Early Music

The monks of Solesmes have selected a sampling of the "best" Gregorian chants, including Antiphons for Lauds of Martyrs at Eastertide, Kyrie IX and Gloria IX. This recording reflects the unmatched authenticity which characterizes the exquisitely gracious...

The first substantial survey of the Eton Choirbook's treasures on record, newly remastered, compiled and reissued on CD for the first time. Copied out between 1490 and 1502, the Eton Choirbook is the most substantial extant source of English liturgical...

The cornett (also known as the cornetto or zink) is an early wind instrument that dates from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. William Dongois is one of the best-known cornet players of our time. On the present double CD, together with the...

The Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos became famous outside of religious circles in 1993 when a recording of their liturgical Gregorian chants unexpectedly climbed to the top of the album charts. Back around the 11th century, the Spanish abbey...

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Responsoria pro Hebdomada Sancta; Lamentatio / Jan Dismas Zelenka, Number of Discs: 2. Customer review - It is known that J.S. Bach admired Zelenka, and this fine album will show why. The performances are great, and the music by the Bohemian composer is...

Renaissance composer Balduin Hoyoul (1547-1594) was a member of the Franco-Flemish school of composition. Born in Liege, he was, from the age of 13, a discant singer at the Court in Stuttgart. In 1589 he took over as Hofkapellmeister in Stuttgart. This...

Pentameron is inspired by one of the most important collections of stories and folk tales of all times: The "Pentamerone" (The Tale of Tales) written by Giambattista Basile and published in 1634 in Naples. The stories in this work are divided into five...

Music by women composers of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and early Baroque. Music by Hildegard Von Bingen and more.1. The Middle Ages - in Cloister, Anon: Casta Catholica 2. Hildegard Von Bingen: Ave Generosa 3. Anon: Puer Nobis Nascitur 4. At Court,...

Missa Papae Marcelli, or Pope Marcellus Mass, is a mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. It is his most well-known and most often-performed mass, and is frequently taught in university courses on music. It was always[citation needed] sung at the...

LEARNING ABOUT GREGORIAN CHANT - Known throughout the world as the leading masters of Gregorian chant, The Monks of Solesmes have released Learning about Gregorian Chant. This recording simplifies and clarifies the world of chant for those to whom...

Latvia's Schola Cantorum Riga shines a light on the music of medieval Riga, Hamburg, Lund and Limoges in historically informed performances which aim to present the music as it would have been performed and heard in medieval Livonia (now Latvia)...