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1. Rojotango (2011)
performed by Café (percussion), Claudio Ragazzi (guitar), Erwin Schrott (bass baritone), Hector del Curto (bandoneon), Jisoo Ok (cello), Julio Botti (sax), Julio Botti (sax), Liuh-Wen Ting (viola), Machiko Ozawa (violin), Pablo Ziegler (piano), Pedro Giraudo (bass)
composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Astor Piazzolla, Caetano Veloso, Dori Caymmi, Egberto Gismonti, Pablo Ziegler, Violeta Parra
Uruguyan bass-baritone Erwin Schrott's earliest musical memories were of vocal tangos: "a huge part of the soundtrack to my entire life." He has made ... More
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2. An Introduction to Early Music (1995)
performed by Christopher Wilson (lute), Ensemble Unicorn, Joseph Payne (organ), Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), Oxford Camerata, Rebecca Outram (soprano), Robert Parkins (organ), Rose Consort of Viols, Scholars of London, Shirley Rumsey (vocals)
composed by Anonymous, Anonymous, Italian, Anonymous, Spanish, Francesco Canova da Milano, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Gregorian Chant, Hildegard von Bingen, Jacques Arcadelt, Johannes Ockeghem, John Jenkins, Josquin Desprez, Louis Couperin, William Byrd
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3. O Nata Lux (2008)
performed by Musica Intima (choir, chorus)
composed by Benjamin Britten, César Alejandro Carrillo, Christmas Traditional, Donald Patriquin, Elizabeth Poston, Eric Whitacre, Healey Willan, Herbert Howells, Jonathan Quick, Katherine Goheen, Matthew Larkin, Seth Garrepy, Traditional
Musica Intima is a 12-person, mixed-gender, adult chorus from Vancouver, British Columbia. With competition from virtuoso choirs in both the U.S. and ... More
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4. Discover Early Music (2005)
performed by Ars Nova Ensemble, Bernhard Landauer (counter tenor), Capilla Flamenca, Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense, Dorothy Linell (lute), Ensemble Claude Goudimel, Ensemble Unicorn, Ensemble Villanella, In Dulci Jubilo Children's Choir, Nova Schola Gregoriana
composed by Alfonso X (el Sabio), Alonso de Mudarra, Ambrosian Chant, Anonymous, 11th century French Polyphony, Anonymous, Carmina Burana, Antoine Busnois, Carlo Gesualdo, Christmas Traditional, Christopher Tye, Claude Goudimel, Clément Janequin, Francesco Landini
Discover Early Music is part of a series covering the history of Western classical music, from medieval times to the present day; each volume ... More
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5. Carmina Celtica (2010)
performed by Canty, William Taylor (harp)
composed by Ann Buckley, Anonymous, Anonymous, Inchcolm Antiphoner, Anonymous, Scottish, Anonymous, Sprouston Breviary, Gabriel Jackson, Ivan Moody, James MacMillan, James McCarthy, Joanne Metcalf, John Tavener, Michael McGlynn, Peter McGarr, Rebecca Rowe
It would be easy to conclude that this release by the Scots medieval ensemble Canty represented an attempt to milk the perenniallly successful sales ... More
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6. Lost Music of Early America: Music of the Moravians (1998)
performed by Boston Baroque, Cyndia Sieden (soprano), Martin Pearlman (fortepiano), Sharon Baker (soprano)
composed by Anonymous, German, Christian Bechler, Christian Gregor, David Moritz Michael, Georg Gottfried Müller, Jeremiah Dencke, Johann Abraham Peter Schulz, Johann Andreas Herbst, Johann Christian Geisler, Johann Friedrich Peter, Johann Peter Kellner, John Antes
As they become acquainted with the musical history of early America, listeners seem to gravitate toward works that diverge from European models. ... More
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7. Praetorius: Dances for Terpischore (1998)
performed by Ensemble Bourrasque, Westra Aros Pijpare
composed by Adriaen Valerius, Michael Praetorius, Orazio Vecchi, Pierre Certon
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8. Musique Judéo-Baroque: Rossi; Saladin; Grossi (1992)
performed by Boston Camerata, Joel Cohen (conductor)
composed by Carlo Grossi, Louis Saladin, Salomone Rossi
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9. The John Dowland Collection
performed by Andrea von Ramm (mezzo-soprano), Andreas Scholl (counter tenor), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute), Barbara Bonney (soprano), Christophe Coin (bass viol), Consort of Musicke, Edin Karamazov (lute), Emma Kirkby (soprano)
composed by John Dowland
Does this two-disc set contain John Dowland's greatest hits? Yes, indeed, it does. With "Flow, My Tears," "In Darkness Let Me Dwell," "Come, Heavy ... More
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10. Sacred Songs of Mary
performed by Aisling Drury Byrne (cello), Akira Tachikawa (counter tenor), Anne Lise Berntsen (vocals), Anne Marie O'Farrell (harp), Anne Sofie von Otter (vocals), Ashana Lobody (vocals), Ashana Lobody (crystal bowl), Bach Collegium Japan, David Lynch (drones)
composed by Anonymous, Anonymous, Notre Dame School, Antony Holborne, Charles Gounod, Claudio Monteverdi, Eric Whitacre, Franz Schubert, George Frederick Handel, Hildegard von Bingen, Jean Mouton, Johann Sebastian Bach, Nicolas Gombert, Thomas Barquee
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11. Renaissance Lute Music (2006)
performed by Marco Pesci (lute)
composed by Cipriano de Rore, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Lorenzino del Liuto, Orlande de Lassus
Lorenzino del Liuto (Lorenzino of the Lute) was a Roman lutenist of the late sixteenth century, the son of a Fleming who joined the professional ... More
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12. Vaughan Williams: Folksong Arrangements (2008)
performed by Daphne Ibbott (piano), Hugh Bean (violin), Jean Stewart (viola), Philip Ledger (piano), Robert Tear (tenor)
composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Vaughan Williams did not so much compose as collect the songs on this disc, that is, he took them down as musical dictation from aged folk singers ... More
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13. Time of the Templars (2007)
performed by Accentus Austria, Carmen Cano (mezzo-soprano), Ensemble Oni Wytars, Ensemble Unicorn, Estampie, In Dulci Jubilo Children's Choir, Manuela Schenale (soprano), Nova Schola Gregoriana, Oxford Camerata, Shirley Rumsey (lute), Tonus Peregrinus
composed by Adam de la Halle, Alfonso X (el Sabio), Ambrosian Chant, Anonymous, Anonymous, Carmina Burana, Anonymous, German, Anonymous, Italian, Anonymous, Spanish, Blondel de Nesle, Croatian Traditional, Gregorian Chant, Hildegard von Bingen, Italian Traditional
With the compilation Time of the Templars, Naxos continues its practice of repackaging material from its catalog in thematic collections that should ... More
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14. Terpsichore: Muse of the Dance (2012)
performed by Doron Sherwin (cornetto), Julien Martin (recorder), Capriccio Stravagante, Skip Sempe (conductor)
composed by Antony Holborne, Giles Earle, John Bennet, Michael Praetorius, Moritz Landgraf von Hessen, Various Composers, William Brade
Terpsichore was the name of the ancient Greek muse of the dance, as well as the title of a 1612 collection of dances published by the German composer ... More
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15. Luz del Alva: Spanish Songs and Instrumental Music of the Early Renaissance (2012)
performed by La Morra
composed by Anonymous, Cancionero de Palacio, Anonymous, Spanish, Antonio de Ribera, Diego Fernández, Francisco de la Torre, Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro (Giovanni Ambrosio), Joan Ambrosia Dalza, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, João de Badajós, Johannes Ghiselin, Johannes Vincenet
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16. The Byrd Edition, Vol. 1: Early Latin Church Music - Propers for Lady Mass in Advent (1997)
performed by Frideswide Consort, The Cardinall's Musick
composed by William Byrd
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17. Wolcum Yule (2003)
performed by Andrew Lawrence-King (psaltery), Andrew Lawrence-King (baroque harp), Andrew Lawrence-King (irish harp), Anonymous 4, Jacqueline Horner (vocals), Johanna Rose (vocals), Marsha Genensky (vocals), Susan Hellauer (vocals)
composed by Anonymous, Benjamin Britten, Christmas Traditional, Geoffrey Burgon, Henry VIII, King of England, Irish Traditional, John Tavener, Peter Maxwell Davies, Richard Rodney Bennett, Scottish Traditional
It is difficult to imagine a better celebration of the immense spiritual and historical richness of Yuletide than this multi-faceted and deeply ... More
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18. Tune Thy Musicke to Thy Hart (2012)
performed by Benedict Hymas (tenor), Emilia Benjamin (viol), Fretwork, Stile Antico
composed by Giovanni Croce, John Amner, John Browne, John Dowland, John Taverner, Orlando Gibbons, Robert Parsons, Robert Ramsey, Thomas Campion, Thomas Tallis, Thomas Tomkins, William Byrd
So strong is the perceived distinction between public sacred works and private secular ones during the Renaissance that the pieces here have been ... More
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19. Villancicos y Danzas Criollas (2004)
performed by Arianna Savall (arpa doppia), Carlos Mena (counter tenor), Daniele Carnovich (bass), Hespèrion XXI, Lambert Climent (tenor), Luis Vilamajo (tenor), Pedro Estevan (percussion), La Capella Reial de Catalunya (choir, chorus)
composed by Anonymous, Anonymous, Peruvian, Anonymous, Spanish, Filipe da Madre de Deus, Gaspar Fernandes, Joan Cererols, Juan Arañés, Juan Garcia, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Juan Hidalgo, Mateo Flecha, Melchor de Torres y Portugal, Pedro Guerrero
For the uninitiated, the music on Jordi Savall's new Villancicos y danzas criollas disc is a revelation, gleefully crossing lines between sacred and ... More
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20. New Britain: The Roots of American Folksong (1990)
performed by Anne Azema (soprano), Boston Camerata, David Ripley (bass), Fred Raffensperger (counter tenor), Herman Hildebrand (baritone), Joel Cohen (baritone), Kenneth Fitch (counter tenor), Margaret Swanson (soprano), Roberta Anderson (soprano)
composed by American Traditional, Anonymous, Anonymous, American, Canadian Traditional, Diego Ortiz, English Traditional, French Traditional, German Traditional, Jacques Arcadelt, Jean-Baptiste Besard, Jehan Planson, Scottish Traditional, Thomas Ravenscroft
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21. Music for Joan the Mad (1991)
performed by Claire Gignac, Claire Gignac (alto), Claire Gignac (bowed psaltery), Claire Gignac (gemshorn), Claire Gignac (recorder), Isabelle Marchand (viola da gamba), Isabelle Marchand (vocals), Isabelle Marchand (bowed vielle), La Nef, Nathalis Cloutier (soprano)
composed by Alexander Agricola, Anonymous, Francisco de la Torre, French Traditional, Josquin Desprez, Juan del Encina, Juan Vasquez, Sephardic Traditional, Sylvain Bergeron
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22. Music from the Time of the Crusades (2006)
performed by Andrea von Ramm (mezzo-soprano), Andrea von Ramm (soprano), Brigitte Lesne (tambourine), Brigitte Lesne (harp), Brigitte Lesne (chant), Charles Brett (counter tenor), Claude Marti (chant), Early Music Consort of London, Emmanuel Bonnardot (chant)
composed by Anonymous, Anonymous, 11th century French Polyphony, Anonymous, French, Anonymous, Italian, Anonymous, Manuscrit du Roi, Anonymous, Notre Dame School, Anonymous, Spanish, Bernart de Ventadorn, Byttering, Gregorian Chant, Guillaume de Machaut, Jaufre Rudel
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23. Hispania & Japan: Dialogues (2011)
performed by Beatrice Delpierre (shawm), Dimitri Psonis (percussion), Hespèrion XXI, Hiroyuki Koinuma (shinobue), Hiroyuki Koinuma (nokan), Ichiro Seki (shakuhachi), Ken Zuckerman (sarod), La Capella Reial de Catalunya, Montserrat Figueras (cittern)
composed by Anonymous, Gregorian Chant, Hiroyuki Koinuma, Ichiro Seki, Japanese Traditional, Luis Venegas de Henestrosa, Luys de Narváez, Yukio Tanaka
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24. Anonymous (2009)
performed by Accentus, Bernhard Böhm (recorder), Capilla Flamenca, Ciaramella, Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense, Ensemble Oni Wytars, Ensemble Unicorn, Estampie, Manuela Schenale (vocals), Rose Consort of Viols, Tonus Peregrinus, Aurora Surgit (choir, chorus)
composed by Alfonso X (el Sabio), Ambrosian Chant, Anonymous, Anonymous, Carmina Burana, Anonymous, Codex Faenza, Anonymous, Dutch, Anonymous, English Polyphony, Anonymous, French, Anonymous, German, Anonymous, Italian, Anonymous, Troubadour, Croatian Traditional
What a novel idea! Under the aegis of Naxos producer Colin J. Rae and annotator Dean Brierly, here is a two-disc compilation dedicated to the works ... More
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25. Francesco Corteccia: Firenze 1539 - Musiche fatte nelle nozze
performed by Schola "Jacopo da Bologna" (choir, chorus), Gabriel Garrido (conductor)
composed by Anonymous, Anonymous, Italian, Baccio Moschini, Costanzo Festa, Francesco Corteccia, Matteo Rampollini, Pietro Masacone
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