classical music: early

classical music: early

classical music:

Early

Aaron Engebreth, Douglas William, ...

Cpo Records, 2008

O'Dette & Stubbs strike gold once again.
Just like they did with last year's Thesee, O'Dette, Stubbs and the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Chorus strike gold once more with Lully's PSYCHE. Though hardly as well known as some of Lully's later successes, it is, nevertheless, first rate Lully. And ...

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 -- ...

Christmas at St. Michael's Abbey: Chants for the Three Masses of Christmas

Gregorian Chant

JADE RECORDS, 2008

Gregorian Chant in California!!
This is a terrific Christmas album, great to listen to when driving :) The voices feel very young, dynamic and filled with energy. The church bell at the beginning defines the location and creates authenticity. It's wonderful to hear such beautiful chant performed in ...

American Angels

Anonymous, American Anonymous, ...

Harmonia Mundi Fr., 2004

Can't walk away from it!
My only "complaint" about the CD is that I absolutely HAVE to sit and listen to the entire thing whenever I start it up! I usually have music playing in the background while doing other things, but not this one! There are no tracks that I find myself wanting to skip ...

Feather on the Breath of God

Hildegard of Bingen, Doreen Muskett, ...

Hyperion UK, 1993

Luminous
Landmark recording of the early Kirkby glorying in this beautiful music. Ears that can do East and West may like to sample 'Shruti' by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay - a similarly evocative and remarkable recording.

Norton Recorded Anthology of Western Music, Fifth Edition, Volume 1: Ancient to Baroque (6 CDs)

W. W. Norton, 2005

The Standard
If you're a music student at almost any major school (I just finished my undergraduate at Indiana University, for example) you'll most likely need to take a course that uses these CD's as part of its history survey. For that purpose, this set is an excellent ...

Beowulf

Benjamin Bagby

Koch Vision, 2007

Benjamin Bagby singing/speeking Angelo Saxon Beowulf DVD
Yes very good, Benjamin Bagby performs Beowulf in English as it was spoken 1000 years ago or more ( better known as Angelo Saxon ). He recites the entire play. My Netherlands is good and i know a bit of german, however the Angelo Saxon isnt easy to understand. Its my ...

Songs from the Labyrinth (Music by John Dowland)

John Dowland, Sting, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2006

there was a time when 'classical' music was new as well
I really like the music on this CD and that includes the spoken parts. It is meaningful in a way that the English tend to capture very well, the intersection or overlapping of happy feelings and tragedy. I have been biased towards Sting for a long time but ...

Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy

Hildegard of Bingen, Cologne Sequentia Ensemble for Medieval Music, ...

RCA, 1994

Ecstatic Music, Ecstatically Performed.
I had first heard this performance of St. Hildegard of Bingen's "Canticles of Ecstasy" on sound cassette and loved it. The music is sublime. The female voices are heavenly, without a hint of sentimentality. When you listen to "Canticles of Ecstasy" you will know ...

Chant: Music For The Soul

Gregorian Chant, Recorded Sound

Decca, 2008

meditation/relaxation tpae
this cd was awesome and just what i hoped it would b..very relaxing, helpful to meditate..its soothing sounds lull u..excellent!

Gregorian Chant for Meditation
Gregorian Chant

Naxos, 2005

Codex Faenza: Instrumental Music of the Early 15th Century

Anonymous, Codex Faenza Anonymous, ...

Naxos, 1998

Essential to any early music collection
When I purchased this album, I was expecting it to be more akin to the other music performed by the Ensemble Unicorn. I was expecting quick and lively, music akin to the Spanish Troubadour tunes and Las Cantigas de Santa Maria. I was wrong, and I was disappointed at ...

Vision: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard von Bingen, Catherine King, ...

Angel Records, 1994

Medieval meets lounge
If Hildegard Von Bingen wrote music for a hip lounge, this would be it. Its amazing that music this old ( from the 1100's) can sound so wonderful and modern with the addition of modern instruments. It really energizes the old music I have couple of recordings of ...

Jean-Baptiste Lully: Psyché

Passages

Ravi Shankar and Phillip Glass

RCA Victor, 1990

Absolutely loved this Cd
The sitar really gets to you! Won't go into any mumbo-jumbo about why this collaboration works. It just does.A truly enjoyable purchase!