Cappella Pratensis - Missa Maria zart - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

The relatively rare Masses that celebrate saints other than the Virgin Mary were usually composed in response to an individual's or an institution's particular devotional interest. There is good reason to believe that Nicolas Champion composed his Missa de Sancta Maria Magdalena expressly for Margaret of Austria, whose devotion to Mary Magdalene is well known. Champion (c. 1475-1533) worked for the Habsburg-Burgundian chapel from 1501 to 1524; this Mass was probably written between 1507 and 1515. This is the third installment in one of Challenge Classic's most successful projects five recordings of music drawn from the Den Bosch Choirbook.

With seven top 40 singles, six top 40 albums and over a million record sales worldwide, Turin Brakes return with a brand-new record - Spacehopper out 23rd May via Cooking Vinyl. Produced by the band alongside Grammy-winning Guy Massey (with credits such as Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran and Spiritualized), Spacehopper is their first new music in over three years and marks the 10th studio album from Turin Brakes, a big milestone for a band who released their debut album over 24 years ago - The Mercury Prize nominated The Optimist LP which catapulted them into the mainstream and achieved Gold status in the UK. They are a band that understands the art of longevity and Spacehopper promises to be a worthy edition to a rich and sonically diverse catalogue of albums, finding the South London 4-piece in a reflective mood 'We deliberately went back to Konk Studios where we made The Optimist LP, having stayed away for 25 years,' says Olly Knights. 'In some ways to connect to the source but also to be who we are now in that amazing room. It felt like some deep invisible forces were being moved around. The new record is totally it's own thing; there are little nods to the debut, but it's a different beast. It can never be as simple and perfect as the debut, so we didn't try; we backed ourselves. We honestly don't normally get self-reflective but the whole album 10 thing definitely made us want to play with everything that throws up. The dreams, what worked out, what didn't, the regrets, the nice surprises It just seemed like a good moment to admit we're in on our own legacy in a way.'

M. Charpentier - Missa Assumpta Est Maria [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/28/2009