Since you are interested in The Golden Age of Portuguese Music, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Into the Light The Sixteen (Featuring Kaori Muraji, guitar) / Harry Christophers [ Decca / CD - released 18/Feb/2007 ] The beautiful blend of Britain's best-loved choir and a chart-topping Japanese guitarist...Marrying centuries of great European choral tradition with the sublime sonorities and simplicity of the classical guitar. |
BRUMEL / DESPRES / LASSO
The Earth Resounds The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Eamonn Dougan [ Coro / CD - released 20/Feb/2012 ] Josquin, Brumel and Lassus were truly European composers, leaving their origins to work in the top establishments of Aix-en-Provence, Ferrara, Rome and Munich. Their music has a unique sonority which will astound you all - from the depth of... |
Amanda Cole
Saudade - A Portuguese Songbook [ Ode Records / CD - released 18/May/2009 ] 'Saudade' from New Zealand based Mezzo-Soprano Amanda Cole and pianist Sandra Crawshaw contains 34 tracks (using poems that span several centuries) from a handful of the genres leading exponents. |
DOWLAND / CAMPIAN / HUMFREY / PURCELL
Ravish'd with Sacred Extasies Elin Manahan Thomas (soprano) David Miller (lute & theorbo) [ Coro / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "If you think of lute songs as secular repertory, think again...Elin Manahan Thomas and lutenist David Miller illuminate this music's subtleties, infusing their reading with warmth and intimacy...this is a lovely contribution to recorded lute song."... |
TRADITIONAL
The Christmas Collection: 3 classic CD recordings The Sixteen. Harry Christophers [ Coro / 3 CD Box Set - released 10/Dec/2010 ] "A sublime Gloria by Sheppard ... and, finest of all, Byrd's Lullaby in a masterly performance." Gramophone on Christus Natus Est |
ETON CHOIRBOOK
The Crown of Thorns: Eton Choirbook Vol II The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 14/Jul/2003 ] "Foreigners were astonished at the quality of English choirs. Theirs were 'the voices of angels', a tribute which The Sixteen deserves no less today." - Classic CD |
TOMAS LUIS de VICTORIA
Hail, Mother of the Redeemer The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 10/Feb/2011 ] "This is a must for every serious choral music library--and makes an excellent introduction to Victoria for those looking to explore the work of this inimitable Renaissance master." (10/10 ClassicsToday) . |
FRANK MARTIN
Choral Works (Includes 'Mass for Double Choir') The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 8/Apr/2005 ] "...a marvellous demonstration of Martin's gifts as a composer of vocal music." bbc music magazine |
MONTEVERDI
Selva morale e spirituale Vol 1 The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ Coro / CD - released 10/Nov/2010 ] "There's a nice immediacy to the choral sound here, without too much churchy resonance obscuring the clarity of the diction and articulation of the Sixteen's performances, one to a part up to a maximum of eight singers." The Guardian |
THOMAS TALLIS
Tallis: Spem in Alium : Music for Monarchs and Magnates The Sixteen, Harry Christophers [ Coro SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/Oct/2009 ] "Beautiful music compellingly sung..The choice of music on this CD is wonderfully varied, scaling down from the Tallis to the poise of Byrd's intense Deus venerunt gentes for 10 voices." (Gramophone Editor's Choice Dec 2003) |