Florence Buckley - Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Tallis began his career as organist at the Benedictine Priory at Dover, followed by similar service at Waltham Abbey until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540. He was then organist at Canterbury Cathedral and in 1543 became a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal, a position he retained until his death. Like Byrd, his pupil, he seems to have remained loyal to the old religion, while continuing to enjoy royal favor. Tallis wrote a quantity of Latin church music and contributed also to the reformed English liturgy, in some cases adapting earlier Latin compositions. One of his most remarkable achievements is the 40-voice Spem in alium. His setting of the Latin Holy Week liturgy Lamentations represents his work at it's height. The composer's name is widely known through the metrical psalm tune known as Tallis's Canon, a setting of God, grant we grace. Album Tracks 1. Sanctus 2. Credo 3. Agnus Dei 4. Agnus Dei

Album Tracks 1. Allegro Non Troppo 2. Lento 3. Allegro - Andante Tranquillo - Allegro 4. Moderato Poco Lento 5. Allegro Vivace 6. Adagio - Presto - Adagio (In Memoriam DSCH) 7. Allegretto 8. Allegro Con Fuoco 9. Molto Lento 10. Allegro Vivace

Robert Schumann' literary interests influenced his choice of the poems he used for his songs, many of which were composed in a burst of activity during the 'Year of Song' 1840. Album Tracks 1. No. 1. Widmung 2. No. 2. Freisinn 3. No. 3. Der Nussbaum 4. No. 4. Jemand 5. No. 5. Lieder Aus Dem Schenkenbuch Im Divan No. 1 6. No. 6. Lieder Aus Dem Schenkenbuch Im Divan No. 2 7. No. 7. Die Lotosblume 8. No. 8. Talismane 9. No. 9. Lied Der Suleika 10. No. 10. Die Hochlander-Witwe 11. No. 11. Lieder Der Braut Aus Dem Liebesfruhling No. 1 12. No. 12. Lieder Der Braut Aus Dem Liebesfruhling No. 2 13. No. 13. Hochlanders Abschied 14. No. 14. Hochlandisches Wiegenlied 15. No. 15. Aus Den Hebraischen Gesangen 16. No. 16. Ratsel 17. No. 17. 2 Venetianische Lieder No. 1, Leis' Rudern Hier 18. No. 18. 2 Venetianische Lieder No. 2, Wenn Durch Die Piazetta 19. No. 19. Hauptmanns Weib 20. No. 20. Weit, Weit 21. No. 21. Was Will Die Einsame Trane? 22. No. 22. Niemand 23. No. 23. Im Westen 24. No. 24. Du Bist Wie Eine Blume 25. No. 25. Aus Den Ostlichen Rosen 26. No. 26. Zum Schluss 27. No. 1. Lied Eines Schmiedes 28. No. 2. Meine Rose 29. No. 3. Kommen Und Scheiden 30. No. 4. Die Sennin 31. No. 5. Einsamkeit 32. No. 6. Der Schwere Abend 33. No. 7. Requiem