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Ceremony and Devotion Music for the Tudors | Harry Christophers The Sixteen | Stock Code: bmcd032
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| Ceremony and Devotion
Music for the Tudors Sixteenth-century England was a place of much religious change. It was a dangerous and confusing time as Henry VIII, who had split with Rome, was succeeded by his young son Edward VI, then by the ardent Catholic, Mary Tudor, and finally by the Protestant, Elizabeth I. Composers of the day, such as William Byrd, John Sheppard and Thomas Tallis, were required to adapt to rapidly changing musical requirements and it is testament to their incredible skill and musical mastery that they produced such magnificent works in such troubled times. At the heart of this programme are Sheppard's monumental Media vita in morte sumus and Byrd's deeply personal setting of Infelix ego. Set amongst these exceptional masterpieces are Byrd's joyful motets Laudibus in sanctis and Haec dies, and one of the gems of this recording - Tallis's Miserere nostri. The Sixteen Harry Christophers COR16077 Track Listing 1. Plainchant: Veni, Creator Spiritus 2. BYRD: Laudibus in sanctis 3. SHEPPARD: Sacris solemniis iuncta sint gaudia 4. TALLIS: Jesu Salvator saeculi, Verbum Patris 5. SHEPPARD: Media vita in morte sumus 6. TALLIS; Miserere nostri 7. BYRD: Domine, praestolamur 8. TALLIS: Iam Christus astra ascenderat 9. BYRD: Haec dies 10. BYRD: Infelix ego |
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Claudio Monteverdi The Coronation of Poppea 2CD | Dame Janet Baker Robert Ferguson | Stock Code: bmcd021
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| 151:31
Dramma musicale in a Prologue and two acts Libretto by Giovanni Francesco Busenello, English translation by Geoffrey Dunn CHAN 3172(2) Prologue Barbara Walker soprano - Fortune Shirley Chapman soprano - Virtue Elizabeth Gale soprano - Love Opera Tom McDonnell baritone - Ottone Dame Janet Baker mezzo-soprano - Poppea Robert Ferguson tenor - Nero Katherine Pring mezzo-soprano - Ottavia Barbara Walker soprano - Drusilla Clifford Grant bass - Seneca Anne Collins mezzo-soprano - Arnalta Emile Belcourt tenor - Lucano John Brecknock tenor - Valletto Iris Saunders soprano - Damigella Norman Welsby baritone - Liberto Robin Donald tenor - First soldier John Delaney tenor - Second soldier Anthony Davey bass - Lictor Shirley Chapman soprano - Pallas Athene Chorus of Sadler's Wells Opera Orchestra of Sadler's Wells Opera Raymond Leppard Recorded in: London Coliseum broadcast on 27 November 1971 |
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Peter Philips (1560/61-1628) Cantiones sacrae | Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Richard Marlo | Stock Code: bmcd020
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| 77:55 CHAN 0770
from Cantiones sacrae, pro pręcipuis festis totius anni et communi sanctorum (Antwerp, 1612) Recorded in: Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge 11-13 January 2002 |
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Peter Philips (1560/61-1628) Cantiones sacrae | Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge Richard Marlo | Stock Code: bmcd019
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| 77:55 CHAN 0770
from Cantiones sacrae, pro pręcipuis festis totius anni et communi sanctorum (Antwerp, 1612) Recorded in: Chapel of Trinity College, Cambridge 11-13 January 2002 |
Price: £12.99 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
Dowland: Lachrimae | The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor | Stock Code: bmcd018
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| Dowland: Lachrimae
The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor) CDH55339 GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE 'Outstanding' (Early Music) 'The unique features, superb playing, recording and annotation make this an issue of unusual interest and irresistible attraction' (Gramophone) 'Excellently recorded, the disc makes for an intriguing and valuable supplement that should be heard by anyone wishing to expand their understanding of this marvellous music' (Goldberg) |
Price: £6.99 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643) Sacred Vocal Music | Emma Kirkby (soprano), The Parley of Instruments | Stock Code: bmcd017
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| Recording details: February 1981
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom Produced by Martin Compton Engineered by Tony Faulkner Release date: March 2010 Total duration: 42 minutes 17 seconds PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE 'Music of exhilarating inspiration, superbly performed. A recording as near as may be to the ideal a very remarkable recording indeed. For audiophile and music-lovers, this is essential' (Hi Fi News) 'One of the most beautiful records I have heard this year' (The Guardian) 'There are few records of Monteverdi's solo vocal music as persuasive as this ... superb.' (Penguin Guide) 'Wonderful. Performed with the vigour, intelligence and sense of sheer enjoyment of the music that one would expect from this group of artists' (International Record Review) 'Emma Kirkby is at her bewitching best' (Amazon.co.uk) 'If you don't already own this joyous disc add it to your collection without delay. It will repay the outlay a hundred times' (Goldberg) |
Price: £6.99 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
JOHN WARD Consort music for five viols | Phantasm | Stock Code: bmcd015
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| Phantasm's debut recording on Linn Records explores the music of the Jacobean composer John Ward.
BBC Music Choice - Chamber BBC Music Magazine Ward's magisterial consort music for five and six viols - recorded here complete for the first time - deserves far more than a monument to sobriety and wisdom, for one encounters works which seduce the ear into a dream of lyrical temptation and wistful longing without a word having to be uttered. Unlike the more restless Orlando Gibbons (1583~1625) with his brilliant concentration of catchy phrases and quick-witted ingenuity, or even John Jenkins (1592~1678) with his balmy waves of gorgeous sound and playful metrical games, Ward projects a sense of unhurried leisure in his consorts which happily indulge in gentle forays, delighting in the way that music can rove and meander in journeys which sound far more protracted than their limited duration might suggest. |
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GESUALDO. Madrigals in 5-parts | Les Arts Florissants William Christie, dir. | Stock Code: bmcd011
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| Love, desire and death these are the three themes that pervade the musical poetry of Don Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, which has become a byword for tortured emotion. These madrigals are the clearest depiction in his output of the torments of the soul, offering a faithful musical image of the sweet poison' which eats into lovers' hearts . . .
1 CD HMG501268 3-2009 54'54 Awards: CD Review Top Rating 10/10 Choc du Monde de la Musique Diapason d'or |
Price: £14.99 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
Guerrero: Missa de la batalla escoutez Janequin: L | The Sixteen Harry Christophers | Stock Code: BMCOR16067
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| This brand new recording by Harry Christophers and The Sixteen is dedicated to the works of Spanish Renaissance composer Francisco Guerrero and includes his exquisite Missa de la Batalla Escoutez. The Mass is a parody on Janeuqin's famous chanson 'La Guerre' which also features on this disc. Janequin's La Guerre, was so popular in the 16th century that it led to numerous composers, including Janequin himself, writing parody mass settings on it. Missa de la Batalla Escoutez is one of the finest of those settings.
Guerrero is a quite astounding and varied composer with a wide expressive range. Heralded in the Renaissance as the most extraordinary of his time in the art of music', he was more famous than Victoria and Morales. Despite being a master of expression and sublime melodic invention - skills exemplified by his Missa de la Batalla Escoutez and the other fine works on this disc - Guerrero's work has often been overlooked in favour of that of his contemporaries. With this brand new recording The Sixteen aims to redress the balance. |
Price: £12.00 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
Missa De la batalla escoutez & other works:Guerrer | Westminster Cathedral Choir, His Majestys Sagbutts | Stock Code: BMCDH55340
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| GRAMOPHONE CRITICS' CHOICE
'These performances show that Guerrero deserves his anniversary celebration' (BBC Music Magazine) 'A marvellously varied disc. More please' (Early Music Quarterly) 'This is massive music, a broad rich landscape of astonishing power and beauty' (Classical Express) |
Price: £7.99 | Postage free on all UK CD orders
