Filippi / I Musici Cantori - Trento - Canti Popolari Natalizi in Polifonia - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Endless Coloured Ways is a collection of songs by legendary singer/ songwriter, Nick Drake, performed and recorded by over 30 incredible artists from a range of different backgrounds, genres, age groups and audiences. From Fontaines D.C. to Guy Garvey, Aurora to Feist, and Self-Esteem to David Gray, each artist has offered their own incredible take on a timeless classicInchNick Drake was not that concerned with promoting himself as an artist but I think he would have been overjoyed to hear his art promoted by so many vibrant and talented artists such as the ones we approached. Each track is an example of a fellow artist adopting Nick's art as if it was their own, submitting to the song, and the results prove to me that talent can so often win out over mere skill or 'personality'. We are honoured and so grateful to all our friends, old and new, who took part in the making of this set.Inch - Cally Calloman, Bryter MusicInchHaving initially exchanged a list of our favourite artists and realised how much our tastes overlapped, Cally and I set out on this venture with one simple brief - to ask the artists to ignore the original recording of Nick's in terms of arrangement, production and singing style; basically we were asking them to reinvent the song. First of all it was humbling to hear so many similar responses, saying how important Nick's music was to them, and how much they wanted to be part of this project. But as the results came in one by one, we were staggered by the brilliance and invention that each artist had shown. They had done what we asked - they had made the song their own.Inch - Jeremy Lascelles, Chrysalis Records Album Tracks 1. Road 2. Northern Sky

Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1637-1695) was a native of Bologna and the music director of one of it's major churches, dedicated to San Petronio, where he presided over a rich culture of sacred music distinguished by participation from names now far better known to us such as Torelli, Bononcini and Giovanni Gabrieli. This valuable set brings together for the first time on record all his surviving compositions in the form of the sacred motet which was so popular as an extra-liturgical contribution (perhaps performed as offertory or communion music) towards worship, featuring the skills of what must have been highly skilled singers as well as a rich continuo section. Colonna's music has received relatively little attention on record until now, though Philippe Jaroussky concluded a 2009 album with the gorgeous O coeli devota, and there is one other, older recording of several other motets, as well as a larger-scale oratorio. So the time is now right to reassess his contribution and his own voice, with excellent new, historically informed performances led by Carlo Centemeri, who has already brought several rarities from the Italian Baroque to Brilliant Classics, including music by Albinoni (BC94852) and Bassani (BC94259), which received 5 star reviews in Amadeus and Diapason.These motets are multi-movement works, scarcely dwelling for long on any one emotion or text, even in the arias, but moving pacily though narratives of repentance, devotion and praise, and mostly concluding with exuberant Allelujas, much as Bach would fashion his Jauchzet Gott BWV51 for solo soprano in the Italian style a generation later. Anyone with even a passing interest in the Italian Baroque and it's charming byways will want to hear this. First recordings by Giovanni Colonna (1637-1695), who was the Music Director of the famous church San Petronio in his native Bologna. He composed his Sacred Motets

Album Tracks 1. Deh, or Foss'io Col Vago Della Luna 2. S'il Disse Mai, Ch'io Veng'in Odio a Quella 3. Queste Saranno Ben Lacrime, E Questi 4. Che Non Fia Che Giammai Dal Cor Si Sgombri 5. Rime, Dai Sospir Miei Nati E Dal Pianto 6. Lontan Dalla Mia Diva 7. Nessun Visse Giammai Piu Me Lieto 8. La Ver L'aurora Che Si Dolce L'aura 9. Chiaro, Si Chiaro E de Vostr'occhi Il Sole 10. Chi Estinguera Il Mio Foco 11. Donna, Vostra Mercede 12. Gia Fu Chi M'ebbe Cara E Volentieri 13. Che Debbo Far, Che Mi Consigli Amore 14. Ovver De' Sensi E Priva 15. Amor, Fortuna E la Mia Mente Schiva 16. Ne Spero I Dolci Di Tornin'indietro 17. Gitene Liete Rime Ov'or Si Siede 18. Mentre a Le Dolci E Le Purpuree Labbra 19. Amor, Che Meco in Quest'ombre Ti Stavi 20. Ecc'ove Gionse Prima E Poi S'assise 21. Vaghi Pensier Che Cosi Passo Passo 22. Mentre Ch'al Mar Descenderanno I Fiumi 23. Quai Rime Fur Si Chiare 24. Ecc'oscurati I Chiari Raggi Al Sole 25. Rara Belta Non Mai Piu Vista in Terra 26. Questo Doglioso Stil Colmo Di Pianto 27. Mai Fu Piu Crud'o Spietata Morte 28. Privo Di Fed'oltra L'usato Corso 29. Ma Voi Fioriti E Honorati Colli