Tag: Thomas Tallis
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Madrigals & Keyboard Music of the English Renaissance
From the vaults of Musical Heritage society, one of the most prestigious independent classical labels of all time, comes this program of music from the English Renaissance – madrigals of Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, and other luminaries of the era sung by London’s renowned Ambrosian Singers conducted by John McCarthy, along with selected masterpieces from…
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Hymns, Songs & Easter Matins from King’s College
“A welcome guest for a Sunday night is “Hymns from King’s”. Most of them are friends for all seasons, plainly and unaffectedly sung by the choir of King’s College Cambridge under the direction of Sir David Willcocks we are spared any gimmicky accompaniments. Four Advent hymns, including Bach’s Wachet auf ! (the Nicolai harmonized version…
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Tallis: Spem in Alium
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The Rise of English Music
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The Rise of English Polyphony
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Evening Hymn
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Haydn ‘Nelson’ Mass; Croft Burial Service
(Haydn) “resonant King’s acoustic…the effect is admirably full-blooded and vivid” (Penguin Guide 3 stars) (Croft) “Another unforgettable experience is the singing of Croft’s Burial Service, recorded in procession with the voices gradually drawing nearer.” (Haydn) “a fine and vital performance under David Willcocks, with a first-rate quartet of soloists (Gramophone)
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English Anthems from Oxford (Byrd to Britten)
John Harper leads the Magdalen College Choir in four centuries of church anthems by British composers.
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Tallis: Spem in Alium (40 Part Motet), Lamentations, Motets & Hymns
A superb collection of choral music from Tudor England, performed beautifully by one of the premiere ensembles of early music, including the polyphonic masterpiece “Spem in alium”, composed for no less than 40 individual voices.
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Great Tudor Anthems
The greatest & perhaps the most precious anachronism is the continuing tradition of the cathedral choirs…it tells of a civilization utterly different from the one we seem to be preparing for the 21st century. The mastery of our Tudor composers in their choral writing tells of a rich culture, in which the cathedrals were very…
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Steal Away to Jesus – Spirituals and Prières
This collection includes the highly successful & interesting arrangements of popular spirituals, plus the lovely Four Prieres for St Francis of Assisi by Poulenc, amongst a good variety of music ideal for varied male voice harmonies
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Glorious Renaissance
Renaissance polyphonic choral singing blossomed in Spain and the Low Countries, but especially in England in the 16th Century through master composers like Tallis, Byrd, Gibbons, and many more. A grand and beautiful selection of 21 pieces.
