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8 reviews
The Sixteen

Decca, 2005

Great Music, Fine Performances
First off, the title of this album is misleading. Only one of the tracks stems from the high Renaisance. The rest span from the Reformation period to contemporary. All of them are liturgical, all of a certain calm and meditative style--which could be inferred from the subtitle: "Music for Inner Peace." But those are quibbles. The voices are excellent. The direction impeccable. The ...

Crystal Tears [CD+DVD]
Anonymous, John Bennet, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2008

The Ultimate Guitar Collection

5 reviews
Isaac Albeniz, Anonymous, ...

Sony, 2005

The Best Compilation of the Man on 2 Discs! Great Sound Quality Too!
The title very aptly describes this great classical guitar album showcasing some of the best ever works of John Williams on 2 discs. The track selections are great as they span the centuries from the Baroque greats of Bach and Vivaldi to the modern day composers such as Stanley Myers and York. John even flirts with Blues and Jazz-style pieces and they actually sound very good. In addition, ...

English Renaissance Music

5 reviews
John Bull, William Byrd, ...

Sony, 1990

The finest brass ensembles all on 1 album
I got this CD quite a while ago, and I still listen to it almost daily. Best at night in a candlelit room while it's raining sipping fine wine and reminising of the Renaissance festival! (wierd, I know. But that's just me) If you have an interest in this time period, you won't regret buying this CD.

Thomas Tallis: Complete Works

1 review
William Byrd, Gregorian Chant, ...

Brilliant Classics, 2008

Another Superb Set from Brilliant Classics
I can't praise highly enough the service to the music world that Brilliant Classics is doing by issuing the complete works of both well-known and lesser-known masters. Brilliant is perhaps best known for its complete sets of Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven, each priced at a little over $100 for close to 100 CDs in each set. I was previously familiar with the English Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), but ...

Great Choral Classics from King's Choir of King's College, Cambridge

1 review
Bernard Richards, Kenneth Heath, ...

Decca, 1998

Absolutely glorious!
These musical performances are done with consummate artistry. The attack, the phrasing, the tempi, the interpretations are all presented with professionalism and first-rate musicianship. The organ and the setting, as well as choir and director, are associated worldwide with the very best in church music and this CD does not disappoint. Beloved church choral classics are all here and all ...

Canadian Brass: Legends

1 review
Samuel Barber, William Byrd, ...

OPENING DAY ENT, 2008

Tribute to the Legends
"The compositions featured on LEGENDS are absolutely essential to appreciating the Canadian Brass legacy." That about sums up this cd. Fans of the Canadian Brass will find no new compositions on this album but will find new recordings of old standards. I find I prefer some of the original recordings better, but that is only because they are engraved in my mind after years of playback. ...

The Essential Tallis Scholars

9 reviews
Gregorio Allegri, Antoine Brumel, ...

Gimell UK, 2003

The Greatest Hits of a Pioneer Ensemble
For years, Tallis Scholars have been quietly revolutionizing our recovery of sacred music. This is their "greatest hits" collection and quite great indeed. The Miserere which begins the set is alone worth the price of the set. The only fault with it is that it is so startling, so obviously genuine, that you will still be hearing it as you play through the rest of the set. The Scholars' ...

Discover Early Music

3 reviews
Alfonso X (el Sabio), 11th century French Polyphony Anonymous, ...

Naxos, 2005

awesome value -- 5+ stars
I'm really enthusiastic about these CDs and booklet. I've had it for a few weeks now, in which I've explored Medieval and Renaissance music much more deeply than this little book and CD set. Yet I'm very glad I started with these. The selection of composers gives an excellent, broad sweep across several centuries. But the booklet contains one of the most informative essays I've found about ...

Music for Compline

16 reviews
Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, ...

Harmonia Mundi USA, 2007

An exceptional and Moving Experience
This first offering from British vocal group stile antico is an exceptional listening experience. Beautiful and soothing, the vocals on this CD are ouststanding. This is a 5-star listen through and through. Also enjoyable is the booklet that comes with the CD explaining Compline and the 16th century composers whose music is featuered on the CD. Highly recommended. This is a 5 star treat, ...

Brother Sun, Sister Moon

9 reviews
Gregorian Chant, William Byrd, ...

American Gramaphone, 1990

Light and shadows
Recorded in the Great Hall of University College School, London, the Cambridge Singers under the direction of John Rutter produced a true masterpiece in 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon' in 1988. The title derives from a famous prayer by St. Francis of Assisi, and is inspired by liturgical music from (or derivative of) the Middle Ages and Renaissance polyphony and Gregorian chant. The music is ...

Music from the Royal Court

2 reviews
Anonymous, Adriano Banchieri, ...

Umvd Labels, 2003

My best baroque CD
Over the years from time to time I bought some CDs with baroque brass ensemble music, always hoping it would be so fascinating as what I knew from my fathers PJBE vynil records. What I bought so far all are nice but also somewhat boring after short time. Unfortunately I never bought something from the PJBE until now, and this is the first time that a complete CD (and in this case even two of ...

Beyond Chant: Mysteries Of The Renaissance

16 reviews
Anonymous, Adrian Batten, ...

Delos Records, 1994

Lofty music
Some of the earliest pieces of Christian music are the various kinds of chant. These hearken back to synagogue singing; there were various kinds of chant, including Gregorian, Old Roman, Mozarabic, Cistercian and Anglican chant. These tend toward the monophonic, singing with a single 'tune' or lone. They are generally without regular beats or set meters. However, in the Renaissance, ...

All At Once Well Met: English Madrigals; The King's Singers

5 reviews
John Dowland, Thomas Morley, ...

EMI Classics, 1990

Sumptuous and mellow
The six men of the King's Singers present sweet and light-hearted madrigals of such English composers as Morley, Weelkes, Dowland, Wilbye and Byrd. The thirty five selections include "Now is the Month of Maying", "Though Philomela Lost Her Love", "Sing We and Chant It," the celebration of tobacco entitled "Come, Sirrah Jack, Ho!" and a host of other fa-la-la-la-la venues interspersed with ...

Heavenly Harmonies [Hybrid SACD]

4 reviews
William Byrd, Thomas Tallis

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2008

More sublime harmonies from Stile Antico
Their first cd - Music for Compline - introduced a young Renaissance ensemble capable of creating vocal harmonies of pristine beauty while obviously relishing the musical perfection they created with a joy bordering on ecstasy: perfect for deeply religious music. Their striking ability to convey the ecstatic religious vision is what made that initial release so memorable. Their second CD release ...

Consort of Musicke by William Byrd & Orlando Gibbons; Sweelinck: Fantasia in D (The Glenn Gould Edition)

12 reviews
Glenn Gould, William Byrd, ...

Sony, 1993

Enraptured visions!
The interpretative art of Glenn Gould reached sidereal dimensions in this occasion playing the British virginalists. Gould made the complete journey and ellaborated a fine and fascinating portrait about the moods, mesmerizing approach, creating a spelling atmsophere around every single piece of this treasured album. For all those who admire and still remaind his genius, this album is among his ...

Julian Bream: The Ultimate Guitar Collection-Volume 2

6 reviews
Dionysio Aguado, Johann Sebastian Bach, ...

RCA, 2000

Spectacular
The brilliance of Breams guitar/lute shines through. If you love any of his work you will love this, I can never get tired of his work.Especially this one. Antantino grazioso is absolutely amazing.

Greatest Hits: Harpsichord

9 reviews
Mateo Albeniz, Anonymous, ...

Sony, 1995

"Best Harpsichord Recording"
I have always loved the sound of the Harpsichord and for many years hearing poorly recorded or played Harpsichord this treasure is a must have. From the fine compositions to the good sound quality this CD is definately a keeper. Plenty of music for a moderate price as well.

Best of L.A.G.Q.

6 reviews
Johann Sebastian Bach, William "Count" Basie, ...

Delos Records, 1998

Recent Purchase that I'm Joyed to Find and Enjoy
Not until recently did I know about this guitar four. Hearing a number of their songs on internet classical radio, I decided I'd try this one. What a great surprise --- their arrangements of Copeland to Sousa to Praetorius are excellent and in taste. I'll be venturing into their other works.

The King's Singers: English Renaissance

4 reviews
Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, ...

RCA, 1995

The King's Singers Overcome Obsticles of Byrd and Tallis
William Byrd. Thomas Tallis. Both were common copmosers in the Renaissance era that were sure to offer up a challenge to anyone who dared. The King's Singers were up there to challenge the music of Byrd and Tallis. What an interesting choice of composers too. Byrd was known to be the most respected composer of his time in England (1543-1623), which may also be the reason he got away with ...

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