classical music: Cortona Anonymous

classical music: Cortona Anonymous

classical music:

Cortona Anonymous

Glorious Hill
Günders Dzilums, Anonymous, ...

Gavin Bryars, 2008

"Curiously timeless music, mediating between the 14th century and the present in a teasingly expressive and lusciously beautiful way." -- The Guardian "One of the world's finest choirs." -- Gramophone A recording of major choral works of Gavin Bryars , personally supervised by the composer and performed by one of the world's finest ...

Hilliard Live: The Collection [Box Set]
Gordon Jones, Anonymous, ...

Coro, 2008

"Unforgettable live recordings." -- Goldberg All four of The Hilliard Ensemble's live discs on CORO in one box set! Includes the award winning Pérotin and the Ars Antiqua , winner of a Diapason d'Or. Rare repertoire from the 12th and 15th centuries from one of the world's most celebrated exponents of early choral music.

Nova Stella: A Medieval Italian Christmas

Anonymous, Cortona Codex Anonymous, ...

Dorian Recordings, 1996

Stunning performances by scholar musicians
This is a glorious CD for the holidays as well as year-round. Altramar's musician-scholars bring a clear, joyous accessibility to music of the medieval period, rendering it a delight for all times and seasons.

Laudario di Cortona: Canti devozionali del XIII secolo
Cortona Codex Anonymous, La Dolce Vista, ...

Tactus Records, 2008

Laudes are the prayers sung at dawn during the monastic Office of the Hours and are linked to the genesis of the Laudes creaturarum of St. Francis (1182-1226), poems that have come down to us without musical notation in the Codice 338 of Assisi. Only poetic texts are available for the period preceding the establishment of the laudesi. It is the ...

Words of the Angel

Trio Mediaeval, Ivan Moody, ...

Ecm Records, 2002

Hauntingly Beautiful
I bought this CD on an impulse, not knowing what to expect. The three a capella female vocalists harmonize in the most eerily beautiful way -- this CD is as close to transcendental music as I've ever heard. Everyone I've shared it with has had the same reaction -- ...

Sweet Seraphic Fire

American Anonymous, Thomas Baird, ...

New World Records, 2005

Fantastic!!!!!!
This is a REALLY cool album of shape-note singings, I particurlarly like EVERY STRING AWAKE and ANTHEM FOR EASTER. Some of the songs are kind of dreary, (Hatfield) but all in all this is COOL!!!

Tradition et Avant-Garde -- Music from the Time of Dante
Francis Biggi, Salimbene de Adam, ...

l'empreinte digitale, 2006

Laude: Medieval Italian Spiritual Songs

Anonymous, Cortona Codex Anonymous, ...

Focus, 1995

The hand of the great Tom Binkley
Only recently manage to get a hold of this recording and what a superb one it is. It bears the unmistakeable direction and arrangement of the late Thomas Binkley and is a fitting swan song for him to hear terrific musicians realising the Binkley vision of early music ...

A Mediterranean Christmas

Alfonso X (el Sabio), Anonymous, ...

Warner Classics, 2005

Transforming!
As fans of the Boston Camerata for decades, we giddily add a CD every couple of years to our collection. And while everything from the BC masterfully declares the glories of Western religious, literary, music, and linguistic heritage, this CD has the power to stop you ...

Jubilee 2000: 2000 Years of Sacred Music

Anonymous, Cortona Codex Anonymous, ...

Jade / Bmg, 2000

TUNEFUL TIMETABLE BUT YOU CAN'T DANCE TO IT
Holy homily! For those who like music from a bygone era -- a real long, long, long, long time ago -- here's your relic. This CD celebrates the Top 40 of the Sixth Century: Gregorian chants performed by various artists, including the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo ...

Legenda Aurea: Laudes des Saints au Trecento italien (Golden Legend - Lauds from 13th Century Italy)

Cortona Codex Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, ...

Arcana, 2000

In Praise of the Saints
Legenda Aurea. Laudes des Saints au Trecento Italien. La Reverdie. Arcana A 304. Issued 1999, recorded in November 1997. Playing time approx. 70 minutes. A few years prior to this release, the ladies (and gentlemen) of La Reverdie had devoted a whole CD to the ...

Hilliard Live, Vol. 3: Antoine Brumel
Anonymous, Cortona Codex Anonymous, ...

Coro, 2007

"Eloquence of worshipful music, winding through some amazing counterpoint." - The London Times A live recording of one of the world's most celebrated vocal ensembles, not previously available for retail! The famous Hilliard Ensemble presents a live tribute to late fifteenth-century master composer Antoine Brumel , who was one of the most ...

Cantico Della Terra
Anonymous, Cortona Codex Anonymous, ...

Opus 111, 2000

Fontana d'Allegranza

Cortona Codex Anonymous, L. Magliabechiano

Lmg Kid Source, 1998

Angelic Music
This is simply one of the very finest early music recordings I've ever stumbled across. The choral work is especially stunning. From the very first listen I was spellbound. I wish I could find other recordings by the people who made this one.

Regina Pretiosa: Una Celebrazione Mariana del Trecento Fiorentino

Cortona Codex Anonymous, Italian Anonymous, ...

Tactus Records, 2004

Track Listing
1 Salutiam Divotamente (Italian) Composer: Christmas Traditional Length: 5:04 Performers: L'Homme Arme (Ensemble) Conductor: Fabio Lombardo 2 Gaudeamus omnes, for 2 voices Composer: Paolo Tenorista Length: 3:07 Performers: L'Homme Arme (Ensemble) ...