Music of the Renaissance: Palestrina - Byrd - Dunstable - Josquin - Dowland

Music of the Renaissance
Palestrina - Byrd - Dunstable - Josquin - Dowland
Pro Cantione antiqua & Hamburger Bläserkreis für alte Musik - Bruno Turner, dir.; Ulsamer-Collegium - Josef Ulsamer, dir.; Konrad Ragossnig (lute)
Deutsche Grammophon 439 457-2

Contents:

    Anon., Ms London BM Add. 29987
  1. Lamento di Tristano
    Rotta

    2. John Dunstable:
  2. Motet: Veni, Sancte Spiritus

    3. Anon., Ms London BM Add. 29987
  3. Istampita Cominciamento di gioia

    4. Guillaume Dufay:
  4. Motet (3v.): Flos florum
  5. Motet (3v.): Alma redemptoris mater

    6. Anon. / Pierre Attaingnant, ed., 1530, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich
  6. Basse danse La Brosse
    Tripla
    Tourdion
  7. Basse danse La gatta
  8. Basse danse La Magdalena

    9. Josquin Desprez:
  9. Déploration sur la mort d'Ockeghem

    10. Anon. / Pierre Phalèse, ed., 1571
  10. Passamezzo d'Italye
    Reprise
    Gaillarde

    11. Giovanni Pierluigi Palestrina:
  11. Super flumina Babylonis

    12. John Dowland:
  12. Fantasia

    13. William Byrd: Missa tres vocum
  13. Kyrie
  14. Gloria
  15. Credo
  16. Sanctus
  17. Agnus Dei

Playing time: 66' 27"

Artists:
[1], [3], [6]-[8], [10] Ulsamer-Collegium, Josef Ulsamer, dir.
[2], [4]-[5] Pro Cantione Antiqua, Instrumental-Ensemble, Hamburger, Bläserkreis für Alte Musik - Bruno Turner, dir.
[9], [11], [13]-[17] Pro Cantione Antiqua - Bruno Turner, dir.
[12] Konrad Ragossnig (lute)

Previous release, recording site and date:
[1], [3], [6]-[8], [10] Archiv Produktion 2533 111 [LP] Tanzmusik der Renaissance
[2], [4]-[5] Archiv Produktion 2533 291 [LP] Dufay - Dunstable: Motetten-Motets
[9] Archiv Produktion 2533 145 [LP] Johannes Ockeghem: Missa Pro Defunctis - Josquin Després: Déploration sur la mort d'Ockeghem
[11] Archiv Produktion 2533 322 [LP] Palestrina Choral Works
[12] Archiv Produktion 2533 157 [LP] Musik für Laute: I. England
[13]-[17] Archiv Produktion 2533 113 [LP] Lamentationes Jeremiae / Thomas Tallis - Missa tres vocum / William Byrd

Comments:
A very short, but beautiful, introduction to the music of that period. It should be noted that this NA release was available in Europe at least since 1994.

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Pierre-F. Roberge