The Early Music Club (EMC)

[The new erato]

I have always been enamoured of the polyphonic motets of Lassus, after studying Sherlock Holmes' famed monograph on the subject (ref. The Adventure of the Bruce Partington Plans).  I have this recording:

The Missa Susanne un jour is a really wonderful example of Lassus' melodiousness, and the idea of basing a mass on un chanson of that subject is really hilarious. No wonder he had to write those wonderful penitential psalms towards the end of his life. Fine disc!

[Père Malfait]

The birdsong stop (Vogelgesang, Nacthigall, Rossingol, Usignolo, et al.) is usually formed by several small pipes suspended upside down in a container of glycerin water (see picture). This arrangement makes a chirping, warbling sound that can, in the right acoustic (e.g. 1686 Schnitger organ in Norden), sound very realistic.

[Bulldog]

The birdsong stop (Vogelgesang, Nacthigall, Rossingol, Usignolo, et al.) is usually formed by several small pipes suspended upside down in a container of glycerin water (see picture). This arrangement makes a chirping, warbling sound that can, in the right acoustic (e.g. 1686 Schnitger organ in Norden), sound very realistic.

Looks just like the plumbing system in my old home.

[Dr. Dread]

I'm curious to hear it.

[Dr. Dread]

Thanks, George. I might have that second one. I'll have to check.

[Bogey]

I recommend this (and any Tallis CD, for that matter.) It looks like one of those silly comp CDs, but it's all complete works, by many of the great composers of the period:

Good call.

[bwv 1080]

I would  highly recommend Trio Medaeval's grammy-nominated disc of medieval Scandanavian tunes

Also anything by Ensemble PAN who has made several recordings of the Ars Subtilior

[Coopmv]

I have this one on the shelf JW.  The Anonymous 4 would have been incredible to see live.  Plus the liner notes that come with these discs are history lesson within themselves.

I have this set too.  Excellent singing.  Whenever MDT runs sales on Harmonia Mundi again this year, I will load up on the remaining A4 recordings I do not already have ...

[Coopmv]

I recommend this (and any Tallis CD, for that matter.) It looks like one of those silly comp CDs, but it's all complete works, by many of the great composers of the period:




This one is also lovely:

George,  I have been under the impression you do not like anything vocal/choral?   

[Coopmv]

I like works by Ockeghem and have this CD.  I plan to load up on this composer...

[Coopmv]

Here is another nice recording of early music I recently acquired ...

[bwv 1080]

[bwv 1080]

I recommend this (and any Tallis CD, for that matter.) It looks like one of those silly comp CDs, but it's all complete works, by many of the great composers of the period:

Yes, that is the first disc of Renaissance music anyone should get

[Florestan]

Maybe, for purposes of this thread, we can say pre-1700. If everyone agrees.

Check out these beauties, Dave:



The last three are post-1700 but not too much.

[The new erato]

I guess I'm an early music nut. I actuallay have ALL these disc, the Maier Rosary sonatas excepted.

Caldara should be exploited in depth by the record companies, a major Viennese baroque composer (along with Conti, and Vivaldi, who ended his career, broke, in Vienna).

[Florestan]

I guess I'm an early music nut. I actuallay have ALL these disc, the Maier Rosary sonatas excepted.

Great!

Caldara should be exploited in depth by the record companies, a major Viennese baroque composer (along with Conti, and Vivaldi, who ended his career, broke, in Vienna).

Actually, he was quite cosmopolitan and Viennese only by adoption: born in Venice, he spent his life in Mantua and Barcelona before settling in Vienna.

[Dr. Dread]

Oh, my goodness. Where to begin...?  

[Florestan]

Oh, my goodness. Where to begin...?  

Pick any.

[Dr. Dread]

I just ordered three of them. Now, I wait.

I noticed lots were OOP at Amazon and had hefty prices through the marketplace sellers. I assume early music discs don't stay available too long.

I'm listening to this right now, and I'd recommend it to anyone:

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Anyone wanna suggest a good Frescobaldi keyboard CD?

Someone who really puts the fresco in Frescobaldi?