Peter Holman

Peter Kenneth Holman MBE (born 19 October 1946, in London) is an English conductor and musicologist best known for reviving the music of Purcell and his English contemporaries. Holman, with the ensemble The Parley of Instruments made many of the extensive series of recordings of lesser-known English baroque music on Hyperion Records in that label's English Orpheus series from 1980 to 2010. The ensemble was co-founded in 1979 by Holman and the violinist Roy Goodman. Holman and the ensemble now record on the Chandos Classics label. Holman was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to early music.

Classical Music - 50 of the Best - 2011-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Orpheus with His Lute: Music for Shakespeare from Purcell to Arne (English Orpheus 50) - 2004-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Nativity: Christmas Music from Georgian England (English Orpheus 49) - 2003-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore - 2001-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Salve Regina: Sacred Music by Monteverdi & His Venetian Followers - 2001-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Haydn & His English Friends (English Orpheus 48) - 2000-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Handel in Hamburg, 1703-1707: Suites from the Early Operas - 1998-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Linley Jr: The Song of Moses & Let God Arise (English Orpheus 45) - 1998-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Vital Spark of Heav'nly Flame: English Church Music, 1760-1840 (English Orpheus 44) - 1998-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Hark! Hark! the Lark: Music for Shakespeare's Company (English Orpheus 43) - 1998-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Cavalli: Messa Concertata & Other Works - 1997-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Boyce: Peleus and Thetis & Other Theatre Music (English Orpheus 41) - 1997-05-01T00:00:00.000000Z

English Classical Clarinet Concertos (English Orpheus 39) - 1997-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

While Shepherds Watched: Christmas Music from Parish Churches (English Orpheus 40) - 1996-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

William Boyce: 15 Trio Sonatas (English Orpheus 38) - 1996-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

English Classical Violin Concertos (English Orpheus 37) - 1996-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

A High-Priz'd Noise: Violin Music for Charles I (English Orpheus 36) - 1996-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Sound the Trumpet: Music By Purcell & His Followers (English Orpheus 35) - 1996-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Blow & Draghi: Odes for St Cecilia (English Orpheus 31) - 1995-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Matthew Locke: The Broken Consort; Bass Viol Duos (English Orpheus 26) - 1995-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Lampe: Pyramus and Thisbe (English Orpheus 29) - 1995-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Purcell: Hark How the Wild Musicians Sing & Other Symphony Songs - 1994-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Four & Twenty Fiddlers: Music for the Restoration Court Band (English Orpheus 19) - 1993-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dowland: Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares - 1993-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Dibdin: Ephesian Matron, Brickdust Man & Grenadier (English Orpheus 16) - 1992-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z