Saracini, Claudio

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...

Arie Antiche - songs by Caccini, Strozzi, Blow, Purcell, Notari, Sacacini, Lawes, Carissimi et al. / Emma Kirkby, soprano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-06-05

Works: Giulio Caccini: Amarilli mia bella, for voice & continuo (from Le nuove musiche); Johann Nauwach: Fantasy on Caccini's "Amarilli mia bella", for voice & lute; Tempesta di dolcezza; Angelo Notari: Fan...
Performers: Kirkby, Emma; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]

Recording information: Forde Abbey, Dorset (01/1992)....continue...

French and Italian Discoveries 1200-1700 / Alfred Deller, Deller Consort, et al

6 CD / Musical Concepts / 2009-08-11

Works: Anonymous: Pater noster commiserans, conductus; Alleluja christus resurgens with clausula, Mors (Hallelujah for the fourth Sunday after Easter); Hoquetus; Amor potest conqueri, motet; El Mois de mai;...
Performers: Brown, Wilfred; Cantelo, April; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; Gabb, Harry; Leonhardt, Gustav; Leonhardt, Marie; Malcolm, George; McLoughlin, Eileen; Scheiwein, Robert; Ward, David
Conductors: ; Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: Concentus Musicus Wien; Deller Consort; London Chamber Players

These landmark recordings of French and Italian Renaissance music led the Early Music movement into previously uncharted territory. These ground breaking recordings of Monteverdi, including...continue...

Firenze 1616 - Belli, Caccini, Malvezzi, Saracini

1 CD / Alpha Productions / 2008-03-11

Works: Claudio Saracini: Io moro, aria for voice & continuo; Giulio Caccini: Tutto'i di piango, solo madrigal for voice & continuo; Non ha'l ciel; Ineffabile Ardore (Final chorus Il Rapimento di Cefalo); Le...
Performers: Bucher, Aurore; Druet, Isabelle; Dumestre, Vincent; Marzorati, Arnaud; Padaut, Catherine; Poul, Camille; Roche, Philippe; van Elsacker, Jan
Conductors: Dumestre, Vincent
Ensemble: Le Poème Harmonique

This record delves into the ideology and the aesthetics of the early baroque to reveal a subtle and brotherly alliance between intellect and feeling. As...continue...

The Art of Alfred Deller - Classic Vanguard Recordings

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2008-03-04

Works: English Traditional: The Three Ravens, folk song; The Cuckoo; The Oak and the Ash (North Country Maid), folk song; King Henry, folk song; Greensleeves, folk song; Scottish Traditional: Barbara Allen,...
Performers: Bergmann, Walter; Deller, Alfred; Deller, Mark; Dupre, Desmond; Leonhardt, Gustav
Conductors: ; Deller, Alfred
Ensemble: ; Deller Consort; Ensemble of Baroque Instruments; Leonhardt Baroque Ensemble; Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Wenzinger Consort of V

"Alfred Deller's singing is beguiling and timeless; (Purcell) "Music for a while" (is) from a number of songs which exhibit his essential mastery: everything from...continue...