This page lists all recordings of Ego Flos Campi, by Francisco Guerrero (1527 or 1528-1599) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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The most 'profane' book of the Old Testament was among the favourite biblical texts of the Middle Ages. The composers of the Renaissance made particular use of it as a metaphor of divine love, or in association with the cult of Mary. After their first two extremely successful recordings, the singers of Stile Antico have chosen some of the most sumptuous examples of these musical settings. “…the superb singers of Stile Antico are up to the challenge of presenting all the required moods from pious restraint… to melting abandon… a magnificent display of the very best kind of polyphonic music.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2009 ***** “The standout piece is Tómas Luis De Victoria's epic motet "Vadam et circuibo", a masterpiece of polychoral ingenuity.” The Independent, 29th May 2009 **** “This ensemble, its members still in their 20s and just a dozen beautifully blended voices singing a cappella, has emerged as one of the best and freshest early music choirs around. Their third CD is a selection of motet and plainchant settings from the Song of Songs, the startling Old Testament collection of erotic love poems ascribed to King Solomon.” The Observer, 3rd May 2009 “…these are just the sort of performances I'd hope to hear in church, which was (one feels) the practical and creative laboratory for what is recorded: full but not strained singing, allowing an advantageous acoustic and the number (212) and freshness of voices to take care of blend and balance, with plenty left in reserve for the longer spans of the two magnificent Victoria anthems, Vadam et circuibo and Vidi speciosam.” Gramophone Magazine, August 2009 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Sixteen sing Guerrero & Janequin
The Sixteen, Harry Christophers 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. “The centrepiece of the CD, though, is his Mass based on a famous chanson by Janequin depicting the Battle of Marignano in 1515. Guerrero selects the deceptively simple opening music as his material for a dazzling display of expansion and development. Harry Christophers gives magnificently sure-footed direction throughout.” BBC Music Magazine, May 2009 **** “…it is good to hear The Sixteen tackle something secular and less than reverent for a change. The singers certainly seem to enjoy it.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2009 “The Sixteen, have unearthed another Spanish Renaissance composer of equal eminence in his day: Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)...The lyrical and expressive Missa de la batalla escoutez, based on a popular battle chanson by Janequin, is the centrepiece of this superb disc.” The Observer, 29th March 2009 “The Sixteen luxuriate in [Guerrero's] texture and phrase. Other works by Guerrero further underline the illustriousness of a man who was one of the Renaissance’s finest.” Sunday Times, 8th March 2009 *** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Canticum CanticorumSpanish polyphonic settings from the Song of Songs
Orchestra of the Renaissance, Richard Cheetham (director) & Michael Noone (guest conductor) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Voice of my Beloved
Lincoln College Chapel Choir, Paul Wingfield and Rebecca Taylor The Lincoln College Chapel Choir, under the direction of Paul Wingfield and Rebecca Taylor, sing various
settings from “The Song of Songs” (from the book of Soloman), from the Renaissance to the present day. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Gramophone Awards 2009
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