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10 Motets
composed by Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672; conducted by Edgar Fleet; produced by John Boyden; performed by Pro Cantione Antiqua, London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble and Restoration Academy (Quicksilva), 52 mins
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composed by Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672; conducted by Edgar Fleet; produced by John Boyden; performed by Pro Cantione Antiqua, London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble and Restoration Academy (Quicksilva), 52 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1993
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Pro Cantione Antiqua, London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, Restoration Academy
Contributor
Edgar Fleet, Tony Faulkner, John Boyden
Author / Creator
Heinrich Schütz, 1585-1672, Pro Cantione Antiqua, London Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble, Restoration Academy
Publisher
Quicksilva
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40: The Anniversary Collection
conducted by Harry Christophers, 1953-; performed by The Sixteen (Coro, 2019), 3 mins
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conducted by Harry Christophers, 1953-; performed by The Sixteen (Coro, 2019), 3 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Sixteen
Contributor
Harry Christophers, 1953-
Author / Creator
The Sixteen
Date Published / Released
2019
Publisher
Coro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2019 The Sixteen Productions Ltd.
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Alla Dolce Ombra
conducted by Paul Leenhouts; performed by The Royal Wind Music (Lindoro, 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
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conducted by Paul Leenhouts; performed by The Royal Wind Music (Lindoro, 2006), 1 hour 2 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Royal Wind Music
Contributor
Paul Leenhouts
Author / Creator
The Royal Wind Music
Date Published / Released
2006-08-15
Publisher
Lindoro
Copyright Message
2002 La Tirana, SL
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Allegri: Miserere
conducted by Harry Christophers, 1953-; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by The Sixteen (Coro, 2003), 1 hour 3 mins
This 1994 disc is something of a classic of the new strain of the historical-performance movement, which is characterized by a certain amount of license to speculate in the reconstruction of lost works. The Miserere mei Deus of Gregorio Allegri is, of course, not a lost work, but one with an unbroken performance t...
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conducted by Harry Christophers, 1953-; produced by Mark Brown, 1962-; performed by The Sixteen (Coro, 2003), 1 hour 3 mins
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This 1994 disc is something of a classic of the new strain of the historical-performance movement, which is characterized by a certain amount of license to speculate in the reconstruction of lost works. The Miserere mei Deus of Gregorio Allegri is, of course, not a lost work, but one with an unbroken performance tradition stretching back to its composition in the early seventeenth century (before 1638). It was sung for centuries at the Sistine Ch...
This 1994 disc is something of a classic of the new strain of the historical-performance movement, which is characterized by a certain amount of license to speculate in the reconstruction of lost works. The Miserere mei Deus of Gregorio Allegri is, of course, not a lost work, but one with an unbroken performance tradition stretching back to its composition in the early seventeenth century (before 1638). It was sung for centuries at the Sistine Chapel, where the singers were enjoined from circulating the music beyond Vatican walls. That prohibition wasn't enough to stop the 12-year-old Mozart, who wrote most of it down by ear as a tourist in Rome and filled in the gaps on a quick return visit; soon after that, British music writer Charles Burney got hold of either Mozart's copy (which hasn't survived) or another one and published the work. But by that time the Miserere had itself changed from what Allegri might have imagined. The work, which stood in a tradition of similar, earlier pieces, had an improvisational component, drawing on a centuries-old process of elaboration and harmony singing known as falsobordone (fauxbourdon in French, faburden in English). The Vatican singers, as the booklet explains and illustrates with contemporary quotations, gradually lost the skill to execute these improvisations, and the work took on the vivid but fixed contrasts between two choirs that are known today. French conductor Bernard Fabre-Garrus and his small choir A Sei Voci try, in the first track on the album, to reconstruct the work as Allegri might have heard it. The singers add a mostly upper line of counterpoint and elaborate it floridly, creating music that's completely different in effect, more spectacular and extroverted, than the Miserere. Fabre-Garrus exaggerates the contrast by calling for a sharp, coruscating sound from the singers and the initial Miserere, but then reining them in for the later version, performed at the end of the disc. The pairing offers a crash course in how much our understanding of seventeenth century music has been shaped by performance traditions. In between comes other music by Allegri, almost completely unknown but highly listenable and relevant in various ways to the mystery of the Miserere. The Missa vidi turbam magnam is a good example of what happened when composers tried to adapt the intrinsically conservative form of the mass to the new musical language of the seventeenth century; it is outwardly a work in the polyphonic stile antico of the Renaissance, but it is full of sunny major harmonies and direct harmonic moves that show the influence of modern styles. The three motets that follow (tracks 9-11) are in the new, continuo-accompanied manner; they are for three or four solo voices, in lush, close harmonies, and are accompanied here by a small organ. Altogether this was a disc that did much to illuminate a work whose connection to the extreme tendencies of the seventeenth century had mostly been forgotten, and it has inspired tribute in the form of various further attempts to refine performance of the Miserere mei Deus. ~ James Manheim, All Music Guide
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Date Written / Recorded
1989-11
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Sixteen
Contributor
Harry Christophers, 1953-, Anthony Howell, Mark Brown, 1962-
Author / Creator
The Sixteen
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Coro
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Allegri Miserere
conducted by Harry Christophers, 1953-; performed by The Sixteen (Coro, 2003), 57 mins
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conducted by Harry Christophers, 1953-; performed by The Sixteen (Coro, 2003), 57 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
The Sixteen
Contributor
Harry Christophers, 1953-
Author / Creator
The Sixteen
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Coro
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 CORO
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(Warner Music, 2008), 4 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Warner Music
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Angels - Christmas with the Great Sopranos
conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989, Andreas Delfs, Charles Dutoit, Richard Bonynge, 1930-, Ion Marin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, 1946-2001, Trevor Pinnock, Sir Neville Marriner, 1924-2016, Barry Rose, Anton Guadagno and John Eliot Gardiner; performed by Various Artists (Decca Records, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
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conducted by Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989, Andreas Delfs, Charles Dutoit, Richard Bonynge, 1930-, Ion Marin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, 1946-2001, Trevor Pinnock, Sir Neville Marriner, 1924-2016, Barry Rose, Anton Guadagno and John Eliot Gardiner; performed by Various Artists (Decca Records, 2008), 1 hour 1 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Various Artists
Contributor
Herbert von Karajan, 1908-1989, Andreas Delfs, Charles Dutoit, Richard Bonynge, 1930-, Ion Marin, Giuseppe Sinopoli, 1946-2001, Trevor Pinnock, Sir Neville Marriner, 1924-2016, Barry Rose, Anton Guadagno, John Eliot Gardiner
Author / Creator
Various Artists
Date Published / Released
2008-10-14
Publisher
Decca Records
Copyright Message
(C) 2008 Decca Music Group Limited
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BaroqueFest
conducted by Michel Corboz and Jon Washburn, 1942-; performed by Richard Margison, 1953- and Kathleen Rudolph, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne and Vancouver Chamber Choir (CBC Records, 1987), 50 mins
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conducted by Michel Corboz and Jon Washburn, 1942-; performed by Richard Margison, 1953- and Kathleen Rudolph, CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne and Vancouver Chamber Choir (CBC Records, 1987), 50 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Richard Margison, 1953-, Kathleen Rudolph
Contributor
Michel Corboz, Jon Washburn, 1942-
Author / Creator
CBC Vancouver Orchestra, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Richard Margison, 1953-, Kathleen Rudolph
Date Published / Released
1987
Publisher
CBC Records
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1987 by CBC Records
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Schütz/Monteverdi Motets and Madrigals
conducted by Stoyan Kralev and Vassil Kazandjiev, 1934-; produced by Ivan Pastor, fl. 1986; performed by Madrigal Chamber Ensemble, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra and Bodra Smyana Children's Choir, in Le beau musical (Forlane CI, 1996), 1 hour 11 mins
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conducted by Stoyan Kralev and Vassil Kazandjiev, 1934-; produced by Ivan Pastor, fl. 1986; performed by Madrigal Chamber Ensemble, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra and Bodra Smyana Children's Choir, in Le beau musical (Forlane CI, 1996), 1 hour 11 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Madrigal Chamber Ensemble, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Bodra Smyana Children's Choir
Contributor
Stoyan Kralev, Vassil Kazandjiev, 1934-, Ivan Pastor, fl. 1986
Author / Creator
Madrigal Chamber Ensemble, Sofia Soloists Chamber Orchestra, Bodra Smyana Children's Choir
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Forlane CI
Series
Le beau musical
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Beniamino Gigli : Ancient Arias & Sacred Songs
performed by Beniamino Gigli, 1890-1957 and Herbert Dawson (Urania / Qualiton Imports, Ltd., 2009), 4 mins
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performed by Beniamino Gigli, 1890-1957 and Herbert Dawson (Urania / Qualiton Imports, Ltd., 2009), 4 mins
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Beniamino Gigli, 1890-1957, Herbert Dawson
Author / Creator
Beniamino Gigli, 1890-1957, Herbert Dawson
Date Published / Released
2009-08-11
Publisher
Urania / Qualiton Imports, Ltd.
Copyright Message
2009 Urania - Qualiton
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