The Renaissance of Italian Music (The National Gallery Collection)

The Renaissance Period was a vibrant time when knowledge and fine arts flourished. In this beautiful 2-CD set, EMI Classics presents a collection of works from some of most popular renaissance composers. From Palestrina to Monteverdi and Gabrieli to Allegri, these composers' ground-shaking, mold-breaking musical ideas have changed the world of classical music as we know today. Included in the collection is Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovannie Pierluigi da Palestrina. Best known as the Pope Marcellus Mass, the mass is not only Palestrina's most well-known work but also the most often-performed. Also found in the set is the haunting Miserere by Gregorio Allegri. Miserere is one of the most often-recorded examples of Renaissance music. This recording is performed by the Choir of King's College under the direction of Stephen Cleobury and features Timothy Beasley-Murray as the treble solo.

The Independent
[The Allegri] is one of the highlights, the 1970 recording by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge achieving an almost weightless sublimity, particularly in the Sanctus. The Taverner Consort of the 1980s offers similarly impressive interpretations of Giovanni Gabrieli's polychoral pieces

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Palestrina, Giovanni : Gloria

Conductor: David Willcocks
Notes: King's College Chapel, Cambridge (07/27/1970-07/29/1970)
Running Time: 31 min. 32 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral
Written: 1567

Palestrina, Giovanni : Beata es a 8

Conductor: Timothy Brown
Notes: Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral (01/08/1996-01/10/1996)
Running Time: 2 min. 57 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Palestrina, Giovanni : Hodie gloriosa

Conductor: Timothy Brown
Notes: Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral (01/08/1996-01/10/1996)
Running Time: 4 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Palestrina, Giovanni : Magnificat, Tone 7 (unspecified of 4 settings)

Conductor: Timothy Brown
Notes: Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral (01/08/1996-01/10/1996)
Running Time: 12 min. 54 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Gabrieli, Andrea : Misaa, for 5 to 16 voices :: Kyrie à 12

Performers: David Hurley (Countertenor); Charles Pott (Baritone)
Conductor: Paul McCreesh
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players
Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Gabrieli, Andrea : Misaa, for 5 to 16 voices :: Gloria à 16

Performers: Charles Pott (Baritone); Robert Harre-Jones (Countertenor)
Conductor: Paul McCreesh
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort
Running Time: 5 min. 9 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Gabrieli, Andrea : Misaa, for 5 to 16 voices :: Sanctus & Benedictus à 12

Performers: Charles Pott (Baritone); David Hurley (Countertenor)
Conductor: Paul McCreesh
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players
Running Time: 3 min. 48 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Gabrieli, Giovanni : Omnes gentes plaudite manibus

Performers: Charles Daniels (Voice); Robert Harre-Jones (Countertenor); Peter Harvey (Bass Baritone)
Conductor: Paul McCreesh
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort
Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance

Gabrieli, Giovanni : Dulcis Jesu patris imago, motet for 20 voices

Performers: Charles Daniels (Voice); Nicholas Robertson (Tenor)
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Notes: St. John at Hackney, London, England (11/24/1990-11/28/1990)
Running Time: 7 min. 35 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Gabrieli, Giovanni : O Jesu mi dulcissime, motet for 8 voices (undated)

Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Consort
Notes: St. John at Hackney, London, England (11/24/1990-11/28/1990)
Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Renaissance
Form: Choral

Monteverdi, Claudio : Nisi Dominus aedificaverit domum, for 10 voices (from Vespers), SV 206/8

Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Notes: All Saints, Tooting, London, England (08/15/1983-08/19/1983)
Running Time: 4 min. 55 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1610

Monteverdi, Claudio : Pulchra es, amica mea, motet for 2 sopranos (from Vespers), SV 206/5

Performers: Tessa Bonner (Soprano); Emma Kirkby (Soprano)
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Notes: All Saints, Tooting, London, England (08/15/1983-08/19/1983)
Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1610

Monteverdi, Claudio : Ave maris stella

Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Notes: All Saints, Tooting, London, England (08/15/1983-08/19/1983)
Running Time: 8 min. 12 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1610

Monteverdi, Claudio : Vespers of the Blessed Virgin

Performers: Andrew King (Tenor); Nigel Vocal] (Tenor); Joseph Cornwell (Tenor)
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Consort
Notes: All Saints, Tooting, London, England (08/15/1983-08/19/1983)
Running Time: 4 min. 53 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1610

Monteverdi, Claudio : Magnificat II, for 6 voices and organ (from Vespers), SV 206a

Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Consort
Notes: All Saints, Tooting, London, England (08/15/1983-08/19/1983)
Running Time: 17 min. 24 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1610

Monteverdi, Claudio : Beatus vir

Performers: David Thomas (Bass); Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor)
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Consort
Notes: Temple Church, London (12/06/1982-12/09/1982)
Running Time: 8 min. 56 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1630

Monteverdi, Claudio : Jubilet tota civitas, motet for soprano (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 286

Performers: Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); Emma Kirkby (Soprano); Emily van Evera (Soprano); David Thomas (Bass)
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Players
Notes: Temple Church, London (12/06/1982-12/09/1982)
Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1640

Monteverdi, Claudio : Salve Regina (III), for 3 voices (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV 285

Performers: Rogers Covey-Crump (Tenor); David Thomas (Bass); Nigel Vocal] (Tenor)
Conductor: Andrew Parrott
Ensemble: Taverner Consort
Notes: Temple Church, London (12/06/1982-12/09/1982)
Running Time: 5 min. 52 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: circa 1640

Allegri, Gregorio : Miserere

Performer: Gerald Finley (Cantor)
Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Notes: Chapel of King's College, Cambridge (07/18/1983-07/20/1983)
Running Time: 13 min. 1 sec.
Period Time: Baroque
Form: Choral
Written: 16th Century

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