"one of the very best recorded options ever made for this
music"
(All Music Guide)
"one of my recordings of the year so far. You should go
out and
buy it instantly."
(Music Web International)
"seriously dramatic"
(Early Music Today - front cover feature)
...more reviews of 'Sacred Music from Notre-Dame Cathedral'
at:
http://www.tonusperegrinus.co.uk/TPpar.html
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This month a disc uncovering one of the most unjustly neglected
masters of Western music, and two front covers...
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OCTOBER 2005 TONUS PEREGRINUS on NAXOS 8.557341
*Sweet Harmony - masses & motets by John Dunstable*
According to Naxos, this is "another outstanding production
from
Antony Pitts and TONUS PEREGRINUS, produced by the legendary
Jeremy Summerly. Their recording of Arvo Pärt's 'Passio'
won
several awards and continues to sell and sell; their recent
recording of Léonin and Pérotin has enjoyed outstanding
reviews..."
And according to me, "John Dunstable (the composer formerly
and
more accurately known as John Dunstaple) was not just the first
truly great English composer, but also the musical godfather
to
the Renaissance. In the middle of the 15th Century poet Martin
le Franc famously described how Dufay had adopted the English
manner - la contenance Angloise - championed by Dunstaple, and
how to Continental ears this new style of music sounded so fresh,
and above all, joyful. This sequence of Dunstable's sacred music
must simply rank as some of the happiest music ever recorded..."
Joanna Forbes - soprano
Rebecca Hickey - soprano
Kathryn Oswald - alto
Alexander L'Estrange - countertenor
Richard Eteson - tenor
Alexander Hickey - tenor
Timothy Watson - tenor
Francis Brett - bass
Antony Pitts - director
front cover picture and more info (NAXOS 8.557341):
http://shop.thewelcomestranger.org/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=9
retail price: c.£4.99 available from all good music shops
and
online in UK:
http://www.mdt.co.uk/MDTSite/product//8557341.htm
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000B6N67M/qid=1128076294/sr=2-1/ref=sr_2_11_1/202-0211493-7728657
online in Germany:
http://www.jpc.de/jpcng/classic/detail/-/hnum/2333771/rk/home/rsk/hitlist
online in USA:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000B6N67M/qid=1128076227/sr=8-7/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl15/102-0425514-8023332?v=glance&s=classical&n=507846
TONUS PEREGRINUS currently features on the front cover of
Early Music Today; contact details for enquiries/bookings:
Costa Peristianis (general manager)
email: costa@tonusperegrinus.co.uk
phone: +44 (0)7956 540447
TONUS PEREGRINUS also pictured (in action) on the front cover
of
Chorale with a timely article on THE NAXOS BOOK OF CAROLS:
http://www.tonusperegrinus.co.uk/naxoscarolsChorale.html
*THE NAXOS BOOK OF CAROLS* - all 24 carols in print, ready
to
sing and play - is available from www.naxoscarols.com and all
good music shops; to order a single copy for £9.95, including
a
special spectacular 'starburst' edition of the original
full-length Naxos CD (ISBN 0-571-52325-0):
http://www.fabermusic.com/serverside/publications/Details.asp?ID=0571523250
To order a bargain value 10-pack - now only £69.95 - also
including a CD in every score (ISBN 0-571-52327-7):
http://www.fabermusic.com/serverside/publications/Details.asp?ID=0571523277
To contact Faber Music Limited phone +44 (0)1279 82 89 82
reviews: http://www.tonusperegrinus.co.uk/TPpar.html#NaxosCarols
Happy listening,
Antony Pitts
www.tonusperegrinus.co.uk
