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Traditional Glees & Madrigals

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-10-05

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Harke all ye lovely saints above, madrigal for 5 voices; Thus sings my dearest jewell, madrigal for 3 voices; William Byrd: Psalmes, Sonets and Songs; Thomas Morley: Fyer, fyer, madri...

A fascinating look at the traditional Glee (from which Glee Clubs got their name) and its Antecedent the Madrigal....continue...

Alfred Deller Complete Vanguard Recordings Vol 5 - English, French & Italian Madrigals / Deller Consort

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-05-19

Works: Thomas Morley: Now is the month of maying; In dewe of roses, madrigal for 4 voices; Shoot, false love, I care not, madrigal for 5 voices; Miraculous love's wounding, madrigal for 2 voices; Harke; All...
Performers: Deller, Alfred
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Ensemble: Baroque String Ensemble

Similar to Volume 1, this extensive set of English, French and Italian Madrigals includes recordings that are not subject to the whims of performance practice...continue...

The Queen's Men / Camerata of London

1 CD / CRD Records / 2009-05-01

Works: Anonymous, English: Sweet England's Pride is gone; Monson's Galliard; John Dowland: Earl of Essex, his Galliard, P 42a; It was a time when silly bees could speak, for 4 voices & lute (Third Book of S...
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Ensemble: London Camerata

Crystal Tears - Dowland, Ward, Byrd, Johnson, etc / Scholl, Behr, Concerto di Viole

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2008-06-10

Works: John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; A Pilgrimes Solace; Second Booke of Songes; Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Lady Rich, her Galliard, P 43; Work(s); Third and Last Booke of Songes; John Ward: Fantas...
Performers: Scholl, Andreas
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Ensemble: Concerto di Viole

"As impressive as he is in such repertoire as the virtuoso arias of Vivaldi and Handel, it's in these lute and consort songs (and elsewhere...continue...

English Madrigals / Phillips, The Tallis Scholars

1 CD / Gimell / 2007-07-10

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Harke all ye lovely saints above, madrigal for 5 voices; Thomas Morley: Harke; Alleluia cheerely, madrigal for 6 voices; Phillis, I faine wold die now, madrigal for 7 voices; Thomas V...

Originally released on the Classics for Pleasure label, the issuing of this CD will mark the first time these tracks have been commercially available for...continue...

Flora Gave Me Fairest Flowers / Rutter, Cambridge Singers

1 CD / Collegium / 2003-09-01

Works: Thomas Weelkes: Harke all ye lovely saints above, madrigal for 5 voices; As Vesta was from Latmos hill descending, madrigal for 6 voices; Ha ha this world doth passe, madrigal for 3 voices; Death hat...
Conductors: Rutter, John
Ensemble: Cambridge Singers members

Fairest Isle - Purcell, Dowland, Byrd, etc / Barbara Bonney

1 CD / Decca Import / 2001-03-13

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Firste Booke of Songes; Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Thomas Campion: Never weather-beaten saile more willing bent to shore; Sypres Curten of the Night Is Spread, for voice, l...
Performers: Bonney, Barbara; Heringman, Jacob [Lute]; Manze, Andrew
Conductors: Hogwood, Christopher
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music

"This recording is as near perfect, as close to flawless, as one could possibly imagine. Those who need more convincing will not find it here,...continue...

O Sweet Love - Byrd, Dowland / Daniel Taylor, et al

1 CD / ATMA / 2001-01-01

Works: William Byrd: Ye sacred muses "Elegy for Thomas Tallis"; Fortune, variations for keyboard, MB 6; Blame I confess; Psalmes, Sonets and Songs; The Bells, MB 38; Ah silly soul; The Carman's Whistle, air...
Performers: Stubbs, Stephen [Lute]; Taylor, Daniel

Armada - Music from the Courts of England & Spain / Fretwork

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2000-10-10

Works: William Byrd: Rejoice unto the Lord; The Carman's Whistle, air & variations for keyboard, MB 36; Psalmes, Sonets and Songs; In angel's weed; Fantasia a 5, for instrumental consort in C major; Work(s)...
Performers: Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Campbell, Richard; Chance, Michael; Gillespie, Wendy; Hodgson, Julia; Hunt, William; Little, Elizabeth [Viola, Bass Viol, Strings, Viol; Nicholson, Paul [Harpsichor...

What Is Our Life? Renaissance Laments and Elegies

1 CD / Herald / 1996-05-21

Works: Robert Ramsey: How Are the Mighty Fallen; Sleep fleshly birth; When David Heard; Thomas Weelkes: When David heard; O Jonathan, woe is me, sacred madrigal for 6 voices; Josquin Desprez: Nymphes des bo...

Byrd: Music for Voice and Viols / Oberlin, In Nomine Players

1 CD / Lyrichord / 1995-04-21

Works: William Byrd: Work(s); La verginella (also; My sweet little darling, consort song for voices & 4 viols (doubtful); What pleasure have great princes?, madrigal for 5 voices (SATBB); Psalmes, Sonets an...
Performers: Oberlin, Russell

Quink Vocal Ensemble - English Madrigals

1 CD / Telarc / 1993-03-23

Works: Thomas Morley: Now is the month of maying; Farewell, disdainful, madrigal for 3 voices; No, no, Nigella, madrigal for 5 voices; Thomas Tomkins: Too Much I Once Lamented for 5 voices; Phyllis, Now Cea...
Performers: Berne, Harry van; Koetsier, Marjolein; Koning, Kees-Jan de; Van Woerden, Machteld
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Ensemble: Quink Vocal Ensemble