Grandi, Alessandro

Alfred Deller - Portrait of a Legend: Opera & Stage; Sacred Song; Solo Song; Folksong [4 CDs]

4 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Henry Purcell: Fairy Queen, Z 629; King Arthur, or The British Worthy, Z 628; Indian Queen, Z 630; Olinda in the shades unseen, song, Z. 404; Thus to a ripe, consenting maid (from "Old Bachelor"), so...
Performers: Arditti, Irvine; Bevan, Maurice; Buttrey, John; Chapuis, Michel; Christie, William [Conductor/Harpsichord]; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupré, Desmond; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Elliott, R...
Conductors: Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Deller Choir; Deller Consort; Jaye Consort of Viols; King's Musick; Stour Music Festival Chorus; Stour Music Festival Orchestra

An inspired and always deeply moving artist, Alfred Deller was not only one of the greatest countertenors of all time but also an exceptional musician...continue...

Venetian Sacred Music for the 9th to the 17th Century - Cavalli, Monteverdi, Grandi, Legrenzi, Rovetta, et al.

3 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Messa concertata, for 8 voices & instrumental ensemble; Alma redemptoris mater; Gregorian Chant: Christus natus est nobis; Midnight Mass; Emitte Angelum Tuum; Kyrie-Qui Prophetice;...
Conductors: Rebeschini, Carlo; Lera, Luigi; Roveri, Maria Silvia; Pitton, Luigi
Ensemble: Chorus sine nomine; La Stagione Armonica; Nova Cantica

This 3-CD set celebrates the rich musical legacy of one of Venice's most iconic landmarks, St. Mark's Basilica. The compilation contains works dating from the...continue...

How Brightly Lights the Morning Star: Christmas pastorale music and sacred songs from the Baroque

1 CD / Oehms / 2011-11-15

Works: Bernhard Schmid the Elder: Bewahr mich, Herr, for organ; Michael Praetorius: Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Brightly Shines the Morning Star) (from the Polyhymnia caduc; Anonymous: Pado...
Performers: Clemencic, Rene
Conductors: Clemencic, René; Clemencic, René
Ensemble: Clemencic Consort

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The material is fresh and the music is gently pastoral or celebratory, so the album should have an appeal for listeners looking for music for...continue...
Recording information: Chapel of Albertus-Magnus-Gymnasium, Vienna (01/2011)....continue...

The Christmas Story / Paul Hillier, Theater of Voices

1 Super Audio CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2011-09-13

Works: Gregorian Chant: Rorate caeli desuper, introit in mode 4 for the 4th Sunday in Advent; Puer natus est nobis, introit; Videntes stellam Magi, Magnificat antiphon; Herodes iratus, antiphon (Mode 1); Ch...
Conductors: Hillier, Paul

Inspired by the much-loved service of Nine Lessons and Carols given every Christmas Eve in England, this recording presents the Nativity story told through plainchant,...continue...
Recording information: Garnisons Kirke, Copenhagen, Denmark (01/2011)....continue...

Alessandro Grandi: Vespro Della Beata Vegine

1 CD / Carus / 2011-06-28

Works: Alessandro Grandi: Deus in adjutorium; O Quam Suave for 2 voices; Dixit Dominus, for 4 voices; O quam tu pulchra es; Laudate pueri, for 4 voices; Vulnerasti cor meum; Laetatus sum, for 8 voices & con...
Performers: Harvey, Peter Harvey; Lyon, Ed [Tenor vocals]; York, Deborah
Conductors: Halls, Matthew
Ensemble: Bach Collegium Stuttgart

Grandi (1586 - 1630) was Monteverdi's Vice-Kapellmeister at St. Mark's in Venice for 7 years before he was elected Kapellmeister at the Basilica Santa Maria...continue...
Recording information: Markuskirche, Stuttgart, Germany (09/12/2010)....continue...

Songs to Mary: Marian Motets / Robert Crowe

1 CD / Profil Edition Gunter Hanssler / 2011-02-22

Works: Gregorian Chant: Ave Maria, antiphon; Alessandro Grandi: O quam tu pulchra es, motet for voice & continuo; Tota pulchra es amica mea, motet for voice & continuo; Virgo prudentissima, motet for voice ...
Performers: Crowe, Robert; Eberth, Michael

All of these pieces were recorded using editions of original manuscripts....continue...
Recording information: Himmelfahrtskirche München-Sendling (02/01/2010-02/05/2010)....continue...

One God: Psalms and Hymns from Orient & Occident

1 CD / Ludi Musici / 2010-10-10

Works: Mehmet Cemal Yesilçay: Psalm 2, psalm setting for voice & ensemble (after Claude Goudimel and Ali Ufkî); Psalm 5, psalm setting for voice & ensemble (after Claude Goudimel and Ali Ufkî...
Performers: Özer, Ihsan; Özhan, Ahmet; Crowe, Robert; De La Rosee, Arno Jochem; Nachtsheim, Andreas; Rath, Stephan; Yesilçay, Mehmet Cemal; Yilmaz, Volkan
Conductors: Yesilçay, Mehmet Cemal
Ensemble: Pera Ensemble

Named after an area of Istanbul in which people of different origins, races, religions and cultures have rubbed shoulders since time immemorial, the Pera Ensemble...continue...
Recording information: Berlin, Germany (2008); Istanbul, Turkey (2008); Munich, Germany (2008)....continue...

De Profundis

1 CD / Carpe Diem / 2010-08-31

Works: Michel Godard: Improvisation on De profundis clamavi, for 2 basses & serpent; Magnificat, for 3 voices & continuo; Wolfgang Ebner: De profundis clamavi, for 3 voices (Psalm 129); Philippe Deschepper:...
Performers: Bassi, Tre; Godard, Michel; Perl, Hille; Santana, Lee

Recording information: Eglise St. Martin, Courtisols, France (09/04/2001-09/07/2001)....continue...

Renaissance Polyphony / James Bowman, Catherine Bott, Paul Esswood

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2010-07-13

Works: Gregorio Allegri: Miserere; Thomas Morley: Let my complaint, anthem; Thomas Tallis: If ye love me; I call and cry to thee; William Byrd: Delight is dead, song for voices & viols; How vain the toils, ...
Performers: Bott, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Esswood, Paul; Flowers, Suzanne; George, Michael; Griffett, James; Tracey, Bradford
Conductors:
Ensemble: English Consort of Viols

With the perennial Allegri Miserere as its headline piece, this Renaissance album brings together a great collection of Polyphony and Part Songs by 9 great...continue...

Sances: Stabat Mater & Motets To The Virgin Mary

1 CD / Virgin Classics / 2010-05-04

Works: Alessandro Grandi: Motetti con sinfonie, libro primo; O quam tu pulchra es, motet for voice & continuo; Motetti (18); Giovanni Legrenzi: Ave Regina coelorum; Francesco Cavalli: O quam suavis et decor...
Performers: Jaroussky, Philippe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ensemble Artaserse

French superstarcounter tenor Philippe Jaroussky presents a rich selection of motets dedicated to the Virgin Mary, composed in the late 16th century–early 17th century by...continue...
Recording information: Paris, Eglise Notre-Dame du Liban (12/05/2005-12/10/2005)....continue...

Not Just Dowland

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2010-02-23

Works: Philip Rosseter: Prelude, for lute; Robert Johnson: Away Delights, for soprano voice & 10-string lute; Oh, let us howl; Care charming sleep; Pavan 3 for lute in C minor; Have you seen but a white lil...
Performers: Wadsworth, Matthew

"Everything was so perfect, the evening seemed to pass in a flash," was The Independent's verdict on the Wigmore Hall recital in December 2008 by...continue...
Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London, England (12/07/2008)....continue...

Sacred Garland - Devotional Chamber Music from the Age of Monteverdi / Gonzaga Band, et al

1 CD / Chandos Records / 2009-07-28

Works: Nicolò Corradini: Spargite flores, motet (from Book 1); Claudio Monteverdi: Venite siccientes ad acquas Domini; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Pulchra es amica mea (with divisions by Francesc...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gonzaga Band

The Gonzaga Band was formed by the cornettist Jamie Savan in 1997 to explore historical approaches to the performance of vocal and instrumental music of...continue...

Charpentier: Rendez-mois mes plaisirs, etc; Tunder, Grandi, Monteverdi, etc / Ledroit, Ricercar Consort

1 CD / Ricercar / 2009-03-10

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Rendez-moi mes plaisirs, air for alto (or countertenor) & continuo, H. 463; Orphée descendant aux enfers, cantata for 3 voices, instruments & continuo, H. 471; Airs on ...
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Foccroulle, Bernard; Ledroit, Henri; Malfeyt, Philippe; Mey, Guy de; Pierlot, Philippe
Conductors:
Ensemble: Ricercar Consort

Henri Ledroit personifies both the joy of singing and the intelligent delivery of the text, and these qualities, combined with his richly warm and delicate...continue...

Ave Maria / Rial, Siedel, Bell'Arte Salzburg

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2009-02-10

Works: Stefano Bernardi: Sinfonia no 5 "all'Epistola"; Alberich Mazak: Ave Maria Gratia Plena; Ruprecht Ignaz Mayr: Sancta Maria, mater Dei, motet; Antonio Caldara: Alma redemptoris mater; Alessandro Grandi...
Performers: Rial, Núria
Conductors: Siedel, Annegret
Ensemble: Bell'arte Salzburg

An album of music for Marian festivals, which focuses on the adoration of Mary and her invocation as an intercessor, comprises a selection of music...continue...
Includes ave maris stella (p. esterhazy) / ave maris stella by various composers....continue...

Venetian Vespers / Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, et al

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-27

Works: Giovanni Gabrieli: Intonationi d'organo; Surrexit Christus; Canzoni et sonate (21); Hic est filius Dei; Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1; Regina coeli; Dulcis Jesu patris imago; Toccata a 4, C237; Symphonia...
Performers: McCreesh, Paul; Roberts, Timothy
Conductors: McCreesh, Paul;
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players

Paul McCreesh and the Gabrieli Consort and Players have become famous for their recreations of the great liturgical set pieces of the Venetian 16th and...continue...

Italiano Barocco

4 CD / Deutsche Harmonia Mundi Import / 2008-05-13

Works: Pietro Antonio Giramo: Festa, riso, gioco, e gioia; Giovanni Legrenzi: Lumi, potete piangere, motet; Claudio Monteverdi: Il quinto libro de madrigali; Madrigals, Book 7; Scherzi musicali, volume 1; A...
Performers: Lier, Sabine; Monoyios, Ann; Schreiber, Anne-Katharina; Teichmanis, Daniela; Von der Goltz, Gottfried
Conductors: Hengelbrock, Thomas
Ensemble: ; Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble

Grandi: Motetti a cinque voci 1614; Agostini, etc / Laurie Stras, Deborah Roberts, Musica Secreta

1 CD / Divine Art / 2008-04-08

Works: Alessandro Grandi: Sancte Sebastiane, motet for 5 voices; Ave Regina caelorum, motet for 5 voices; Judica me Domine, motet for 5 voices; O dulcis et o pia, motet for 5 voices; O Bone Jesu, motet for ...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Musica Secreta

Alessandro Grandi is regarded as one of the finest composers of the Italian 17th century. Probably born in Ferrara; as a young man he served...continue...

Ghirlanda Sacra - Il Mottetto a voce sola a Venezia / Cera

1 CD / Tactus / 2006-09-12

Works: Andrea Gabrieli: Intonationi d'organo; Claudio Monteverdi: Currite populi, psallite timpanis, motet for tenor, SV 297; Salve Regina (I), for 2 voices & 2 violins (from Selva morale e spirituale), SV ...
Performers: Cera, Francesco
Conductors:
Ensemble: Arte Musica Ensemble

Sacred songs for solo voice appeared in Italy at the beginning of the 17th century, at the same time as the earliest operas. In 1625,...continue...

Cantate Domino - Motetti e Sonate del Seicento Veneziano

1 CD / Tactus / 2004-02-03

Works: Pier Francesco Cavalli: Canzon à 3; Cantate Domino; Paolo Cornetti: Quam pulchra es; Giovanni Fontana: Sonate per il violino, o altro istromento; Alessandro Grandi: Motetti con sinfonie, libro...
Performers: Serafini, Lia
Conductors:
Ensemble: Il Viaggio Musicale

Con Voce Festiva / Barthe, Ohnimus, Specht, Bestert

1 CD / Zuk Records (Germany) / 2003-05-05

Works: Georg Philipp Telemann: Musique Heroïque (12), marches for 2 instruments & continuo (a.k.a "Heldenmusik"), TWV 50; Alessandro Grandi: Deus canticum novum, for voice; George Frederick Handel: Ger...
Performers: Julia Barthe; Michael Ohnimus; Specht, Christian; Uwe Bestert

Accendo - Music from the Time of Claudio Monteverdi/ Howarth

1 CD / Deux Elles / 2002-12-01

Works: Andrea Cima: Canzona for harpsichord "La Novella"; La Gentile a 4; Giovanni Battista Buonamente: Sonata for violin, lute, trumpet & 3 trombones ("A 6"); Alessandro Grandi: O quam tu pulchra es; Motet...
Performers: Chambers, Mark; Chandler, Adrian; Woolf, Adam; Zeilinski, Warren
Conductors: Howarth, Robert [Cond.]
Ensemble: London Cornett and Sackbutt Ensemble

O bone Jesu - Monteverdi, Rossi, et al/ The Musicke Companye

1 CD / Intim Records / 2002-10-01

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Selva morale e spirituale; Exulta, filia Sion; Alessandro Grandi: Motetti (18); O sacrum convivium; Il primo libro de motetti; Domenico Gabrielli: Ricercar for Cello solo no 3 in ...
Performers: Esswood, Paul; Hyde, Philippa; Janse, Jennifer; Rogers, Helen; Sayce, Lynda
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Musicke Companye

Salve Regina / Blaze, Holman, Parley of Instruments

1 CD / Hyperion / 2001-04-01

Works: Giovanni Rovetta: Salve Regina, for voice & 5 viols, Op. 10; Alessandro Grandi: Amo Christum, for voice & 2 violins; Ave maris stella, for voice & 2 violins; Biagio Marini: Sonate, symphonie e retorn...
Performers: Blaze, Robin

"Robin Blaze's clear, pure countertenor is the ideal voice for these pieces, and he sings them with impressive authority. The Parley of Instruments adds sensitive...continue...