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Kolekce: RenaissanceThe Hilliard Ensemble's Hilliard Live series, now three discs strong with a fourth on the way, has offered superior live performances of Renaissance and Medieval sacred pieces. These male singers mix clarity and a kind of gutsy lyricism that are rare in performances of this music but in their hands seems totally appropriate. The programs are based on a good deal of scholarly investigation and aim to communicate something of the contexts in which it would originally have been used -- the Antoine Brumel Missa Victimae paschali laudes heard here is interspersed with motets and Italian-language laude -- monophonic devotional pieces. (It may seem odd to hear Italian [actually Old Tuscan] in the middle of a mass, but these pieces apparently took on liturgical use.) There is nothing "scholarly" about the performances, however.
The Hilliard Ensemble is one of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, and is probably unrivalled for its formidable reputation in the fields of both early and new music. This series was only previously available direct from the group but has never before been fully available at international retail. |
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ID: STR33587
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Kolekce: RenaissancePodkolekce: Chamber Ensemble
Late Renaissance and early Baroque
Little is known about one of the most productive of Italian musicians, Adriano Banchieri. Relegated to a marginal sector of Renaissance history, still defined by madrigals, Banchieri lived in the most extraordinary innovative period of Italian 'harmonic' music: we find clear signs of a new 17th-Century sensibility in adaptation, or rather in making the word serve representational needs, in the use of the basso concertante and in the extensive use of continuo. The two works presented on this CD represent the chronological heart of Banchieri’s most typical production and may be appreciated in modern recordings for the first time: this is an ambitious project to shed light on Italian 'minor' musical history of the end of the 16th century. |
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ID: SIGCD047
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Kolekce: Choral CollectionSignum Records presents a world first - a CD single, from a new edition of the magnificent 40-part Thomas Tallis motet Spem in Alium and the English version Sing and Glorify.
Spem in alium is surely not just the greatest of all Thomas Tallis’ musical achievements, but one of the great musical compositions of all time. Writing for 40 independent voices, Thomas Tallis created a noble and imaginative masterpiece.
The earliest surviving manuscript of this great work, the Egerton manuscript, is laid out with an English rendition, Sing and glorify heaven’s high majesty. The English words are not a translation of the Latin, but a new poem written as a syllable-for-syllable replacement.
The new editions of both these works were launched by Chapelle du Roi at a concert at St.John's Smiths Square in 2001 before being recorded for Signum Records. Until then Sing and Glorify had not been performed in this country for more than twenty years, since the evening before the wedding of Prince Charles to Lady Diana Spencer.
The exciting young vocal ensemble Chapelle du Roi, whose recordings of the complete works of Thomas Tallis for Signum Records have gained widespread acclaim, here present a recording based on an entirely new edition researched from original sources by Chapelle du Roi’s director, Alistair Dixon. |
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ID: STR33877
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ID: CC2009
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Podkolekce: Oboe
George Caird (oboe) with
Simon Blendis (violin), Louise Williams (viola), Jane Salmon (cello), Alison Dods (violin 2 in Maconchy, Gow), David Adams (violin 2 in Bliss)
The CD booklet contains a 2,500-word article by George Caird on the music in English, French and German.
There are more photos of the performers and the recording session.
This recording brings together five remarkable works for oboe and strings written between 1926 and 1946 and representing an English renaissance for the oboe as a chamber music instrument. It is a period which is musically very rich and diverse, with English composers showing new influences from Europe and America. The range and expression across these works is striking and is a tribute to the artistry of the oboist Léon Goossens, who is the dedicatee of three of the works and who taught the dedicatees of certainly one and possibly both of the other two. He was also the player behind two other important works by Bax and Finzi. These magnificent seven works, it can be argued, established a repertoire for oboe quartets and quintets and did much to promote the oboe as a chamber music instrument.
Goossens’ exquisite playing was characterised by a distinctive and sensitive sound, beautiful phrasing, a wide dynamic and tonal range and great rhythmic vitality. His collaboration with Sir Arnold Bax produced the first significant work for oboe and strings, the Quintet written in 1922 and recorded by Goossens with the International Quartet in 1924 (featured on Oboe Classics CC2005). Bax’s music, with its pastoral and elegiac qualities together with a strong Irish influence leant itself superbly to Goossens’ playing and this work must surely be partly responsible for the works on this recording. copyright George Caird 2004 |
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ID: DCD34025
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Kolekce: RenaissanceThe Spanish master of the golden age of polyphony, Tomás Luis de Victoria, left an astoundingly beautiful legacy of antiphonal sacred music devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Realised for the very first time here by The Exon Singers is a Vespers for the Annunciation, bringing together these works of Marian devotion in a glorious and revelatory celebration.
Track listing
T.L.de Victoria
1 Versicle and Response:
Deus, in adiutorium meum intende
2 Antiphon:
Missus est Gabriel
Vesper Psalm:
Dixit Dominus à 8
Antiphon:
Missus est Gabriel
3 Antiphon:
Ave Maria
Vesper Psalm:
Laudate pueri Dominum à 8
4 Motet:
Ave Maria à 8
5 Antiphon:
Ne timeas Maria
Vesper Psalm:
Laetatus sum à 12
6 Motet:
Ne timeas Maria à 4
7 Antiphon:
Dabit ei Dominus
Vesper Psalm:
Nisi Dominus à 8
Antiphon:
Dabit ei Dominus
8 Little Chapter:
Ecce virgo concipiet
Response:
Angelus Domini nuntiavit Mariae
9 Hymn:
Ave maris stella à 4
Versicle and Response:
Ave Maria, gratia plena
10 Magnificat antiphon:
Gabriel Angelus
Magnificat:
Magnificat anima mea à 8
Magnificat antiphon:
Gabriel Angelus
11 Versicle and Response:
Dominus vobiscum
Collect for the day:
Deus, qui de beatae Mariae Virginis
Versicle and Response:
Dominus vobiscum
Versicle and Response:
Benedicamus Domino
12 Votive antiphon:
Regina coeli à 8
Versicle and Response:
Gaude et laetare
Votive Antiphon Collect:
Deus, qui per resurrectionem Filii
13 Litany of Loreto:
Kyrie eleison à 8 |
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ID: DCD34003
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Kolekce: RenaissancePodkolekce: Sbor
Scottish early music ensemble Fires of Love serve up a feast of songs and ballads from the Spanish Renaissance and early Baroque, with a freshness critic Norman Lebrecht calls simply ‘beautiful’. Repertoire includes works by Luys de Narváez, Miguel de Fuenllana, Luis Milán, Alonso Mudarra and Juan del Encina. |
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ID: SIGCD023
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Kolekce: Sacred MusicThis is the third disc recorded by The Clerks' Group for their Signum Records trilogy. The series explores repertoire in the medieval period and culminates with a selection of works by Guillaume Dufay, found in one of the great anthologies of 15th century music: the manuscript Bologna, Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, MS Q15 (or "Q15" as it is known by its friends).
The Q15 manuscript contains examples of almost every conceivable musical genre of the period by a vast array of composers. The Clerks' Group has chosen to perform works by a single composer, but still the variety of forms and styles on offer is bewildering. Guillaume Dufay was a composer who witnessed and contributed to most of the revolutionary changes to occur in music composition in the 15th century. The album includes some of the earlier works so often neglected from Dufay's repertoire, and goes on to explore compositions that demonstrate this revolutionary genius. Some compositional techniques celebrated by The Clerks' Group's performance include the playful exchange of Dufay's song-like melodies between the vocal lines; and the use of mensural canon, where the same melody is sung by all voices but at slightly different speeds. These are just a few examples of the radical nature of Dufay's music as demonstrated on this recording.
The Clerks' Group brings immense diversity to the music and its performance. Their refreshing approach displays sincere empathy and passion for this astonishing repertory. |
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ID: RKAP10106
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Kolekce: RenaissancePodkolekce: Voices
Works by Thomas Morley, Orlande de Lassus, John Dowland, Cipriano de Rore, Ludwig Senfl, Scottish Anonymous, Thomas Weelkes, Adrian Willaert, Heinrich Isaac, Pierre Passereau, Hans [1] Leo Hassler, John [Composer] Bennet, King of England Henry VIII, Adriano Banchieri, Antonio Scandello, Juan del Encina, Josquin Desprez, Canciero de Montecassino Anonymous, Jacques Arcadelt, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi
Track Listing
1. Now is the month of maying, madrigal for 5 voices
2. Bon jour et puis quelles nouvelles, chanson for 5 voices, B. xi/60 (S. xvi/53)
3. Bon jour mon Coeur (Ronsard) (Christ est mon Dieu), chanson for 4 voices, B. xi/68 (S. xii/100)
4. Come away come sweet love, for 4 voices & lute (First Book of Songs)
5. Anchor che col partire, madrigal
6. Ach Elslein, liebes Elselein
7. Remember me my deir (Robert Edwards' Commonplace Book)
8. Since Robin Hood, madrigal for 3 voices
9. Strike it up tabor, madrigal for 3 voices
10. Vecchie letrose non valete niente, canzona for 4 voices
11. Innsbruck, ich muß dich lassen (ii), song for 4 voices
12. I love, alas, I love thee, madrigal for 5 voices
13. Il est bel et bon, commere, mon mary (Chansons musicales, Paris 1534)
14. Come again, sweet love doth now invite, for 4 voices & lute (First Book of Songs)
15. Mein G'müt ist mir verwirret
16. Weep, O mine Eyes (from Madrigals to four voyces)
17. Pastyme with Good Companye for 3 voices
18. Contrapunto Bestiale
19. Ein Hennlein weiss, song
20. Cucú, cucú, cucúcu, cancionero (from Cancionero de Palacio)
21. Fata la parte
22. El grillo, song for 4 parts
23. Dindirindin, canzon alla villota, CM 127
24. Il bianco e dolce cigno, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/18
25. La bellezza, madrigal for 5 voices
26. Triste depart
27. Mille regretz, song for 4 parts
28. Pavane, "Belle qui tiens ma vie"
29. La tricotea, madrigal
30. Gentil senora mia
31. Chi la gagliarda (All Ye Who Music Love), madrigal
32. Quand je bois du vin clairet, madrigal
33. Das Gläut zu Speyer (The Merry Bells of Speyer), for winds |
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ID: RK2305
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Kolekce: RenaissancePodkolekce: Voices and Chamber Ensemble
At the beginning of the 16th century Nuremberg (“The spider in the web”) was a northern European centre in which many threads of international music life came together. Early on Nuremberg had established itself as a centre of book printing. The first printing-offices that occupied themselves seriously with the printing of music, however, were those of Hieronymus Formschneider and Johannes Petreius. Most of the pieces on this recording are taken from these collections of three-part music. They contain international repertoire, including old masterworks such as Caecox and Tandernaken by Alexander Agricola, but also arrangements of German folk songs and ballads, as well as French compositions and more recent Italian forms. |
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