This will be a place to collect information on the music of later 16th century, and the High Renaissance in general. Famous composers under this heading are Lassus, Palestrina, etc.
This is a very preliminary and very cursory discography. It will likely not be completed in any systematic way for months or years. It does not include even all those items for which we have detailed contents. It does, however, include a variety of older & obscure material which is gathered here in preparation for a future extensive listing.
In the meantime, a CD search on this topic is likely to be more helpful than finding something in this file.
Material below has been collected to this state primarily by Pierre-F. Roberge.
Todd M. McCombCamerata 17 034 EP [45rpm, mono]
Italienische Madrigale des 16. Jahrh.
Arcadelt, S. Festa, de Rore
Camerata vocale, Bremen
Les Discophiles français 530001 [LP]
Roland de Lassus - Prophetiae Sibyllarum & Missa "Ecce
Nunc Benedicite Dominum"
Les Madrigalistes de Prague - Miroslav Venhoda, dir.
Les Discophiles français 35 [78 r.p.m.]
Roland de Lassus - Chansons I
Ensemble vocal Marcel Couraud - Marcel Couraud, dir.
Les Discophiles français (set) A8 [78 r.p.m.x4]
Roland de Lassus - Chansons
Ensemble vocal Marcel Couraud - Marcel Couraud, dir.
Les Discophiles français 36 [78 r.p.m.]
Roland de Lassus - Chansons II
Ensemble vocal Marcel Couraud - Marcel Couraud, dir.
Les Discophiles français 37 [78 r.p.m.]
Roland de Lassus - Chansons III
Ensemble vocal Marcel Couraud - Marcel Couraud, dir.
Les Discophiles français 38 [78 r.p.m.]
Roland de Lassus - Chansons IV
Ensemble vocal Marcel Couraud - Marcel Couraud, dir.
Archiv Produktion APM 14 055 [LP, mono]
IV. Research Period - The High Renaissance, Series K: Orlandus
Lassus
Neue teutsche Lieder, Chansons, Madrigaux, Villanelles
Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy - Rudolf Lamy, dir.
Archiv Produktion APM 14 071 [LP, mono]
IV. Research Period - The High Renaissance, Series K: Orlandus
Lassus
Missa VIII toni ad imitationem moduli: Puisque j'ai perdu - 8 latin motets
Aachener Domchor (choir) - Theodor B. Rehmann, dir.
Archiv Produktion EPA 37 008 [45rpm, 17cm, mono]
Neue teutsche Lieder, Villanelles
Singgemeinschaft Rudolf Lamy - Rudolf Lamy, dir.
Musicraft (U.S.A.) 211 [78 r.p.m.]
Renaissance Vocal Music, rec. 1
Jan Pieters. Sweeelinck
Madrigalists - Lief, dir.
Musicraft (U.S.A.) set 20 [78 r.p.m.x5]
Renaissance Vocal Music
Madrigalists - Lief, dir.
Musicraft (U.S.A.) 213 [78 r.p.m.]
Renaissance Vocal Music, rec. 3
Arcadelt - Vecchi
Madrigalists - Lief, dir.
Musicraft (U.S.A.) 214 [78 r.p.m.]
Renaissance Vocal Music, rec. 4
Lassus
Madrigalists - Lief, dir.
Musicraft (U.S.A.) 215 [78 r.p.m.]
Renaissance Vocal Music, rec. 5
Gesualdo - Marenzio
Madrigalists - Lief, dir.
Brunswick ???? [LP, mono, G.-B.]
Monteverdi
Vocal and instrumental works
Ensemble vocal et instrumental - Nadia Boulanger, dir.
IRCO CD 224
Canciones de Amor y Vino del siglo XVI al XVI - Songs of Love
and Wine
Conjunto Música Ficta de Buenos Aires
Arion ???? [LP]
The Golden Age of English Sacred Choral Music
Works by Lambe, Cornyshe, Tallis, White
The Scholars
Arion 30 A 051 [LP]
Chants à la cour de Charles Quint
A-M Miranda, Groupe des Instruments anciens de Paris - Roger Cotte, dir.
(Polyphonic and Gregorian Choirs) 781037 [LP]
Renaissance Motets and Gregorian Chants
Polyphonic and Gregorian Choirs - St, Philomena Church.
Fanfare Records FR 2197 [LP]
English Sacred Music of the sixteenth century
Tallis – Wylkynson – Taverner – Parsons – Byrd – Weelkes
Tallis Scholars – Peter Phillips, dir.
United Artists UACL 10006 [LP]
Works of Thomas Tallis, Vol. 1
Church Music
Tallis Scholars – Peter Phillips, dir.
Panton 710528-2 [CD]
Eros in Renaissance Music
Music by Dowland, Vecchi, Lassus, Monteverdi, Janequin, Cabezon, ...
Musica Fresca Prague – Kvêta Ciznerova
Paraty 111 114 [CD]
La Chambre Musicale d'Albert le Magnifique
Roland de Lassus: Complete vocal and instrumental duos
Ensemble l'Echelle