Renaissance Polyphony / James Bowman, Catherine, Bott, Paul, Esswood - Musical Con

With the perennial Allegri Miserere as its headline piece, this Renaissance album brings together a great collection of Polyphony and Part Songs by 9 great composers including Byrd, Tallis and Monteverdi. PCA are unsurpassed in their performances and in the part songs distinguished singers James Bowman and James Griffet are accompanied by the English Consort of Viols. Speaking of the Palestrina 8 part Stabat Mater Gramophone wrote: "No need to emphasize the pathos... which blooms out unaided. Comparison with other recordings... seems quite pointless. This very handsomely occupies a niche of its own."

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Allegri, Gregorio : Miserere

Performers: Michael George (Bass Baritone); Catherine Bott; James Griffett (Tenor); Suzanne Flowers (Soprano)
Running Time: 12 min. 2 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 16th Century

Morley, Thomas : Let my complaint, anthem

Performer: James Griffett (Tenor)
Running Time: 4 min. 16 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Tallis, Thomas : If ye love me

Running Time: 2 min. sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1565

Byrd, William : Delight is dead, song for voices & viols

Performers: James Bowman (Countertenor); Paul Esswood (Countertenor)
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols
Notes: Composition written: Circa 1580.
Running Time: 4 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Vocal
Written: circa 1580

Tallis, Thomas : I call and cry to thee

Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1575

Byrd, William : How vain the toils, for lute

Performer: James Bowman (Countertenor)
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols
Running Time: 2 min. 27 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Byrd, William : O Lord, how long wilt thou forget?, anthem for 5 voices

Performer: James Griffett (Tenor)
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols
Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672) : Was mein Gott will, das gscheh allzeit, motet for alto, tenor, 4 instruments & continuo, SWV 392 (Op

Performers: Paul Esswood (Countertenor); James Griffett (Tenor)
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols
Running Time: 4 min. 13 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Heinrich Schütz (1585 - 1672) : Auf dem Gebirge, motet for 2 altos, 5 instruments & continuo, SWV 396 (Op. 11/28)

Performers: Paul Esswood (Countertenor); James Bowman (Countertenor)
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols
Running Time: 4 min. 39 sec.
Period Time: Baroque

Grandi, Alessandro : O quam tu pulchra es

Performers: James Griffett (Tenor); Bradford Tracey (Organ)
Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral

Palestrina, Giovanni : Super flumina Babylonis

Running Time: 3 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Written: 1584

Arcadelt, Jacques : Il bianco e dolce cigno, madrigal for 4 voices, S. 2/18

Performer: Paul Esswood (Countertenor)
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols
Running Time: 2 min. 29 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1538

Monteverdi, Claudio : Salve, O regina

Performers: Bradford Tracey (Organ); James Griffett (Tenor)
Running Time: 7 min. sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1624

Palestrina, Giovanni : Stabat Mater

Running Time: 11 min. 38 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Renaissance Polyphony / James Bowman, Catherine Bott, Paul Esswood

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