This holiday season, the legendary voices of the tallis scholars and director peter phillips will explore a handful of these seminal texts from the salve regina and ave maria to the miserere and magnificat in a fascinating program showcasing brilliantly contrasting settings from. So the tallis scholars hold the field for this work in super audio. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director ryan turner. The miserere is a work wrapped in legend and shrouded in mystery, and yet its origins are very plain, it being a setting of psalm 51. Cultivating a distinctive vocal sound backed by impeccable scholarship, the group has helped raise the general level of interest in renaissance choral music in britain and beyond through a large catalog of recordings and numerous. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, gregorio allegri, the tallis scholars. The tallis scholars are, of course, world class, and they do a great job here, including in the allegri.
Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, gregorio allegri, the tallis scholars allegri miserere palestrina missa papae marcelli. He is famous today and throughout history for just a single, magnificent composition, his renaissance masterpiece miserere mei deus for nine part choir. Allegris miserere mei sung by the tallis scholars in honor of holy week. The tallis scholars have become one of the leading a cappella choral groups in the world, specializing in renaissance sacred music. Tallis scholars should rerecord tallis s spem in alium to take full advantage of surround sound, spreading the 8 choirs around 360 degrees. For the track list and album notes and to buy the cd or album download please click the link to the hyperion records website. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam.
Gimell allegris miserere palestrinas missa papae marcelli. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. The tallis scholars buy recordings presto classical. Press the tallis scholars boston early music festival. Gregorio allegri 1582 1652 josquin des prez circa 1455 1521 heinrich isaac c. Miserere mei, deus, secundum magnam misericordiam tuam et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem mean amplius lava me ab iniquitate mea.
Sacred music of the renaissance 472 8812 released 2003 by. Peter philips, tallis scholars the tallis scholars. Do not choose the download on itunes option, unless you are happy with mp3. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. I always thought that the version of allegri s miserere that i have by kings college cambridge was the best that i had heard until i purchased the tallis scholars version. Bach, the brandenburg concertos rinato alessandrini. The group was founded in 1973 by choral conductor peter phillips who, coincidentally, bears the name of a noted english renaissance composer 15601628. Listen on apple music editors notes the early music specialists in peter phillips justly celebrated vocal ensemble recorded allegri s miserere and palestrinas missa papae marcelli back in 1980though several developments in years since argued for a return trip. Few can argue with tenebraes international stature as one of the most competent, versatile, exciting and passionate vocal ensembles in the world today. The piece, from its creation, was always being ornamented and reornamented as it was sung and sometimes even rewritten to make it fresh and compelling, since it was performed every year during holy week for several centuries. Every note is a clear as a bell and the whole cd is a joy to listen to. Cdgim 339 the 1980 recording that not only made the tallis scholars a household name, but effectively led the way to todays great wave of exceptional mixedvoice choirs. Their exploration of the depth and variety of this repertoire has reached a worldwide audience.
Win a free hires download of the tallis scholars recording of allegris miserere. The tallis scholars, peter phillips not the live 1994 palestrina 400 concert in rome, but the 1980 merton college recording. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the tallis scholars. The tallis scholars were formed in 1973 by peter phillips, who at the time was a student of. Anyone familiar with the wellknown cornerstones of the renaissance choral canon, including the enchanting agnus dei from byrds mass for four voices, and tallis if ye love me, will also be pleased to discover some less familiar gems from two of britains finest renaissance. The group was formed in 1973 by peter phillips, who in 19721975 was an.
Gregorio allegri is one of musics great oneworkwonders. Miserere mei, deus, secundum magnam misercordiuam tuam have mercy upon me, o god, after thy great goodness. Tallis spem in alium, lamentations of jeremiah the prophet allegri miserere pro cantione antiqua, mark brown 1985, flac. Gimell allegris miserere and palestrinas missa papae marcelli. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. The essential tallis scholars by the tallis scholars on spotify. Griffin is correct there is no authoritative version of allegri s miserere. Photos for press, promoters and the media from the tallis scholars. The tallis scholars is a british professional early music vocal ensemble normally consisting of. Gimell records the tallis scholars on dvd, cd and download. Vox patris caelestis the tallis scholars to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Gregorio allegri miserere mei, deus have mercy on me, o god cantillation antony walker conductor from the album. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Listen to music from the tallis scholars like tallis. The tallis scholars first release on the pure audio bluray format. In april 1994, they sang allegris miserere mei, deus in the newly restored. All our recordings are available on apple music, itunes, cd, and download. Watch the video for miserere from the tallis scholars s music featured on the south bank show for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Those forces transposed the entire work down a third.
Idagiothe spotify for classical musichas changed my life. It also requires a bluray player and will not play on standard cdplayers. The tallis scholars were formed in 1973 by peter phillips, who at the time was a student of renaissance music. Gregorio allegri miserere mei lyrics genius lyrics.
The 1980 recording that not only made the tallis scholars a household name, but effectively led the way to todays great wave of exceptional mixedvoice choirs. The tallis scholars sacred music in the renaissance, vol. Music written for the sistine chapel, including two new recordings of allegris miserereone with the familiar top cs, and one with additional embellishments developed by deborah roberts during hundreds of concert performances by the tallis. Cultivating a distinctive vocal sound backed by impeccable scholarship, the group has helped raise the general level of interest in renaissance choral music in britain and beyond through a large catalog of recordings and numerous international tours.
As you listen to the heavenly sound of each interweaving voice, its fascinating to think that allegri composed the piece for two separate choirs. Then as now, the chaste finish of the allegri is overshadowed by a compellingly contoured missa papae. Allegris miserere was the last and the most popular of twelve different settings of the same text written for the vatican over 120 years. They specialise in performing a cappella sacred vocal music. That being said, the fact that itunes recognized this is as the later cd out of the. The tallis scholars have established themselves as leading exponents of renaissance sacred music through worldclass recordings and concert performances. Allegri palestrina mundy the tallis scholars directed by peter phillips 2 allegri palestrina mundy the tallis scholars directed by peter phillips 2 miserere missa papae marcelli vox patri caelestis. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer.
The essential tallis scholars, an album by the tallis scholars, peter phillips on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. It is 40 years since peter phillips founded the tallis scholars, and perhaps appropriate that they have chosen to move into the new technology of bluray audio by rereleasing the most celebrated piece of their repertoire, allegri s miserere. Listen to samples including music by allegri, byrd, josquin, palestrina, tallis and. Its the one that made the name of the tallis scholars famous when it was. Its perfectly blended sound coupled with nearflawless technique is showcased here, featuring a selection of their favourite concert repertoire to create a performance worthy of anyones collection. The pure audio bluray pack includes one bluray disc, one standard compact disc and a 24page printed booklet with notes, texts and translation.
Music written for the sistine chapel, including two new recordings of allegri s miserere one with the familiar top cs, and one with additional embellishments developed by deborah roberts during hundreds of concert performances by the tallis scholars since their landmark first recording of this work in 1980. Spem in alium download on amazon spem in alium play on apple music spem in alium download on itunes spem in alium play on youtube spem in alium hanna s 1 e 4 father 29 mar 2019. The 5,1 surroundsound mode provides ambiance in the surround channels. I would recommend this cd to anyone who likes and appreciates this genre of music. This beautiful piece was composed by gregorio allegri 15821652, for performance in the sistine chapel on wednesday and friday of holy week. Vaughan williams fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis one of the best performances ever. The soaring quality of the composition is lost, and the work becomes like a requiem papae marcelli instead. Save whatever you want to your own playlist, and download anything you. Missa papae marcelli remastered download on amazon miserere play on apple music miserere download on itunes miserere play on youtube miserere. We could spend a lot of time discussing comparisons between the tallis scholars original, nowclassic 1980 recording of the allegri miserere and palestrina missa papae marcelli not to mention the groups landmark 1994 performances in rome at the santa maria maggiore, or we could get to the pointthat these are distinctly different renditions, both in terms of recording perspective and. Allegri miserere, mundy, palestrina gimell cdgim639 bw. He founded the tallis scholars in 1973, with whom he has now appeared in over 2,200 concerts and made over 60 discs, encouraging interest in polyphony all over the world. Allegri, miserere and palestrina, missa papae marcelli tallis scholars, peter philips. As a result of this commitment peter phillips and the tallis scholars have done more than any other group to establish the sacred vocal music of the renaissance as one of the.
Apples music download service, itunes, has put together its own list of 30 mustown classical albums as part. Its about 25 years since the tallis scholars debut recording, which included the pope marcellus mass and allegri s miserere. Psbtw, i also compared the bluray with the only other highresolution recording of the missa, an sacd. The tallis scholars music, videos, stats, and photos. It is an ample program, with the allegri piece as a notunwelcome intrusion. Find the song lyrics for the tallis scholars top tracks. Let the tallis scholars transport you back to a golden age of choral music. Alison stamp is faultless in the exceptionally testing soprano solo top cs and all while, with the choir and solo quartet placed some distance apart, the perfect acoustic of merton. Miserere mei, deus, latin for have mercy on me, o god is a setting of psalm 51 by italian composer gregorio allegri. The tallis scholars are among the worlds preeminent choral ensembles.
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