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Table of Contents:
CD 1
1 [#1] Epitaph of Seiklos (1st century C.E)
Madrid Atrium Musicae; Gregorio Paniagua, cond.
(P) 1979 (1) 1:33
Plainchant Mass for Easter Sunday
2 [#2a] Introit 3:48
3 [#2f] Gradual 2:55
4) [#2g] Alleluia 1:52
5) #2h] Sequence 1:50
6) [#2 k] Offertory 1:25
7) [#2p] Communion 1:23
Schola des Pères du Saint-Esprit du Grand Scolasticat de Chevilly; R.P. Lucien Deiss, cond. (2)
8 [#3] Antiphon: Pacem relinquo vobis / Psalm 116: Laudate Dominum
Choralschola of the Niederaltaicher Scholaren; Konrad Ruhland, cond.
(P) 1993 (3) 2:10
9 [#4] Plainchant hymn: Pange lingua gloriosi corporis mysterium
Clement Janequin Ensemble; Marcel Pérès, cond.
(P) 1986 (1) 0:41
10 [#5] Hildegard of Bingen: Ordo virtutem (excerpt)
Ensemble for Medieval Music; Stefan Morent, cond.
(4) 3:30
11 [#6] Beatriz de Dia: A chantar
Martin Best Consort
(P) 1995 (5) 1:34
12 [#7] Peire Vidal: Baros, de mon dan covit
Studio der frühen Musik; Thomas Binkley, cond.
(6) 3:15
13 [#8] Cantigas de Santa Maria, no. 140: A Santa Maria dadas
Martin Best Medieval Ensemble
(P) 1984 (5) 0:50
14 [#9] Walther von der Vogelweide: Palästinalied
Toronto Consort; John Pepper, cond.
(P) 2000 (7) 1:09
15 [#10] Melismatic organum: Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor deus
Anonymous 4
(P) 1995 (1) 5:13
16 [#11] Leonin(?): Haec dies quam fecit
Members of the Stanford Early Music Singers and St. Ann Choir; William Mahrt, cond.
(8)8:19
17 [#12] Motet: Lonc tens aim on cuer / In speculum
Kerry McCarthy & Joseph Sargent
(8) 1:05
18 [#13] Motet: Huic main / Hec dies
Kerry McCarthy & Joseph Sargent
(8) 0:50
19 [#14] Motet: A Paris / On parole / Frese nouvele
The Dufay Collective
(P) 1997 (9) 0:59
20 [#15] Conductus: Flos ut rosa floruit
Tapestry; Laurie Monahan, cond.
(P) 1997 (10) 2:26
21 [#16] Philippe de Vitry (?): Garrit gallus / In nova fert / Neuma
Sequentia
(P) 1991(11) 1:40
22 [#17] Guillaume de Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame, Kyrie
Hilliard Ensemble; Paul Hillier, cond.
(P) 1989 (12) 5:40
23 [#18] Guillaume de Machaut: Je puis trop bien ma dame comparer
Orlando Consort
(P) 1998 (13) 1:23
24 [#19] Guillaume de Machaut: Douce dame jolie
Gothic Voices
(P) 1987 (12) 2:49
25 [#20] Guillaume de Machaut: Ma fin est mon commencement
Orlando Consort
(P) 1998 (13) 6:12
26 [#21] Baude Cordier: Tout par compas
Ensemble Organum; Marcel Pérès, cond.
(P) 1995 (1) 2:16
27 [#22] Francesco Landini: Ecco la primavera
Anonymous 4
(P) 1995 (1) 1:13
28 [#23] Jacopo da Bologna: Non al suo amante
Newberry Consort; Mary Springfels, conductor
(P) 1993 (1) 2:54
CD 2
1 [#24] Lorenzo da Firenze: A poste messe
La Reverdie
(14) 3:25
2 [#25] Johannes Ciconia: Doctorum principem / Melodia suavissima / Vir mitis
Orlando Consort
(P) 1999 (13) 2:50
3 [#26] Anonymous: Sumer is icumen in
Hilliard Ensemble; Paul Hillier, cond.
(P) 1985 (1) 1:52
4 [#27] Anonymous: Edi be thu, heven-queene
Hilliard Ensemble; Paul Hillier, cond.
(P) 1995 (1) 1:22
5 [#28] Anonymous: La quinte estampie real
Ensemble d’instruments anciens Loïndana
(P) 1983 (15) 1:12
6 [#29] John Dunstable: Quam pulchra es
Lionheart
(P) 1993 (5) 2:15
7 [#30] Guillaume Du Fay: Conditor alme siderum
Schola Hungarica; László Dobszay, cond.
(P) 1994 (37) 1:56
8 [#31] Guillaume Du Fay: Nuper rosarum flores
Huelgas Ensemble; Paul Van Nevel, cond.
(P) 2000 (1) 5:40
9 [#32] Josquin des Prez: Ave Maria…virgo serena
Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 5:26
10 [#33] Guillaume Du Fay: Se la face ay pale
Capella Cordina; Alejandro Planchart, conductor
(P) 1994 (16) 0:57
11 [#34] Guillaume Du Fay: Missa Se la face ay pale, Gloria
Diabolus in musica; Antoine Guerber, cond.
(P) 2007 (17) 10:04
12 [#35] Johannes Ockeghem: Missa prolationum, Kyrie
Musica Ficta; Bo Holten, cond.
(P) 1997 (38) 3:48
13 [#36] Antoine Busnois(?): Fortuna desperata
The Clerks’ Group; Edward Wickham, cond.
(P) 2001 (18) 1:20
Josquin des Prez: Missa Fortuna desperata
14 [#37] Kyrie 2:44
15 [#37] Agnus Dei 5:08
The Clerks’ Group; Edward Wickham, cond.
(P) 2001 (18)
16 [#38] Josquin des Prez: Missa Pange lingua, Kyrie
Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, cond.
(P) 1986 (19) 2:52
17 [#39] Josquin des Prez (?) or Pierre de la Rue (?): Absalon, fili mi
Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 4:22
18 [#40] Guillaume Du Fay: Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys
Ensemble Unicorn, Vienna; Michael Posch, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 4:06
19 [#41] Hayne van Ghizeghem: De tous biens plaine
Fretwork
(P) 2001 (1) 3:15
20 [#42] Heinrich Isaac: Innsbruck, ich muss dich lassen
Vienna Concentus Musicus, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, cond.
(13) 3:14
CD 3
1 [#43] Marchetto Cara: Hor venduto ho la speranza
Concordia; Mark Levy, cond.
(P) 1999 (20) 2:54
2 [#44] Josquin des Prez (?): El grillo
Capilla Flamenca
(P) 2001 (38) 1:27
3 [#44] Josquin des Prez (?): El grillo
Shirley Rumsey, lute & alto
(P) 2001 (38) 1:30
4 [#45] Claudin de Sermisy: Tant que vivray
Scholars of London
(P) 2001 (38) 2:13
5 [#46] Jacob Arcadelt: Il bianco e dolce cigno
Consort of Musicke; Anthony Rooley, cond.
(P) 1991 (11) 2:05
6 [#47] Cipriano de Rore: Da le belle contrade
Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley
(21) 3:59
7 [#48] Maddalena Casulana: Morir non può il mio cuore
Hilliard Ensemble
(P) 1988 (22) 1:51
8 [#49] Luca Marenzio: Solo e pensoso
La Venexiana; Claudio Cavina, cond.
(P) 1999 (23) 6:07
9 [#50] Luzzasco Luzzaschi: T’amo mia vita
Consort of Musicke; Anthony Rooley, cond.
(P) 1997 (11) 2:47
10 [#51] Orlande de Lassus: Matona mia cara
Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 2:23
11 [#52] Ludwig Senfl: Zwischen Berg und tiefem Tal
Les Menestrels
(P) 2001 (24) 2:30
12 [#53] Luis Milán: Al amor quiero vencer
Charivari Agreable
(P) 1998 (39) 1:13
13 [#54] Thomas Morley: Now is the Month of Maying
Toronto Consort
(P) 1999 (7) 1:57
14 [#55] John Farmer: Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone
Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, cond.
(P) 1996 (38) 1:21
15 [#56] John Dowland: Come, Heavy Sleep
Consort of Musicke; Anthony Rooley, director
(P) 1976 (25) 2:15
16 [#57] Thomas Tallis: Verily, Verily I Say Unto You
Tallis Scholars; Peter Phillips, cond.
(P) 1986 (26) 1:36
17 [#58] William Byrd: Sing Joyfully Unto God
Salisbury Cathedral Choir; Richard Seal, cond.
(P) 1996 (20) 2:49
18 [#59] Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli, Credo
Oxford Camerata; Jeremy Summerly, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 8:27
19 [#60] Antonio de Cabezón: Diferencias sobre el canto de la Dama le demanda
Claudio Astronio, harpsichord
(P) 1996 (27) 2:58
20 [#61] Francesco Spinacino: Ricercar
Paul O’Dette, lute
(P) 1999 (1) 1:59
21 [#62] Andrea Gabrieli: Ricercar del duodecimo tuono
His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts; Timothy Roberts, cond.
(P) 2000 (12) 2:36
22 [#63] William Byrd: Pavana, The Earle of Salisbury
Davitt Moroney, harpsichord
(P) 1999 (12) 1:45
Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore
23 [#64] Bouree 2:25
24 [#64] Volte 1:35
Westra Aros Pijpare, Bertil Farnlof, cond.
(P) 2001 (38)
25 [#65] Orlande de Lassus: Prophetiae Sibyllarum, Prologue: Carmina chromatico
Laudantes Consort; Guy Janssens, cond.
(28) 1:25
26 [#66] Orlande de Lassus: Cum essem parvulus
Stanford Early Music Singers; William Mahrt, cond.
(8) 4:02
CD 4
1 [#67] Carlo Gesualdo: Moro, lasso
The Singers of Venosa; Robert Craft, cond.
Originally released 1970. (29) 3:09
2 [#68] Giacopo Peri: Dunque fra torbid’ onde
Huelgas Ensemble; Paul Van Nevel, cond.
(P) 1998 (29) 5:34
3 [#69] Giulio Caccini: Sfogava con le stelle
Catherine Bott, soprano; Nigel North, lute
(P) 1988 (40) 2:12
4 [#70] Claudio Monteverdi: Cruda Amarilli
La Venexiana; Claudio Cavina, director
(P) 2007 (41) 2:56
5 [#71] Claudio Monteverdi: T’amo mia vita
La Venexiana; Claudio Cavina, director
(P) 2007 (41) 2:56
6 [#72] Claudio Monteverdi: Zefiro torna e di soavi accenti
Les Arts Florissants, William Christie, cond.
(P) 1993 (1) 5:32
7 [#73] Francesca Caccini: Lasciatemi quì solo
Emily Van Evera, soprano; Elizabeth Kenny, theorbo
(30) 5:32
8 [#74] Barbara Strozzi: Tradimento!
Emanuela Galli, soprano; Ensemble Galilei; Paul Beier, cond.
(P) 1998 (27) 2:14
9 [#75] Etienne Moulinié: Enfin la beauté que j’adore
Charles Daniels, tenor; Jacob Heringman, lute
(31) 2:30
10 [#76] Claudio Monteverdi: Orfeo, excerpts from Act II
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor; English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, cond.
(P) 1987 (13) 13:36
11 [#77] Claudio Monteverdi: L’incoronazione di Poppea: Act I, scene 3
Danielle Borst, soprano; Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano; Concerto Vocale, René Jacobs, cond.
(P) 1992 (1) 8:26
12 [#78] Heinrich Schütz: Singet dem Herren ein neues Lied, SWV 342
Martin Klietmann, tenor; Capella Savaria; Pal Nemeth, cond.
(P) 1990 (37) 4:36
13 [#79] Heinrich Schütz: Saul, was verfolgst du mich?
Ensemble Akademia Vocal; Françoise Lasserre, cond.
(P) 1999 (15) 2:14
Jean-Baptiste Lully: Armide
14 [#80] Overture 2:27
15 [#80] Act II, Scene 5 5:21
Guillemette Laurens, mezzo-soprano; Collegium Vocale; La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe, cond.
(P) 1993 (1)
CD 5
George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, Act I
1 [#81] Scene 5 6:15
2 [#81] Scene 6 5:03
3 [#81] Scene 7 4:16
Barbara Schlick, soprano; Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor; Jennifer Larmore, soprano; Concerto Köln; René Jacobs, cond.
(P) 1991 (1)
Henry Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Act I
4 [#82] No. 1 1:04
5 [#82] No. 2 3:50
6 [#82] No. 3 0:36
7 [#82] No. 4 0:15
8 [#82] No. 5 1:59
9 [#82] No. 6 1:42
Scholars Baroque Ensemble; David van Asch, cond.
(P) 2001 (38)
John Christopher Pepusch/John Gay: The Beggar’s Opera
10 [#83] Air #8, Grim King of Ghosts 1:35
11 [#83] Air #44, Lillibulero 1:41
12 [#83] Air #51, Come, sweet lass 1:02
Broadside Band; Jeremy Barlow, cond.
(P) 1991 (12)
13 [#84] Giacomo Carrissimi: Jepthe (excerpts)
Currende Vocal Ensemble, Erik Van Nevel, cond.
(4) 4:39
14 [#85] George Frideric Handel: Zadok the Priest
Tallis Chamber Choir; Royal Academy Consort, Jeremy Summerly, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 5:41
15 [#86] Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre: Judith, “Le coup est achevé”
Sophie Boulin, soprano; Guy Robert, theorbo
(P) 2001 (15) 3:22
Johann Sebastian Bach: Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78
16 [#87] I Chorus (“Jesu, der du meine Seele”) 4:28
17 [#87] II Duet (“Wir eilen”) 4:26
18 [#87] V Recitative (“Die Wunden”) 2:28
19 [#87] VI Aria (“Nun wirst Du mein Gewissen stillen”) 2:57
20 [#87] VII Chorale (“Herr, ich glaube”) 0:57
Catherine Bott, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; William Sharp, bass; American Bach Soloists; Jeffrey Thomas, cond.
(P) 1996 (32)
21 [#88] Isabella Leonarda: Sonata duodecima
La Villanella Basel
(P) 2004 (33) 9:46
CD 6
1 [#89] Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 2
Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krcek, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 9:44
2 [#90] Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor, op. 3, no. 8, first movement
Capella Istropolitana, Jaroslav Krcek, cond.
(P) 2001 (38) 3:15
François Couperin: Pièces de clavecin, Book I, 2e ordre
3 [#91] Premiere Courante 1:46
4 [#91] La prude (Sarabande) 2:09
Michael Borgstede, harpsichord
(34)
5 [#92] Jean-Féry Rebel: Les élémens, first movement (“Le cahos”)
Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel, cond.
(P) 1995 (13) 6:00
6 [#93] Girolamo Frescobaldi: Il Secondo Libro di Toccate, Toccata IX
Louis Bagger, harpsichord
(P) 2001 (35) 4:13
7 [#94] Dietrich Buxtehude: Praeludium in G minor, BuxWV 149
Michael Farris, organ
(P) 1994 (36) 8:07
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
8 [#95] Prelude & Fugue in C Major 4:15
9 [#95] Prelude & Fugue in C-sharp Minor 6:30
Davitt Moroney, harpsichord
(P) 1994 (1)
10 [#96] Johann Pachelbel: Chorale prelude on the Magnificat peregrini toni, P 69
Antoine Bouchard, organ
(P) 2000 (7) The Dorian Group, Ltd. 1:24
11 [#97] Johann Sebastian Bach: Chorale Prelude on Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, B 648
Lionel Rogg, organ
(P) 1999 (1) 2:10
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations
12 [#98] Aria 2:29
13 [#98] Variation I 1:33
14 [#98] Variation II 1:04
15 [#98] Variation III 1:00
16 [#98] Variation IV 0:35
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
(P) 1978 (11)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations
17 [#98] Aria 3:06
18 [#98] Variation I 1:10
19 [#98] Variation II 0:49
20 [#98] Variation III 1:31
21 [#98] Variation IV 0:51
Glenn Gould, piano
(P) 1982 (3)
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