Since you are interested in Grands Motets, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
CRISTOFARO CARESANA / GAETANO VENEZIANO
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Tenebrae: Music for Holy Week in Naples Valentina Varriale / I Turchini / Antonio Florio [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Jun/2011 ] "It is a tribute to Antonio Florio's direction that one never notices his interference with the natural flow of these fine performances." Gramophone |
DESPRES / PENALOSA / ISAAC / WILLAERT / GUBANOV / etc
Stella Del Nostro Mar: Past and present reflections of the Marian inspiration Cantica Symphonia [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "an intense musical and spiritual experience…Blend, control and breadth of tone abound…if Renaissance polyphony is one of your great loves, then this is a most important addition to your listening library." Organists Review |
ESTEVE Y GRIMAU / LASERNA / VALLEDOR
La Tirana Contra Mambru: The tonadilla and popular musical comedies in Spain c.1800 El Concierto Espanol / Emilio Moreno (violin & director) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] The musical soundtrack for the ordinary people of Spain at the turn of the 18th- century, was the tonadilla. |
HANDEL
Italian Cantatas Volume 2 - Cantatas for Marchese Ruspoli Emanuela Galli & Roberta Invernizzi (sopranos) / La Risonanza / Fabio Bonizzoni (harpsichord & direction) [ Glossa Handel Italian Cantatas / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice October 2007 - "…the Italian ensemble… deliver delectable performances at an unmatched level of thoughtful preparation, penetrating programming and artistic interpretation." |
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: Music for the Prix de Rome Guylaine Girard / Sophie Marilley / Bernard Richter / Alain Buet / Brussels Philharmonic / Orchestra of Flanders / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 16/Mar/2010 ] Claude Debussy presented himself as a candidate for the Prix de Rome on three separate occasions during the 1880s, the most innovative decade in the history of that competition; a time when success entitled the victors (at the French government's... |
MONTEVERDI
Il sesto libro de madrigali, 1614 La Venexiana / Claudio Cavina [ Glossa La Venexiana Monteverdi Madrigals / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "The elite Italian ensemble La Venexiana bring words and music vividly to life." The Sunday Times |
CHARPENTIER
Lecons de Tenebres de la Semaine Sainte de 1692 Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Gramophone Magazine Editor's Choice - June 2002 |
CHARPENTIER
Messe de Monsieur de Mauroy Le Concert Spirituel. Directed by Herva Niquet [ Glossa Cabinet / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Hervé Niquet here rescues an almost unknown mass by Charpentier |
BOISMORTIER
Daphnis et Chloe Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / 2 CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] Following on from Callirhoé (Destouches), Sémélé (Marais) and Proserpine (Lully), three important tragédies lyriques rescued from oblivion by Hervé Niquet and Le Concert Spirituel, Glossa is now restoring to the catalogue and within its collection of... |
CHARPENTIER
Te Deum / Dixit Dominus / etc Le Concert Spirituel / Herve Niquet [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "even for those who have a Te Deum or two in their collection, Niquet's reading of it is another…as limpid and lithe a performance of the piece as you are likely to hear. Good recorded sound and balance make this a disc to have." Gramophone Magazine,... |
J. S. BACH
Flute Concertos Marcello Gatti (traverso) / Ensemble Aurora, Enrico Gatti (director) [ Glossa / CD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "Marcello Gatti, Michele Barchi and the single strings of Ensemble Aurora are all superb, playing with grace and style. This disc is very warmly recommended." Gramophone Magazine, April 2009 |