Phillips assembled the group from choral scholars, or scholarship holders, at the various colleges of oxford and cambridge universities, and he named the new ensemble for english renaissance composer thomas tallis. Tallis spem in alium, lamentations of jeremiah the prophet allegri miserere pro cantione antiqua, mark brown 1985, flac. Allegri miserere 25th anniversary edition chosen by bbc music magazine as one of the 50 greatest recordings of all time and widely regarded as the finest recording of allegris miserere. Every note is a clear as a bell and the whole cd is a joy to listen to. Gregorio allegri, giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, peter phillips, tallis scholars allegri. Allegris miserere and palestrinas missa papae marcelli gimell. The tallis scholars, peter phillips conductor, deborah roberts soprano, sally. The 1980 recording that not only made the tallis scholars a household name, but effectively led the way to todays great wave of exceptional mixed. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, gregorio allegri, the tallis scholars allegri miserere palestrina missa papae marcelli. What are the origins of allegris miserere mozart, when he was a teenager, so the story goes, once heard allegris miserere being performed in the sistine chapel. For the track list and album notes and to buy the cd or album download please click the link to the hyperion records website. More the tallis scholars, peter phillips conductor, deborah roberts soprano, sally dunkley soprano, caroline trevor alto, donald greig baritone, andrew carwood tenor this recording is not available for download.
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. With any recording of allegris miserere, the listeners attention is inevitably drawn to, above all, how well the soloist tackles those top cs. Its not so much reaching the note itself that is so difficult but keeping what lies either side under control swooping up to the. Win a free hires download of the tallis scholars recording of allegris miserere. The precocious young composer apparently scurried home and wrote down the entire work from memory. Secundum magnam misericordiam tuam et secundum multitudinem miseration tuarum dele iniquitatem meam. The tallis scholars were founded in 1973 by their director, peter phillips. 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. 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, of course, world class, and they do a great job here, including in the allegri. The highlight of the disc though is the palestrina mass, which was radical at the time for not being unreachable by the common people, while still giving you the soaring vocals that would have inspired the masses with the awe of god.
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. Watch the video for miserere from the tallis scholarss music featured on the south bank show for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Vatican 1600 allegris miserere performed by the tallis. The piece known as allegris miserere, a setting for nine voices of psalm 51. Giovanni pierluigi da palestrina, gregorio allegri, the tallis scholars. With a network bluray player you can download stereo files from the disc to your. Miserere mei, deus allegri mp3 and lossless downloads. Vox patris caelestis the tallis scholars to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Photos for press, promoters and the media from the tallis scholars. The 5,1 surroundsound mode provides ambiance in the surround channels. Title miserere mei, deus composer allegri, gregorio. Have mercy upon me, o god, after thy great goodness. Gimell allegris miserere and palestrinas missa papae. We know from letters from the period that the service started at 4pm with the lamentations, with the miserere allegri, bai, or otherwise being started around 6.
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. The tallis scholars performing miserere by allegri. Download torrent tallis miserere fast and easy torrent. It was composed during the reign of pope urban viii, probably during the 1630s, for the exclusive use of the sistine chapel during the tenebrae services of holy week, and its mystique was increased by unwritten performance traditions and ornamentation. The tallis scholars have used a reverberant building merton college chapel in oxford and placed the solo group at some distance from the remainder of the choir. The tallis scholars artist cds, mp3 and lossless downloads. Gregorio allegri wrote this motet which is a setting of the vulgate psalm 50.
With any recording of allegris miserere, the listeners attention is inevitably drawn to. Press the tallis scholars boston early music festival. Allegris miserere is most famous as the piece, which, by papal decree, could be performed only in the sistine chapel, but which the 14yearold mozart transcribed from memory after hearing it, according to his father. Stream vatican 1600 allegris miserere performed by the tallis scholars by jose maria 48 from desktop or your mobile device. Peter philips, the director of the mixed ensemble the tallis scholars, wrote in the program notes that the miserere was performed in the sistine chapel with extensive. About peter phillips, director peter phillips has dedicated his career to the research and performance of renaissance polyphony, and. I would recommend this cd to anyone who likes and appreciates this genre of music. A choral group of exceptional ability, i have been privileged to see them many times in public, and at almost every performance, the miserere by allegri is expected and delivered with nearflawless grace. Remastered miserere marks gimells 40th anniversary. Vatican 1600 allegris miserere performed by the tallis scholars. Allegri miserere, mundy, palestrina gimell cdgim639 bw. Peter phillips directs performances of allegris miserere and palestrinas. Misererewith additional embellishments by deborah roberts.
A pure audio bluray release by the tallis scholars gimell. The best recordings of allegris miserere classical. Made on 22 march 1980, the tallis scholars famous recording of allegris miserere, chosen by bbc music magazine as one of the 50 greatest recordings of all time. Tallis scholars should rerecord talliss spem in alium to take full advantage of surround sound, spreading the 8 choirs around 360 degrees. 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. Let the tallis scholars transport you back to a golden age of choral music. I always thought that the version of allegris miserere that i have by kings college cambridge was the best that i had heard until i purchased the tallis scholars version. The tallis scholarsthe tallis scholars are a group dedicated to the performance and preservation of the best of this type of music.
For the track list and album notes and to buy the cd or album download please click the link to the hyperion. Et secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum, dele iniquitatem meam. 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. According to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Peter phillips and the tallis scholars the essential. The tallis scholars were formed in 1973 by peter phillips, who at the time was a student of renaissance music at oxford university. Allegris miserere is quite simple in conception and much of its impact relies on the conditions of performance, especially on the acoustic. Music written for the sistine chapel, including two new recordings of allegris 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. Allegri miserere 25th anniversary edition chosen by bbc music magazine as one of the 50 greatest recordings of all time and widely regarded as the finest recording of allegri s miserere. This recording of gregorio allegris glorious miserere is perhaps the purest, most definitive sound ever achieved by a professional choir. Peter phillips directs the tallis scholars in music written for the sistine chapel, including two new recordings of allegris miserere. The tallis scholars, peter phillips conductor, alison stamp soprano, jane armstrong soprano, michael chance countertenor, julian walker bass. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j.
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