The Early Music Show - Art and Early Music Month - The Gardens of the Villa d'Este

As part of Art and Early Music Month, Catherine Bott travels to Tivoli to visit the fountains in the great baroque gardens of the Villa d'Este. She finds out about the music connected with gardens and the man who commissioned them - Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este, patron of many composers, including Palestrina. Including: Palestrina: Viri Galilaei Westminster Cathedral Choir James O'Donnell (director) HYPERION CDA 66316, Trs 1-2 Cristobal de Morales: Gaude et Laetare Brabant Ensemble Stephen Rice (conductor) HYPERION CDA 67694, Tr 4 Francesco Portinaro: Ove, Sacre Sorelle Vienna Motet Choir Musica Antiqua Wien Bernhard Klebel (conductor) CHRISTOPHORUS CHE00582, Tr 8 Nanino: Adoramus te, Christi Choir of King's College, Cambridge Stephen Cleobury (director) EMI CDC 7470652, Tr 1 Nicola Vicentino: L'aura che'l verde lauro Huelgas Ensemble Paul van Nevel (conductor) SONY CLASSICAL CD 45942, Tr 12 Cipriano de Rore: O qui populos Weser-Renaissance Bremen Manfred Cordes (conductor) CPO 9995062, Tr 10 Dufay: Magnanime gentis Huelgas Ensemble Paul van Nevel (conductor) HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901700, Tr 11 Palestrina: Hodie Christus natus est (for two four-part choirs) Regensburger Domspatzen Georg Ratzinger (conductor) Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 05472 774182, Tr 8 Marenzio: S'io parto, I'moro e pur partir conviene La Venexiana GLOSSA GCD 920909, Tr 1.