The Early Music Show - Mark How the Lark and Linnet Sing

The "freshwater pearl" voice of soprano Tessa Bonner, who died little more than a year ago, lent itself equally to baroque solo repertoire and Tudor polyphony. Catherine Bott pays tribute to a much-missed colleague and looks at the vital role that so called "jobbing" singers make to the early music scene. The programme includes contributions from singers Don Greig, Deborah Roberts and Cecilia Osmond and music by Purcell, Mozart, Palestrina, Bach, Monteverdi and Luzzaschi. PLAYLIST: PURCELL Indian Queen, Act 1: 'Why should men quarrel' The Purcell Simfony & The Purcell Simfony Voices LINN CKD 035 Track 4 VICTORIA: Requiem: 'Libera Me' The Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips (director) GIMELL CDGIM 205 Disc 1 Track 8 THOMAS TOMKINS: O Sing unto the Lord a new Song The Tallis Scholars Peter Phillips (director) GIMELL GIMSE 403 Track 18 MOZART: Trio - 'Seid uns zum Zweiten Mal willkommen' (from 'The Magic Flute') London Classical Players Roger Norrington (director) EMI CDS 7 54287 2 Disc 2 Track 13 TRADITIONAL: Splendens ceptigera - from Llibre vermell New London Consort Philip Pickett (director) L'OISEAU-LYRE 433 186-2 Track 7 ANONYMOUS: The Feast of Fools: Gregis pastor tityrus New London Consort Philip Pickett (director) L'OISEAU-LYRE 433 194-2 Track 27 BIBER: Missa Salzburgensis: Kyrie The Gabrieli Consort and Players Musica Antiqua Koln Paul McCreesh (conductor) Archiv 457 611-2 Track 2 ANONYMOUS: Una Stravaganza di Medici: O fortunato giorno Taverner Consort Andrew Parrott (conductor) EMI CDC 7 47998-2 Track 28 LUZZASCO LUZZASCHI: Deh vieni ormai cor mio Musica Secreta AMON RA CD-SAR 58 Track 11 MONTEVERDI: Vespro della Beata Vergine: Laetatus sum New London Consort Philip Pickett (director) L'OISEAU-LYRE 425 823-2 Track 11 JS BACH: Magnificat in D major, BWV.243: Et Exsultavit Collegium Musicum 90 Richard Hickox (conductor) CHANDOS CHAN 0518 Track 17.