Since you are interested in Missa Caput and the story of the Salve regina (The Spirits of England and France vol. 4), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Virtuoso Strauss Transcriptions Piers Lane (piano) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 22/Jan/2007 ] 'Throughout this collection Mr Lane's playing shimmers with liquid warmth ... his performances hang together out of his evident affection for these scores and the sheer convicton of his playing' (The New York Times) |
SOLAGE / MACHAUT
The Unknown Lover Gothic Voices [ AVIE / CD ] The program contains all the works attributed to Solage, as well as a couple that may be his on stylistic grounds. All come from the Chantilly Codex, where he is the most-represented composer. |
DUFAY / de FLORENTIA / LANDINI / LOQUEVILLE / GROSSIN / ANONYMOUS
A Song for Francesca: Music in Italy, 1330-1430 Gothic Voices, Christopher Page (conductor) [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER 'The Hyperion recording is a model of its kind' (Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
CASTELLO / PICCHI
The Floating City - Sonatas, canzonas and dances by two of Monteverdi’s contemporaries His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 21/Mar/2011 ] "This is a very fine recording. Not only is the music fascinating but the performances are special. Buy it." (Bargain of the Month MusicWeb March 2011) |
LEONIN
Magister Leoninus II: Sacred Music from 12th-century Paris Red Byrd [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (March 2002)- "(A) cool and awesome recording. John Potter and Richard Wistreich wring the utmost tenderness and beauty from these pieces. This recording should be required listening." |