The Early Music Show - 04/01/2009

Catherine Bott delves into her personal record collection as she tries to answer the weighty question: What is Renaissance with the aid of musical illustrations from Landini, Dufay, Josquin, Tallis and Gesualdo among others. Including: LANDINI Ecco la Primavera Alla Francesca OPUS OPS 60 9206 Track 7 DUFAY Vergene bella The Medieval Ensemble of London L’OISEAU-LYRE 452 557-2 CD 2 Track 23 OCKEGHEM Ma Maistresse The Clerks’ Group/Edward Wickham (director) ASV CD GAU 186 Track 3 JOSQUIN DES PRES Kyrie from Missa L’homme armé A Sei Voci/Bernard Fabre-Garrus (director) ASTREE NAÏVE E 8809 Track 2 THOMAS TALLIS Sancte Deus The Tallis Scholars/Peter Phillips (director) GIMELL CDGIM 203 CD 1 Track 2 PALESTRINA Agnus Dei II from Missa Papae Marcellae The Sixteen/Harry Christophers (director) COLLINS CLASSICS 50092 Track 9 ADRIAN WILLAERT Ricercar Concordia BBC Music Vol 11 no.9 Track 20 segue CARLO VERARDI Vive el gran Re don Fernando Hesperion XX ALIA VOX AVSA 9838 Track 10 CLAUDIN DE SERMISY Changeons propos Orlando Consort HARMONIA MUNDI HMU 907398 Track 15 THOMAS MORLEY It was a lover and his lass Musicians of the Globe PHILIPS 445 687-2 Track 5 DOWLAND Flow my tears Alfred Deller (countertenor)/The Deller Consort VANGUARD CLASSICS 08 5071 71 Track 14 GESUALDO Dolcissima mia vita The Consort of Musicke/Anthony Rooley L’OISEAU LYRE 410 128-2 Track 4 Producer: Sam Phillips BBC Manchester