Early Music Collection from Naxos.com

Gregorian chants, lute songs by Campion and Dowland, and sacred music by Gesualdo, Josquin and Palestrina are among the musical treasures in Naxos’ Early Music Collection. Presented in the collection are works from the Medieval and Renaissance periods, performed by internationally renowned ensembles and soloists on authentic and modern instruments.

Explore and enjoy this rich collection of early music repertoire, including the new release – DE LA RUE: Complete Magnificats with Antiphons (8.557896–97).


“This is another stunning release by Naxos, which should appeal to absolutely everyone. It is a journey of the soul to the origins, and we all need such a journey. Urgently recommended.”
Classical Express (USA) on Adorate Deum – Gregorian Chant from the Proper of the Mass (8.550711)


 

8.557896–97
VivaVoce • Schubert

At the turn of the 15th century, Pierre de La Rue was the leading composer working north of the Alps. A member of the Habsburg-Burgundian chapel, he composed polyphony for all the major liturgical genres. This is the first recording of La Rue’s seven surviving Magnificats as well as three of his six settings of the Salve Regina, one of which quotes chansons by Dufay and Binchois. Varied voicing, surprising tonal relationships and contrasting textures make each setting distinct. La Rue’s mastery of old and new musical styles endows these pieces with great expressive force.

More Early Music Recordings
ADORATE DEUM
ADORATE DEUM
BYRD: Masses for Four and Five Voices
BYRD: Masses for Four and Five Voices
CAMPION, T.: Lute Songs
CAMPION, T.: Lute Songs
CARMINA BURANA
CARMINA BURANA
CHARPENTIER, M.-A.: Sacred Music, Vol. 4 – Motets • Litanies a la Vierge
CHARPENTIER, M.-A.: Sacred Music, Vol. 4 – Motets • Litanies a la Vierge
DOWLAND: Flow My Tears and Other Lute Songs
DOWLAND: Flow My Tears and Other Lute Songs
DUFAY: Missa L’homme arme
DUFAY: Missa L’homme arme
French Chansons
French Chansons
FRESCOBALDI: Fantasie, Book 1 • Ricercari • Canzoni Francesi
FRESCOBALDI: Fantasie, Book 1 • Ricercari • Canzoni Francesi
GABRIELI: Music for Brass, Vol. 1
GABRIELI: Music for Brass, Vol. 1
GESUALDO: Complete Sacred Music for Five Voices
GESUALDO: Complete Sacred Music for Five Voices
GIBBONS: Choral and Organ Music
GIBBONS: Choral and Organ Music
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: Hymns • Sequences • Antiphones • Responds
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: Hymns • Sequences • Antiphones • Responds
JOSQUIN: Missa L’homme arme • Ave Maria • Absalon, fili mi
JOSQUIN: Missa L’homme arme • Ave Maria • Absalon, fili mi
Lamenti Barocchi, Vol. 1
Lamenti Barocchi, Vol. 1
LASSUS, O. de: Masses for Five Voices • Infelix ego
LASSUS, O. de: Masses for Five Voices • Infelix ego
MONTEVERDI: L’Orfeo
MONTEVERDI: L’Orfeo
MUSIC OF THE TROUBADOURS
MUSIC OF THE TROUBADOURS
PALESTRINA, G.P. da: Missa Papae Marcelli
PALESTRINA, G.P. da: Missa Papae Marcelli



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