Since you are interested in Odes to Saint Cecilia, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Sacred vocal music of Claudio Monteverdi Emma Kirkby, Ian Partridge, David Thomas / Parley of Instruments / Roy Goodman & Peter Holman [ Hyperion / CD - released 10/Mar/2010 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide 'One of the most beautiful records I have heard this year' (The Guardian) |
MATTHEW LOCKE
Anthems, Motets and Ceremonial Music Choir of New College, Oxford / The Parley of Instruments / Edward Higginbottom, director [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 4/Oct/2005 ] 'Stylishly performed and intelligently directed' - Early Music |
HOOK / J C BACH / JOHN MAHON
English Classical Clarinet Concertos Colin Lawson, Michael Harris (clarinets, basset horns) / The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 1/Dec/2006 ] 'This is a really delightful collection of pieces. Both Lawson and Harris play superbly throughout, blending well together and displaying immaculate intonation' (BBC Music Magazine) |
J.S. BACH
Wedding Cantata, Hunt Cantata & Ich habe genug Emma Kirkby (soprano) David Thomas, Jennifer Smith / The Parley of Instruments [ Hyperion Dyad / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2001 ] 'Still by far the best version. The stronger sense of occasion is boosted by Peter Holman's inspired topping and tailing with sinfonias' (International Record Review) |
THOMAS LINLEY
Cantatas and Theatre Music Julia Gooding (soprano) Paul Goodwin (oboe) The Parley of Instruments Baroque Orchestra & Choir / Paul Nicholson [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 30/Aug/2006 ] 'An outstanding disc in a trail-blazing series: highly recommended' (BBC Music Magazine) |
GERMAN 17th CENTURY CHURCH MUSIC
German Seventeenth-Century Church Music (Schutx, Buxtehude, JC Bach, Rosenmuller, Krieger, etc) Robin Blaze (countertenor) / The Parley of Instruments / Peter Holman [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] 'For its combination of excitingly new repertoire and luminous instrumental textures this CD is a must-have for anyone who wants to understand the early baroque' (Early Music Quarterly) |