The English Madrigal School, Vol. 3

The English Madrigal School, Vol. 3
Madrigals of Thomas Morley
The Deller Consort – Alfred Deller, cond..
Vanguard « The Bach Guild » BG-577 [LP, mono, NA]
Vanguard « The Bach Guild » BGS-5002 [LP, stereo, NA]
Vanguard « The Bach Guild - Historical Anthology of Music » HM-4 SD [LP]
Vanguard Classics (Arcade) 08 9073 71 [CD, Europe]

Contents:

    Thomas Morley

    The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595)
  1. iii: Now is the month for maying

    2. Madrigalls to Foure Voyces ... The First Booke (1594)
  2. vii: In dew of roses

    3. The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595)
  3. ii: Shoot, false Love, I care not

    4. The First Booke of Canzonets to Two Voyces (1595)
  4. vii: Miraculous love's wounding!

    5. Canzonets or Little Short Aers to Five and Sixe Voyces (1597)
  5. xxi: Hark, alleluia cheerly

    6. Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1593)
  6. xx: Arise, get up, my dear

    7. The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595)
  7. xix: Leave this tormenting

    8. The First Booke of Canzonets to Two Voyces (1595)
  8. v: I go before, my darling

    9. The First set of English Madrigals (1594)
  9. xx: Say, gentle nymphs

    10. Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1595)
  10. vi: Good morrow, fair ladies

    11. —
    Madrigalls to Foure Voyces ... The First Booke (1594)
  11. i: April is in my mistress' face

    12. Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1593)
  12. xxiii: Though Philomela lost her love

    13. The Triumphes of Oriana (1601)
  13. xxiii: Hard by a crystal fountain

    14. Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1593)
  14. vii: Whiter away, so fast

    15. Canzonets or Little Short Aers to Five and Sixe Voyces (1597)
  15. xvii: I follow, lo, the footing
  16. vii: O grief!

    17. The First Booke of Canzonets to Two Voyces (1595)
  17. vii: When, lo, by break of morning

    18. Madrigalls to Foure Voyces ... The First Booke (1594)
  18. xiv: Besides a fountain

    19. The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces, (1595)
  19. xiv: Fire! Fire! my heart!

Playing time: 45' 50"

Performers:
The Deller Consort
April Cantelo (soprano), Eileen McLoughlin (soprano), Alfred Deller (counter-tenor), Wilfred Brown (tenor), Gerald English (tenor), Maurice Bevan (baritone)
Alfred Deller, dir.

Recording site and date:
Walthamstow Hall, London, UK [07/1958];
Rel.: 1958

Compilation:
Vanguard Classics (Arcade) « The Bach Guild - Historical Anthology of Music » 08 2019 72 [CDx2] The English Madrigal School
Musical Concepts MC 196 [CDx6 + CD-ROM] Alfred Deller « The Complete Vanguard Recordings », Volume FIVE: English, French and Italian Madrigals

Excerpts:
[1]-[2] Vanguard VSD 729/30 [LPx2] The Art of Alfred Deller
[1]-[10] Vanguard « Everyman classics » SRV 157 SD [LP] The English madrigal school: Madrigals of John Wilbye and Thomas Morley.
[1], [3], [4], [6], [7], [19] Vanguard Classics VCD 72 032 [CD] Now is the Month of Maying
[11], [16], [19] Vanguard Classics (Silverminds Music) 99 220 [CD] 50 years of The Deller Consort – The early years 1955-1963.

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 354-205 (nov. 1989 (as 92.505)), 415-140 (may 1995 (as 08 2019 72)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 47/559- (dec. 1969 (VSL 1 078)), 51/604-555 (sept. 73 (HM-4 SD))

Comments:
Information from LP & CD
This is the third of a serie of four original LPs of english madrigals; other releases being:
Vanguard « The Bach Guild » BG 553 The English Madrigals School, vol. 1
Vanguard « The Bach Guild » BG 554 The English Madrigals School, vol. 2
Vanguard « The Bach Guild » BG 578 The English Madrigals School, vol. 4

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