Medieval Period > Tambourine

Carmina burana / Clemencic Consort

1 Super Audio CD / Oehms / 2009-06-30

Works: Anonymous: Carmina burana
Performers: Ambrosini, Marco; Clemencic, René; Forster, Markus; Kummer, Eberhard; Reithofer, Wolfgang; Vasseghi, Esmail; Wimmer, Thomas; Zosso, René
Conductors: Clemencic, René
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort

Mediterranea / Alla Francesca

1 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2009-06-09

Works: Guiraut Riquier: Aissi quon es sobronrada; Ghirardello da Firenze: I' vo' bene a chi vol bene a me, ballata; Carlo Rizzo: Oh bel visino tanto angelicato; Anonymous, Italian: Or piangiamo che piange M...
Performers: Hamon, Pierre; Lesne, Brigitte; Rizzo, Carlo
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Ensemble: Alla Francesca

Ever since antiquity, the shores of the Mediterranean have assembled men and women who share a cultural heritage with multiple resonances. These pieces say something...continue...

The King's Singers Greatest Hits

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-02-05

Works: John Lennon: Penny Lane; Help!; Yesterday; Eleanor Rigby; Paul Simon: Bridge Over Troubled Water; The Sounds of Silence; John David: You Are the New Day; Lionel Richie: Three Times A Lady; Cy Coleman...
Performers: Baines, Michael; Barrueco, Manuel; Chase, Roger; Crayford, Marcia; Fraser, John; Fullbrook, Charles; Gerhardt, Emil; Hadden, Nancy; Headley, Erin; Hickox, Richard [Conductor]; Jackman, Bill; Kampen, ...
Conductors: Davis, Carl

The King's Singers are a unique group. Aside from their unusual voice distribution (2 countertenors, 1 tenor, 2 baritones and a bass), they have, over...continue...

Christmas in Old Austria / Clemencic, Clemencic Consort

1 CD / Arte Nova / 2006-08-08

Works: Anonymous, Austrian: Psalmus instrumentaliter, for ensemble; Weyhnachtgsang no 1, hymn (Geistliche Nachtigall, Vienna, pub. 1648); Mittit ad Virginem, hymn (Geistliche Nachtigall, Vienna, pub. 1648);...
Performers: Clemencic, Rene; Kummer, Eberhard; Landauer, Bernhard; Pitzl, Pierre; Reithofer, Wolfgang
Conductors: Clemencic, René

The feast of Christmas in Old Austria was more colorful, more vivid, and for the most part more pious than it is today. Christmas matins...continue...

Adam de la Halle: Robin et Marion / Tonus Peregrinus

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-04-18

Works: Adam de la Halle: Le jeu de Robin et de Marion (The Play of Robin and Marion); Le jeu de pelerin (The Play of the Pilgrim) (contains 2 brief refrains); Li dous regars de me dame, rondeau for 3 voices...
Performers: Brett, Francis; Eteson, Richard; Forbes, Joanna; Hickey, Alexander; Hickey, Rebecca; L'Estrange, Alexander; Pitts, Antony; Remnant, Mary
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Ensemble: Tonus Peregrinus

"This is unquestionably an intriguing and highly original presentation of Adam's masterpiece. One has to accustom oneself to the fine medieval French narration coming in...continue...

Sound in Spirit / Chanticleer

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2005-09-13

Works: Jan Gilbert: NightChants, theatrical vocal work; Nectarie Vlahul: Axion estin os alethos makarizein; Joseph Jennings: Sound in Spirit, for vocal ensemble; Beata, for vocal ensemble (after Gregorian C...
Performers: Alatorre, Eric; Antin, Jesse; Barnett, Steve [Choral Music]; Bischoff, John; Brenner, Eric S.; Chanticleer; Hostetter, Dylan; Howell, Ian; Jennings, Joseph; Johns, Ben; Lichtenauer, Michael; Maguire,...

Chanticleer has a repertoire spanning ten centuries from Gregorian chant, Renaissance polyphony, Romantic art song, Jazz, spirituals, contemporary and world music. Founded in 1978, they...continue...

Ancient Noëls / Maggie Sansone and Ensemble Galilei

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 1998-07-11

Works: Alfonso el Sabio: Cantigas de Santa María; Traditional: The Gloucester Wassail Song; Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; On Christmas Night "Sussex Carol"; O Bethlehem; Bethlehem's stall; A maiden...
Performers: Brooks, Jim; Diehl, Marcia; Harms, Ben; McCleod, Zan; Richards, Sue; Rideout, Bonnie; Sansone, Maggie; Surrick, Carolyn Anderson
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Ensemble: Ensemble Galilei

Ancient carols, Renaissance rhythms and haunting medieval hymns bring to life images of desert landscapes, stone monasteries and the origins of Christmas. Maggie Sansone on...continue...