Release Date: 01 May 2011
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571178547
Release Date: 01 May 2011
Label: Hyperion Records Ltd
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 034571178547
Description
Gramophone award nominees Cinquecento add another glorious recording to their Hyperion discography. This vocal sextet, comprising six professional singers from five European countries, are rapidly becoming one of the most admired early music ensembles of the time. The lithe, clear yet rich and warm tones of the six singers are the perfect instruments for the complex polyphony of the sixteenth century. Their profound collective and individual musicianship, mellifluous phrasing, perfect intonation and commitment to their chosen repertoire are clearly apparent in this gem of a disc.
In this recording the group uncover the complete surviving works of Philipp Schoendorff. Schoendorff, originally a pupil of the illustrious Philippe de Monte, was a successful choirmaster at the Prague court of the Emperor Rudolf II. Also included are a Magnificat by his teacher de Monte and the two motets on which his pupil based his Masses.
No fan of Renaissance polyphony should overlook this outstanding recording.
Tracklisting
The Brabant Ensemble / Stephen Rice
Steven Isserlis
Takacs Quartet
The Nash Ensemble
MultiPiano Ensemble, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin / Ivor Bolton
Marc-Andre Hamelin
Marc-Andre Hamelin, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Litton
Gothic Voices / Christopher Page
Soloists, Netherlands Chamber Choir, Orchestra of the 18th Century, Frans Bruggen
Soloists, Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Joseph Keilberth
Vlaams radiokoor / Il gardellino orchestra / Bart van Reyn
Soloists, Kammerchor der Christuskirche Karlsruhe, L'arpa festante, Peter Gortner
Vocalensemble Rastatt; Les Favorites; Holger Speck; Miriam Feuersinger; Terry Wey; Florian Sievers; Sebastian Noack
Kammerchor Stuttgart; Frieder Bernius; Florian Pedarnig
Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Jean-Sebastien Vallee
Graindelavoix; Bjorn Schmelzer