Sacred Music in the Renaissance, Volume 1

Sacred Music in the Renaissance, Volume 1
The Tallis Scholars finest Recordings, 1980-1989
The Tallis Scholars – Peter Philips, dir.
Gimell GIMBX 301 [CDx4]

Contents:

    CD 1

    Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652)
  1. Miserere

    2. William Byrd (1539/1540-1623): Mass for 5 voices
  2. Kyrie
  3. Gloria
  4. Credo
  5. Sanctus & Benedictus
  6. Agnus Dei

    7. William Byrd:
  7. Anthem: Ave verum corpus

    8. Tomás Luis da Victoria (1548-1611): Requiem
  8. Introitus: Requiem aeternam
  9. Kyrie
  10. Graduale: Requiem aeternam
  11. Offertorium: Domine Iesu Christe
  12. Sanctus & Benedictus
  13. Agnus Dei I, II & III
  14. Communio: Lux aeterna
  15. Responsorium: Libera me
  16. Versa est in luctum

    17. CD 2

    Thomas Tallis (ca 1505-1585)
  17. Spem in alium
  18. Sancte Deus
  19. Salvator mundi, salva nos I
  20. Salvator mundi, salva nos II
  21. Gaude gloriosa
  22. Miserere nostri
  23. Loquebantur variis linguis
  24. If ye love me
  25. Hear the voice and prayer
  26. A new commandment
  27. O Lord, give thy holy spirit
  28. Purge me, O Lord
  29. Verily, verily I say unto you
  30. Remember not, O Lord God
  31. Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter
  32. O Lord, in thee is all my trust
  33. Christ rising again
  34. Blessed are those that be undefiled

    35. CD 3

    Josquin Desprez (ca 1450/1455-1521): Missa La sol fa re mi
  35. Kyrie
  36. Gloria
  37. Credo
  38. Sanctus & Benedictus
  39. Agnus Dei

    40. Clemens non Papa: Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis (à 5)
  40. Kyrie
  41. Gloria
  42. Credo
  43. Sanctus & Benedictus
  44. Agnus Dei (à 6)

    45. Jacob Clemens non Papa (ca 1510-ca 1555)
  45. Motet: Tribulationes civitatum (à 4)

    46. Thomas Crecquillon (ca 1505-ca 1557), attr.
  46. Motet: Pater peccavi
    Jacob Clemens non Papa
  47. Motet: Ego flos campi (à 7)

    48. CD 4

    John Sheppard (ca 1515-1558)
  48. Media vita

    49. Willliam Cornysh (d. 1523)
  49. Salve regina
  50. Gaude virgo mater Christi

    51. Plainchant
  51. Motet Assumpta est Maria

    52. Giovanni da Palestrina (1525/1526-1594)
  52. Motet Assumpta est Maria

    53. Giovanni da Palestrina: Missa Assumpta est Maria
  53. Kyrie
  54. Gloria
  55. Credo
  56. Sanctus & Benedictus
  57. Agnus Dei

Performers:
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, dir.

Playing time: 78' 34" + 79' 37" + 78' 33" + 78' 35" = 4h 55' 19"

Recording site and date:
Various sites [1980-1989];
Rel.: 2004

Excerpts
[1] Classics for Pleasure CFP 40339l [LP] Allegri / Palestrina
[2]-[7] Gimell CDGIM 345 [CD] Byrd: The Three Masses
[8]-[16] Gimell CDGIM 012 [CD] Victoria: Requiem
[17]-[23] Gimell CDGIM 006 [CD] Tallis: spem in alium
[24]-[34] Gimell CDGIM 007 [CD] Tallis: The Complete English Anthems
[35]-[39] Gimell CDGIM 009 [CD] Josquin: Missa Pange lingua / Missa La sol fa re mi
[40]-[47] Gimell CDGIM 013 [CD] Clemens non Papa: Missa Pastores quidnam vidistis
[48] Gimell CDGIM 016 [CD] Sheppard: Media vita
[49]-[50] Gimell CDGIM 014 [CD] Cornysh
[51]-[57] Gimell CDGIM 020 [CD] Palestrina: Masses Assumpta est Maria / Sicut lilium

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Pierre-F. Roberge