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Jane Austen Entertains - Music from her own library - Pleyel, Sterkel / Souter, Stowe, et al1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2007-09-01 Music from her own library. `Aunt Jane began her day with music...much that she played from was manuscript, copied out by herself' Her manuscripts survive,...continue... ![]() Musical Tales for Children1 CD / Gift of Music / 2007-08-01 Read by Tom Conti. Perfect for bedtime: two stories - The Emperor's New Clothes, Oona and the Giant, - plus a fascinating 'Playroom' full of...continue... ![]() Sacred - Music for the Christian1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2007-01-01 Music for the Christian Faith A selection of music for the major festivals and the daily liturgy of the Christian church, drawn from the traditions...continue... ![]() Kyrie1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2007-01-01 Works: Gregorian Chant: Cunctipotens genitor Deus; Studentes; Missa Conditor Kyrie omnium; Deus creator; Rex immense, trope de Kyrie; Kyrie fons bonitatis, trope in mode 3; Kyrie eleison civitate; Kyrie lux...Conductors: Ensemble: Le Basile Chant for quiet meditation Timeless music from the early church, its rites and its rituals, creates an unhurried atmosphere of calm. Vocal plainchant and instrumental...continue... ![]() Heavenly Voices1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2007-01-01 Glorious choral music. Music for angels and saints from the glorious English choral tradition. A rich sound, a fine acoustic, and beautiful, expressive music from...continue... ![]() A Musical Moment1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Works: Ludwig Senfl: Vita in ligno moritur; Peter Philips: Pavana Dolorosa; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C min...Performers: Blumental, Felicja; Ioff, Ilia; Piha, Sam; Sayce, Lynda; Souter, Martin; Vishnik, Martin Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Wagner, Richard Quiet music crossing four centuries, from the calm lute of the sixteenth century to the rich harmonies of the nineteenth, in a programme of some...continue... ![]() Time & Tide - Calming Classics1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Works: Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Nocturnes; La mer; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545; Felix Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture, i...Performers: Souter, Martin Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey; Springer, Alois A day by the sea; but there's not a kiss-me-quick hat or stick of rock in sight! Instead, imagine sitting on the cliff top or...continue... ![]() A Christmas Collection - Favorite Songs and Carols / Choir of Worcester College, London SO, Choir of Christ Church Cathedral1 CD / Gift of Music / 2006-08-01 Favourite songs and carols A beautiful compilation of Christmas music - from orchestral to instrumental, from carols to songs, from medieval to 'Messiah'. Great variety...continue... ![]() In Ages Past1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 A new collection of favourite hymns ancient & modern A further 'Gift of Music' selection of timeless Victorian favourites, all taken from an early edition...continue... ![]() Count Your Blessings / Victoria Singers1 CD / Gift of Music / 2006-08-01 Heartfelt music from 'the chapel in the moonlight'. A moving collection of hymns and other music with a religious theme. Organ, piano or harmonium accompany...continue... ![]() Night Owl1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Works: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47; Carnival of the animals...Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Bennett, Elinor; Bohle, Walter; Flachot, Reine; Gregory, James; Hill, Sarah; Ricci, Ruggiero; Souter, Martin Conductors: Rezucha, Bystrik; Tenant-Flowers, Sarah; Kuntsch, Matthias; Chang, Yun-Sung Late night classics. At the end of a long day, and on into the night, this lovely album of relaxing music will help banish those...continue... ![]() Impressions of Christmas - Musical Footsteps in the Snow1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Works: Bob Chilcott: The Time of Snow, for chorus & piano; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; John Goss: See Amid the Winter's Snow, for chorus; Hector Berlioz: L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25; Pyotr Il'y...Performers: Boden, Jon; Giles, Ian; Popov, Pavel; Smith, Susan Graham; Souter, Martin; Spring, Matthew; Stowe, Sara Conductors: Jackson, Don; Gönnenwein, Wolfgang; Gorkovenko, Stanislav A musical impression of Christmas and the time of snow with contributions from choirs, orchestras, children, instrumentalists and carol singers...continue... ![]() Gentle Classics for an Indulgent Moment1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Works: Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves; Edvard Grieg: Elegiac Melodies (2) for Strings, Op. 34; Franz Schubert: Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485; Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite,...Performers: Campbell, James [Clarinet]; Chase, Stephanie; Pendrill, Christine Conductors: Simon, Geoffrey; Goodman, Roy Calm, elegant music to help you while away an afternoon or evening, come rain or shine; so put the kettle on, open a large box...continue... ![]() A Christmas Carol3 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 From the sophisticated drawing room to the nursery and out onto the streets, with the sounds of church bells, music boxes and robust carol singers....continue... ![]() Agnus Dei1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Works: Gregorian Chant: Mass for the Feast of the Blessed Sacrament of Corpus Christi; Sacerdos in aeternum Christus, antiphon; Miserator Dominus, antiphon; Calicem salutaris accipiam, antiphon; Sicut novel...An atmospheric medieval mass recorded by men's voices. A sumptuous sound bringing the inner peace of this timeless music - Gregorian chant - which formed...continue... ![]() Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina - Great Renaissance Church Music1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Sublime, magnificent church music by one of the greatest composers of the Renaissance. Often imitated, but never bettered, the calm grandeur of his motets for...continue... ![]() Howard Goodall - Winter Lullabies / Stephen Darlington1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 Works: César Franck: Panis angelicus; Charles Gounod: La salutation angélique (Angelic Greeting), song for voice, piano, violin or cello & organ ad lib.; Franz Schubert: Psalm 23, D 706/Op. 132; A...Performers: Finch, Catrin The Boys of Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford. An exciting major commission from Howard Goodall, the TV star and composer of 'The Vicar of Dibley'...continue... ![]() Evensong / Bernard Rose1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-08-01 A meditation for the close of the day. The timeless liturgy of the Anglican church has produced a wonderful tradition of Evensong. This album captures...continue... ![]() Fitzwilliam Virginal [2-CD Set]2 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-07-01 The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge houses one of the world's most important manuscripts of keyboard music, composed by England's greatest composers of the early seventeenth century....continue... ![]() Great Music From The Court of Henry VIII1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-01-01 Superb singing from one of England's exceptional vocal ensembles, alongside music for lute and clavichord, in a programme of music from the court of Henry...continue... ![]() Pax Romana - Peaceful Music from the Age of Rome / Jon Banks1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2006-01-01 Works: Jon Banks: Lugete, o cupidines, for dulcimer; Insomnia curus, for lyre; Ecce ascendimus, for harp; Otium tibi molestum est, for gittern; Spring Song, for psalterium; Alma Venus, for dulcimer; Somnus ...Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp] Peaceful music from the age of Rome .The Romans loved music and used it both in peace and at war. This unique programme recreates the...continue... ![]() In Dulci Jubilo1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-09-01 Cheerful Christmas organ music from Magdalen College, Oxford. Thrill to the sound of the mighty organ playing Christmas favourites in the generous acoustics of the...continue... ![]() Under an America Sky - Music for the Wide Open Spaces1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-09-01 Works: Peggy Stuart-Coolidge: New England Autumn, suite for chamber orchestra; Spirituals in Sunshine and Shadow, for orchestra; Daniel Belknap: The Seasons; William Grant Still: From the Black Belt, suite ...Performers: Glazer, Frank; Taylor, Millard Conductors: Landau, Siegfried; Kunzel, Erich From Charles Ives to classic Coolidge, this program of evocative American music captures the essence of the American spirit and its relationship to the landscape....continue... ![]() American Impressions - Piano Music by American Composers1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-09-01 Works: Charles Tomlinson Griffes: Roman Sketches (4), suite for piano, Op. 7; Edward MacDowell: Concerto for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 23; Woodland Sketches (10) for piano, Op. 51Performers: List, Eugene; Shields, Roger; Souter, Martin Conductors: Landau, Siegfried Contrasting music rooted, like American painting of the late nineteenth century, in the European and American tradition: Charles Griffes was the first American 'Impressionist' composer...continue... ![]() Sanctus2 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-06-01 2 CD set in an elegant, book-like package. Sacred choral music from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance sung by Magdala directed by David Skinner....continue... ![]() Gothic2 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-06-01 2 CD set in an elegant, book-like package. Sacred and secular music from one of Britain's greatest historic and artistic periods. This collection of music...continue... ![]() Gloria - Music for Christmas / The Choir of Christ Church, Oxford, The Choir of New College, The Choir of Magdalen College2 CD / Gift of Music / 2005-06-01 2 CD set in an elegant, book-like package. A refined selection from the best of our Christmas music, performed by the pick of the traditional...continue... ![]() Hymns For All Seasons1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 A selection of hymns for the church's year, from Advent to Trinity, recorded in the churches and chapels of the city of Oxford. A glorious...continue... ![]() All The World's A Stage1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Music for William Shakespeare. Music from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries composed for Shakespeare's plays or to celebrate his work. A wide range of...continue... ![]() Music For A Great Castle1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Raise the drawbridge! Music for dancing in the keep, for meditation in the chapel and for feasting in the great hall. A collection of medieval...continue... ![]() A Fairy Fantasy1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 'Over hill over dale, through bush, through briar ...' An atmospheric album of favourite poetry and music on the theme of fairies, including music by...continue... ![]() Voices of Tranquillity / Magdala1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: Gregorian Chant: Gaudeamus Omnes in Domini; Work(s); Benedicta filia tua Domino, antiphon; Claudin de Sermisy: Magnificat, for chorus (Tone 4); Francois Dulot: Ave Maria, for chorus; Orlande de Lassu...Music for the Sherborne Missal. A meditative album of music linked to the Sherborne missal, an important manuscript associated with Sherborne Abbey which celebrated its...continue... ![]() Flower of Chivalry - Tranquill Medieval Music1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: Anonymous: Unicorns in the Mist; Henry VIII, King of England: Consort no 16; Consort no 8 for instrumental ensemble; Consort no 4; Consort no 3 for instrumental ensemble; Consort no 22; Consort no 2 ...Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp]; Davies, Victoria; Hilliard Ensemble; Souter, Martin Conductors: Ensemble: Sirinu; The Hilliard Ensemble Tranquil medieval music featuring The Hilliard Ensemble An emphasis on peace and calm in this selection of medieval music, including gentle songs by one of...continue... ![]() Beautiful Dreamer1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: John Philip Sousa: Peaches & Cream, foxtrot for band; Désirée, operetta; Washington Post; Victor Herbert: Auditorium Festival March (Festival March), for orchestra; Edward MacDowell: To a W...Performers: Souter, Martin; Stowe, Sara Conductors: Kunzel, Erich Music from America's brilliant period, from the end of the Civil War to the second decade of the 1900s, reflected in an album of piano...continue... Personnel: Martin Souter (piano)....continue... ![]() A Gift to Be Simple1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody, for orchestra (arr. from Appalachian Spring); Appalachian Spring; Anonymous: Ainsworth Psalms; Bay Psalms; The Lord descended from above (from James Lyon...Performers: Bogdan, Thomas; Garber, Lin; Mason, Patrick [Baritone Vocal]; Muenz, Richard; Opalach, Jan; Parker, Paul; Price, Patricia; Rees, Rosalind; Shields, Roger Conductors: Susskind, Walter; Smith, Gregg; Landau, Siegfried The pioneering spirit of the first explorers of the United States of America, from their own music from the earliest times to superb evocations of...continue... ![]() Sunday Morning Favourites1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: John Dowland: Firste Booke of Songes; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; George Frederick Handel: The Water Music; Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata no 140, "...Performers: Souter, Martin Conductors: ; Williams, Guy; Davis, Carl; Kakhidze, Djansug; Jackson, Don; Chang, Yun-Sung Ensemble: ; Bamberg Piano Quintet; Elizabethan Consort; Oxford Baroque Gentle classical music `Easy on a Sunday morning' This collection of music is perfect for making a slow start to the day. So get the...continue... ![]() Changing the Guard - Great Military Band Music / Bands of Her Majesty's Armed Forces1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: Anonymous, English: The British Grenadiers; English Traditional: Early One Morning, folk song; R.A. Ridings: Fanfare for a Royal Occasion, for band; William Walton: Coronation March "Orb and Sceptre"...Conductors: Ensemble: Band of the Grenadier Guards; Band of the Royal Air Force Great military band music. `They're changing the guard at Buckingham Palace' and this is what they might play: a superb mix of marching tunes and...continue... Includes 2001 theme (north) / superman theme (williams) by various composers....continue... ![]() Travels With My Lute1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Fine renaissance music. The gentle lute played by Lynda Sayce, one of Britain's leading virtuosos. The best lute music of the Renaissance, contrasting the different...continue... ![]() A Garden of Music1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: Anonymous, English: Sumer is icumen in; Miri it is while sumer ilast, estampie; Bryd one brere (Bird on a Briar), song; Dou way, Robin / Sancta mater gracie, motet; Angelus ad Virginem; Anonymous: Sa...Performers: Souter, Martin A rich collection of music from the medieval world. From the sounds of girls' voices to quiet instrumental moments, songs of love and devotion fill...continue... ![]() Bandstand - A Musical Walk in the Park1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Works: Lionel Monckton: Soldiers in the Park, march; Percy Grainger: Country Gardens; Irish Traditional: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), folk song; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, opera; Franz Schubert: Marc...Conductors: Ensemble: Corps of Royal Engineers Fanfare Trumpeters A musical walk in the park. Strolling along on a Sunday afternoon, we can hear the band in the bandstand, playing favourite melodies and musical...continue... ![]() Sparkling Classics - Music for an evening with friends / Kunzel, Titov, Pesek, Sondeckis, et al1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Music for an evening with friends A cheerful album of favourite classical tunes. Music for party time or party mood, to blow away the cobwebs...continue... ![]() Music for a Great Cook - Handel, Johnson, et al / Sara Stowe, et al1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2005-02-01 Classics +á la carte. Cheerful music to cook by, featuring some of the best Baroque music ever! Put this album on in the kitchen, and...continue... ![]() Christmas Meditations / David Skinner, Magdala, et al1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01 Works: Gregorian Chant: Puer natus est nobis, introit; Deus creator; Viderunt omnes, gradual in mode 5 (Liber Usualis, no 409; GR. 33); Alleluia. Dies sanctificatus; Tui sunt caeli, offertory in mode 4; Pat...Music for a medieval Christmas Mass. Join the 15th century Benedictine monks of Sherborne Abbey as they sing plainchant from the great service book or...continue... ![]() Sanctus - Music for Quiet Contemplation1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01 Works: Gregorian Chant: Facta est cum angelo; Puer natus est nobis, introit; Angelus ad pastores, antiphon (Mode 7); Alleluia. Dies sanctificatus; Sanctus; Agnus Dei; Quem vidistis pastores, responsory in m...Performers: Banks, Jon [Harp] Music for quiet contemplation Haunting and evocative words and music that bring us echoes from the world of the monks of Lindisfarne, the Saxon monastery...continue... ![]() A Tudor Christmas1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01 Imagine yourself in the fine surroundings of the Great Hall of Christ Church, with a programme of Tudor sacred and secular music including music by...continue... ![]() The Christmas Story1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01 Told in great words and music. An inspiring anthology of great poetry and prose read by the BBC's Margaret Howard, and Bernard Palmer, and music...continue... ![]() Rejoice1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01 Joyous and uplifting Christmas music by the three greatest baroque composers, Bach, Handel and Scarlatti, including 'Christmas Oratorio' and 'Messiah', plus Schutz's splendid 'Magnificat'....continue... ![]() Music for a Great House1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01 Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude to the Te Deum; George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3 no 2; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 violins, cello, strings & continuo in ...Performers: Souter, Martin Conductors: Goodman, Roy; ; Popv, Papel Ensemble: ; Camerata Instrumentale The splendours of a great house, its vistas and grand entrances, are captured in this programme of music from the Baroque to the Romantic, from...continue... ![]() Nine Lessons & Carols1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-09-01 The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford Recorded by the Choir in the college chapel dating from 1480, the lessons follow the order of the King's...continue... ![]() Sweet Music For Bathing1 CD / Gift Of Music / 2004-01-01 Pamper yourself - or a friend - with this luxuriant album of sweet music from a more seductive age. From slow dances to gentle songs...continue...
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