THOMAS ARNE (1710-1778) Cantata ‘The Morning’; Sigh
no more, ladies; What tho’ his guilt; Thou soft flowing
Avon; Jenny; The Lover’s Recantation; Frolic and free; Cymon
and Iphigenia;
EMMA KIRKBY soprano, RICHARD MORTON tenor, THE PARLEY OF
INSTRUMENTS / ROY GOODMAN
‘Absolutely charming’ (Hi Fi News) ‘A most entertaining concert’ (Gramophone) CDA66237
FRANCESCO CAVALLI (1602-1676) Messa Concertata, Canzonas and
Motets
SEICENTO/THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS/PETER HOLMAN
‘a spirited and authentic-sounding performance be the
newly-formed vocal group Seicento…..An excellent debut
recording’ (Early Music Review) CDA66970
JOHN DOWLAND (1563-1626) Lachrimae Antiquae; Lachrimae
Antiquae Novae; Lachrimae Gementes; Lachrimae Tristes; Lachrimae
Coactae; Lachrimae Amantis; LachrimaeVerae; Pavan, Landgrave of
Hesse; Semper Dowland semper dolens; M. Nicholas Gryffith his
Galiard; M. Giles Hobies his Galiard; Sir John Souch his Galiard;
Sir Henry Umptons Funerall; M. George Whitehead his Almand;
Mistresse Nichols Almand; John Langtons Pavan; M. Buctons
Galliard; Thomas Colliers Galiard, etc
THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS RENAISSANCE VIOLIN CONSORT / PETER
HOLMAN
‘Outstanding’ (Early Music) ‘The unique
features, superb playing, recording and annotation make this an
issue of unusual interest and irresistible attraction’ (Gramophone)
GRAMOPHONE CRITICS’ CHOICE CDA66637
Music for two trumpets and strings from the Italian baroque
FERDINANDO ANTONIO LAZZARI (1678-1754) Sonata a6 in D major;
MAURIZIO CAZZATI (c.1620-1677) Sonata a4 in G minor 'La
Sampiera'; ANDREA GROSSI (late 17th century) Sonata a5 in D
major; GUISEPPE MARIA JACCHINI (c.1663-1727) Sonata a5 in D
major; GIOVANNI BATTISTA VITALI (1644-1692) Sonata in A minor 'La
Sassatelli', op. 5/10; ALESSANDRO MELANI (1639-1703) Sonata a5 in
C major; GIOVANNI LEGRENZI (1626-1690) Sonata in E minor, op 10/17;
ALESSANDRO STRADELLA (1639-1682) Sinfonia in D major from the
Serenata 'Il barcheggio'; GUISEPPE TORELLI (1658-1709) Sonata a5
in D major G7; ALESSANDRO SCARLATTI (1660-1725) Sonata a4 no 1 in
F minor; ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) Concerto in C major RV537
CRISPIAN STEELE-PERKINS, ALISON BALSOM trumpet, THE PARLEY OF
INSTRUMENTS / PETER HOLMAN
CDA67359
ROSENMÜLLER Sonata da Camera in D; SCHMELZER Sonata in G;
FISCHER Ouverture in G minor; BÖHM Ouverture in D; TELEMANN
Ouverture in C;
THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / ROY GOODMAN, PETER HOLMAN
‘Cet enregistrement...nous invite à en savourer les
indicibles richesses’ (Répertoire, France) ‘A
thoroughly enjoyable release, well recorded, well documented’
(Gramophone) CDA66074
HEINRICH SCHUTZ Erbarm dich; CHRISTOPH BERNARD
Was betrübst du dich: JOHANN ROSENMULLER Christum ducem; Sonata
II in E minor; DIETRICH BUXTEHUDE Jesu meine freud; Jubilate
Domino; CHRISTIAN GEIST Vater unser; HEINRICH BACH Sonata I in C;
Sonata II in F; JOHANN CHRISTOPH BACH Ach, dass ich Wassers g’nug;
JOHANN MICHAEL BACH Auf, lasst uns den Herren loben; JOHANN
PHILIPP KRIEGER O Jesu, du mein Leben; MELCHIOR HOFMANN Schlage
doch
ROBIN BLAZE countertenor, THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / PETER
HOLMAN
‘a must-have for anyone who wants to
understand the early baroque’(Early Music Quarterly)
‘Blaze scores on all fronts. ..Highly recommended’
(Gramophone)
‘exquisitely performed’ (BBC Music Magazine) more - (CDA67079)
Suite from opera Almira; Suite in G minor,
possibly from opera Nero; Oboe concerto in G minor; Suite from
operas Florindo and Daphne; Overture in Bb major from opera
Rodrigo
ELIZABETH WALLFISCH violin, FRANK DE BRUINE oboe
THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS/PETER HOLMAN
‘A marvellous disc…The 20-year-old Handel’s buoyant style and powers of invention are already on display, as is the Parley of Instruments’ pointed and enticing musicianship.’(Independent) more - CDA67053
STRADELLA Sonata; PALLAVACINO Sinfonia ‘Il Diocletiano’;
FANTINI Suite in D; CORELLI Sonata in D; FRANCESCHINI Suonata;
MATTEIS Concerto; MANCINI Sinfonia; CAZZATI Sonata ‘La
Bianchina’; VIVIANI Sonata Prima in C; BONONCINI Sinfonia in
D; ALBRICI Sonata a 5;
STEPHEN KEAVY, CRISPIAN STEELE-PERKINS trumpets, THE PARLEY OF
INSTRUMENTS / PETER HOLMAN
‘A cornucopia of riches’ (Fanfare, USA) ‘Beautiful,
newly-presented music. The achievement is quite breathtaking’
(Hi Fi News) CDA66255
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) Altri canti d’amor; Il
ballo delle ingrate; Volgendi il ciel (Ballo ‘Movete’);
Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
RED BYRD, THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS RENAISSANCE VIOLIN CONSORT /
PETER HOLMAN
‘One of the most perfect CDs ever made. Unsurpassable;
glorious music, superb performances and hair-raising sound. The
performers, engineers, and Hyperion Records deserve the highest
praise’ (Classical Express, USA) ‘At the pinnicle of
current Monteverdi singing on records’ (Fanfare, USA)
GRAMOPHONE CRITICS’ CHOICE CDA66475
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) Prologue to La Maddalena;
Confitebor tibi, Domine I, II, III; Iste confessor Domini
sacratus; Laudate Dominum; Ab aeterno ordinata sum; Nisi Dominus;
Deus tuorum militum
EMMA KIRKBY soprano, IAN PARTRIDGE tenor, DAVID THOMAS bass, THE
PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / ROY GOODMAN, PETER HOLMAN
‘One of the most beautiful records I have heard this
year’ (The Guardian) ‘Music of exhilarating
inspiration, superbly performed. A recording as near as may be to
the ideal...a very remarkable recording indeed.’ (Hi Fi News)
PENGUIN GUIDE ROSETTE CDA66021
GEORG MUFFAT (c1645-1704) Armonico Tributo: Five Sonatas for
strings and continuo (Salzburg, 1682)
THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / ROY GOODMAN, PETER HOLMAN
‘The best English baroque chamber music record I have ever heard’ (Hi Fi News) ‘I have always found the music indescribably beautiful’ (Fanfare, USA) CDA66032
HANDEL Utrecht Te Deum; BLOW Iwas glad; BOYCE Lord, thou hast
been our refuge
ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL CHOIR / JOHN SCOTT
THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / PETER HOLMAN CDA67009
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (?1571-1621) Es ist ein Ros’
entsprungen; Nun komm der Heiden Heiland; Pueri nostri concinite;
Puer natus in Bethlehem; Von Himmel hoch; Quem pastores
laudavere; Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern; Nun helft mir;
Dances from ‘Terpsichore’
WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR, THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / DAVID
HILL
‘Well crafted music, sensitively performed and recorded’ (Gramophone) ‘Exciting and highly enjoyable’ (The Good CD Guide) CDA66200
MICHAEL PRAETORIUS (?1571-1621) Dances from Terpsichore: A
collection of French dances by Michael Praetorius, Francois
Caroubel, Nicholas Vallet, Jean-Baptiste Besard, John Dowland and
Thomas Campion
THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS RENAISSANCE VIOLIN BAND / PETER HOLMAN
'these delightful performances will come as a refreshhing change that blows away decades of excess. The slightly husky sound of the Parley's Renaissance violins suits this music to perfection, while the catchy rhythms of the dances are inflected with an irresistible verve, buoyancy and character.’ ( Goldberg) 'Under Holman's expert direction The Parley of Instruments Renaissance Violin Band play impeccably and with a combination of spirit and sophistication that seems to be exactly what the music demands.’ (International Record Review) CDA67240
HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695) The Prophetess, or The History of
Dioclesian; King Arthur; The Fairy Queen; The Indian Queen; The
Married Beau; The Old Batchelor; Amphitryon; The Double Dealer;
Distressed Innocence; The Gordion Knot Untied; Abdelazer;
Bonduca; The Virtuous Wife; Overture in G minor (possibly for the
Prologue of Dido and Aeneas); Overture to Sir Anthony Love; Timon
of Athens
THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS BAROQUE ORCHESTRA / ROY GOODMAN
‘a cordiality of expression which seems so absolutely right. ...A most welcome release, and one to which I shall regularly return’ (Gramophone) ‘Highly enjoyable!’ (Early Music News) CDA67001/3
HENRY PURCELL (1659-1695) The Symphony Songs of Henry Purcell:
Hark, Damon, hark; How pleasant is this flowery plain; We reap
all the pleasures; Hark how the wild musicians sing; See where
she sits; Oh! what a scene does entertain my sight; Soft notes
and gently raised (A Serenading Song); If ever I more riches did
desire; 4 Pavans, Z748-Z751
RED BYRD, THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / PETER HOLMAN
‘These are by far the best recordings of these wonderful works to have come my way...exactly as Purcell must have envisaged it’ (Classic CD) ‘"Recommended" is far too mild: this is an absolute must-have for anyone not irretrievably bereft of a musical soul’ (Fanfare, USA) CDA66750
Sacred Music by Monteverdi and his Venetian followers
GIOVANNI ROVETTA (c.1595-1668) Salve Regina; ALESSANDRO GRANDI (d.1630)
Amo Christum; Ave maris stella; BIAGIO MARINI (c.1587-1665)
Sonata 'per sonar con due corde'; FRANCESCO MARIA MARINI (early
17 century) Jesu dulcis memoria: DARIO CASTELLO (early 17th
century) Exultate Deo; CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1649) Iam moriar,
mi fili (Pianto della Madonna); GIOVANNI ANTONIO RIGATTI (1615-1649)
Cum invocarem; GIOVANNI LEGRENZI (1626-1690) Sonata in D major
'La Pezzoli'; O mirandum mysterium; JOHANN ROSENMÜLLER (c.1619-1682)
Ascendit Christus in altum
ROBIN BLAZE countertenor, THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / PETER
HOLMAN
'Robin Blaze's clear, pure countertenor is the ideal voice for these pieces, and he sings them with impressive authority. the Parley of Instruments adds sensitive support. An excellent release.’ PICK OF THE MONTH - CHORAL & SONG (BBC Music Magazine) CDA67225
ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741) Mandolin Concerto in C, RV425;
Double Mandolin Concerto in G, RV532; Lute Concerto in D , RV93;
Lute and Viola d’amore Concerto in D minor, RV540; Lute Trio
in C, RV82; Trio in G minor, RV85
PAUL O’DETTE lute, mandolin, ROBIN JEFFREY mandolin, ROY
GOODMAN viola d’amore, THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS / ROY
GOODMAN, PETER HOLMAN
‘This is easily the most thoroughly produced Vivaldi lute record yet to come my way...played with style, wit and grace. The digital recording is warmly sympathetic. Best of the Month’ (Hi Fi News) more - Vivaldi: Lute and Mandolin Concertos
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