Masterpieces Of Music Before 1750 - Record 2: The 16th & 17Th Centuries

 

The 16th & 17th Centuries

Masterpieces Of Music Before 1750

An Anthology Of Musical Examples From Gregorian Chant to J.S. Bach: Record 1

Cover Design by Enrico Arno

Recorded in conjunction with W.W. Norton + Co., Inc.

The Hayden Society, Inc.

H.S. 9039 Gregorian Chant to the 16th Century

1958

Danish Soloists and Ensembles - Including

Finn Vederø
Aksel Schiø

Else Brems

Niels Brincker

Schola Gregoriana of Copenhagen

The Copenhagen Boys' and Men's Choir

The Madrigal Choir of Danish State Radio

The Chamber Orchestra and Chorus of the Danish State Radio

Under the direction of Mogens Woldike

From the back cover: The issuing of this recording of the musical pieces contained in the book of the same title represents a happy recognition of the nearly unlimited possibilities and usefulness of a combination made possible by the long-playing record – the combination of audible music with the written discussion of it. The advantages of this procedure are manifest and are especially notable in the case of an anthology such as the present one. While it is true that an intelligently arranged anthology can be played on the piano any almost anyone, eve the virtuoso pianist cannot recreate the sensuous quality of the human voice or the variegated color scheme of an orchestra. Ever since the 15th century, musicians have endeavored to make vocal another compositions available to the music lover who would like to study and enjoy all kinds of music by playing it on his own instrument in the privacy of his home. In modern times, with an immense treasure of music available to the public, the need felt for "arranged" music is increased, but at the same time the phonograph makes it possible to hear all this music in its original form, an immeasurable gain, especially so because, when the student returns to his score and plays it on his piano, he no longer hears only the bare percussive sound of his instrument, but a good deal of the splendor conveyed by the recording will remain in his mind's ear. This most welcome joint publication of Masterpieces Of Music Before 1750, in which the recording and the book follow the same sequence, offers a true introduction to music; it annuls the very real limitations imposed upon music by verbal disquisition and piano reduction, and changes the modest study or classroom into a concert hall or opera house, at the disposal of the listener and at his discretion. – Paul Henry Lang

Montet: Tristis est anima mea – Orlandus Lassus (1532-1594)
The Copenhagen Boys' And Mens' Choir

Niels Møller, Conductor 

Chorus: 18 sopranos, 11 altos, 3 tenors I, 4 tenors II, 7 basses

Agnus Dei (I) from the Mass "Vein spoons Christi – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (ca. 1525 - 1594)

The Copenhagen Boy's and Mens' Choir

Niels Møller, Conductor 

Chorus: 18 sopranos, 11 altos, 7 tenors, 7 basses

Motet: Ego sum panis vivus – William Byrd (1542 - 1623)

The Copenhagen Boy's and Mens' Choir

Niels Møller, Conductor

Chorus: 18 sopranos, 11 altos, 7 tenors, 7 basses

Keyboard Canzona: Canzona l'epistola (early 17th century)

Finn Viderø, Organ

Organ: Marcussen & Son, Aabenraa, Denmark

Madrigal: S'io parto, i' moro – Luca Marenzio (ca. 1560-1599)

The Madrigal Choir Of The Danish State Radio

Mogens Woldike, Conductor

Chorus: 4 sopranos, 3 altos, 4 tenors, 3 basses

Madrigal: Thirsts, Sleepest, Thou – John Bennet (ca. 1575-ca. 1625)

The Madrigal Choir Of The Danish State Radio

Mogens Woldike, Conductor

Chorus: 4 sopranos, 3 altos, 4 tenors, 3 basses

Variations For Virginals: Loth to Depart – Giles Farnaby (ca, 1560-ca. 1600)

Finn Viderø, Harpsichord

Harpsichord: Bengaard, Copenhagen

Madrigal For Solo Voice And Lute: Dovró dunque morire – Giulio Gaccini (ca. 1560 - 1618)

Valborg Garde, Mezzo-soprano

Tage Nielsen, Lute

Recitative: "Tu se' morta" – Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1634)

Niels Brincker, Tenor

Tage Nielsen, Lute

Mogens Woldike, Organ

Organ: Hemmersam positiv, gedackt stop

Scene: "Affect gladium" – Giacomo Carissimi (1605 - 1674)

Ella Simonsen, Soprano - First Mother

Valborg Garde, Mezzo-soprano - Second Mother

Holger Nøgaard, Bass - Solomon

Mogens Woldike, Organ

Sacred Cantata (Concerto): O Herr, hilf – Heinrich Schutz (1585 - 1672)

Valborg Garde, Soprano I

Else Brems, Soprano II

Aksel Schiøtz, Tenor

Leo Hansen, Violin I

Charles Senderovitz, Violin II

Volmer Norup, Violoncello

Mogens Woldike, Organ

Ricercar dopo il Credo, for organ – Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583 - 1643)

Finn Viderø, Organ

Organ: Marcussen & Son, Aabenraa, Denmark

Suite in E Minor, for Clavichord – Johann Jakob Froberger (1616 - 1667)

Finn Viderø, Clavichord

Clavichord: Neupert, Bamberg, Germany

Overture: Overture to Armide – Jean-baptiste Lully (1632 - 1687)

The Chamber Orchestra Of The Danish State Radio

Søren Sørensen, Harpsichord

Morgens Woldike, Conductor

Orchestra: 4 first violins, 4 second violins, 2 first violas, 2 second violas, 2 violoncellos, 1 bass, harpsichord