Gothic

Gothic
Sacred and secular music from Gothic Britain
Various performers
The Gift of Music CD206 [CDx2]

Contents:

    CD-1
    Good Companye
    Music of the Chamber

    Royalty

    Henry VIII
  1. Greensleeves
  2. Pastime with good companye
  3. Consort
  4. Consort

  5. Anon.
  6. Trolly Lolly
  7. War, chivalry and spectacle

    Anon.
  8. Bear Dance
  9. Montard Brawle
  10. Pied du Cheval
  11. Edi be thu
  12. Agincourt Carol
  13. There is no rose
  14. Patrons

    Anon.
  15. Nobilis, humilis
  16. Quene Note
  17. Mi very joye
  18. Roses in bloom

  19. Heinrich Isaac
  20. Ricercar
  21. Life and Art in the city and household

    Anon.
  22. Dou way Robin

  23. Henry VIII
  24. Consort

  25. William Cornysh
  26. Ah Robin, gentle Robin

  27. Anon.
  28. Foweles in the frith
  29. Trois sereus
  30. People and piety

    Anon.
  31. Alle, psallite
  32. Veni creator
  33. Nowell. Tydinges trew
  34. Gloria laus
  35. Alleluya psallat
  36. CD-2
    Gothic Spirit
    Music of the Chapel

    Sarum Plainchant
  37. Kyrie Orbis factor

  38. Henry V
  39. Sanctus

  40. Anon. (early 15th cent.)
  41. Agnus Dei

  42. Anon.
  43. Petrone

  44. William Cornysh (d. 1502)
  45. Ave Maria

  46. Walter Lambe (d. after 1504)
  47. Nesciens mater

  48. John Redford (d. 1547)
  49. Glorificamus

  50. Robert Fayrfax (d. 1521)
  51. Eterne laudis lilium

  52. John Taverner (d. 1545)
  53. Mater Christi

  54. Thomas Preston (d. after 1559)
  55. Felix namque

  56. Nicholas Ludford (d. 1557)
  57. Ave cuius conceptio

Performers:
[1]-[8], [10], [13]-[14], [18] The Medieval Consort
Sara Stowe (voice, percussion, pipe and drum), Jon Banks (dulcimer, harp), Matthew Spring, (gittern, hurdy gurdy), Martin Souter (clavichord)
[9], [11]-[12], [15], [17], [20], [22]-[23], [25]-[26] The Oxford Girls' Choir
Richard Vendome, dir.
[16] Richard Vendome (organ solo)
[19], [21] Serendipity
Lisette Wesseling (soprano), Jessica Summers (soprano), Louise Eekelaar (soprano), Philip Cartledge (tenor), Edward Breen (counter-tenor)
[24] Singscape
Sarah Tenant-Flowers, dir.
[27]-[37] Magdala
with Martin Souter (organ, (tracks 4 & 10))
David Skinner, dir.

Playing time: 2h 14' ??"

Recording site and date:
[1]-[8], [10], [13]-[14], [18] St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford [2003];
[9], [11]-[12], [15]-[17], [20], [22]-[23], [25]-[26] Chapel of Hertford College, Oxford, and St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford [1998]
[19], [21] St Michael's church, Summertown, Oxford [1998]
[24] St Michael's Church, Summertown, Oxford [2003]
[27]-[37] Chapel of Magdalen College, Oxford [07/2003];
Rel,: 2003

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Pierre-F. Roberge