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JERUSALEM-YERUSHALAYIM

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TONUS PEREGRINUS goes choirbooking in Eton College Library (5/5): 'A Little Lambe'
27/01/2024
TONUS PEREGRINUS goes choirbooking in Eton College Library (1/5): 'Brownian Motion'
09/12/2023
O Lord, make Thy servant Elizabeth our Queen by William Byrd (The Dow Partbooks) – TONUS PEREGRINUS
09/09/2022
JERUSALEM-YERUSHALAYIM – TONUS PEREGRINUS remastered Jubilee Edition (trailer) with DAVID SUCHET
06/07/2022
JERUSALEM-YERUSHALAYIM – Blessing & Cursing (extract)
25/05/2022
William Byrd's Ne irascaris, as sung by TONUS PEREGRINUS from the Dow Partbooks in VINUM ET MUSICA
26/09/2021
NAXOS
Milestones of Western Music
THE NAXOS BOOK OF CAROLS (8.557330)
The Naxos Book of Carols is a collection of both the very old and very new. It is a selection of best-loved and new-found carols, drawing on centuries of tradition. The settings are all new, commissioned by Naxos for this recording (scores available for download from www.naxoscarols.com in association with Faber Music). the carols unfold in four narrative sequences each focusing on a different part of the Christmas Story – from the hope of Advent to the announcements of the Message, the joy of the Birth of the Baby and the celebration of the coming of the King of Kings. there are 24 carols, one for each day of Advent. The Naxos Book of Carols is a collection of both the very old and very new. It is a selection of best-loved and new-found carols, drawing on centuries of tradition. The settings are all new, commissioned by Naxos for this recording (scores available for download from www.naxoscarols.com in association with Faber Music). the carols unfold in four narrative…
PASSIO (8.555860)
Born near Tallinn in Estonia in 1935, Arvo Pärt emigrated in 1980 and settled in Berlin. Soon after emigrating, Pärt completed the St John Passion which he based on his new-found tintinnabuli principle that “the melody and the accompaniment is one”. Settings of the Passion are part of a very early tradition in the Church, and in Pärt’s setting it is the text itself which
LE JEU DE ROBIN ET DE MARION (8.557337)
Adam de la Halle “the Hunchback” is justly the most famous composer of the late 13th century, and his greatest gift to posterity, Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion, is the first-ever opera – a pastoral romp brimming with delightful songs that so easily stand the test of over seven centuries. In this authentic yet innovative performance, the narrator (stage-right) tells the story in the original French dialect with his many voices – from coarse to courtly – while the singers move between a contemporary English interpretation (stage-left) and the timeless mediaeval lyrics and melodies of the super-troubadour himself... Adam de la Halle “the Hunchback” is justly the most famous composer of the late 13th century, and his greatest gift to posterity, Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion, is the first-ever opera – a pastoral romp brimming with delightful songs that so easily stand the test of over seven centuries. In this authentic yet innovative performance, the narrator (stage-right)…
MUSIC FROM THE ETON CHOIRBOOK (8.572840)
The Eton Choirbook is a giant 500 year-old manuscript from Eton College Chapel, and one of the greatest surviving glories of pre-Reformation England. This recording features the earliest polyphonic Passion by a named composer, two heartrending motets for five and six voices, two thrilling settings of the Magnificat, and an extraordinary canon in 13 parts, Jesus autem transiens. The ensemble TONUS PEREGRINUS has been widely acclaimed, not least for its “richly sung and very well recorded” programme of Orlando Gibbons, L’Estrange, and Pitts. (The Penguin Guide on 8.557681) The Eton Choirbook is a giant 500 year-old manuscript from Eton College Chapel, and one of the greatest surviving glories of pre-Reformation England. This recording features the earliest polyphonic Passion by a named composer, two heartrending motets for five and six voices, two thrilling settings of the Magnificat, and an extraordinary canon in 13 parts, Jesus autem transiens. The ensemble TONUS PEREGRINUS has…
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (celebration mix) – from HARK! (remastered) – featuring Joanna Forbes L'Estrange
HARK! – download from 1equalmusic at Bandcamp
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Blessing and Cursing – from JERUSALEM-YERUSHALAYIM
JERUSALEM-YERUSHALAYIM – download from 1equalmusic at Hyperion Records
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The Lord’s Prayer – from SEVEN LETTERS
SEVEN LETTERS – download from 1equalmusic at Hyperion Records
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Ad Dominum cum tribularer – from OLD MASTERS, Vol. 1
OLD MASTERS, Vol. 1 – listen on Spotify
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Mad World – from KNOWN UNKNOWN
KNOWN UNKNOWN – download from 1equalmusic at Hyperion Records
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Sive vigilem – from VINUM ET MUSICA
VINUM & MUSICA – download from 1equalmusic at Hyperion Records
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