Fayrfax, Robert > Antiphona Regali Ex Progenie

Monteverdi: Marienvesper / Werdensis, Cantorey, Hannover, Palatino

2 CD / Rondeau Production / 2012-03-27

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Gregorian Chant: In odorem unguentorum tuorum currimus, antiphon; Nigra sum, antiphon; Ave Maria, gratia plena, offertory in mode 8 for the 4th Sunday ...
Performers: Kobow, Jan
Conductors: Breiding, Jörg; Breiding, Jörg
Ensemble: Concerto Palatino; Musica Alta Ripa

400 years after its first publication in 1610,Monteverdi's Vespers for the Blessed Virgin, a piece that is emblematic of the stylistic change from the Renaissance...continue...
Recording information: St. Michaeliskirche zu Hildesheim (05/24/2010)....continue...

Fayrfax: Vol 5, Missa Regali ex progenie/ Cardinall's Musick

1 CD / ASV / 1999-05-18

Works: Robert Fayrfax: Lauda Vivi Alpha Et O; Antiphona Regali Ex Progenie; Missa Regali ex Progenie; That Was My Woo; Alas, For Lak of Her Presens; Magnificat ("Regale")
Conductors: Carwood, Andrew
Ensemble: The Cardinall's Musick

"The three large sacred works...are wonderful examples of that richlysonorous early Tudor polyphonic writing, with high-flying 'mean' soprano parts and long-limbed and soaring lines that...continue...