SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
Weelkes: Gentleman Extraordinary
Anthems, Services and Instrumental Music by Thomas Weelkes
(Resonus, 2023)
Celebrated as one of the finest Tudor composers, Thomas Weelkes served as organist and choirmaster at Winchester College and Chichester Cathedral and although famed for his madrigals, wrote more Anglican services than any other major composer of the me. Performed by the professional Irish vocal ensemble Resurgam with The English Corne & Sackbut Ensemble, this album celebrates the sacred music from this prolific composer in Weelkes’ 400th anniversary year
Anthems, Services and Instrumental Music by Thomas Weelkes
(Resonus, 2023)
Celebrated as one of the finest Tudor composers, Thomas Weelkes served as organist and choirmaster at Winchester College and Chichester Cathedral and although famed for his madrigals, wrote more Anglican services than any other major composer of the me. Performed by the professional Irish vocal ensemble Resurgam with The English Corne & Sackbut Ensemble, this album celebrates the sacred music from this prolific composer in Weelkes’ 400th anniversary year
Rachel Stott: Odysseus and the Sorceress
(Omnibus Classics, 2020)
Odysseus and the Sorceress is a retelling of stories from Homer’s Odyssey in words and music by English composer Rachel Stott. Featuring virtuosic violin and viola playing from period instrument specialists Catherine Martin and John Crockatt, beautifully accompanied by theorbist Alex McCartney and The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, the instrumental tracks illustrate Odysseus’s adventures as he crosses the Mediterranean in search of his homeland. We had an absolute ball recording this. You can buy a copy here.
(Omnibus Classics, 2020)
Odysseus and the Sorceress is a retelling of stories from Homer’s Odyssey in words and music by English composer Rachel Stott. Featuring virtuosic violin and viola playing from period instrument specialists Catherine Martin and John Crockatt, beautifully accompanied by theorbist Alex McCartney and The English Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, the instrumental tracks illustrate Odysseus’s adventures as he crosses the Mediterranean in search of his homeland. We had an absolute ball recording this. You can buy a copy here.
Music for Windy Instruments: Sounds from the Court of James I
(Resonus, 2018)
This recital disc coincided with our 25th anniversary year and focussed on the diverse music within the partbooks belonging to the wind players to King James I. Known as Fitzwilliam 734, the partbooks contain music by famous foreign composers of the day (Lassus, Vecchi, Marenzio) alongside English and London-based foreign composers writing in the latest English styles. Read more about it, download and listen here.
(Resonus, 2018)
This recital disc coincided with our 25th anniversary year and focussed on the diverse music within the partbooks belonging to the wind players to King James I. Known as Fitzwilliam 734, the partbooks contain music by famous foreign composers of the day (Lassus, Vecchi, Marenzio) alongside English and London-based foreign composers writing in the latest English styles. Read more about it, download and listen here.
Monteverdi: The Other Vespers
(Decca, 2017)
Our latest recording with I Fagiolini focussed on the mature Monteverdi's Vespers psalms music from Selva Morale e Spirituale. It also included luscious cornetto diminutions by Bovicelli and a grand 8-part sonata by Usper.
(Decca, 2017)
Our latest recording with I Fagiolini focussed on the mature Monteverdi's Vespers psalms music from Selva Morale e Spirituale. It also included luscious cornetto diminutions by Bovicelli and a grand 8-part sonata by Usper.
The Spy's Choirbook
(Obsidian, 2014)
This double-CD recording received widespread critical acclaim and won the 2015 Gramophone Award for Early Music. Read the Gramophone review here.
(Obsidian, 2014)
This double-CD recording received widespread critical acclaim and won the 2015 Gramophone Award for Early Music. Read the Gramophone review here.
Cantiones sacrae octonis vocibus
(2013, Hyperion)
This addition to ECSE's discography is a collaborative project with the Choir of Royal Hollaway featuring beautiful double-choir motets by Peter Philips.
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(2013, Hyperion)
This addition to ECSE's discography is a collaborative project with the Choir of Royal Hollaway featuring beautiful double-choir motets by Peter Philips.
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1612 Italian Vespers
(2012, Decca)
This follow-up to the Striggio 40-part Mass is also on a grand scale. Robert Hollingworth directs poly-choral Vespers music by Viadana, Monteverdi and Gabrieli in a rich mixture of voices and instruments. The CD also features Hugh Keyte's dramatic reconstruction of Gabrieli's Magnificat a 20/28. Buy 1612 Italian Vespers
(2012, Decca)
This follow-up to the Striggio 40-part Mass is also on a grand scale. Robert Hollingworth directs poly-choral Vespers music by Viadana, Monteverdi and Gabrieli in a rich mixture of voices and instruments. The CD also features Hugh Keyte's dramatic reconstruction of Gabrieli's Magnificat a 20/28. Buy 1612 Italian Vespers
Byrd: The Great Service in the Chapel Royal
(2012, Chaconne)
William Byrd's sacred masterpiece is recorded for the first time using cornetts and sackbuts alongside voices, a combination of sounds typical of the time. Musica Contexta's use of original pronunciation also helps transport the listener back to the sound-world of Elizabethan England.
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(2012, Chaconne)
William Byrd's sacred masterpiece is recorded for the first time using cornetts and sackbuts alongside voices, a combination of sounds typical of the time. Musica Contexta's use of original pronunciation also helps transport the listener back to the sound-world of Elizabethan England.
Buy Byrd - the Great Service in the Chapel Royal
Le Divin Arcadelt: Candlemas in Renaissance Rome
ECSE's first collaboration with Musica Contexta includes music by Arcadelt, de Silva and Palestrina, taking the listener on a musical journey to Rome on a February day, at the end of the 16th Century.
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ECSE's first collaboration with Musica Contexta includes music by Arcadelt, de Silva and Palestrina, taking the listener on a musical journey to Rome on a February day, at the end of the 16th Century.
Buy Le Divin Arcadelt
Allessandro Striggio: Mass in 40 Parts
'Missa ecco si beato giorno'
(2011, Decca)
ECSE is a featured ensemble on this epic World Premiere recording with I Fagiolini, directed by Robert Hollingworth.
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'Missa ecco si beato giorno'
(2011, Decca)
ECSE is a featured ensemble on this epic World Premiere recording with I Fagiolini, directed by Robert Hollingworth.
Buy Striggio - Mass in 40 Parts
Flower of Cities All: Music in London 1580-1620
(2007, Deux-Elles)
A critically acclaimed recording of music from London 1580 – 1620, the time of William Shakespeare. Featuring countertenor Mark Chambers and lutenist Matthew Wadsworth.
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(2007, Deux-Elles)
A critically acclaimed recording of music from London 1580 – 1620, the time of William Shakespeare. Featuring countertenor Mark Chambers and lutenist Matthew Wadsworth.
Buy Flower of Cities All