May 2021

Peter Phillips & the Tallis Scholars Return, Part 2

This week, Peter Phillips shares two works by Josquin and a grand mass by Francisco Guerrero.

Composer: Francisco Guerrero, Josquin,

CD Info: Gimell CD CDGIM 040, Gimell CD CDGIM 039, Gimell CD CDGIM 042

Ensemble Constantinople

It has been a while since we heard from the Montreal-based early music and middle eastern music ensemble; this week, the middle ages, and two from the New World.

Composer: Lucas Ruis de Ribayaz (c.1626–c.1667), Santiago de Murcia (c.1682–c.1740), Michael Oesterle, Le Chastelain de Couci, Guiot de Dijon, Guy Ross, Gontier de Soignies, Paul-Antoine Vidal, GASPAR SANZ (1640-1710), JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIERREZ

CD Info: Analekta CD AN 2 9989, Atma CD ACD 2 2290, Atma CD ACD 2 2567

Yet Three More from Hyperion

A rare Mass by Heinrich Isaac, Sacred Treasures of Spain, and music for the King of Scots: Inside the Pleasure Palace of James IV.

Composer: Heinrich Isaac, Josquin Des Prez, Francisco Guerrero, Bernardino de Ribera, Cristobal de Morales, Melchor Robledo, Juan Esquivel, Sebastian de Vivanco, Tomas Luis de Victoria, Alonso Lobo

CD Info: Hyperion CD CDA68337, Hyperion CD CDA68333, Hyperion CD CDA68359

The Instrumental Italian Renaissance

The Virtuosic Venetian sound, humanism in Italian courtly centers, and the Dalmatian publisher who was granted a monopoly on printing keyboard music by the first Medici Pope.

Composer: Andrea Antico, Heinrich Isaac, Marco Cara, Juan del Encina, Marchetto Cara, Giovanni Ambrioso, Domenico da Piacenza, Guillaume Dufay, Antoine Brumel, Petrarca, Castiglione, Jakob Arcadelt (1507-1568), Anton Francesco Doni (1513-1574), Francesco de Layolle (1492 - 1540), Adrian Willaert (1490 - 1562), Silvestro Ganassi (1492 - 1565), Giulio Segni (1498 - 1561), Giacomo Fogliano (1468 - 1548), Jacquet de Berchem (1505 - 1565), Enríquez de Valderrábano (1500 - 1557), Diego Ortiz (1510 - 1570)

CD Info: Tactus CD TC 400007, Naxos CD 8.572983, Audite CD 97.731

Peter Phillips & the Tallis Scholars Return, Part 1

After a long break, one of our most frequent guests returns to share his extraordinary efforts. This week Peter Phillips shares works by Victoria, more from the Josquin cycle, and music by the great Tudor master John Taverner.

Composer: Tomas Luis de Victoria, Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla, Josquin Desprez, John Taverner

CD Info: Gimell CD CDGIM 043, Gimell CD CDGIM 044, Gimell CD CDGIM 045