Classical Vocals

Performed by the Choral Cross-Ties choral ensemble, conducted by Bruce Browne, present their debut recording feat. compositions by Morten Lauridsen: "Mid-Winter Songs" (on poems by Robert Graves), "Madrigali" (6 "firesongs" on Italian Renaissance poems)...

People sometimes chuckle at the fact that Emilis Melngailis and Arnold Schoenberg were both born in the same year, 1874 - just think, the apologist for ancient folk-song diatonics and the founder of twelvetone technique as peers! But one must understand...

Parnassus Records is pleased to release a follow-up to their acclaimed "Black Swans" anthology, which returned to international availability extraordinarily rare early recordings of African-American opera singers. The new release, "Black Swans at...

Palestrina's Fourth Book of Motets was dedicated to his patron Pope Gregory XIII and published in Rome in 1584. He took as his text The Song of Songs (also known as The Song of Solomon). The 29 motets, written in an age of religious tumult and...

Over the last two centuries and in today's churches, hymns may be referred to as songs, prayers, or even spirituals, but the need for them remains the same. These pieces are written as instruments of praise and worship to God, as prayers in time of need,...

Orlando Gibbons' exquisite tunes and rock-solid bass-lines for the first English hymn-book, Hymnes and Songs of the Church, were written to be sung and played both at home and in church.1. Prelude 2. A Song of Joy/Christmas Day 3. The Song of Angels 4...

Orlande de Lassus created nothing finer than the Lagrime di San Pietro, a collection of 20 spiritual madrigals and one motet for seven voices; a cycle of intense reflections on the sorrows of St Peter following his denial of Christ, it was assembled...

Originally released with different packaging this CD has the same repertoire as the original but the performances have been remastered for improved sound quality.

Originally released with different packaging this CD has the same repertoire as the original but the performances have been remastered for improved sound quality.

Originally released in 1998 to good notices, the 'Sinfonia Amabile' Choir and Orchestra conducted by Piotr Wajrak along with the best of the cadre of up and coming singers in Poland with Mozart's canonical Requiem in D Minor. The recording was sponsored...

Originally released by Collins Classics as part of it's English Songs Series, this recording offers a fascinating selection of the 72 solo songs Holst wrote across his entire compositional career.1. Jesu Sweet 2. My Soul Has Nought But Fire and Ice 3. I...

Originally released as part of the English Song Series on the Collins Classics label, this recording includes major works by one of the key figures in English vocal music.1. It Was a Lover and His Lass 2. The Lawyer 3. The Splendour Falls 4. The Water...