English Madrigals
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Brand: PhilipsComposer: William Byrd
Composer: Giles Farnaby
Composer: Orlando Gibbons
Composer: Thomas Morley
Composer: Robert Ramsey
Composer: Thomas Tomkins
Composer: Thomas Vautor
Composer: Thomas Weelkes
Composer: John Wilbye
Performer: Peter Phillips, Dir The Tallis Scholars
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2007-07-10
Music Label: Gimell UK
Soundtracks:
- Harke all ye lovely saints above, madrigal for 5 voices
- Harke; Alleluia cheerely, madrigal for 6 voices
- Phillis, I faine wold die now, madrigal for 7 voices
- Cruel Madame, madrigal
- Ah, deere heart, madrigal for 5 voices
- Draw On, Sweet Night, Best Friend unto Those Cares, madrigal
- All Creatures Now Are Merry Minded
- Sleep, Fleshly Birth for 6 voices
- Carters, now cast down, madrigal
- Woe Is Me for 6 voices
- Though Amaryllis dance in green, madrigal for 5 voices (SSATB)
- The silver swanne, madrigal for 5 voices
- When David Heard That Absalom Was Slain, for 5 voices
- Then David Mourned, for 5 voices & organ
- Almighty God, the Fountain of All Wisdom, for 5 voices & organ
- Woe Is Me for 6 voices
- Be Strong and of A Good Courage for 7 voices & organ
- O Sing Unto the Lord A New Song, for 7 voices & organ
- O God, the Proud Are Risen Against Me, for 8 voices & organ
Music reviews of English Madrigals
Music Review: a voice teacher and early music fan
Rating: 4 Stars
A COMPILATION AND A MIXTURE OF SONGS AND PERSONNEL
Director Peter Phillips states in the accompanying information that April 1982 was the first and only time that the Tallis Scholars have ever recorded such repertoire as is on this disc. Thus the issuing of this CD will also mark the first time these tracks have been commercially available for over twenty years.
The twelve madrigals presented here were deliberately chosen to show off the scope of the best English madrigal-writing around the year 1600. The closest the Scholars normally come to singing madrigals in concert is in the anthems of the early Stuart composers: Tomkins, Weelkes and Gibbons, in particular. The Anglican music of Tomkins became known as 'secular anthems' and are included on the last half of this CD as a bonus addition.
The first half of the disc includes twelve madrigals sung by various members of the Scholars(personnel changes from year to year), but include such well-known and skilled singers as : Michael Chance, Allison Gough, Andrew King and Francis Steele etc.. Chance , for example sings in only two of the madrigals (unfortunately); another female singer unknown to me sings the remaining numbers. I think the quality of performance changes a great deal in the first half of the disc because of the frequent changes in personnel,
The last half of the disc, which are the 'secular' anthems, appeals to me much more, partly because it was only one group performing, and they were excellent, and this half was recorded in 1988, whereas the first part was recorded from the late 70's to 1982.
The album is unique and entertaining and mostly well implemented. The Tallis Scholars could not sing poorly even if they tried!!!!!
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