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Music For Paradise: The Best Of Hildegard Von Bingen / Sequentia

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-11-19

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: O Jerusalem aure civitas; O rubor sanguinis; O tu suavissima, response; O quam mirabilis, antiphon; Caritas abundat in omnia; O vis eternitatis; O beata infantia, antiphon for S...
Performers: Dellal, Pamela; Grant, Stephen; Guttry, Paul; Hargis, Ellen; Heumannskamper, Franz-Josef [Vocals]; Knutson, Lydia; Mayer, Nancy; McSweeney, Mark; Mentzel, Eric; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]...
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Ensemble: Sequentia (Early music ensemble)

Canonized by Pope Benedict in May 2012, St. Hildegard von Bingen, abbess, visionary, healer, singer, poet and composer, left two precious manuscripts filled with spiritual...continue...

Pierre de la Rue: Portrait Musical / Capilla Flamenca

3 CD / Musique en Wallonie / 2012-02-14

Works: Plainchant: Veni in altitudinem, introit; Plorans ploravit, gradual; Astat virgo, prosa; Eplurare et gaudere, communio; Ave Maria, gratia plena, tractus; Pierre de la Rue: Missa de Septem Doloribus b...
Performers: Bull, Stratton; Buys, Erik; Caals, Jan; Cat, Marnix de; de Man, Tom; de Winter, Stefaan; Degen, Ian; Demuyt, Bart; Denys, Tore Tom; Kale, Christopher; Mertens, Paul; Termont, Lieven; van den Bempt, P...
Conductors: Snellings, Dirk; Abeele, Hendrik Vanden
Ensemble: Capilla Flamenca; Psallentes

Pierre de la Rue was one of the most prolific composers of his generation and is thought to have been born in Tournai, a city...continue...

Welcome Yule: An English Christmas Revels

1 CD / Revels Records / 2010-07-13

Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Christmas Night, carol for chorus or voice & piano ("Sussex Carol"; Traditional English Carols No; Anonymous, English: English Te Deum; Christmas Traditional: All Hail to t...
Performers: Coffin, David; Gulley, Laura; Jaffe, Jamie; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Neumann, Mary; Rowe, Daniel; Torrey, David; Tosic, Daniela
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Ensemble: Revels Early Music Band and Parlor Ensemble

This joyous new holiday CD highlights the best of Revels' most popular English-themed Christmas productions and features stunning music, songs and holiday carols from Medieval,...continue...
Recording information: Futura Productions, Roslindale, MA (03/2010)....continue...

Christmas Carols

1 CD / Griffin Records / 2010-06-08

Works: Henry John Gauntlett: Once in Royal David's City, carol; Alick Rowe: Adam lay y bounden, carol; Christmas Traditional: O come, o come, Emmanuel (Veni, veni, Emmanuel), carol; People, Look East! (Besa...
Performers: Brown, Tim Brown; Challenger, Stephen; Corder, Ian; Crowhurst, Jeremy; Edwards, George; Field, Sebastian; Gowland, Stephen; Gregory, Anthony; Hereford Cathedral Choir; Hickey, George; Holland, Jonath...
Conductors: Massey, Roy

One of the top English Cathedral choirs sing a varied program of many popular carols for Advent and Christmastide together with lesser known ones particular...continue...
Personnel: John Stafford, George Edwards, Sam Johnson, Robert Thomas, Jr. (vocals); Tim Fulford Brown (tenor); Huw Williams (organ).

Recording information: Hereford Cathedral, Hereford, Hertfo...continue...

Remembrance - d' Épinal, de l' Escurel, etc / Alexandre and Emilia Danilevski, Ensemble Syntagma

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2008-05-13

Works: Gautier d'Espinal: Aÿmans fins et verais, estampie; Quand je voi l'erbe menue, chanson; Desconfortez et de joie parti, chanson; Puis qu'il m'estuet de ma dolour, chanson; Aÿmans fins et ver...
Performers: Cantor, Annemieke; Coppenolle, Pascale Van; Danilevski, Alexandre; Danilevski, Anna; Stasiaczyck, Benoit; Stilz, Bernard; Tachikawa, Akira; Xiaobo, Peng
Conductors: Danilevski, Alexandre
Ensemble: Ensemble Syntagma

Contrary to many medieval music performances with very short pieces in a variety of settings and tempi, this CD contains pieces with an average length...continue...

Faces of a Woman / Tapestry

1 CD / MD&G / 2008-01-08

Works: Marcos Krieger: Lyula, lyulyala, for chorus; Serbian Traditional: Prozor na ocima (A window for her eyes), for chorus; Dom Dinis: Non sei como me alv'a, cantiga; Traditional: Rainha Santa Isabel, rom...
Performers: Brewer, Diana; Buff, Carolann; Catt, Cristi; Freiberg, Sarah; Kammen, Shira; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tosic, Daniela; Yee, Darrick

The Boston Based all woman, early music group Tapestry returns with their second release for MDG! The ensemble covers a broad musical territory ranging from...continue...

Chantez Noël / David Brensinger, Atlanta Singers

1 CD / Aca Digital / 2001-09-01

Works: Michael Praetorious: Psallite unigenito; Singet und klinget, ihr Kinderlein; Musae Sioniae; Anonymous: Swete was the song the Virgine soong; Verbum caro factum est/Y la Virgen le Dezia; Tomás Lu...
Performers: Borland, William; Lower, Cheryl Bray; Matheny, Donna; Pruett, Benjamin; Rawson, Jenny; Snow, Phoebe; Spalinger, Anne-Marie
Conductors: Brensinger, David
Ensemble: Atlanta Singers

Song of Songs - Come into my Garden / Tapestry

1 CD / Telarc / 1998-06-23

Works: Ivan Moody: Canticum canticorum I; Anonymous: Yo m'asento en mi ventana; Rex Salomon; Uri Tsafon; Shir Hashirim; Hinach Yafah; Yonati B'chagvey; Osculetur me; Hishbati Etchem; Dilectus Meus; Kol Dodi...
Performers: Catt, Cristi; Kammen, Shira; Monahan, Laurie; Morales-Ramirez, Sandra; Tosic, Daniela
Conductors: Monahan, Laurie
Ensemble: Tapestry

Music of the Troubadors - Vidalm Vaquéiras, Faidit, Cairél

1 CD / Preiser / 1998-06-01

Works: Peire Vidal: Baron Jhesús, qu'en crotz fon mes; Raimbaut de Vaqeiras: Ara pòt òm conóisser; Sénher marqués, ja nom diretz de non; Valent marqués, sénher de Mon...
Performers: Valenta, Mira
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Ensemble: Ensemble Lyra

Angels: Voices from Eternity (with Machover)

1 CD / Erato Import / 1997-05-27

Works: Shaker Traditional: Angel of Light, Shaker hymn; Gregorian Chant: Angeli Domini; Laudemus Dominum, quem laudant Angeli; Angeli, Archangeli, Throni et Dominationis, antiphon in mode 7; Princeps glorio...
Performers: Anker, Elizabeth; Attell, Monica; Azema, Anne; Bisson, Noel; Boston Camerata; Fithian, Bruce; Fleagle, John; Frederiksen, Joel; Harms, Ben; Kajimoto, Hiroko; Kellgreen, Heather; Kikuchi, Kenji; Macho...
Conductors: Cohen, Joel; Cohen, Joel [Early Music]; Azéma, Anne; Somerville, Hazel
Ensemble: Boston Camerata; Boston Shawm and Sackbut Ensemble; Harvard University Choir; Youth Pro Musica

This disc contains recordings of Medieval chant, American hymns and Shaker spirituals that have been transformed by computer-generated sound....continue...

Angeli / Ensemble P.A.N.

1 CD / Telarc / 1996-05-28

Works: Anonymous, Worcester Antiphonarium: Salve virgo virginum; Te domine / Te dominum; Patricia Van Ness: Arcanae; Ego sum Custos Angela; Anonymous, Notre Dame School: O lilium convallium, conductus; Gaud...
Performers: Catt, Cristi; Collver, Michael; Hokin, Harlan B.; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Tosic, Daniela
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Ensemble: Ensemble P.A.N. [Project Ars Nova]; Tapestry

Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy / Sequentia

1 CD / RCA Records / 1994-12-13

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: O vis eternitatis; Hodie aperuit nobis; Quia ergo femina mortem instruxit; Cum processit, antiphon; Ave Maria, O auctrix, response; Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita, antiphon; O...
Performers: Anders, Gundula; Dellal, Pamela; Glen, Elizabeth; Knutson, Lydia Heather; Monahan, Laurie [Mezzo-Soprano Vocals]; Norin, Lena Susanne; Thornton, Barbara; Youngdahl, Janet
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Ensemble: Sequentia (Early music ensemble)

Personnel: Heather Knutson, Laurie Monahan , Janet Youngdahl (vocals, fiddle); Gundula Anders, Susanne Norin, Pamela Dellal (vocals); Elisabetta de Mircovich, Elizabeth Gaver (fiddle).

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Hildegard of Bingen: Symphoniae / Sequentia

1 CD / RCA Records / 1989-12-05

Works: Hildegard of Bingen: O quam mirabilis est; O pulchrae facies; O virga ac diadema purpurae regis; O clarissima mater; Spiritui Sancto honor sit; O virtus sapientiae; O lucidissima apostolorum turba; O...
Performers: Bagby, Benjamin; Cunningham, Sarah; Ehlich, Liane; Feldman, Jill; Hart, David; Laurens, Guillemette; Lister, Theresa; Monahan, Laurie; Sanford, Sally; Smith, Candace; Thornton, Barbara; Tindemans, Ma...
Conductors: Thornton, Barbara
Ensemble: Sequentia

A Feather on the Breath of God / Kirkby, Page, Gothic Voices

1 CD / Hyperion / 1983-01-01

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: Columba aspexit; Ave generosa; O ignee Spiritus; O Jerusalem aure civitas; O Euchari, in leta via; O viridissima virga; O presul vere civitatis; O ecclesia oculi tui
Performers: Breen, Kevin; Holden, Poppy; Kirkby, Emma; Milner, Howard; Muskett, Doreen; Page, Christopher [Gothic Voices]; Parrott, Andrew; Philpot, Margaret; Stell, Judith; van Evera, Emily; Voices, Gothic; Whi...
Conductors: Page, Christopher
Ensemble: Gothic Voices

"This beautiful chant-like music has a haunting tranquility, superbly caught by one of the most intelligent and homogenous vocal groups performing today." -Classic CD...continue...
Personnel: Poppy Holden, Emma Kirkby, Judith Stell, Emily van Evera (soprano); Kevin Breen, Andrew Parrott (tenor).

Recording information: Church Of St. Jude, Hampstead, London, England (09/14/...continue...