Gallicantus

Organs of Famous Cathedrals - works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wesley et al. / David Goode, Joseph Nolan, Simon Preston, Jeremy Filsell

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-10-06

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C minor, BWV 564; Felix Mendelssohn: Sonata no 3 in A; Robert Schumann: Six Fugues on B-A-C-H, Op. 60; Samuel Sebastian Wesley: Choral Song & Fugue; ...
Performers: Filsell, Jeremy [Keyboard]; Goode, David; Hakim, Naji; Mason, Alexander; Matthes, Michael; Nolan, James [Organ]; Nolan, Joseph; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Quinney, Robert; Vivian, James
Conductors: Howarth, Robert; Ng, Kah-Ming; ; Short, Nigel; Thorby, Philip; McCreesh, Paul; Wickham, Edward; Dixon, Alistair; Webber, Geoffrey
Ensemble: ; Chapelle du Roi (Chorus); Charivari Agréable ; Cordaria; Gabrieli Players; Gallicantus; Mille Fleurs; Musica Antiqua; Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company; Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble); The Clerk...

2012 marks the 15th anniversary of the first release from the leading independent classical label Signum Records. Beginning life as an early music specialist (with...continue...

The Word Unspoken - Sacred Music by William Byrd and Phiippe de Monte / Gallicantus

1 CD / Signum UK / 2012-08-03

Works: William Byrd: Tristitia et anxietas, motet for 5 voices (SAATB); Liber primus sacrarum cantionum; Tribulationes civitatum, motet for 5 voices (SATBarB); Vide Domine afflictionem, motet for 5 voices (...
Conductors: Crouch, Gabriel
Ensemble: Gallicantus

William Byrd, favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, was a confirmed and practising catholic who worshipped in defiance of the Queen. His status and perhaps even...continue...