William Byrd: The Complete Keyboard Music [Box set]

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Today, English composer William Byrd (1540-1623) is mostly remembered for his vocal works, but his keyboard output--a vast array of pavans, galliards, plainsong interpretations, preludes, and popular-song arrangements--is just as noteworthy. Indeed, as Byrd sought to find his voice in writing music for the (relatively) new instrumental genre, he employed experimentation, creativity, and virtuosity that still sound fresh today. This ambitious set features virtually all Byrd's keyboard music, performed by Davitt Maroney on a handful of replica instruments. Spread over seven CDs (and with a solid 100 pages of liner notes dissecting the works), it's an impressive set for keyboard buffs and people curious about what music in Elizabethan England sounded like. Throughout, Maroney plays these challenging pieces impeccably, whether on harpsichord, church organ, clavichord, or muselar virginal (a type of plucked keyboard instrument). Sometimes musical labors of love don't translate to good listening, but in the case of William Byrd: The Complete Keyboard Music, we should all be thankful for Maroney's efforts. --Jason Verlinde

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In Nomine: 16th Century English Music for Viols Including the Complete Consort Music of Thomas Tallis - Fretwork
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    In Nomine: 16th Century English Music for Viols Including the Complete Consort Music of Thomas Tallis - Fretwork
    John Taverner , Thomas Preston , Robert Johnson , Robert Parsons , Alfonso Ferrabosco , Richard Campbell , Julia Hodgson , William Hunt , Elizabeth Liddle , and Christopher Wilson
    Manufacturer: Amon Ra
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    ASIN: B000002048
    Release Date: 1995-03-06

    Tracks:

    1. In Nomine A 4, No. 1
    2. In Nomine A 5 'Crye'
    3. In Nomine A 5 'Trust'
    4. Solfaing Song A 5
    5. Fa La Sol A 3
    6. In Nomine A 4
    7. Fant A 5
    8. In Nomine A 5
    9. In Nomine A 4, No. 2
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    11. In Nomine
    12. In Nomine A 4, No. 2
    13. O Lux Beata Trinitas A 3
    14. In Nomine A 4
    15. In Nomine A 5
    16. Ut Re Mi Fa Sol La A 4
    17. In Nomine A 5
    18. Lute Fant, No 5
    19. Fant A 4
    20. Libera Nos, Salva Nos A 5
    21. In Nomine A 4
    For When You're Alone (Dig)
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    • Like a box of your favorite chocolates...
    For When You're Alone (Dig)
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    Manufacturer: Decca
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    ASIN: B00006JK9Z
    Release Date: 2002-09-24

    Tracks:

    1. Air On G String - Karl Richter
    2. Andantino - Arthur Grumiaux
    3. Larghetto - Manfred Clement
    4. Bourree 1 & 2 - Pepe Romero
    5. Contrapunctus No.9 - Sir Neville Marriner
    6. Adagio - Heinz Holliger
    7. Siciliana - Boston Symphony Orchestra
    8. Siciliano - Irena Grafenauer
    9. Larghetto, Con Sordini - Heinz Holliger
    10. Andante - Heinz Holliger
    11. Aquarium - Andre Previn
    12. Berceuse - Julian Lloyd Webber
    13. Andante Con Moto - Maria Graf
    14. Largo - Catherine Mackintosh
    15. The Bells - Frederick Fennell
    16. Chorale Prelude: 'Wir Glauben All An Einen Gott', BWV 680 (Giant Fugue) - Leopold Stokowski
    17. Nocturne, Op.19 No.4 - Mischa Maisky
    18. Adagietto - Adagio - Myung-Whun Chung
    19. Larghetto - Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Like a box of your favorite chocolates..........2003-05-01

    This is a really well-thought-out selection of quieter Baroque, Classical and Romantic works, played primarily on strings but not exclusively. Some of the works are transcribed to other instruments--oboe in the case of a Bach harpsichord concerto, guitar instead of solo cello in the Bouree. This CD includes a lovely, lilting work by Pergolesi, who lived from 1710 to 1736. His wistful and playful music always provokes a happy-sad reaction from me because it's so beautiful and there is of course so little of Pergolesi due to his tragically short life.

    This is not just a CD to play while you are alone in your bath, as the cover suggests. It's a nice evening wind-down CD and a great Sunday morning brunch album. It's one of those you can take on plane trips, play anytime you want something quiet yet uplifting. This is a fantastic selection of works, like a box of favorite chocolates only...no guilt and no calories. Sweet!
    William Byrd: The Complete Keyboard Music
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    • Very, very nice set
    • Very, very nice set
    • Plain And Simple - GET THIS!!!
    • a delight
    • Excellent Set, Authentic perfromance
    William Byrd: The Complete Keyboard Music

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    ASIN: B00002EIUD
    Release Date: 1999-10-12

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    Today, English composer William Byrd (1540-1623) is mostly remembered for his vocal works, but his keyboard output--a vast array of pavans, galliards, plainsong interpretations, preludes, and popular-song arrangements--is just as noteworthy. Indeed, as Byrd sought to find his voice in writing music for the (relatively) new instrumental genre, he employed experimentation, creativity, and virtuosity that still sound fresh today. This ambitious set features virtually all Byrd's keyboard music, performed by Davitt Maroney on a handful of replica instruments. Spread over seven CDs (and with a solid 100 pages of liner notes dissecting the works), it's an impressive set for keyboard buffs and people curious about what music in Elizabethan England sounded like. Throughout, Maroney plays these challenging pieces impeccably, whether on harpsichord, church organ, clavichord, or muselar virginal (a type of plucked keyboard instrument). Sometimes musical labors of love don't translate to good listening, but in the case of William Byrd: The Complete Keyboard Music, we should all be thankful for Maroney's efforts. --Jason Verlinde

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Very, very nice set.......2003-08-23

    I've been a fan of William Byrd's choral music (and have performed a few pieces, such as the Mass for Five Voices), but this is the first time I've really gotten deep into his keyboard music. I was not disappointed.

    Some period keyboard recordings sound relentless--I have to admit that I cannot endure more than about 45 minutes of harpsichord music at a sitting, because it just lacks too much color and variation. Moroney has dealt with that by using a collection of period instruments and varying the mix. But (unlike Glenn Gould) he does not add in the piano. (I think the piano has a superior sound, simply because its dynamic range is wider, but it's wrong for Byrd's period. Moroney has answered that pretty well without cheating.)

    If you are a polyphonic, contrapuntal music maniac the way I am, you will really enjoy wallowing in this stuff the way a hog wallows in mud. (OK, maybe I feel a little guilty for pigging out on Byrd music by buying 7 CDs of it. But I only feel a LITTLE guilty.)

    5 out of 5 stars Very, very nice set.......2003-08-23

    I've been a fan of William Byrd's choral music (and have performed a few pieces, such as the Mass for Five Voices), but this is the first time I've really gotten deep into his keyboard music. I was not disappointed.

    Some period keyboard recordings sound relentless--I have to admit that I cannot endure more than about 45 minutes of harpsichord music at a sitting, because it just lacks too much color and variation. Moroney has dealt with that by using a collection of period instruments and varying the mix. But (unlike Glenn Gould) he does not add in the piano. (I think the piano has a superior sound, simply because its dynamic range is wider, but it's wrong for Byrd's period. Moroney has answered that pretty well without cheating.)

    If you are a polyphonic, contrapuntal music maniac the way I am, you will really enjoy wallowing in this stuff the way a hog wallows in mud. (OK, maybe I feel a little guilty for pigging out on Byrd music by buying 7 CDs of it. But I only feel a LITTLE guilty.)

    5 out of 5 stars Plain And Simple - GET THIS!!!.......2003-02-28

    If you're even _looking_ at this set of music, then chances are that you are already enamoured of either it (under the guise of a different performer) or similar early keyboard music. So . . . um . . . what are you waiting for?!? If such a thing as "definitive" Byrd exists on recording --- _this_ is definitive! The instruments (two organs, two harpsichords, a muselar virginal, and a clavichord) are breathtaking --- especially the muselar in "The Battell!" (Yes, the poor thing's a little clackety, but --- holy cow!! You'll hear what I mean.) And Moroney's technique does complete and utter justice to the music. I remember futzing my way through _The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book_ and _My Ladye Nevell's Book_ like a clod; Moroney, in contrast, makes the notes spring off of the pages and into life, with generous (but not overbearing) ornamentation and sprightly tempi (never too fast, never too slow, but always "just right" - I can't say such a thing very often). I don't know if Byrd sounded like he does here, but I can't imagine this music sounding any better. I'm done raving now. ;-)

    5 out of 5 stars a delight.......2001-01-28

    As I write this I am listing to one after another of these CD. One can find scraps of this keyboard of the Tudor age on all sorts of `collection' CDs from `The Best Of ...' to those really featuring `a consort of viols' or the lute. Variation, I guess. And, of course, there is a large collection of Byrd on MIDI.

    This set surpasses all of those by an astronomical margin.

    Some will not like this set. If one enjoys Rap turned to an ear bleeding volume at 4 in the morning the chances are that you will not care for this quiet, intellectual music.

    Likewise if your idea of the sounds of everlasting bliss is the Mormon Tabernacle Choir rendition of A MIGHTY FORTRESS ... well ,you're going to recall that Byrd was a Catholic and lay curses against these truly wonderful works from Nephi to the border.

    Everyone else needs this set.

    I have more then 200 classical CD. These 7 are recorded well, the notes are great, the playing top notch and the music itself exquisite.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Set, Authentic perfromance.......2000-06-29

    This wonderful set contains all Byrd's keyboard work, from organ to harpsichord. The playing style of Moroney is greatly correct and neatly fresh. His interpretation of these almost neglected music is wonderful. The touch and the tone of his performance, as well as the ornament, is natural and elegant. This is a must for those who love old keyboard music. The record is excellent too.
    Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music
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    Percy Grainger: The Complete Piano Music

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    ASIN: B0000037AX
    Release Date: 1997-11-18

    Tracks:

    1. Handel In The Strand
    2. Bridal Lullaby
    3. English Waltz
    4. Mock Morris
    5. To A Nordic Princess
    6. In A Nutshell-Ste: I. Arrival Platform Humlet
    7. In A Nutshell-Ste: II. Gay But Wistful
    8. In A Nutshell-Ste: III. Pastoral
    9. In A Nutshell-Ste: IV. 'The Gum-Suckers' March
    10. Peace
    11. Saxon Twi-Play
    12. Andante Con Moto
    13. Children's March
    14. The Immovable Do
    15. Sailor's Song
    16. Colonial Song
    17. Walking Tune
    18. Harvest Hymn
    19. In Dahomey

    Tracks:

    1. b flat Pno Con (Opening)
    2. Cradle-Song
    3. Love Walked In
    4. Second Pno Con (3rd Movt)
    5. Now, O Now, I Needs Must Part
    6. Nimrod
    7. Ramble On The Last Love-Duet
    8. Chinese Melody-Beautiful Fresh Flower
    9. Paraphrase On The Flower Waltz
    10. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster'
    11. American Song-The Rag-Time Girl
    12. 'Blithe Bells'
    13. Fugue In a
    14. The Man I Love

    Tracks:

    1. Country Gardens
    2. The Merry King
    3. Molly On The Shore
    4. Irish Tune From County Derry
    5. Knight And Shepard's Daughter
    6. The Nightingale And The Two Sisters
    7. Jutish Medley
    8. Sussex Mummers' Christmas Carol
    9. The Rival Brothers
    10. Near Woodstock Town
    11. Will Ye Gang To The Hielands, Lizzie Lindsay
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    13. One More Day My John (Easy Version)
    14. Rimmer And Goldcastle
    15. Spoon River
    16. The Widow's Party
    17. The Hunter In His Career
    18. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
    19. Died For Love
    20. Scotch Strathspey
    21. One More Day My John (Complex Version)
    22. Bristol Town
    23. Hard-Hearted Barb'ra Helen
    24. Mo Ninghean Dhu
    25. Lisbon (Dublin Bay)
    26. Stalt Vesselil
    27. O Gin I Were Where Gowrie Rins
    28. Shepard's Hey

    Tracks:

    1. Four Irish Dances: I. A March-Jig
    2. Four Irish Dances: II. A Slow Dance
    3. Four Irish Dances: III. The Leprechaun's Dance
    4. Four Irish Dances: IV. A Reel
    5. Nell
    6. Apres Un Reve
    7. Pno Con, First Movt
    8. Tiger-Tiger
    9. Air And Dance
    10. Hornpipe
    11. Toccata And Fugue in d
    12. Lullaby From 'Tribute To Foster' (Easy Grainger)
    13. Angelus Ad Virginem
    14. Klavierstuck in E
    15. Eastern Intermezzo
    16. The Bigelow March
    17. Pno Con, First Movt
    18. At Twilight
    19. Klavierstuck in a
    20. Klavierstuck in B Flat
    21. Klavierstuck in D

    Tracks:

    1. Children's March: 'Over The Hills And Far Away'
    2. Up-Country Song (Colonial Song)
    3. English Dance
    4. Ye Banks And Braes O' Bonnie Doon
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    6. Train Music
    7. Zanzibar Boat-Song
    8. Paganini Varations, No.12
    9. Green Bushes-Passacaglia On An English Folksong
    10. William Byrd's Air And Variations For The Virginals 'The Carman's Whistle'
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    13. The Warriors-Music To An Imaginary Ballet

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Every last note..........2006-06-14

    A super budget 5 CD collection of all of Grainger's Piano music.
    Every last note!
    The shipping alone would be $17.00+ for the 5 individual Cds.
    Englishman Martin Jones plays these as if he wrote them. He is thoroughly inside this music.
    I think his best work to date.
    He is joined on CD #5 by Richard Mcmahon and Phillip Martin. Where they rollick in various combos and trios on 1, 2 and 3 pianos. This is exhilerating. Especially on an truly uplifting version of Green Bushes.
    The entire set is strongly idiomatic and given a clear, crisp, warm and spacious recording. FIRST CLASS sound.
    There are too many highlights to single out, but the In A Nutshell Suite and Green Bushes are especially GOOD!
    There is not a bad note or "vibe" on any of these CDs.
    Highly recommended for Granger fans and fans of English Piano Music.
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    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. For 2 Guitars: Streets Of London
    2. For 2 Guitars: La Volta
    3. For 2 Guitars: Air On A Ground Bass
    4. For 2 Guitars: Holland Park
    5. For 2 Guitars: Courante
    6. For 2 Guitars: Sarabande/Air
    7. For 2 Guitars: Harmonious Blacksmith
    8. For 2 Guitars: Salut D'amour
    9. For Guitars and Orchestra: A Nightingale Sang In Berkley Square
    10. For Guitars and Orchestra: A Room In Bloomsbury
    11. For Guitars and Orchestra: London Pride
    12. For Guitars and Orchestra: A Foggy Day
    13. For Guitars and Orchestra: London By Night
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    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars DON'T TAKE US FOR GRANTED.......2005-01-14

    John Williams is a great player of the guitar and no two ways about that. Apart from his solo and individual performances, I recall his duo concerts with Julian Bream. Williams would sit upright, poised, aloof and above-it-all while Bream sweated and laboured, but when it comes to sheer aristocracy as a player I can't think Williams is the equal of the great Bream.

    This disc is a very odd medley indeed. Stephen Dodgson's 'Fantasy Divisions' is an original composition for the guitar, and no arrangement is attributed to the three Dowland numbers at the start of the disc, from which I infer that they must be lute works. The others are arrangements either by Williams himself or by Steve Gray, or, in the case of the Lennon/McCartney 'Fool on the Hill', by Leo Brouwer. There is a vague link of 'London' in the music -- obviously Handel's English career happened there and several of the other pieces have the capital's name in their titles, but I would have liked less eclecticism in the choice of music, and I don't believe we would have lost anything by abandoning the half-hearted London theme. The recital starts with mediaeval music, skips to Purcell and Handel and then, via Elgar's ever-fresh Salut d'Amour, to a a complete ragbag of 20th century offerings. Dodgson's modernistic Fantasy Divisions are not likely to share much of a public with Lennon and McCartney, I wouldn't have thought, although I hope Ralph McTell's 'The Streets of London' will appeal to anyone who is not tone-deaf and who has any love of any kind of music at all. In my own view a love of music is a serious impediment to being able to tolerate 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square', although I owe to this production the information that the world owes this work to one Sherwin Maschwitz. Otherwise the Gershwins are here, as is Stanley Myers's Cavatina which was adapted for The Deer Hunter. I own up to an abomination of Noel Coward that turns me off anything bearing his name, and I find that Sandy Wilson's 'A Room in Bloomsbury' was partly responsible, alas, for launching the career of Julie Andrews. There are some orchestral contributions, but the names of the participants, other than the conductors, remain understandably suppressed.

    I can forgive just about any compositional atrocity when the performance is of a certain stature. However I have to measure this record against a recently acquired disc of 'Spanish'/Catalan works from Bream, and the playing here just does not seem to me to be in the same class. Maybe Williams deliberately adopts a certain sameness of tone to reflect English pallor, but I suspect that the wonderful creativity and versatility of Bream is just not Williams's way of doing things.

    The recorded sound is fine if unexciting, and the liner note moderately informative. We are not told who is responsible for them, and I can't say I feel particularly curious either.

    3 out of 5 stars Definetly for the Anglophile.......2001-03-20

    For lovers of classical guitar and London, this album is a great addition to a good CD collection.

    John Williams plays many of the songs on this album accompanied by full orchestra and chorus, and while the album does not bring out the extent of William's talent as one the world's best classical guitarists, it does evoke whimsical memories of London and is very well crafted. Let me put it this way, this album is best enjoyed on a rainy afternoon with a hot cup of tea. It is beautiful relaxing music that will not be dissappoint you.
    Music for Brass Ensemble from the 16th - 18th Centuries
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      Music for Brass Ensemble from the 16th - 18th Centuries

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      ASIN: B0000016A8
      Release Date: 1994-09-22

      Tracks:

      1. Suite Of Dances
      2. Drottningholmsmusiken
      3. Sonata from 'Die Bankelsangerlieder'
      4. English Dances
      5. Swedish Dances
      6. English Dances
      7. Pavanne D'Angleterre/Gaillarde
      8. Revecy Venir Du Printans
      9. Music For His Majesty's Sackbuts And Cornetts
      10. Canzon A 5 Voc. Ad Imitationem Bergamas Angl.
      11. Canzon Septimi Toni No.1 Sacrae Simphoniae - Venice
      Visions of Heaven
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        Visions of Heaven

        Manufacturer: Delos Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        1. Beyond Chant: Mysteries Of The Renaissance

        ASIN: B000000717
        Release Date: 1997-07-22

        Tracks:

        1. Invitation To Prayer
        2. Jesu Rex admirabilis
        3. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring (From Cantata No. 147)
        4. Sanctus (From Requiem, Op. 9)
        5. Ave Maria
        6. Ave Maria
        7. Ave Maria
        8. Chorale Prelude, Schmucke dich, o liebe Seele, Op. 122, No. 5
        9. Agnus Dei (Transcribed From Adagio, Op. 11)
        10. Tui nati vulnerati (Of Your Wounded Son) From Stabat Mater, Op. 58
        11. Prelude in E-Flat
        12. Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake
        13. Rejoice, rejoice
        14. Air On The G String
        15. Kyrie
        16. Gradual - Os justi (The Mouth Of The Righteous)
        17. O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen (Blessed Are Ye Faithful Souls)
        18. He Shall Feed His Flock (From Messiah)
        19. Justorum Animae
        20. Let My Prayer Come Up As The Incense
        Frederick Fennell Conducts
        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
        • A Compendium of Classic Marches
        Frederick Fennell Conducts

        Manufacturer: Philips
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000A5DLP6
        Release Date: 2005-09-13

        Tracks:

        1. Hands Across The Sea
        2. Father Of Victory
        3. The Golden Ear
        4. Old Comrades
        5. March, Op.99
        6. Valdres March
        7. Inglesina
        8. Knightsbridge March
        9. The U.S. Field Artillery
        10. The Thunderer
        11. Washington Post
        12. King Cotton
        13. El Capitan
        14. The Stars And Stripes Forever
        15. Amerian Patrol
        16. On The Mall
        17. Lights Out
        18. Barnum And Bailey's Favorite
        19. Colonel Bogey
        20. The Billboard

        Tracks:

        1. Country Gardens
        2. Shepherd's Hey
        3. Colonial Song
        4. Children's March
        5. The Immovable Do
        6. Mock Morris
        7. Handel In The Strand
        8. Irish Tune From County Derry
        9. Spoon River
        10. My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone
        11. Molly On The Shore
        12. I. Halcyon Days
        13. II. Springtime In Angus
        14. III. Youth Of Britain

        Tracks:

        1. I. Covent Garden
        2. II. Westminster
        3. III. Knightsbridge
        4. I. Northwards
        5. II. Eastwards
        6. Pirate Dance From Goldilocks
        7. Suite Of Carols (Excerpts)
        8. A Christmas Festival
        9. Sandpaper Ballet
        10. Forgotten Dreams
        11. Trumpeter's Lullaby
        12. Penny-Whistle Song
        13. Bulger's Holiday
        14. I. The Irish Washerwoman
        15. II. The Minstrel Boy
        16. III. The Rakes Of Mallow
        17. IV. The Wearing Of The Green
        18. V. The Last Rose Of Summer
        19. VI. The Girl I Left Behind

        Tracks:

        1. I. The Earle Of Oxford's Marche
        2. II. Pavana
        3. III. John Come Kisse Me Now
        4. IV. The Mayden's Song
        5. V. Wolsey's Wilde
        6. VI. The Bells
        7. Crown Imperial: A Coronation March
        8. Hammersmith: Prelude And Scherzo, Op.52
        9. I. Serenade
        10. II. Spiritual
        11. III. Celebration
        12. Fanfare And Allegro

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars A Compendium of Classic Marches.......2007-01-10

        The performances contained herein are very good. I only wish there were more Sousa marches in the collection. However, those that are there are well-performed and the recording is very good.
        Thomas Tallis: The Complete Works (Box Set)
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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        Manufacturer: Signum UK
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        ASIN: B0006OR0DA
        Release Date: 2005-01-25

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Go To Amazon.com/uk.......2006-02-23

        Thank you Paul Schleuse. Your review is right on, and most importantly, I paid $113. (including shipping) from amazon.com/uk to Boston. Less than halk the price here.

        5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Set, but why pay this much?.......2005-07-30

        This is a landmark set: the complete works of one of the most important composers of the 16th century, in performances of grace and clarity. However, you can get it for less than half of the US price by buying it at Amazon.co.uk. At GBP65.20, it works out to just over $100, or about $10 per disc--quite a bargain on a major addition to any serious early-music collection.
        Magnum Mysterium, Vol. 2: Classical Music
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        Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00000080I
        Release Date: 1991-10-16

        Tracks:

        1. Alma Redemptoris Mater
        2. Christe Redemptor
        3. Mass Tu Es Petrus/Agnus Dei II
        4. Missa de Beata Virgine Maria/Agnus Dei
        5. O Quam Suavis Est
        6. Pacem Domine
        7. Salve Regina Mater Misericordiae
        8. Innsbruck
        9. Voluntary
        10. Mass O Quam Gloriosum/Agnus Dei
        11. Mass Tu Es Petrus/Agnus Dei I
        12. Euge Bone Mass/Agnus Dei [Excerpt]
        13. Fourth Pavan and Galliard
        14. Herr Christ der Einz'ge Gottes Sohn
        15. Hilf Gott, BWV 624/Chorale Prelude
        16. Komm, Gott Schr
        17. Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, BWV 633/Chorale Prelude. Liebster ...
        18. Gloria in D Major, RV. 588/Et in Terra Pax
        19. Gloria in D Major, RV. 589/Et in Terra Pax
        20. Liebster Jesu, Wir Sind Hier, BWV 731/Chorale Prelude

        Tracks:

        1. Spem in Alium
        2. Crucifixus
        3. Crux Fidelis [Excerpt]
        4. Ave Verum Corpus
        5. Suite No. 5 in G Minor/Fantasie [Excerpt]
        6. Lagrime di San Pietro /Vide Homo
        7. Psalmus Poenitentialis V No. 1
        8. Jesu Redemptor
        9. Battell/The Buring of the Dead
        10. Requiem Mass in Six Parts/Introitus /Kyrie/Agnus Dei
        11. Requiem Mass/Introitus /Kyrie/Agnus Dei/Communio
        12. Requiem/Agnus Dei/In Paradisum
        13. Requiem, Op. 48/Offertoire /Sanctus
        14. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244/Recitative No. 71 /Chorale ...
        15. Gelobet Seist du, Jesu Christ, BWV 604/Chorale Prelude
        16. Wenn Wir in Hten Nn Sein, BWV 641/Chorale Prelude

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Spectacularly Arranged.......2002-08-14

        This is not your typical copulation of sacred classical music however it covers an eclectic selection of choirs and monasteries from east to west. Lots of Gregorian Chants balanced with treatises for pipe organ and other medieval and renaissance chorus. I highly recommend it whether you are in the mood for spiritual contemplation or just want to listen to something classicaly religious.

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