May 2020

English 17th Century Sacred Music

The Chapel Royal choir sings Thomas Tomkins, a French ensemble gives us the devotional anthems of Purcell, and the rarely-heard sacred music of Henry Aldrich.

Composer: Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656), Henry Aldrich (1648-1710), Henry Purcel (1659 - 1695), Godfrey FINGER (c.1655-1730)

CD Info: Resonus CD RES10253, Convivium CD CR052, Mirare CD  MIR 283

Women of Spirit

Sacred works from convents and courts by women composers in the 17th century.

Composer: Francesca Caccini (1587–1640), Barbara Strozzi (1619–c.1664), Isabella Leonarda (1620–1704), Caterina Assandra (fl.1609–18), GIOVANNI PIETRO DEL BUONO, Maria Xaveria Perucona (c.1652-c.1709), Claudia Rusca (1593-1676), Rosa Giacinta Badalla (c.1660-c.1710), Benedetto Re (fl.1606-1626), Chiara Margarita Cozzolani (1602-c.1677)

CD Info: Ambronay CD AMY025, VGo Records CD VG1022, Alba CD ABCD 426

Sacred Early Baroque German Music

Motets from Saxony in 1603, music from the Thirty Years War, and Le Petite Bande performing Heinrich Schutz.

Composer: Hieronymus Praetorius (1560–1629), Hans Leo Hassler (1564–1612), Arcangelo Borsaro (c. 1560–1617), Orlando di Lasso (1532–1594), Sethus Calvisius (1556–1615), Andreas Pevernage (1542/43–1591), Melchior Franck (c.1579–1639), Jacobus Gallus (1550–1591), Michael Praetorius (1571–1621), Agostino Agazarri (1578–1640), Giovanni Battista Stefanini (1574–1630), Giovanni Gabrieli (1557–1612), Erhard Bodenschatz (1576–1636), Adam Gumpelzhaimer (1559–1625), Marcus Dietrich BRANDISIUS (17th C), Andreas DÜBEN (c1597-1662), Christoph HARANT VON POLSCHITZ UND WESERITZ (1564-1621),Johann HILDEBRAND (1614-1684), Paul SCHÄFFER (c1580-c1645), Heinrich SCHÜTZ (1585-1672), Johann SIXT VON LERCHENFELS (c1555-1629), Matthias WECKMANN (c1619-1674), Nicolaus WEISBECK (c1575-c1640)

CD Info: Carus CD 83.492, Christophorus CD CHR 77424, Accent CD ACC24355.

Ockeghem: Masses 2

The elusive Fra Bernardo label is back with a two CD set concluding their series on the masses of Johannes Ockeghem.

Composer: Johannes Ockeghem (c 1420 – 1497),

CD Info: CD FB 1909373,