Renaissance Radio - The Tallis Scholars (2 CDs)

‘There are forty-seven separate tracks here and on each one you will hear singing of the very highest quality. More than that you will experience music-making that’s born out of scholarship and a deep understanding of each composer’s music and how it should be presented; yet the scholarship is lightly worn. Nineteen very different and highly individual composers are represented and all are expertly served … a splendid representation of the art of The Tallis Scholars. If you are familiar with their work the set is a welcome and highly pleasurable way to refresh your memory. If you haven’t sampled much of their recorded output before—or if you’re unfamiliar with the richly rewarding field of Renaissance vocal music – then I hope this set may lead you to many new discoveries; you could not wish for better guides than Peter Phillips and his expert singers’ (MusicWeb International)

CD1

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Miserere mei, Deus (Verses 1-6 & 19ff of Miserere mei, Deus)[5'50]

Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) & Deborah Roberts (b?)

Deborah Roberts (soprano), Sally Dunkley (soprano), Caroline Trevor (alto), Donald Greig (baritone), Andrew Carwood (tenor)

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Ave Maria … virgo serena[5'22] - Josquin des Prez (c1450/55-1521)
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Descendi in hortum meum[5'35] - Cipriano de Rore (c1515/16-1565)
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Ego flos campi[4'11] - Jacobus Clemens non Papa (c1510/15-1555/6)
5
Salva nos, Domine[2'31] - Jean Mouton (before 1459-1522)
6
Ave regina caelorum[3'50] - Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594)
7
Salve regina[3'56] - Orlande de Lassus (1530/32-1594)
8
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein[2'30] - Hieronymus Praetorius (1560-1629)
9
Agnus Dei III (Movement 5c of Missa L'homme armé sexti toni)[4'16] - Josquin des Prez (c1450/55-1521)
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Agnus Dei II (Movement 5b of Missa Et ecce terrae motus 'The Earthquake Mass')[3'29] - Antoine Brumel (c1460-1512/13)
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Agnus Dei II (Movement 5b of Missa brevis)[3'07] - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)
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Sicut lilium inter spinas I[4'42] - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525/6-1594)
13
Precibus et meritis[3'00] - Carlo Gesualdo (c1561-1613)
14
Maria, mater gratiae[3'42] - Carlo Gesualdo (c1561-1613)
15
Ave virgo sanctissima[3'57] - Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
16
Ave Maria a 4[2'15] - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
17
O vos omnes, qui transitis per viam (No 14 of Tenebrae Responsories)[2'48] - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
18
Kyrie (Movement 2 of Missa pro defunctis 'Requiem')[2'35] - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
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Graduale Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine (Movement 3 of Missa pro defunctis 'Requiem')[3'08] - Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
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Versa est in luctum[3'37]Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)

Lamentations of Jeremiah I[8'50] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
CD2
21
Incipit lamentatio Jeremiae prophetae[1'22]
22
Aleph. Quomodo sedet sola civitas[2'39]
23
Beth. Plorans ploravit in nocte[4'49]
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Mihi autem nimis[2'36] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
25
O sacrum convivium[3'38] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
26
O nata lux de lumine[2'02] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
27
Miserere nostri[2'31] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
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Leroy Kyrie[3'33] - John Taverner (c1490-1545)
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Benedictus (Movement 3b of Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas)[2'59] - John Taverner (c1490-1545)
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Ave Maria, mater Dei[3'10] - William Cornysh (dc1502)
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Christe, qui lux es et dies III[4'55] - Robert White (c1538-November 1574)
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In manus tuas I[3'28] - John Sheppard (c1515-1558)
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In manus tuas II[2'56] - John Sheppard (c1515-1558)
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In manus tuas III[2'53] - John Sheppard (c1515-1558)
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Agnus Dei (Movement 5 of Mass for four voices)[3'15] - William Byrd (1539/40-1623)
36
If ye love me[2'02] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
37
Hear the voice and prayer[3'02] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
38
A new commandment[2'43] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
39
Why fum'th in fight (No 3 of 9 Psalm Tunes)[0'58] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
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E'en like the hunted hind (No 5 of 9 Psalm Tunes)[0'53] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
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God grant with grace (No 8 of 9 Psalm Tunes)[1'04] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
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Come, Holy Ghost (No 9, 'Ordinal' of 9 Psalm Tunes)[0'41] - Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585)
43
When David heard[4'27] - Thomas Tomkins (1572-1656)
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Sing joyfully[2'50] - William Byrd (1539/40-1623)
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O God, the proud are risen against me[3'00] - William Byrd (1539/40-1623)
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O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth[2'52] - William Byrd (1539/40-1623)
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Nunc dimittis (Canticle 7 of The Great Service)[5'10] - William Byrd (1539/40-1623)