Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore - Motets

Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore (1612) - Motets (Musae Sioniae)

The Early Music Consort & Boys of the Cathedral and Abbey Church of St. Alban. - David Munrow, dir.
EMI CSD 3761 [LP]
Angel S 37091 [LP-USA]
Angel 4XS 37091 [Cass.-USA]
Angel CDM 7 69024-2 [CD-USA]
Angel S 69024 [Cassette-USA]
Virgin Classics Veritas Edition 61289 2 7 [CD]

Contents:

Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore

1. Passamezze (CCLXXXVI a 6)
2. Spagnoletta (XXVII a 4)
3. La Bourée (XXXII a 4)
4. Pavane de Spaigne (XXX a 4)
5. Courante de M.M. Wustrow (CL a 4)
6. Suite de ballets: Ballet des Baccanales (CCLXXVIII a 4)
   Ballet des matelotz (CCLXXX a 4)
   Ballet des coqs (CCLIV a 5)
7. Gaillard: Reprinse secundam interoirem (CCCX a 4)
8. La Sarabande (XXXIV a 4)
9. Suite de Voltes 1 (CCXLIII a 4)
   Suite de Voltes 2 (CCX a 5
   Suite de Voltes 3 (CCXI a 5)
   Suite de Voltes 4 (CCI a 5

Michael Praetorius: Eulogodia Sionia

10. Resonet in laudibus (a 7)

Michael Praetorius: Polyhymnia caduceatrix

11. Erhalt uns Herr bei deinem Wort (a 17)
    - Choir I
    - Choir II
    - Choir III
    - Choir IV
    - Continuo

Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae I

12. Motet: Gott des Vater wohn uns bei (a 8)
    - Choir I
    - Choir II

Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae I

13. Motet: Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (a 8)
    - Choir I
    - Choir II

Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae II

14. Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr (a 12)
    - Choir I
    - Choir II
    - Choir III

Michael Praetorius: Musae Sioniae IV

15. Christus, der uns selig macht (a 8)
    - Choir I
    - Choir II

Performers:
Early Music Consort of London
Singers: James Bowman (counter-tenor), Charles Brett (counter=tenor), David James (counter-tenor), Martyn Hill (tenor), Ian Thompson (tenor), Geoffrey Shaw (baritone), Terry Edwards (bass)
Instrumentists: Michael Laird (cornett), Ian Wilson (cornett), Roger Brenner (sackbutt), Peter Goodwin (sackbutt), Roger Groves (sackbutt), David Purser (sackbutt), Alan Lumsden (sackbutt, serpent, recorder, rackett), Martin Nichols (sackbutt), John Turner (recorder, crumhorn, rackett), David Munrow (recorder, crumhorn, rackett, rauschpfeiffen), David Pugsley (recorder), Andrew van der Beek (recoder, crumhorm, rackett, rauschpfeiffen, dulcian), James Tyler (crumhorn, rauschpfeiffen, viol, percussion), Oliver Brookes (crumhorn, rauschpfeiffen, violone), Simon Standage (violon), Eleanor Sloan (violon), Jane Ryan (viol), Trevor Jones (viol), Robert Spencer (lute, chitarrone), Christopher Hogwood (organ, regal, harpsichord), Peter Hurford (organ), David Corkhill (percusion)
David Munrow, dir.

Playing time: 53' 21"

Recording site and date:
Abbey Road Studios, London, UK [12/1973]

Excerpts:
[1]-[9] EMI Classics 7243 5 69555 2 3 Musiques de la Renaissance française.
[1]-[9] Virgin "Veritasx2" 9463 50003 2 0 [CDx2] Renaissance Dance: Susato - Morley - Praetorius - Mainerio.

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 52/618-904 (nov. 1974)
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments: Information from owned LP (Angel) & CD (Virgin) and Kevin Fitzsimmons.

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