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Adriaen Willaert: Chansons; Madrigali; Villanel / Romanesque

1 CD / Ricercar / 2013-01-08

Works: Adrian Willaert: Qual dolcezza giami, madrigal for 5 voices (Madrigali); Zoia zentil che per secreta via, canzona for 4 voices ("Canonza di Ruzante"); Dessus le marché d'Arras, chanson for 4 v...
Performers: Coen, Bart [Recorder]; Devaere, Hannelore; Malfeyt, Philippe; Van Laethem, Katelijne [Soprano Vocal]; Watillon, Sophie
Conductors: Malfeyt, Philippe;
Ensemble: ; Romanesque

To celebrate Adriaen Willaert's anniversary, this recording of the composer's secular repertoire gives us a very different vision of his work compared to his religious...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Apollinaire à Bolland (06/1994)....continue...

Deutsche Märsche

2 CD / ZYX Records / 2012-01-24

Works: Anonymous, German: Marsch der Hannoverschen Pionere; Der Kesseldorfer, march for military band; Hannover Cambridge-Dragoner-Regiments, march for military band; Hannover Garde-Jäger-Batallions, m...

24 Ways Upon the Bells

1 CD / Naïve / 2010-04-27

Works: Christian Rivet: L'heure. Scotch Cap (after John Playford), for guitar; Le quart. Scots Rant (after John Playford), for guitar; I can not Keepe my Wife at Home (after John Playford), for lute; Light ...
Performers: Rivet, Christian

Recording information: Musée de la musique, Cité de la musique, Paris, France....continue...

John Dowland: The Complete Solo Lute Music [SACD]

1 Super Audio CD / BIS (Sweden) Import / 2010-03-23

Works: John Dowland: Queene Elizabeth, her Galliard, P 41; Can she excuse (The Right Honourable Robert, Earl of Essex, his Galliard), galliard for lute, P 42; The Right Honorable Lady Cliftons Spirit, for l...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob

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Roland de Lassus: Bonjour mon coeur

1 CD / Ricercar / 2010-01-12

Works: Orlande de Lassus: Bon jour mon coeur; Work(s); O vin en vigne (Bonte divine, vien et monster), chanson for 4 voices, B. xiii/84 (S. xii/67); Sauter danser faire les tours, chanson for 4 voices, B. x...
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Ensemble: Capilla Flamenca

Capilla Flamenca presents this music in the spirit of an intimate concert given by its singers and instrumentalists, delighting the most refined ears of the...continue...
Recording information: Abdijkerk van Park, Heverlee - Belgium (06/2009)....continue...

Dowland: Complete Lute Music

4 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2009-11-17

Works: John Dowland: Lord Strang's March, P 65; Mrs White's Thing (Mrs White's Choice), almain for lute, P 50; Mrs Whittes Nothing, P 56; A Fancy (73); Mrs Nichol's Almain, for lute, P 52; A Fancy; Preludiu...
Performers: North, Nigel [Lute]; Silver, Bonnie [Producer]

Arguably the finest recordings of Dowland's much-loved lute music, Nigel North's Dowland Lute Edition has gained him a garland of critical accolades: 'A collector's item'...continue...
Personnel: Nigel North (lute)....continue...

Legends / Robert Moody, Canadian Brass

1 CD / Opening Day Recordings / 2008-05-13

Works: Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the common man; George Frederick Handel: Solomon, HWV 67; Claudio Monteverdi: Laudate Dominum; Samuel Scheidt: In dulci jubilo; William Byrd: The March before the Battle, o...
Conductors: Moody, Robert
Ensemble: Canadian Brass

The name Canadian Brass long ago reached legendary status in the musical world. Along with their engaging stage presence and ground-breaking style, it has been...continue...

Les Plaisirs du Palais / Visse, Ensemble Clément Janequin

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2007-11-13

Works: Loyset Compère: Nous sommes de l'ordre de St Babouin; Pierre de la Rue: Autant en emporte le vent for 4 voices; Claudin de Sermisy: Je ne menge point de porc; Vien tost; Las je m'y plains; Hau...
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Ensemble: Ensemble Clément Janequin

Renaissance drinking and feasting songs are generously served up by Dominique Visse and the Ensemble Clement Janequin in "superb" performances (Gramophone), now complemented by sumptuous...continue...

Dowland - Songs of Tears, Dreams and Spirits

3 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-09-25

Works: John Dowland: Come Again; Lachrimae or Seaven Teares; Lady if you so spite me, for voice, lute & bass viol (A Musical Banquet); In darkness let mee dwell; Melancholy Galliard; Say love if ever thou d...
Performers: Linell, Dorothy; North, Nigel [Lute]; Richards, Steven

"My colleague David Vernier rightly praised Nigel North's unhurried, sensitively inflected John Dowland interpretations... North's scholarly, extremely readable annotations and Naxos' roomy yet detail...continue...

Dowland: The Collected Works / Rooley, Consort of Musicke

12 CD / Decca / 2007-03-13

Works: John Dowland: The Firste Booke of Songes or Ayres of Fowre Parts; The Second Booke of Songs or Ayres of 2, 4. and 5. parts; The Third and Last Booke of Songs or Aires; A Pilgrimes Solace, lute song; ...
Performers: Bailes, Anthony; Lindberg, Jakob; North, Nigel [Lute]; Rooley, Anthony [Lute]; Simpson, Glenda; Tilney, Colin; Wilson, Christopher [Lute]
Conductors: Rooley, Anthony
Ensemble: Consort of Musicke

This acclaimed 12 CD box of Dowland's collected works features Anthony Rooley directing the Consort of Musicke and is a complete set of all of...continue...

Dowland: Lute Music Vol 1 / Nigel North

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2006-06-20

Works: John Dowland: Lord Strang's March, P 65; Mrs White's Thing (Mrs White's Choice), almain for lute, P 50; Mrs Whittes Nothing, P 56; A Fancy (73); Mrs Nichol's Almain, for lute, P 52; A Fancy; Preludiu...
Performers: North, Nigel [Lute]

The pre-eminent lutenist of his day, John Dowland was an almost exact contemporary of William Shakespeare. This first volume of his complete lute music, which...continue...

This World's Globe - Celebrating Shakespeare

2 CD / Signum UK / 2006-05-04

Works: William Lyons: La Montagnura, for ensemble (after Gasparo Zannetti); Fanfare for ensemble (after Cesare Bendinelli); King Richard's Flourish, for ensemble (after Cesare Bendinelli); Torch Pavan (Pass...
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Ensemble: Musicians of Shakespeare's Globe

The play's The Thing is a whistle-stop journey, a sample and guide to 'hearing at the Glob' - works and music combining to tell tales...continue...
Recording information: All Saints' Church, London; Duthy Hall, London; Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, London; Shakespeare's Globe, London....continue...

Love bade me welcome - Dowland, etc / Taylor, et al

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-11-07

Works: Robert Jones: Though your strangeness frets my heart; My complaining is but feigning; Once did I serve a cruel heart; Sweet Kate; What if I seek for love of thee; Lie down poor heart; And is it night...
Performers: Bowman, James; Kelly, Frances; Kenny, Elizabeth; Levy, Mark; Taylor, Daniel [Countertenor]
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Ensemble: Theatre of Early Music

On this disc, counter-tenor Daniel Taylor and the Theatre of Early Music (also on the much praised BIS-CD-1346: Leons de Tnbres) have devised a program,...continue...

Evensong

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2005-10-18

Works: Laura Manzo: They Shall Soar Like Eagles, for flute, cello & harp; Michael Praetorius: Bransle de la torche; English Traditional: Scarborough Fair; Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Oboe and Violin...
Performers: Adagio Trio; Daniels, Kathryn; Daniels, Michael; Grieser, Linda
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Ensemble: Adagio Trio

Personnel: Michael Daniels (cello).

Recording information: Group Effort Studios, Erlanger, KY....continue...

National Anthems of the World / Swarovski Orchestra

2 CD / Koch International / 2004-07-27

Works: Mohamed Fawzi: Qassaman (National Anthem, Algeria); Sa'd 'Abd al-Wahhab: Ishy Biladi (National Anthem, United Arab Emirates); Blas Parera: Marcha de la Patria (National Anthem, Argentina); Barsegh Ka...
Performers: Wattens, Swarovski
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Ensemble: Swarovski Orchestra

National Anthems from Algeria, Armenia, Australia, Egypt, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Gree...continue...

Semper Dowland / José Miguel Moreno, Eligio Quinteiro

2 CD / Glossa / 2003-04-05

Works: John Dowland: Winters Jomps, P 55; Shoemaker's Wife, a Toy, P 58; Frogg Galliard, P 23A; Mr John Langton's Pavan, P 14; Mr John Langton's Galliard, P 33; Go from my window, P 64; Sir John Smith, his ...
Performers: Moreno, Jose Miguel; Quinteiro, Eligio

"Who can resist the lively tunes of John Dowland, the quintessential Renaissance lutenist and composer? This release has no vocals, so it can be considered...continue...

Celtic Influences / Marchese, Stevens-Estabrook, Naoumoff

1 CD / Gega New / 2002-12-01

Works: Emile Naoumoff: Sweet Lucy; I Leave You Now; Polegnala e Todora; Quick Dance "Rutchenitza"; Quiet Street in Triavna; Slower Dance "Bavna Rutchenitza"; William Byrd: The woods so wild, MB 85; Lavolta ...
Performers: Marchese, Catherine; Naoumoff, Emile; Stevens-Estabrook, Sarah

The Blossom and the Rain / Carol Thompson

1 CD / Dorian Recordings / 2000-02-15

Works: Scottish Traditional: The Athol Highlanders; English Traditional: The Foggy, Foggy Dew, folk song; Irish Traditional: The wild rose of the mountain; The snowy breasted pearl; Southwind; Lament for Ow...
Performers: Thompson, Carol

Note: This title is rare and is considered a collector’s item. It is priced according to its common market value. If the record label that...continue...

World Anthems

1 CD / RCA Records / 1998-06-16

Works: John Williams: Olympic Fanfare and Theme, for orchestra; Spanish Traditional: La marche real (National Anthem, Spain); Peter Dodds McCormick: Advance Australia Fair (National Anthem, Australia); Poli...
Conductors: Fraser, Donald
Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra

O'Carolan's Harp / Siobhán McDonnell, Claire Guimond, et al

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 1997-07-11

Works: Irish Traditional: Carrickfergus; Turlough O'Carolan: Lady St. John; Lament for Owen Roe O'Neill; Carolan's Concerto; Dr. John Stafford (Carolan's Receipt); Carolan's Quarrell with the Landlady (R...
Performers: Guimond, Claire; MacMillan, Betsy; McDonnell, Siobhan; Remillard, Chantal

King's Court and Celtic Fair / Empire Brass Quintet

1 CD / Telarc / 1996-03-26

Works: Tylman Susato: Calum and the Princess Jig; Het derde musyck boexken...alderhande danserye; Anonymous: Saltarello; Cumulous Sanctus; William Byrd: The March before the Battle, or The Earl of Oxford's ...
Performers: Bell, Gordon; Brown, Joel; Burgess, Scott; Curnow, Jeffrey; Fitzgerald, Alannah; Lindsay, Donald F.; Sauer, John; Shapiro, Jared; Tiven, Rick; Wortman, Kurt
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Ensemble: Empire Brass

Dowland: The Complete Solo Lute Music / Jakob Lindberg

4 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1995-05-20

Works: John Dowland: Queene Elizabeth, her Galliard, P 41; Earl of Essex, his Galliard, P 42a; Lady Cliftons Spirit, P 45; Sir John Smith, his Almaine, P 47; Mr John Langton's Pavan, P 14; King of Denmark, ...
Performers: Lindberg, Jakob

Preuáische & Österreichische Märsche

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 1993-09-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: March for wind ensemble in F major, ("Für die Böhmische Landwehr"), WoO 18; Frederick the Great: Torgauer Marsch; Hohenfriedberger Marsch; Franz von Suppé: O du...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

Dances for Flute / James Galway

1 CD / RCA Records / 1993-02-09

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212; Claude Debussy: La plus que lente; Petite suite for Piano 4 hands; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral...
Performers: Conneff, Kevin; Galway, James [Flute]; Oppenheimer, Graham
Conductors: Gerhardt, Charles; Chung, Myung-Whun; Robles, Marisa [Harp]; Scimone, Claudio; Mancini, Henry; Mata, Eduardo; Measham, David; Galway, James [Flute]
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Harp Ensemble; I Solisti Veneti; Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble; National Philharmonic Orchestra; New Irish Chamber Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orc...

On the Banks of Helicon - Early Music of Scotland

1 CD / Sono Luminus / 1986-11-08

Works: Anonymous: Over the hills; Kathren Oggie; In a garden so green; My heartly service; Scotch Cap; Flowers of the forest; Kilte thy coat, Magge; Canaries; I will not go to bed till I suld die; Jockey Lo...
Performers: Ballard, Mary Anne; Bass, Howard; Cudek, Mark; George, Edwin; Kosloski, Alice; LaRue, Custer; Lipkis, Larry; McFarlane, Ronn; Norman, Chris
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Ensemble: Baltimore Consort

The Baltimore Consort made its Dorian debut with this varied mix of early music from Scotland, ranging from hauntingly beautiful songs to rollicking fiddle tunes...continue...