Humfrey, Pelham > Compact Disc

My Beloved Spake: Anthems by Purcell & Humfrey / Andrew Nethsingha, Choir of St John's College, Cambridge; St John's Sinfonia

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2012-11-13

Works: Henry Purcell: Remember not, Lord, our offences, Z 50; Jehova, quam multi sunt, Z 135; O sing unto the Lord, anthem for soprano, alto, tenor, 2 basses, chorus, 2 violins, viola & organ, Z; Behold now...
Performers: Blackie, Tom; d'Oyly, Alec [Treble Vocal]; Davies, Iestyn; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gilchrist, James [Tenor Vocal]; Gregory, Julian; Hicks, Peter [Vocals]; Imam, James; Leslie, Huw
Conductors: Nethsingha, Andrew
Ensemble: St. John's Sinfonia

On this disc, the Choir of St John's College, Cambridge and the St John's Sinfonia, conducted by Andrew Nethsingha, perform choral works by Pelham Humfrey...continue...
Recording information: St. John's College Chapel, Cambridge, England (01/13/2012-01/15/2012)....continue...

The Musical Life of Samuel Pepys

1 CD / Saydisc / 2011-01-11

Works: Matthew Locke: Gavotte, for viol consort (from Drexel Ms.); Brawles; Pietro Reggio: Arise, ye subterranean Winds; Giacomo Carissimi: Lucifero, caelestis olim, motet for bass, soprano & continuo; Samu...
Performers: Compton, Jane; Harper, Celia; Jeffrey, Robin; Skeaping, Roderick; Thorp, William; Watkin, David; Wistreich, Richard [Bass Vocals]

Recording information: Valley Recordings (06/1989)....continue...

Divine Musick: The Late Works of Benjamin Britten

1 CD / ATMA / 2010-09-28

Works: William Croft: A Hymn on Divine Musick; Pelham Humfrey: Lord! I have sinned; A Hymne to God the father "Wilt thou forgive that sin"; Jeremiah Clarke: Blest Be These Sweet Regions; John Blow: Oh! that...
Performers: Swartz, Jennifer; Wiliford, Lawrence

"Light-voiced, mellifluous, pleasing, Wiliford makes easier listening than Pears could sometimes be in the twilight of his career...The balance between voice and harp is excellent...continue...
Recording information: Salle Françoys-Bernier Domaine Forget, St-Irénée, Québe (11/21/2009-11/23/2009)....continue...

Ravish'd With Sacred Extasies / Gillian Keith, soprano

1 CD / Coro / 2010-09-14

Works: Henry Purcell: A Morning Hymn (Thou wakeful shepherd), Z. 198; How long, great God, Z 189; Tell me, some pitying angel, Z 196 "Blessed Virgin's Expostulation"; Lord, what is man?, Z 192; Sleep, Adam,...
Performers: Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Thomas, Elin Manahan

CORO continues its work with the rising stars of the early music world on this brand new recording by two of The Sixteen's principal members...continue...
Recording information: St John's Church, Loughton, Essex (11/2009)....continue...

English Lute Songs / Robin Blaze, Elizabeth Kenny

1 CD / Hyperion / 2009-03-10

Works: Robert Johnson: Full fathom five; Where the bee sucks; Fantasie for lute; Anonymous, English: Last of the Queenes Maskes for voice & lute; Thomas Campion: Faire, if you expect admiring; John Dowland:...
Performers: Blaze, Robin; Kenny, Elizabeth [Theorbo]

'English Lute Songs' covers a variety of styles by composers such as Blow, Dowland, Campion, Lawes and Purcell, with works for voice and lute and...continue...

Alfred Deller Vol 4 - Music of Handel & Bach - The English Renaissance

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-03-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Jephtha; MEDLEY; Orlando; L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Rinaldo; Theodora; Coronation Anthems (4); Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74; Alexander's Feast, HWV...
Performers: Bevan, Maurice; Brown, Wilfred; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; English, Gerald; Frost, John; Leonhardt, Gustav; Lester, Harold; McLoughlin, Eileen; Poulter, Eileen; Rudolf, Richard; Sh...
Conductors: Lewis, Anthony; Deller, Alfred; Leonhardt, Gustav;
Ensemble: ; Deller Consort; Ensemble of Baroque Instruments; Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Wenzinger Consort of V

This is Volume 4 in a series of 6 special Multi-CD sets of the Complete Vanguard Recordings of Alfred Deller. The Deller Consort, Gustav Leonhardt...continue...

Monteverdi, Graziani, Schubert, etc / Janet Baker

1 CD / BBC Legends / 2007-10-23

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigals, Book 10; Madrigals, Book 9; Scherzi musicali, volume 2; Bonifatio Gratiani: Velut palma, velut rosa, for voice & continuo; Mister Barringcloe: A Divine Hymn - Jehovah R...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Hall, Joy; Leppard, Raymond

This CD encapsulates a great partnership (which lasted for more than 30 years) of Janet Baker and Raymond Leppard who both started coming to Benjamin...continue...

God be in my Head - Lallouette, etc / Freddy de Rivaz

1 CD / Guild / 2007-03-01

Works: Henry Walford Davies: God Be in My Head; Richard Rodney Bennett: Aviary, for voice & piano; Jean-François Lallouette: O Mysterium Ineffabile, motet; Richard Shepherd: Let Him Who Seeks, anthem f...
Performers: Davy, James; Johnson, Simon; Robinson, Nicholas

Freddy de Rivaz was born in St. Albans, England in 1991. His musical talents were evident at an early age on the drums where his...continue...

English Church Music - Byrd, Humphrey, Gibbons

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2006-11-14

Works: William Byrd: Mass for 5 Voices (SATTB); Regina coeli, motet for 3 voices (SAT); Propers for the Mass of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for 5 voices (Gradualia, Book 1); Ave regina caelor...
Performers: Bhattacharya, Robi; Connolly, Stephen [Bass Vocals]; Covey-Crump, Rogers; Deam, Donna; Hardy, Jonathan; Harpin, William; Harrold, Steven; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Hickman, Michael; Minter, Drew [Counter...
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas; Ives, Bill Grayston
Ensemble: Fretwork; Romanesca

"Considerable care has been taken in this recording to illuminate every detail." -Gramophone...continue...

The Sixteen Edition - The King's Musick - Chapel Royal

1 CD / Coro / 2006-10-10

Works: Pelham Humfrey: O Lord My God for 4 voices, strings & organ; Lord! I have sinned; O the sad day, for vocal ensemble; By the waters of Babylon, for vocal ensemble; Sleep downy sleep come close mine ey...
Performers: Arnold, Jonathan; Berridge, Simon; Cooper, Julie; Dobell, Mark; Jones, Timothy; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Thomas, Elin Manahan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Symphony of Harmony & Invention

Brand new recording from The Sixteen (recorded in 2006) features new editions and world premiere recordings. It was largely through the efforts of "Captain" Henry...continue...
Includes i will always give thanks (the 'club' anthem), for by various composers....continue...

Remember your lovers - Tippett, etc / Ainsley, Burnside

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-11-04

Works: Michael Tippett: The Heart's Assurance, song cycle for soprano (or tenor) & piano; Music, for unison chorus, strings & piano ad lib; Boyhood's End, cantata for tenor & piano; Songs for Ariel, for voi...
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Burnside, Iain [Piano]

"John Mark Ainsley is a very fine tenor, especially adept and engaging in English song repertoire. His performances here exemplify technical mastery combined with a...continue...

Counter-Tenor Duets and Songs - Purcell and Contemporaries

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2003-07-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Come, ye sons of art, away, Z 323; Fairy Queen, Z 629; Music for a while; Welcome to all the pleasures, Z 339 "Ode for St Cecilia's Day"; O dive custos; No, resistance is but vain (fro...
Performers: Alter, Emma; Angel, Ryland; Chambers, Mark; Davey, Becky; Duff, Claire; Hird, Laura; Laurence Cummings [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Richter, Rodolfo; Takeuchi, Taro

Verse Anthems - From Bull to Boyce / Barbieri, Consortium

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2003-05-01

Works: John Bull: Almighty God, who by the leading "Starre Anthem"; Thomas Weelkes: Give ear, O Lord, anthem for 5 voices & organ; Thomas Tomkins: Glory Be To God on High, for 7 voices & organ; Matthew Lock...
Performers: Price, Gareth

The Tempest - Settings from the 17th & 20th Centuries

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2001-01-01

Works: James Primosch: Songs and Dances from "The Tempest"; Matthew Locke/ Robert Smith: The Tempest, 1674 (Shadwell) version, Incidental Music; John Banister: Come unto these yellow sands; Full fathom five...
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Ensemble: Folger Consort

Shakespeare's Music / Baird, McFarlane, Urrey, et al

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 2000-03-08

Works: William Byrd: My Lord of Oxenford's Mask (From Thomas Morley's "The First Booke of Consort Lessons"); Anonymous, English: Robin Is to the Greenwood Gone, ballad; Kemp's Gigue; Lavolto; Fortune my foe...

This irresistible mid-priced collection provides an eighty-minute overview of some of the remarkable music mentioned in the plays of William Shakespeare and his contemporaries....continue...

A Quiet Conscience / Burrowes, Scott, Miller

1 CD / Guild / 1998-11-01

Works: Anonymous: Miserere, My Maker; Thomas Campion: Author of light, revive my dying spright; Never weather-beaten saile more willing bent to shore; William Byrd: Fantasy, for keyboard in D minor, MB 46; ...
Performers: Burrowes, Connor; Miller, David [Lute/Baroque Guitar]; Scott, John

Britten: The Red Cockatoo, Sonnets of John Donne / Bostridge

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-11-01

Works: Pelham Humfrey: Lord! I have sinned; A Hymne to God the father "Wilt thou forgive that sin"; William Croft: A Hymn on Divine Musick; Benjamin Britten: Evening, Morning, Night, songs (3) for medium vo...
Performers: Bostridge, Ian; Johnson, Graham [Piano]

A Distant Mirror - Shakespeare's Music / Folger Consort

1 CD / Delos / 1986-01-01

Works: W. Aleyn: Gloria; Anonymous, English: Angelus ad Virginem; Estampie; Richard Cooke: Stella Celi; Matheus de Sancto Johanne: Ave Post Libamina; Anonymous: I Have So Long Keepe Shepe; En l'Amoureux Ver...
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Ensemble: Folger Consort