist | Thomas Attwood | vocalist | — |
| JessieWilliam Knyvett vocalist | William Knyvett | vocalist | — |
| Lady Anne Bothwell’s LamentJoseph Corfe vocalist | Joseph Corfe | vocalist | — |
| Blest Pair of SirensJohn Stafford Smith vocalist | John Stafford Smith | vocalist | — |
| Les Espaces du sommeil - ‘Il y a toi l’immolée, toi que j’attends’. Tranquillo –Witold Lutosławski vocalist | Witold Lutosławski | vocalist | — |
| Les Espaces du sommeil - ‘Il y a toi sans doute que je ne connais pas’. ♩ = c. 152 – Meno mosso – [Tempo I] – Lento – AllegroWitold Lutosławski vocalist | Witold Lutosławski | vocalist | — |
| Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IIId. Sequenz: Recordare, Jesu pieJoseph Leopold Eybler vocalist | Joseph Leopold Eybler | vocalist | — |
| Requiem in D minor, K. 626: IVa. Offertorium: Domine Jesu ChristeWolfgang Amadeus Mozart vocalist | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | vocalist | — |
| Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VI. BenedictusFranz Xaver Süssmayr vocalist | Franz Xaver Süssmayr | vocalist | — |
| Les Espaces du sommeil - ‘Dans la nuit il y a naturellement les sept merveilles’. ♩ = c. 58 –Witold Lutosławski vocalist | Witold Lutosławski | vocalist | — |
| Zaïde, K. 336b/344 (fragment): Act II. No. 10 Aria "Wer hungrig bei der Tafel sitzt" (Osmin)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart vocalist | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | vocalist | — |
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