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Allegri: | Miserere mei, Deus | Brumel, A: | Agnus Dei (Missa Et ecce terrae motus) | Byrd: | Mass for four voices - Agnus Dei O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth Nunc Dimittis (The Great Service) | Clemens: | Ego flos campi | Cornysh the elder: | Ave Maria Mater Dei | Despres: | Ave Maria ... Virgo serena Agnus Dei (Messe de l'Homme Armé ‘sexti toni') | Gesualdo: | Precibus et meritis Maria, Mater gratiae | Guerrero: | Ave Virgo sanctissima | Lasso: | Ave Regina caelorum Salve Regina | Mouton, J: | Salva nos, Domine | Palestrina: | Agnus Dei (Missa brevis) Sicut lilium inter spinas (from Canticum canticorum, Motets Book IV) | Praetorius, H: | Joseph lieber, Joseph mein | Rore: | Descendi in hortum meum | Sheppard, J: | In manus tuas I, II & III | Tallis: | Lamentations of Jeremiah I: Incipit Lamentations of Jeremiah I: Aleph Lamentations of Jeremiah I: Bet Mihi autem nimis O sacrum convivium O nata lux de lumine 5vv Miserere nostri, motet for 7 voices, P. 207 If ye love me Hear the voice and prayer A new commandment Why Fum'th in Fight? E'en like the hunted hind God Grant we grace (Tallis Canon) Veni creator: Come Holy Ghost | Taverner: | Kyrie 'Le Roy' Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas: Benedictus | Tomkins: | When David Heard | Victoria: | Ave Maria O vos omnes Requiem: Kyrie Requiem: Graduale Versa est in luctum | White, Robert: | Christe qui lux es et dies III |
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| |  | Naked Byrd Two
Armonico Consort, Christopher Monks (director) This recording is compiled from the Armonico Consort’s Naked Byrd programmes, featuring music by composers who wore their hearts on their sleeves, and whose art saw their emotions laid bare, in an atmospheric concert where magical musical moments are intertwined with sublime passages of plainchant and violin improvisation. It follows on from their first volume in December 2009. Armonico Consort is, at its heart, a highly talented vocal ensemble that stages a wide variety of concerts. “perhaps most moving of all is the "Agnus Dei" section of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, re-scored by the composer for eight-part harmonies.” The Independent, 28th January 2011 ***** “Armonica Consort is a very capable choir, clearly responsive to its conductor's urgings and producing a lovely sound which does not need the heavy layers of resonance to enhance it.” International Record Review, March 2011 “The choral blend and recorded balance are of demonstration quality. The music has a predominantly slow harmonic pulse, where vocal lines can float, suspensions can melt and the listener can relax and marvel at the singers' superb breath control and rock-steady intonation...[a] disc of unending delight” Gramophone Magazine, May 2011 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Victoria: Requiem
“Glorious. A rich, luminous acoustic halo seems to surround the music as it soars ever upward. Under David Hill’s expert direction this choir has achieved a depth and body of tone totally appropriate to this fullblooded
Iberian music” Good CD Guide “This goes to the head of the list of some fine versions of this Requiem” Fanfare | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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"Settings of the Requiem Mass are among the most frequent requests for concert music. This may seem unlikely, given the subject matter, but in fact it is just that subject matter which makes them so compelling. There is a drama inherent in the text which never fails to move audiences, having, in the first place, brought out the best in the composer. It is not a modern kind of drama such as we are used to seeing in the cinema or on television, but rather of the opposite: of the light which is shining on the deceased (whose body would have been present in the original performances), of the immediacy of heaven, of the peace which death will bring. Put in words this may sound a bit far-fetched, but from the split second that the opening ‘Requiem aeternam' chant is heard, every listener is inevitably transported. It is a classic instance of the power of music over every other art-form to communicate without reserve." Peter Phillips | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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This recording features the celebrated Requiem of 1605, Victoria's final composition and a work of beguiling beauty and sumptuous simplicity. It can be seen as the summation of both his art and the Spanish Renaissance tradition. The beautiful plainsong on which it is structured can be heard arching through the texture, forming a delicate and sinuous line throughout. Subtly accompanied by a chamber organ and bajón, it is recorded here with the same forces as may well have performed it originally in the Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales. The Requiem is preceded by Marian Antiphons interspersed with three motets setting texts from the Song of Songs. “Harry Christophers imbues this account with maturity and assurance as well as a deep understanding of the music's architecture. He inspires some impassioned singing from the choir - plumbing the depths in the Offertory to depict the 'deep pit' and 'the pains of hell', and elsewhere using a range of rhetorical gestures to heighten intensity.” BBC Music Magazine, September 2005 ***** “…The Sixteen's new offering… builds on their previous recordings by complementing the voices with a chamber organ and the wonderfully robust-sounding bajón, an early Spanish bassoon whose use in polyphonic performances of the period is well documented.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2005 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Platinum Consort, Scott Inglis-Kidger “The Platinum Consort sing two to a part, using virtually no vibrato. That makes the pristine tonal balance and pure tuning achieved on the opening track here, Felicio Anerio's Christus factus est, all the more laudable. This intimate music-making draws you in gently but ineluctably...[an] interesting, sensitively sung programme, recorded with gleaming clarity” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 **** | |
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A subtle album of choral music in memory of our loved ones. Movements from Victoria’s eloquent sixteenth-century Requiem Mass, and music by William Byrd frame a series of beautiful and reflective choral pieces unfold including stunning new works by John Duggan based on poetry from the First World War. Featuring Sospiri, one of Oxford’s finest choirs. | | | (also available to download from $10.50) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | The Golden Age
In the run up to their 40th Anniversay on May 1st the Kings Singers present the first of two albums on Signum Classics. Portugese, Spanish and Mexican music imbued with religious sensuousness from the 16th Century - the Siglo de Oro - performed by the world's most prestigious a cappella ensemble. This release mixes Hispanic music from both sides of the Atlantic with composers including Lobo, Vivanco, Morales, Victoria and Melgas. “Despite many changes of personnel over the past 40 years, the King's Singers maintain their unmistakable cool timbre, faultless intonation and smooth blend - almost too smooth at times in these examples of passionate, sensuous 16th-century Spanish, Portuguese and Mexican polyphony, the first release marking their anniversary...The Golden Age represents the Singers' bedrock repertoire - great examples of unaccompanied choral music sung with precision and insight by masters of their art.” The Observer, 27th April 2008 “Lamentations can be glorious when delivered by these wonderful singers.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 “In these performances the colours pulse with the glow of fire controlled, tended and kept ready rather than with the bright radiance of the heavens. The King's Singers perform with their customary clarity of line, rhythmic grace and attention to texture.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2008 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Victoria Voices & Viols, Andrew Hope | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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