Missa: The Finest Masses in Musical History 3 CD Set Works by Busnois, Brumel, Josquin, Janequin, Richafort, De Rore, Palestrina, Padovano, Monteverdi, Charpentier, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Rossini, Bruckner, Faure, Poulenc, Martin and Bernstein. Missa explores the history of the Christian Mass in western music. Proceeding chronologically from chant to the …
James MacMillan, composer Polyphony Britten Sinfonia Stephen Layton This new disc featuring Polyphony and the Britten Sinfonia conducted by Stephen Layton portrays the ultimate dramatic event in history - the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, expressed through the raw emotional power of one of Scotland's most distinguished and vital composers, James MacMillan. His Seven Last Words from the …
Monastic Choir of St. Peter's Abbey, Solesmes Directed by Dom Jean Claire The great bell of Solesmes calls the listener to the complete Office of Sunday Vespers and Compline on this exquisite recording. Includes antiphons, psalms, hymns and the Angelus .
Summi Et Aeterni Sacerdoti - Missa Cantata Missa Summi Et Aeterni Sacerdoti was written for the blessed occasion of the first Mass of Fr. James Fryar, FSSP. This CD enshrines the live recoridng of that memorable and joyous Mass, offered in St. Joseph's Church in Topeka on May 24th, 2004, and sung by a choir consisting of more than forty singers.
The Tallis Scholars, Peter Philips Palestrina is probably the most talked-about composer in the history of classical music. Beethoven and Mozart are possible rivals in this, but with them, the process hasn't been going on for so long. In spite of their name, The Tallis Scholars have sung Palestrina's music more than that of any other composer. The group was presented with a …
This CD of Sacred Songs Of Russia has a wide variety of Russia's greatest Composers. These include Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Sviridov and more!
Holst Singers Directed by Stephen Layton James Vivian (organ) This pioneering new recording - a showcase for the virtuoso talents of the Holst Singers - presents all fifteen of Pierre Villette's unaccompanied choral works and his two motets for choir and organ. Villette might best be regarded as the stylistic bridge between Debussy and Faure on the one hand and Poulenc and Messiaen on …
Dufay - Mass for St. Anthony Abbot Binchois - Motets, Mass Movements The Binchois Consort, Andrew Kirkman The Binchois Consort and Andrew Kirkman are now recognized as being among the foremost interpreters of music by the father of polyphony, Guillaume Dufay.. Their recordings of the Missa Puisque je vis and Music for St Anthony of Padua were warmly received around the world, and the …
Johannes Brahms Conducted by Phillipe Herreweghe La Chapelle Royale Collegium Vocal Orchestre des Champs Elysees
The Tallis Scholars Sing Thomas Tallis This large collection featuring the authoritative choir of Tallis works includes 26 different hymns on two CDs, recorded in honor of the 500th anniversary of Thomas Tallis' death. Included are the glorious 40-part motet Spem in alium and the Lamentations of Jeremiah.
This CD comes with a mix of schools of music and a mix of composers. Composers include Hassler, Victoria, Byrd, Nanino and many others.
This is the acclaimed bestselling debut album of Trio Mediaeval, a group of three women sopranos whom critics are calling the “best female vocal group performing early music, a seemingly flawless group.” The Scandavian trio performs the medieval Messe de Tournai that includes the standard Mass parts Kyrie, Sanctus, Gloria, Angus Dei and more, along with Ivan Moody’s Words of …
Performed by the Choir of Magdalen College.
Composed and conducted by John Rutter Performed by the Cambridge Singers and the City of London Sinfonia with John Scott (organ)
Henryk Gorecki Chamber Choir of Versija This album was composed by Henryk Gorecki in 1987 in honor of John Paul II’s third visit to his homeland of Poland. The choral text is taken from a poem written by Maria Boguslawska. The music is based on chants of the Polish church and reflects Gorecki’s deep love for the Holy Father, and for his country and it’s musical traditions. The simple form of …
Performed by the Choir of the King's Consort
4 CD Set