Since you are interested in Miserere: Classical music for reflection and meditation, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
WILLIAM BYRD
Mass For Four Voices / Mass For Five Voices Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Jan/2008 ] "...a valuable addition to the Byrd discography...An excellent start to a series one now looks forward to with keen anticipation." - (CD Review, February 1993) |
OBRECHT
Missa Caput / Salve Regina Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly [ Naxos Early Music / CD - released 20/Aug/2008 ] "The Oxford Camerata and Jeremy Summerly do this wonderful music proud as they listen and carefully balance, quiet polyphonic lines and direction" - Classic CD 5 |
WILLAERT
Missa Christus Resurgens / Magnificat Sexti Toni Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly [ Naxos Early Music / CD - released 10/May/2008 ] Of all composers of the first half of the sixteenth century, Adrian Willaert is perhaps the most appreciated by contemporary composers and theorists such as Zarlino and Danckerts. |
WHITE / TALLIS / PALESTRINA / LASSUS / de BRITO
Lamentations Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly, conductor [ Naxos Early Music / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] "On the bargain Naxos label come nearly 70 minutes of sublime polyphony, beautifully sung by the fresh-toned Oxford Camerata under Jeremy Summerly. The recorded sound is vividly beautiful within an ideal ambience." - Rosette (Highest Rating) -... |
JOSQUIN DESPREZ
Desprez: Missa L'homme arme / etc Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 11/Nov/2001 ] Rosette (Highest Rating) Penguin Stereo Guide |
THOMAS TALLIS
Spem in alium / Missa Salve intemerata Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly (conductor) [ Naxos SACD / SACD - released 1/Jul/2005 ] Considering that Thomas Tallis was the finest English composer of his generation, it is surprising how little we know about his life. The first time we hear of Tallis is in 1530 when he was organist at Dover Priory in Kent: by then he was clearly a... |
THOMAS TALLIS
Spem in alium / Missa Salve intemerata Oxford Camerata / Jeremy Summerly, conductor [ Naxos / CD - released 19/Jul/2005 ] "This is a complete winner...Buy it soon; it is a spiritual experience." -- Kevin Sutton, MusicWeb International, June 2005 |
SANCTUS
Sanctus: Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation Oxford Camerata / Rose Consort of Viols / Slovak Philharmonic Choir / Scholars Baroque Ensemble / etc [ Naxos / CD - released 20/May/2008 ] Classical Music for Reflection and Meditation |