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Mozart - Coronation - Mass in C, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore

Mozart - Coronation - Mass in C, Vesperae Solennes de Confessore
ID: DCD34102
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Sacred Music

Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum
Charivari Agréable
Laurence Kilsby treble
Jeremy Kenyon alto
Christopher Watson tenor
Christopher Borrett bass
Benjamin Nicholas director


Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum and Charivari Agréable come together for the first time in vividly communicative interpretations of three of Mozart’s sacred masterpieces. The forces are very much as Mozart intended - a period orchestra, an all-male chorus and soloists (including 2009 BBC Chorister of the Year Laurence Kilsby) drawn from the choir. Under Benjamin Nicholas’s spirited direction these performances bristle with energy and the invigorating freshness of youth.


Track listing

‘Coronation’ Mass in C K317
1 Kyrie
2 Gloria
3 Credo
4 Sanctus
5 Benedictus
6 Agnus Dei

7 Ave verum corpus K618

Vesperae solennes de Confessore K339
8 Dixit Dominus
9 Confitebor
10 Beatus vir
11 Laudate pueri
12 Laudate Dominum
13 Magnificat

Total playing time [54:59]
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Music for Philip of Spain - and his four wives

Music for Philip of Spain - and his four wives
ID: SIGCD006
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Renaissance
Subcollection: Voices and Orchestra

Signum is delighted to announce the debut disc of Charivari Agréable on Signum Records.
Music for Philip of Spain and His Four Wives is complementary to SIGCD004 and presents secular music associated with Philip II from the four European countries of his wives - Portugal, England, Austria and France.
18.00 eur Temporarily out of stock

Two Upon a Ground - Virtuosic duets and divisions for two viols

Two Upon a Ground - Virtuosic duets and divisions for two viols
ID: SIGCD007
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Baroque
Subcollection: String instruments

Two Upon a Ground explores the peculiarly English approach to writing instrumental variations known as 'divisions'. The style is principally known for the way it enables a player to demonstrate both a virtuosic command of the instrument and an imaginative understanding of the musical possibilities inherent in a short musical phrase.

The repertoire heard here is begins with the undisputed ,aster of the genre, Christopher Simpson, and continues with further virtuosic duets and divisions by Jenkins, Lawes, Tomkins and Purcell.
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The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book - Transcriptions for a mixed consort

The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book - Transcriptions for a mixed consort
ID: SIGCD009
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

Artist track listing:
Susanne Heinrich: (a) treble viol (M.D. Attwood 1993, after B. Norman)
(b) tenor viol (M.D. Attwood 1993, after B. Norman)
(c) 6-string bass viol (M.D. Attwood 1991, after J. Rose)
Lynda Sayce: (d) Renaissance flute (L. Jones 1996)
(e) 7-course lute (M. Lowe 1998, after G. Gerle ca. 1580)
(f) chitarrone (D. Van Edwards 1987, after Tieffenbrucker III 1608)
Kah-Ming Ng: (g) chamber organ (V. Woodstock 1996)
(h) harpsichord (A. Garlick 1977, after I. Ruckers 1638)
Oliver Webber : (i) violin (A. Beavitt 1986, after Stradivari)
Susanna Pell: (j) 6-string bass viol (J. Julier 1992, after R. Meares)
Reiko Ichise: (k) 6-string bass viol (M.D. Attwood 1991, after J. Rose)
Jacob Heringman: (l) 4-course cittern (S. Barber 1994, late 16th-century style)
(m) 7-course lute (B. Hirst 1992, after Venere 1582)
Rupert Jennings: (n) Tenor voice
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The Queen's Goodnight - Charivari Agréable

The Queen's Goodnight - Charivari Agréable
ID: SIGCD020
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

"Her Majesty lay upon her back, with one hand in the bed and the other without. The bishop kneeled down by her, and examined her first of her faith: and she so punctually answered all his several questions by lifting up her eyes and holding up her hand, as it was a comfort to all beholders. Then the good man told her plainly, what she was and what she was to come to, and though she had been long a great Queen here upon earth, yet shortly she was to yield an account of her stewardship to the King of Kings. Between one and two of the clock on Thursday morning, he brought me word the Queen was dead."

Thus wrote the queen’s cousin Sir Robert Carey, recording in his memoirs the events of March 23rd-24th 1603, and the end of an era in England’s history. Earlier, as Elizabeth I lay dying she called for her musicians to play around her bed so that “she may die gaily as she had lived, and that the horrors of death might be lessened; she heard the music tranquilly until her last breath”.

As the 400th anniversary of her death approaches, The Queen’s Goodnight commemorates the music of the court of Queen Elizabeth I. The queen’s professional musical establishment was in some ways more modest than that of her father, Henry VIII, but she brought together the finest talent in the land and created collections of consort, lute and keyboard music that is still renowned today.

charivari agréable demonstrate representative facets of this wonderful 16th century repertory. The pieces are selected with a passionate attention to detail and charivari agréable have included music that depicts the life of the queen: music from the court, an exhilarating depiction of a hunt, celebrations from the queen’s coronation and the moving laments on her death.
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Music for Gainsborough - by his contemporaries

Music for Gainsborough - by his contemporaries
ID: SIGCD026
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

The paintings of Thomas Gainsborough (1727-88) constitute one of the most poignant and evocative icons of Georgian England; he painted supremely accomplished portraits of a wide social spectrum, and landscapes which capture the verdancy of England prior to the Stygian advance of the Industrial Revolution.

Gainsborough’s own creativity sought expression in music as much as in painting, which was unusual in an age when musical ability was mainly considered the preserve of the ladies.

For this musical tribute to Gainsborough, we have gathered together pieces by several of his friends; Abel, J.C. Bach, Giardini, Linley & Straube.
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The Sultan and the Phoenix

The Sultan and the Phoenix
ID: SIGCD032
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Chamber Music

Recording Location: St. Andrew's Church, Toddington, Gloucestershire

Louis (c.1626-1661), François le Grand (1668-1733) and Armand-Louis (1727-1789) were the three most celebrated members of the distinguished Couperin family of musicians who flourished from the late 16th century until the middle of the 19th, holding a position of esteem parallel to that of the Bachs in Germany.

The Sultan and the Phoenix presents both masterpieces and rare gems from the Couperins and their contemporaries, all delivered with a rare insight by the ensemble charivari agréable. The programme presents an overview of the ensemble use of the viol in its various manifestations and stages of evolution in France. The Couperin dynasty offers a convenient chronological framework within which the viol could be heard in various guises: from a consort setting to a ‘pičces de clavecin en concerts’ configuration; from a six-string bass viol to a five-string hybrid ‘quinton’. Underpinning this programme is the historical practice of adaptation, transcription and arrangement with which French baroque music is replete.

Historical tradition is followed by the arrangement of some pieces by the players. Some involved direct transcription, such as the L. Couperin Pavan for a viol consort or the F. Couperin harpsichord piece for theorbo (in the style of de Visée, see above). Other pieces are left untouched, such as L. Couperin’s Fantaisies and Corrette’s Phénix, as well as the large-scale chamber works of Dornel and Couperin.

Charivari Agréable’s reputation as one of the most original ensembles in the period-instrument scene was recently articulated by the BBC Music Magazine, which noted that the ensemble “has carved something of a niche for itself in imaginative and well thought-out programming”, reasoning that its work is the fruit of both scholarly research and charismatic musicianship, a combination which puts it at the forefront of period-instrument ensembles.

This recording is refreshing and rewarding. Charivari Agréable is a rare combination with a distinct sound and sonority, displaying sincere empathy and love for the repertory they choose to record.
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Modus Phantasticus: Viol Music from 18th Century Germany

Modus Phantasticus: Viol Music from 18th Century Germany
ID: SIGCD041
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Baroque
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

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Thomas Tallis: The Complete Works - Vol. - The Instrumental Music and Songs

Thomas Tallis: The Complete Works - Vol. - The Instrumental Music and Songs
ID: SIGCD042
CDs: 2
Type: CD
Collection: Renaissance
Subcollection: Choir

The final release explores the most obscure and enigmatic corner of Tallis’s output - his secular music. His profession as church musician and member of the Chapel Royal did not require him to write secular songs or pieces, yet some works may have been written for the Tudor court. Other works are thought to have been written for generations of choir boys, who were assisted with their training by the composer. Plays and performances outside of the choirboy’s obligation were popular, as well as instrumental consort music and keyboard pieces associated with their training. Tallis is likely to have been given the opportunity to write his secular works for these occasions.

Tallis’s music was admired and used by others far beyond the Chapel Royal and the court. Some of his intended sacred choral works are included on this recording in other guises, arranged by musicians with performance intentions very different to that of the church. His reputation of greatness amongst his friends and contemporaries is reflected in William Byrd’s elegy Ye sacred muses, where he echoes the sentiments of others with the words "Tallis is dead, and Music dies". This musical tribute has justifiably become one of Byrd’s most popular works.

Volume 9 of The Complete Works is a double CD release, marking the end of this popular series. Alistair Dixon has realised the project, and directed his choir Chapelle du Roi throughout the earlier volumes. Musicians featured on this final disc are: Andrew Benson-Williams (organ), Laurence Cummings (virginals), the ensemble Charivari Agréable, Lynda Sayce (lute), and Stephen Taylor (counter tenor)
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Harmonia Caelestis - Caprice & Conceit from Seicento Italy

Harmonia Caelestis - Caprice & Conceit from Seicento Italy
ID: SIGCD049
CDs: 1
Type: CD
Collection: Early Romantics
Subcollection: Chamber Ensemble

Signum Classics is delighted to present Charivari Agreable's tenth disc: Caprice and Conceit in Seicento Italy.

This disc explores the overlap of repertory for the cornett and the violin (occasioned by their frequent interchangeability), and in the marriage of both instruments. Of the two, the cornett’s particular appeal, according to Girolamo Dalla Casa (1584), lies in its tonal similarity to the human voice, an attribute poetically likened by Marin Mersenne (1636) to ‘a brilliant ray of sunshine piercing the shadows’.

The juxtaposition of wind and strings is most vividly enhanced by the pairing of a violin with a cornett in small-scale vocal and instrumental works. The most beautiful is arguably the sonata by Cima, one of the earliest trio sonatas.

It is hoped that our conceit of re-lighting the cornett’s gleam will find favour among those who delight in the capriciousness of the music of the Seicento.

An innovative programme by the award-winning Charivari Agreable, exploring historical and celestially beautiful combinations of cornett, violin and viol via works of a wide range of Italian composers of the seventeenth century.
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