April 2023

The Golden Renaissance, Part 1

The ensemble Stile Antico has begun a series celebrating great composers of the era beginning with the master Josquin des Prez; we are joined by the group to walk us through the recording.

Composer: Josquin des Prez (c.1450/55-1521), Hieronymous Vinders (fl.1525-26), Jacquet of Mantua (1483-1559)

CD Info: Decca label CD No. 028948513406

Capella Intima, Part 2

This Canadian ensemble, founded by tenor and baroque guitar soloists Bud Roach, has an extensive set of recordings mostly of 17th century repertoire; this week we share three of them, including works by Sances, Grandi, and Alessandro Scarlatti.

Composer: Alessandro Grandi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Giovanni Felice Sances

CD Info: Musica Omnia CD mo 0506, Musica Omnia CD mo 0803, Musica Omnia CD mo 0611

The Den Bosch Choirbooks

We have heard the superb Dutch ensemble extensively in our program's past; this week, the first in a series of recordings dedicated to choirbooks collected in the ensemble’s hometown of ’s-Hertogenbosch.

Composer: Pierre de la Rue

CD Info: Channel Classics CD # CC72877

En Albion

The Huelgas Ensemble recently tackled one of our favorite repertoires: polyphony from 14th century England, with music in manuscripts from Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Worcester, York and London.

Composer:

CD Info: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi label CD 889854552121