January 2015

Naxos Distribution—Early Baroque Discs

NOTE: All of the program this month feature recordings that are part of the expanded Naxos Distribution family. Recent recordings including the beautiful Marian Vespers of Alessandro Melani.

Composer: Giocomo Carissimi (17th century), Alessandro Melani's (1639-1703)

CD Info: Paradizo CD PA0013, CPO CD 777 936-2, Brilliant Classics CD 4808

Naxos Distribution—Renaissance Discs

NOTE: All of the program this month feature recordings that are part of the expanded Naxos Distribution family. A new recording of Dufay’s masses written for the fateful year of 1453 is one example of recent releases..

Composer: CHRISTOPHER TYE (c.1501-c.1573), Peter Philips, Robert White, Thomas Tallis, William Byrd, Thomas Morley, Thomas Tomkins, Guillaume Dufay

CD Info: Soli Deo Gloria CD SDG 720, avane CD MF8022, Glossa CD GCD P31907,

Naxos Distribution—Medieval Discs

NOTE: All of the program this month feature recordings that are part of the expanded Naxos Distribution family. The excellent new release by La Reverie of popular devotion songs of 14th century Italy is just one of the recordings we will hear.

Composer: Heinrich Laufenberg (c.1390-1460), Petrus de Grudencz (1392 – ca. 1480)

CD Info: CD ARS 38 154, Arcana CD A 379, Ramée CD RAM 1402

Naxos Distribution—More Holiday Discs

NOTE: All of the program this month feature recordings that are part of the expanded Naxos Distribution family. Keeping our tradition of the 12 days of Christmas, we turn to some new releases we missed for the season.

Composer: Willaert, Stoltzer, Senfl, Praetorius, Schröter, Calvisius, Crüger, Eccard, Grabert, Herzogenberg, Loewe, Jehn, Micheelsen, David, Zimmermann, Barbe, Gruber, Uwe Gronostay, Claudin de Sermisy, Clément Janequin

CD Info: Audite CD 97.711, Alpha CD 198, Rondeau CD ROP6095