Henry Purcell is one the key musical figures of the English early-Baroque era. The Ensemble La Fenice's first recording featuring English music of the 17th century. Jean Tubery, the Ensemble's founder, is renowned internationally for reviving the baroque Cornett (a slender, curved horn), an instrument much in use during the Medieval, Renaissance and into the Baroque eras. The Ensemble La Fenice's early-music repertoire spans more than two centuries of works from all over Europe.