Les voix de cristal ou l'art des haute-contre

Les voix de cristal ou l'art des haute-contre
Nigel Short, Alfred Deller, Grard Lesne, James Bowman... et al.
Vanguard (Arcade) Classics 302 433 [CD, France]

Contents:

    Antonio Vivaldi
  1. Stabat Mater RV 621

    2. Anon.
  2. The first nowell

    3. George Frideric Handel
  3. Eternal source HWV 74

    4. Henry Purcell: Come, ye sons of art, Z323; text N. Tate
    (Ode on the Birthday of Mary II, 1694)
  4. Excerpts:
    1. Come ye sons of art
    Anon.
  5. The three ravens

    6. Johann Sebastian Bach
  6. Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust BWV 170

    7. Henry Purcell: King Arthur Z 628
  7. Fairest isle

    8. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
  8. Stabat Mater

    9. Anon.
  9. King Henry

    10. Roland de Lassus
  10. Matona mia cara

    11. Henry Purcell
  11. Sound the trumpet Z 335

    12. Thomas Tallis: Lamentations
  12. Plorans ploravit

    13. Heinrich Schütz
  13. Erhöre mich, wenn ich rufe. SWV 289

    14. Henry Purcell
  14. Secrecie's song

    15. Clément Janequin: Escoutez tous gentilz Galloys
  15. La bataille de Marignan

    16. Johann Sebastian Bach: Messes. BWV 232. Si mineur
  16. Agnus Dei

    17. Franz Xaver Gruber
  17. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht

    18. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
  18. Salve Regina N4

    19. Anon.
  19. Greensleeves

    20. Telemann
  20. Weg mit Sodoms gift'gen

    21. François Couperin: Trois leçons de ténèbres à une et à deux voix
  21. Leçons de Ténèbres

    22. Johann Sebastian Bach
  22. Widerstehe doch der Sünde BWV 54

    23. Henry Purcell: Come, ye sons of art, Z323 (Ode on the Birthday of Mary II, 1694)
  23. Strike the viol (counter-tenor, flute)

    24. Johann Sebastian Bach: Widerstehe doch der Sünde. BWV 54
  24. Wer Sünden tut

    25. Claudio Monteverdi / O. Rinuccini (t)
    Published in Il sesto libro de' madrigali, Venice, 1614
    Lamento d'Arianna (sv107)
  25. Part One: Lasciatemi morire

    26. Henry Purcell
  26. Music for a while. Z 583 n 2

    27. Pierre Passereau
  27. Il est bel et bon commere mon mary

    28. Henry Purcell: Hail, bright Cecilia. Z 328
  28. Here the deities approve

Playing time: 57' 04" + 53' 20" = 110' 24"

Artists:
[1] Nigel Shorth (countertenor)
[2]-[7], [9]-[12], [14], [16]-[17], [19], [22]-[26], [28] Alfred Deller (counter-tenor)
[8] Gérard Lesne (counter-tenor)
[13] Alfred Deller (counter-tenor), Mark Deller (counter-tenor)
[15], [27] Deller Consort
[18], [20] James Bowman (counter-tenor)
[21] Alfred Deller (counter-tenor), Wilfred Brown (tenor)

Recording site and date:
See Excerpts (from original release)

Excerpts (from original release):
[1] unknown
[2], [17] Vanguard VRS 499 [LP, mono] The Holly and the Ivy - Christmas Carols of Old England
[3] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 661 [LP, mono] Handel - 3 Coronation Anthems & Ode for the birthday of Queen Anne
[4], [11], [23] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 635 [LP, mono] Henry Purcell: Come Ye sons of Art (Ode on the birthday of Queen Mary, 1694)
[5], [9], [19] Vanguard VRS 479 [LP, mono] The Three Ravens - Songs of Folk and Minstrelsy out of Elizabethan England
[6], [16], [22], [24] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 550 [LP, mono] Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantate 170 & 54 - Agnus Dei
[7], [26] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 570 / 71 [LP, mono] Homage to Purcell or Henry Purcell - Celebrated Songs
[8] unknown
[10], [15] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 604 [LP, mono] Madrigals Masterpieces - The Renaissance in France, Italy and England
[12] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 551 [LP, mono] Thomas Tallis: The Lamentations of Jeremiah & 5 hymns (Cantiones Sacrae)
[13] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 691 [LP, mono] Duos de Contre-Tnors - Duets for Counter-tenors
[14] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 547 [LP, mono] Music of Henry Purcell, Matthew Locke & John Jenkins
[18] unknown
[20] unknown
[21] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 613 [LP, mono] François Couperin: Leçons de Ténèbres
[25] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 671 [LP, mono] Lamento d'Arianna and other madrigals - Madrigal Masterpieces, vol. 3
[27] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 639 [LP, mono] Madrigal Masterpieces vol. 2
[28] Vanguard "The Bach Guild" BG 590 [LP, mono] Purcell: Ode on St. Cecilia's Day (1683) - Blow: Ode on the death of Mr. Henry Purcell

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Pierre-F. Roberge