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The Rose, the Lily & the Whortleberry - Medieval Gardens / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-10-09

Works: Guillaume de Machaut: Rose, liz, rondeau for 4 voices; Anonymous, Codex Bamberg: El mois de mai - De se debent - Kyrie; Anonymous, French: Hé marotele / En praerie / Aptat, motet; Soubz les bran...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Smith, Angus

Available again by popular demand, the Orlando Consort's The Rose, the Lily and the Whortleberry explores the inventiveness of European composers from the 13th -...continue...

Medieval Christmas / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-11-08

Works: Anonymous, Winchester Troper: Christe redemptor, 2-part kyrie; Quem lohannes, troped agnus from a Christmas Mass; Alleluia V. Dies sanctificatus, organum for 2 voices; Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory...
Performers: Dobell, Mark; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Smith, Angus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort

Recording information: St. Mary's Parish Church, Haddington, East Lothian, Sco (11/2005)....continue...

Handel: Esther / Bowman, Watson, Bickley

2 CD / SOMM / 2011-10-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Esther, oratorio, HWV 50b
Performers: Bickley, Susan; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Joshua, Rosemary; Osmond, Cecilia; Outram, Rebecca; Purves, Christopher; Smith, Angus; Vocal], Andrew Kennedy [Tenor; Watson, Christopher
Conductors: Cummings, Laurence
Ensemble: London Handel Orchestra

Gioseffo Zarlino: Canticum canticorum Salomonis, etc / Noone

1 CD / Glossa / 2008-01-04

Works: Gioseffo Zarlino: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Performers: Chambers, Mark; Davidson, Grace; Gibbs, Charles; Martin, David [countertenor]; Smith, Angus; Trevelyan-Jones, Warren; Wilkinson, Clare
Conductors: Noone, Michael
Ensemble: Plus Ultra

"Each piece on Glossa's Gioseffo Zarlino: Canticum Canticorum Salomonis, like expertly composed Renaissance sacred music should, lifts the listener up and lets them gently down....continue...

Monteverdi: Vespers / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort & Players

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2006-11-14

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine; Giovanni Paolo Cima: Work(s); Ercole Pasquini: Work(s); Adriano Banchieri: Dialogo secondo for organ
Performers: Dougan, Eamonn; Evans, Robert; Grieg, Don; Smith, Angus
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players

Paul McCreesh and his Gabrieli Consort & Players presents a new recording of one of the early masterpieces of the Baroque era, Monteverdi's 'Vespro della...continue...

Los Siglos de Oro Vol 1 - Morales in Toledo / Noone, et al

1 CD / Glossa / 2005-04-01

Works: Cristóbal de Morales: Asperges me domine à 5; Et factum est, postquam; Sacris solemniis iuncta sint; Justi confitebuntur...Eripe me Domine; Urbs beata Jerusalem; Nova resultent gaudia; ...
Performers: Brook, Matthew; Chambers, Mark; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Gibbs, Charles; Hamilton, Susan; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Martin, David [countertenor]; Phillips, Tom [tenor]; Smith, Angus; Tr...
Conductors: Noone, Michael
Ensemble: Plus Ultra

"... The performance was recorded in the church of St. Jude-on-the-Hill in London, a gloriously spacious acoustic; it does not, though, veil the transparency of...continue...

Handel: Saul / McCreesh, Scholl, Padmore, Davies, Gritton

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2004-04-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Argenta, Nancy; Clarkson, Julian; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Jones, Susan Hemington; Lemalu, Jonathan; Padmore, Mark [Tenor Vocals]; Phillips, Tom...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Players

Extempore II / Orlando Consort, Perfect Houseplants

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2003-05-01

Works: Huw Warren: The Man, the Man, motet; Crier, credo; Dona nobis pacem, recessional; Donald Greig: Approach, introit; Extempore II; Umballa, secret / offertory; Mark Lockheart: Tumult, processional fanf...
Performers: Daniels, Charles [Jazz]; France, Martin; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Houseplants, Perfect; Lockheart, Mark; Orlando Consort; Phillips, Dudley; Smith, Angus; Warren, Huw
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort; Perfect Houseplants

All selections on this CD are part of a larger work titled "Extempore II" composed by members of the Orlando Consort and Perfect Houseplants and conceived as a "modern Mass for the Feast of St. Michae...continue...

Cambridge Singers A Cappella - Britten, Schumann, et al

1 CD / Collegium / 2002-09-01

Works: Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St Cecilia, Op. 27; Johannes Brahms: Songs and Romances (12), Op. 44; Robert Schumann: Gesänge (4) for Double Chorus, Op. 141; Robert Lucas Pearsall: Lay a garland on h...
Performers: Ashton, Caroline; Deam, Donna; Pott, Charles; Smith, Angus; Spicer, Susannah
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers

Alleluia Nativitas - Medieval Christmas / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-07-30

Works: Anonymous: Novus annus hodie, for 3 voices; Mater Dei salus rei, in 2 part polyphony; In sompnis mira, in 3 parts; Huic et placuit, in 3 parts; Flos Regalis, for 4 voices; Anonymous, French: Ut iam c...
Performers: Daniels, Charles; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Orlando Consort; Smith, Angus; Smith, August

Personnel: Charles Daniels, Angus Smith (tenor).

Recording information: Aosis Studio, Camden Town, London, England (02/26/1990/02/27/1990)....continue...

Passion / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-07-30

Works: Johannes de Tinctoris: Lamentationes Jeremiae; Guillaume Dufay: Victimae paschali; Vexilla regis prodeunt; Josquin Des Préz: Victimae paschali laudes; Heinrich Isaac: Choralis Constantinus; Loys...
Performers: Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; MacDonald, Robert [Bass Voice]; Smith, Angus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort

Loyset Compère / Orlando Consort

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-07-30

Works: Loyset Compère: Omnium bonorum Plena; Ave Maria, gratia plena; Ne vous hastem pas
Performers: Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Smith, Angus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort

Dunstable: Missa Rex Seculorum, etc / The Orlando Consort

1 CD / Metronome / 2001-07-30

Works: John Dunstable: Missa "Rex seculorum"; Ave maris stella, MB 35; Gloria; O crux gloriosa, MB 53; Descendi in ortum meum, MB 73; Speciosa factor est, MB 50; Veni Sancte Spiritus à 4, MB 32; Alba...
Performers: Daniels, Charles [Classical]; Greig, Donald; Harre-Jones, Robert; Smith, Angus
Conductors:
Ensemble: Orlando Consort

Handel: Theodora / McCreesh, Gritton, Bickley, Blaze, et al

3 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2000-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Theodora
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bickley, Susan; Blaze, Robin; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Gritton, Susan; Smith, Angus
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players

"...For one of the better cast line-ups, for superior interpretation, for greatest textual fullness, and for overall stylistic and musical satisfaction, it is pretty clearly...continue...

Schütz: Christmas Vespers / Paul McCreesh, et al

1 CD / Polydor Import / 1999-10-12

Works: Anonymous: La piva; Christum Wir Sollen Loben Schon; Gregorian Chant: Deus in adiutorium meum intende, introduction to the Compline; Dominus vobiscum, oratorio (Prayer, recitation solo); Heinrich Sch...
Performers: Carwood, Andrew; Carwood, Andrew [Conductor/Tenor vocals]; Daniels, Charles; Davies, Neal [Bass-Baritone Vocal]; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Harre-Jones, Robert; Horn, Robert; Horn, Robert [Tenor Voca...
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul;
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Gabrieli Players; Roskilde Cathedral Boys' Choir; Roskilde Cathedral Choir

The centerpiece of this recording is "Weihnachtshistorie," a retelling of the Christmas story from the Gospels. The spectacular recording features a huge range of instrumental...continue...
"As it might have been celebrated at the Court of Dresden c. 1664." The subtitle of this recording is the key: there's no Schütz work called 'Christmas Vespers,' but by combining research in chur...continue...

Hark how the wild musicians sing - Symphony Songs of Purcell

1 CD / Hyperion / 1995-01-01

Works: Henry Purcell: Hark Damon, hark, song for 2 sopranos, bass, chorus, 2 recorders, 2 violins & continuo, Z. 541; How pleasant is this flowery plain, song for soprano, tenor, 2 recorders & continuo, Z. ...
Performers: Gooding, Julia; Holman, Peter; LeBlanc, Suzie [Soprano Vocals]; Potter, John [Tenor Vocal]; Smith, Angus; Wistreich, Richard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Holman, Peter
Ensemble: Parley of Instruments

"The remarkably blended, spirited performance by the Red Byrd vocal ensemble is a delight, and the Parley of Instruments charmingly captures the spirit of the...continue...

Praetorius: Mass for Christmas Morning / McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1994-10-11

Works: Martin Luther: Christum wir sollen loben schon, processional; Wir glauben all an eine Gott, credo; Michael Praetorius: Puer natus in Bethlehem; Missa gantz Teudsch (Polyhymnia Caduceatrix); Der Herr ...
Performers: Backes, Constanze; Bonner, Tessa; Charlesworth, Stephen; Devaere, Hannelore; Engberg-Pederson, Anders; Grant, Simon [Bass Vocal]; Greig, Donald; Horn, Robert [Tenor Vocal]; Jones, Susan Hemington; Le...
Conductors: ; McCreesh, Paul
Ensemble: ; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Consort & Players; Gabrieli Players; Roskilde Cathedral Boys' Choir

Personnel: Constanze Backes, Sally Dunkley, Rosemary Tusa, Sarah Pendlebury, Tessa Bonner (soprano); Tom Phillips , Robert Horn , Angus Smith (tenor); Donald Greig (baritone); Raimund Nolte, Stephen C...continue...