Motet Masters of the Renaissance
Editorial Reviews
The American Organist, August 1997
This group sings with the clarity and control of a carefully drilled chamber ensemble a fifth their size. Phrasing, intonation, articulation, blend, and color are precisely thought out and perfectly executed . . . A fine recording, both for the music and the performance.
J.F. Weber, Fanfare Magazine,
". . . will greatly enlarge most collections of Renaissance motets with rare pieces of outstanding worth, sung with skill and devotion"
Album Description
This superb release from Gloriæ Dei Cantores features sacred music from one of the most artistically inspired periods in the arts. Features Missa super Bella Amfitrit' altera by Lassus.
Motet Masters of the Renaissance
Motet Masters of the Renaissance, Music, Giovanni Francesco Anerio, William Byrd, Clemens non Papa (Jacob Clement), Juan de Esquivel Barahona, Francisco Guerrero, Jacobus Handl (Gallus), Hans Leo Hassler, Orlande de Lassus, Cristobal de Morales, Thomas Morley, Giovanni Maria Nanino, Peter Philips, Costanzo Porta, Andreas Raselius, Cipriano de Rore, Lodovico Viadana, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Pietro Vinci, Giaches de Wert, Elizabeth C. Patterson, Gloriae Dei Cantores, Choral, Choral Music, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Miscellaneous Vocal Music, Orchestral, Renaissance Mass, Renaissance Motet, Requiem/Requiem Section, Sacred Choral Music, Vocal
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- Almost angelic
- Great choir, but mostly recycled material
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- Superb voices!
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ASIN: B0000DJEOL
Release Date: 2003-10-07 |
Tracks:
- The holly and the ivy (arr. H. Walford Davies)*
- Blessed be that maid Mary (arr. David Willcocks)
- Somerset Wassail (arr. John Rutter)
- Shepherds, in the fields abiding (French, arr. Willcocks)*
- The Infant King (Basque, arr. Willcocks)
- What is this lovely fragrance? (French, arr. Healey Willan)
- Gabriel's message (Basque, arr. Willcocks)*
- Still, still, still (German, arr. Rutter)
- Quittez, pasteurs (French, arr. Rutter)
- Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle (French, arr. Rutter)
- Personent hodie (German, arr. Rutter)
- The shepherds' farewell (Hector Berlioz)
- O holy night (Adolphe Adam)
- O magnum mysterium (T. L. de Victoria)
- Hodie Christus natus est (J. P. Sweelinck)
- For unto us a child is born (G. F. Handel)
- In dulci jubilo (Samuel Scheidt)
- Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child (Kenneth Leighton)*
- A New Year Carol (Benjamin Britten)
- Balulalow (Peter Warlock)
- I saw a fair maiden (Peter Warlock)
- The Lamb (John Tavener)
- Fantasia on Christmas Carols (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Album Description
Christmas Never Sounded So Good!
For more than a decade, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have shared the Joy of Christmas with the world. The ethereal sound of perfectly blended voices, singing the most beautiful seasonal music ever composed never fails to touch the heart or lift the spirit. This year, John Rutter and the Cambridge Singers have assembled a NEW collection - compiled from the archives, including FOUR NEVER BEFORE RELEASED TRACKS! This is a holiday feast you will NOT want to miss!
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Almost angelic.......2007-01-18
Choral music by the Cambridge Singers is always top-notch. An older album that might have sounded better with newer technology but no complaints. Has great vocals and orchestral support.
Great choir, but mostly recycled material.......2005-12-16
I have the utmost respect for John Rutter and his Cambridge Singers, probably the best choir in the world (at least, the English-speaking world). I have almost all their CDs. Two of their Christmas CDs are "desert-island" class for this listener.
Unfortunately, I cannot give this otherwise excellent CD the same high marks. If they wanted to release a "best of Cambridge Christmas" CD, this would not be it. It does a few of the absolute best Christmas selections, including Sweelinck's "Hodie", Willcocks's breathtaking arrangement of "The Infant King", and Rutter's own quirky reading of "Personent Hodie". And it does contain a few tracks not previously released.
However, if you want the best of Cambridge and Christmas, start with "Christmas Night", which is always the first CD I pull out the day after Thanksgiving. The sound of the famliar Persall setting of "In Dulci Jubilo" sets my holiday in motion. And that CD also has Rutter's own magical "There is a flower". After that CD, get "Christmas with the Cambridge Singers", which has "The Infant King" and some other treasures.
So, you can't really go wrong with this CD, especially if you just want an introduction to how this fine ensemble addresses the most choir-friendly holiday of all. But if you're serious about getting all the good stuff, start with the other two mentioned above, then add "Christmas Day in the Morning" and the early "Christmas Star".
Glittering Chrismas Music.......2005-11-15
I own virtually all of the CD's of John Rutter (whom I greatly admire) and the Cambridge Singers, and I am a fan of English Choral music in general. If I were asked to recommend only one of the many Cambridge Singers Christmas albums, or indeed one of any English Christmas album, a hard choice, this would be it. As others have noted, this CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with four new releases. It is, I believe, longer playing than the other Cambridge albums. In style, it is a mostly quiet sounding collection--in fact several carols are sung a cappella-- with pieces ranging from carols such as "The Holly and the Ivy" to the more robust "Fantasia on Christmas Carols". In sum, this is a sensitively arranged and performed collection of beautiful Christmas music.
The Spirit of Christmas On CD.......2005-06-02
I have never been disappointed by any Cambridge Singers release, so it isnt surprising that I thoroughly enjoyed this offering as well. This CD is a compilation of songs from previous cds with one or two new tracks, so check your library to make sure you arent duplicating your collection in the order to complete your collection. I purchased this disk to obtain a copy of the Fantasia On Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughn Williams which was originally released on Christmas Day In The Morning. As usual, every song is performed in a precise yet heartfelt manner. If you dont own any cds by the Cambridge singers I would personally recommend Christmas Night as the first disk to own, but if you know and love the Cambridge Singers as I do, then you will enjoy having this wonderful addition to your library.
Superb voices!.......2003-12-22
This CD was beautifully sung by the Cambridge Singers, a boys/mens choir, mostly a' capela. It's the first Christmas CD I've bought that really tempts me to crank up the volume so I can revel in every note.
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- Superb Stravinsky Selections, excellently performed.
- Stravinsky Gems
- A Stravinskian treasure trove
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ASIN: B000002ZNH
Release Date: 1993-11-17 |
Tracks:
- Five Bridal Folk Songs From The Voronezh District: Now, Little Grey Duck
- Five Bridal Folk Songs From The Voronezh District: Good Day, My Fair One
- Five Bridal Folk Songs From The Voronezh District: Oh Mother, My Little Head Hurts
- Five Bridal Folk Songs From The Voronezh District: Oh, Come To Me (Lament)
- Five Bridal Folk Songs From The Voronezh District: Indoors, Outside
- The Wedding: The Tresses
- The Wedding: The Bridgegroom's House
- The Wedding: The Departure Of The Bride
- The Wedding: The Wedding Feast
- Four Russian Peasant Songs: In Our Saviour's Parish In Chigisakh Beyoond The Yauza
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- Our Father
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James Woods and the New London Chamber Chorus and Chamber Ensemble provide a performance of Stravinsky's Les Noces--considered by many to be the composer's finest work--that is careful and well balanced, even if it never reaches the Apollonian sublimity of Bardon Eötvös's recording. And it's wonderful to hear engaging renditions of lesser-known vocal music by the composer, including the Four Russian Peasant Songs and several Slavonic works. Stravinsky's arrangements of music by the infamous Renaissance composer Gesualdo and a modernist homage to T.S. Eliot round out this record. --Joshua Cody
Customer Reviews:
Superb Stravinsky Selections, excellently performed........2006-06-01
'Les Noces and other choral music' is centered around Igor Stravinsky's scoring of five Russian folk pieces done for weddings (the translation of 'Les Noces'). The selection is interesting for so many reasons, not the least of which is the similarity of this material to the great 'The Rites of Spring' as well as a really superior realization of the great Russian tradition in choral performances.
I have heard Stravinsky's 'Tres Sacrae Cantiones' done on other recordings and these are much better, and they fit in well with the other material on the disk.
This disk easily passes the single most important test of a CD. Not only do I enjoy listening to it at least once a year, I really look forward to it, much as I look forward to 'Rubber Soul' as I work my way through Beatles' recordings.
A truly superior recording and selection of choral material.
Stravinsky Gems.......2001-07-20
This disc is worth owning and listening to many times. I love Les Noces, but I remember how odd it sounded to me when I first heard it a couple of decades back. The first tracks on this disk are five Russian wedding songs. These provide a WONDERFUL education and context for Les Noces. Even if you are familiar with the piece, these are worth hearing for context.
The other pieces are also not commonly had outside the big collections of Stravinsky works. They are worth hearing and knowing.
These are very good performances done in interesting ways.
A Stravinskian treasure trove.......2000-09-24
This disc is one of two released by Hyperion in exploration of Stravinsky's choral music. It contains many gems, familiar and otherwise, and makes for a tremendously valuable addition to any collection.
An excellent ploy is the use of two experienced choirs for the recording: the New London Chamber Choir and the Voronezh District Chamber Choir, with James Wood and Oleg Shepel as respective conductors. Whilst some may find the latter choir a slightly odd-sounding group, their presence adds a wonderfully authentic flavour to the music, most of which dates from Stravinsky's early period - commonly described as his 'Russian' period. Indeed, they open the disc with Four Bridal Songs from the Voronezh District itself, complete with tambourines and dancing (although of course only the tambourines are evident in the recording). These are a superb appetiser for what follows.
The title work "Les Noces," also known as "Svadebka" or even just simply "The Wedding," is without a doubt one of Stravinsky's most celebrated works. As with the Russian Songs, it is a pity that in listening to it we cannot also enjoy the accompanying choreography, although Stravinsky called for a large array of percussion instruments in the score and these add an almost aural choreography to the work. The two featured choirs join forces for this together with four outstanding soloists (including John Potter) and four deft pianists, resulting in a colourful, gripping and explosive performance.
Stravinsky's "Four Russian Peasant Songs" for women's choir deserve to be better known, and here we get the opportunity to listen to both versions: one for unaccompanied voices, the other for voices and four horns. These show as well as anything that part of Stravinsky's mastery lay in his ability to evoke a chosen style whilst remaining completely true to his own: if you can programme your CD player to play these and the opening traditional songs in sequence, you will see for yourself just how successfully this music works.
Westminster Cathedral Choir have recorded Stravinsky's "Three Sacred Choruses" in Latin for Hyperion; on this disc you can hear the original Slavonic versions. They are entrusted to the Voronezh Choir under Oleg Shepel, and he does some rather surprising things to the music (for instance, it is sung at more flexible speeds and with a curious degree of vibrato and 'swoopy' phrasing than on other recordings I have heard). Still, it is good to have them in sequence, presented as Stravinsky might have heard them upon returning to his homeland after nearly a whole lifetime in exile. The New London Chamber Choir follows these with three sacred pieces of a different kind: these began life as unfinished motets by Carlo Gesualdo. Stravinsky was fascinated by them and elected to finish them, but in the process his own musical thumbprints were placed on the music and what we thus hear is a curiously compelling mixture of flavourful Italian polyphony and twentieth century idioms. It is not hard to imagine these being sung in worship.
The programme closes with two fruits of Stravinsky's final years - his serial period. "The Dove Descending" is an eerily beautiful setting of a well-known poem by T. S. Eliot (another figure greatly admired by the composer) and provides further demonstration that Stravinsky could still sound like himself whilst under the influence of Schoenberg's twelve-tone discipline. The "Introit in memory of T. S. Eliot" which closes the disc is a more obviously serial work, setting the opening text of the Requiem Mass for male voices and a small ensemble (viola, double bass, piano, harp and percussion). This is Stravinsky at his grittiest, yet the music - right down to the timbre of the instruments combined - expresses the mood of the text in a wonderfully sublime manner.
This disc is a worthwhile investment, whether you are a Stravinsky addict, a Stravinsky student or just plain curious. It presents an amazingly varied range of works, each one a gem in its own way, performed to a very high standard. Colourful, exciting, well-made: I recommend it.
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- Masters of English Church Music
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ASIN: B0000031I5
Release Date: 1995-12-01 |
Tracks:
- Sing Joyfully
- Turn Our Captivity
- Praise Our Lord, All Ye Gentiles
- Emendemus in Melius
- Siderum Rector
- Plorans Plorabit
- Visita, Quaesumus Domine
- Attollite Portas
- Laudibus in Sanctis
- Gaudeamus Omnes
- Ave Verum Corpus
- Veni Sancte Spiritus
- Christus Resurgens
- Solve Iubente Deo
- O Magnum Misterium
- Non Vos Relinquam
- O Quam Suavis
- Justorum Animae
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- Magnificat in B Flat
- Nunc Dimittis in B Flat
- O for a Closer Walk
- Like as the Hart
- Fear of the Lord
- I Heard a Voice from Heaven
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- Requiem Aeternam
- I Heard a Voice from Heaven
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- All My Hope on God Is Founded
Customer Reviews:
Masters of English Church Music.......2000-01-09
Very uplifting and spiritual, Seems to transport you to another place and time. Simply Beautiful listening.
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The Da Vinci Era: Masters of the Renaissance
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- Matona Mia Cara - Lautten Compagney
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- I. Feria/V. In Coena Domini - Cantarte Regensburg
- Gloria A 7 Voci - Howard Arman
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The Masters of Sacred Polyphony of the 15th and 16th Centuries
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Release Date: 1998-05-19 |
Tracks:
- Miserere Mei, Deus: Psaume - Damien Grelier/Maitrise Des Hauts-De-Seine/Gael De Kerret
- O Vos Omnes
- Unus Ex Vobis - Francis Bardot/Maitrise Des Hauts-De-Seine/Gael De Kerret
- Ecce Homo - Pierrick Boisseau/Maitrise Des Hauts-De-Seine/Gael De Kerret
- Ave Maria - Arnaud Sourisseau/Maitrise Des Hauts-De-Seine/Gael De Kerret
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- O Magnum Mysterium: Motet
- Christus Factus Est: Graduel De La Messe Des Rameaux
- Sicut Cervus Desiderat: Motet
- Sitivit Anima Mea (Secunda Pars): Motet
- O Jesu Christe: Motet
- Exultate Justi: Motet
Customer Reviews:
A Good, But Flawed, CD.......2000-12-12
I am a huge fan of Renaissance choral music, as well as the sound of men and boys' choirs, so when I saw this CD in the store I had great hopes that I would like it. And I do--but there are some flaws that I should point out.
THE WEAKNESSES: The choir as a whole has a tendency to slightly drop in pitch as a song progresses, something which may bother listeners with a trained ear. In addition, there are more than a few moments throughout the recording where one or more section of the choir goes flat, and the result is that the harmony gets slightly off in places--not quite clean. The treble soloist in Allegri's "Miserere Mei", for example, tends to go a little flat during his solo, not on the high note but on the notes surrounding it. Anyone with a sensitive ear will notice this pattern and it is the biggest detraction from the recording as a whole and the reason I cannot give it five stars. It also makes the group as a whole sound slightly less than professional. Another weakness to this recording is the tempo chosen for two of the songs. "Miserere Mei" is performed faster than I have ever heard it (indeed, too fast if you ask me, especially during the mens' unison part). It just does not have that stirring, reflective quality that slower recordings bring to the piece. On the other hand, Palestrina's "Sicut Cervus" is performed a little too slowly in my opinion, although it is one of the more "together" pieces on the CD. In general, I feel this choir sounds better when they sing at a more upbeat tempo--they stay in tune better--and so I felt that too many of their songs were a little too slow. Lastly, the CD only offers 45 minutes of music, and I would have appreciated a bit more.
But after reading about all these significant weaknesses, don't give up on this CD just yet! There are some strengths, too!
THE STRENGTHS: For one, this is a French choir, and has an entirely different sound from a traditional cathedral-based English or American choir. Unlike English-style men and boys' choirs, where men comprise the bass, tenor, and contralto sections, this French group has boys as both sopranos and altos, and men only as tenors and basses. This lead to a very different overall sound, and one that I happen to like--although I find it difficult to find words to describe exactly what I mean. Suffice it to say this is a relatively unusual arrangement and produces a unique sound that you may find, as I do, pleasing. To give credit to the young soloist in "Miserere Mei", although he goes flat in places, he does have a very pretty and sweet voice, and the fact that it sounds slightly untrained almost adds to its sweetness in a way (if you look at the up side of things).
The selection of music is also very good, and if you like Renaissance choral music, you will enjoy the pieces presented here. The composers range from Vittoria to Palestrina to Antonio Lotti, and the pieces are mainly motets. Despite the choir's lack of perfection, they do have a very nice sound and sing some of the loveliest choral music of the 16th and 17th centuries.
OVERALL: This is a recording with many flaws, but nonetheless may be a worthwhile purchase for some who likes the style of music and wants to hear the unusual sound of this continental men and boys' choir. I would recommend it to you if you fit into that category. If you are, however, simply looking to hear a good men and boys' choir, then I would recommend you pass this one up and consider, instead, choirs such as King's College Choir, Cambridge (UK), St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, London (UK), or the sometimes overlooked but absolutely wonderful St. Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, New York (USA). Recordings from all of these choirs can be found on Amazon.com.
And if you are simply looking for a good recording of Allegri's Miserere, then do indeed look elsewhere--St. Paul's Cathedral Choir has a much better recording, with Jeremy Budd as the treble soloist, and there is also a classic 1962 King's College Choir version with Roy Goodman as the soloist, which is lovely.
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Masters of the Renaissance
Manufacturer: Gloriae Dei Cantores
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Byrd, William
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ASIN: B000003XGA
Release Date: 1996-03-19 |
Album Description
This release from Gloriae Dei Cantores features sacred music from one of the most inspired periods in the arts---the Renaissance. Each of the European schools of composition---Italian, Flemish, German, Spanish, and English---is represented by a total of twenty composers, offering a fascinating cross-section of styles and influences. Great masters such as Lassus, Byrd, and Victoria are featured, as well as lesser-known composers such as Hassler, de Wert, and Nanino.
The central work of this recording is the MISSA SUPER BELL AMFITRIT ALTERA by Lassus, generally considered one of his finest works. Other selections include Anerio's tender and stirring REQUIEM AETERNUM and William Byrd's TERRA TREMUIT, which has been described as "one of the most dramatic texts in the whole of music."
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Manufacturer: Gloria Dei Cantores
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Binding: Audio CD
Byrd, William
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ASIN: B000009QD7
Release Date: 1998-10-13 |
Album Description
The Golden Age of Venice produced some of the most beautiful choral works ever written; organ, brass and instrumental accompaniment enhance many of these selections.
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Masters of the Renaissance
Manufacturer: Paraclete Press
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Byrd, William
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All Works by Lassus
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General
| Morales, Cristóbal de
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Sacred & Religious
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General
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General
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General
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Masses
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Motets
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Oratorios
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ASIN: B00000E0O9
Release Date: 2006-05-01 |
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- Exsultate justi (Viadana)
- Mirabile mysterium (Vinci)
- Adoramus te, Christe (Nanino)
- Voce mea (Porta)
- Requiem aeternam (Anero)
- Kyrie (Lassus)
- Gloria (Lassus)
- Credo (Lassus)
- Sanctus (Lassus)
- Benedictus (Lassus)
- Angus Dei (Lassus)
- Ave Maria (Clemens)
- Jubliate Deo (Rore)
- Improperium (Lassus)
- Peccavi super numerum (Wert)
- Eripe me de inimicia (Raselius)
- Rorate caeli (Handi)
- Dixit Maria (Hassler)
- Verbum caro factum est (Hassler)
- Duo seraphim (Esquivel)
- Ecce sic benedicetur (Morales)
- O Domine Jesu Christe (Victoria)
- Ego sum panis vivus (Esquivel)
- O vos omnes (Victoria)
- Rorate caeli (Guerro)
- O magnum mysterium (Byrd)
- Terra Tremuit (Byrd)
- Laboravi in gemitu (Morley)
- Tibi laus (Philips)
Product Description
This release from Gloriae Dei Cantores features sacred music from one of the most inspired periods in the arts---the Renaissance. Each of the European schools of composition---Italian, Flemish, German, Spanish, and English---is represented by a total of twenty composers, offering a fascinating cross-section of styles and influences. Great masters such as Lassus, Byrd, and Victoria are featured, as well as lesser-known composers such as Hassler, de Wert, and Nanino. The central work of this recording is the Missa super bell amfitrit altera by Lassus, generally considered one of his finest works. Other selections include Anerio's tender and stirring Requiem aeternum and William Byrd's Terra tremuit, which has been described as "one of the most dramatic texts in the whole of music."
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