July 2013

Archiv Special: Music of the Gothic Era

When Andreas Holschneider took over Archiv in 1970, he wanted to expand the labels' repertoire, including this recording that helped shape the future of this program.

Composer: Petrus de Cruce (1240 - 1298), Adam de la Halle (1240 - 1286), Philippe de Vitry (1291 - 1361), Guillaume de Machaut (1300 - 1377),

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Archiv Produktion: 1947-2013, Part III

More from the compilation celebrating 66 years of great music-making: Masterpiece Theater, Monteverdi, and the Pro Cantione Antiqua.

Composer: Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643), Giulio Romano Caccini (1551 - 1618), Sigismondo D'India (1582 - 1629), Claudio Saracini (1586 - 1649), Jocopo Peri (1561 - 1656), Marco Zenobi da Gagliano (1582 - 1643), Francesco Rasi (1574 - 1650), Giovanni del Turco (1577 - 1647), Vincenzo Calestani (1589 - ), Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin Des Pres (1450 - 1521), Jacob Obrecht (1457 - 1505),

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Archiv Produktion: 1947-2013, Part II

Continuing our celebration of this incomparable label, we continue with the Pro Musica Antiqua, Alfred Deller, and German dances from the early 17th century.

Composer: Adam de la Halle (1240 - 1286), Orlando Gibbons (1583 - 1625), Michael Praetorius (1571 - 1621), Michel Richard Delalande (1657 - 1726),

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Archiv Produktion: 1947-2013, Part I

In 1947, German musicologist Fred Hamel made the first recording on the Deutsche Grammophon imprint newly dedicated to the idea of early music. For the next three weeks, we will celebrate the new 55-CD boxed set including many indispensable recording issued on CD for the first time. This week, Bach, chant, and Safford Cape.

Composer: J. S. Bach

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Laude: Joy and Mystery

A recent exhibit at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles featured the reconstruction of the beautiful Laudario of the Compagnia di Sant'Agnese, inspiring this new release by the ensemble Lionheart.

Composer: John BROWNE (fl c 1480–1505), William CORNYSH (d 1502), Richard DAVY (c 1465 – c 1507), Walter LAMBE (b ?1450–51, d after Michaelmas 1504),

CD Info: CD EOM-CD-7789,