Tomkins: Woe is me that I am constrained

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The Rose Consort of Viols

The Rose Consort of Viols explore the repertoire of 4 important English composers - Thomas Tallis, Christopher Tye, William Byrd & Thomas Tomkins

Byrd:	Plorans plorabit In Nomine No. 3 a 5 Fantasia No. 1 a 6 The sweet and merry month of May Praise our Lord, all ye Gentiles
Tallis:	Salvator mundi O sacrum convivium Derelinquat impius When shall my sorrowful sighing slake, partsong for 4 voices In Nomine II a 4 Suscipe quaeso Domine
Tomkins:	Oyez! Has any found a lad? Pavan and Galliard Turn unto the Lord our God In Nomine No. 1 Woe is me that I am constrained
Tye:	Rubum quem In Nomine ‘Beleeve me’ In Nomine ‘Re la re’ I lift my heart to thee In nomine Xl Farwell my good one, for ever Christ Rising Again from the Dead In Nomine ‘Rounde’ In Nomine ‘Saye so’

Clare Wilkinson (mezzo soprano)

Four Gentleman of the Chapel

“Clare Wilkinson's pure Mezzo voice emerges from the mists of time in the opening antiphon by Talllis, sustaining and beautifully articulating the text. …the Rose Consort play in a sublimely unfussy, unfettered manner worthy of the music.” Gramophone Magazine, September 2008

Deux-Elles - DXL1129

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$15.75

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Thomas Tomkins - The Great Service

Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom

Woe is me that I am constrained

Be strong and of a good courage

O sing unto the Lord a new song

O God, the proud are risen against me

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips

Gimell - CDGIM024

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English Madrigals

Bennet:	All creatures now are merry-minded
Byrd:	Though Amaryllis dance in green
Farnaby, G:	Carters, now cast down
Gibbons, O:	Ah, dear heart The Silver Swan
Morley:	Hark! Alleluia Phyllis, I fain would die now
Ramsey, R:	Sleep, fleshy birth
Tomkins:	Woe is me that I am constrained When David Heard Bonus tracks – Anthems & Sacred Madrigals recorded in Salle Church, Norfolk, on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 1988 Then David mourned Bonus tracks – Anthems & Sacred Madrigals recorded in Salle Church, Norfolk, on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 1988 Almighty God, the fountain of all wisdom Bonus tracks – Anthems & Sacred Madrigals recorded in Salle Church, Norfolk, on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 1988 Woe is me that I am constrained Bonus tracks – Anthems & Sacred Madrigals recorded in Salle Church, Norfolk, on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 1988 Be strong and of a good courage Bonus tracks – Anthems & Sacred Madrigals recorded in Salle Church, Norfolk, on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 1988 O sing unto the Lord a new song Bonus tracks – Anthems & Sacred Madrigals recorded in Salle Church, Norfolk, on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 1988 O God, the proud are risen against me Bonus tracks – Anthems & Sacred Madrigals recorded in Salle Church, Norfolk, on July 18th, 19th and 20th, 1988
Vautor:	Cruel Madame
Weelkes:	Hark All Ye Lovely Saints
Wilbye:	Draw on, sweet night

The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (director)

“Originally released on the Classics for Pleasure label, the issuing of this CD will mark the first time these tracks have been commercially available for over 20 years. The twelve madrigals presented here were deliberately chosen to show off the scope of the best English madrigal writing around the year 1600. Do I regret not having done more of this repertoire in the intervening years? I would, if there hadn’t been so much first-rate sacred music to explore.” Peter Phillips

This unique album, the only recording by The Tallis Scholars of English Madrigals and their first-ever digital recording, was made in the Great Hall at Deene Park, Northamptonshire, on April 23rd, 24th and 25th, 1982

“This sole recording of secular music by the Tallis Scholars makes one wish for more. Byrd's 'Though Amaryllis's is very nimble, the graded dynamics in Bennet's 'All Creatures' superb.” BBC Music Magazine, January 2008 *****

Gimell - GIMSE403

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