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English Madrigals

Works by Gibbons, Wilbye and Morley

Emma Kirkby, Evelyn Tubb & Rogers Covey Crump

Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

  • Release Date: 16th May 2005
  • Catalogue No: 4767227
  • Label: Decca
  • Series: Critics' Choice
  • Length: 2 hours 23 minutes

2 Presto CDs

$15.00

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Contents

Gibbons, O: Madrigals & Motets, 1612

Work length43:40
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1975-02-14
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London

I. The Silver Swan

Track length1:14

II. O That the Learned Poets

Track length2:00

III. I Weigh Not Fortune's Frown

Track length1:54

IV. I Tremble Not at Noise of War

Track length1:23

V. I See Ambition Never Pleased

Track length1:52

VI. I Feign Not Friendship

Track length2:12

VII. How Art Thou Thralled?

Track length2:04

VIII. Farewell All Joys

Track length2:31

IX. Dainty Fine Bird

Track length1:40

X. Fair Ladies That to Love

Track length1:23

XI. 'Mongst Thousand Good

Track length1:49

XII. Now Each Flowery Bank of May

Track length2:47

XIII. Lais Now Old

Track length1:48

XIV. What Is Our Life?

Track length4:09

XV. Ah Dear Heart

Track length1:22

XVI. Fair Is the Rose

Track length3:11

XVII. Nay Let Me Weep

Track length2:24

XVIII. Ne'er Let the Sun

Track length2:35

XIX. Yet if That Age

Track length2:47

XX. Trust Not too Much Fair Youth

Track length2:35

Wilbye: First Set of Madrigals (1598)

Work length28:29
  • Anthony Rooley (director), Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Jacqueline Fox (mezzo-soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Poppy Holden (soprano), Andrew King (tenor), Evelyn Tubb (mezzo-soprano), Mary Nichols (alto), Francis Steele (bass (vocal)), Cathy Cass (alto), John Milne (bass (vocal)), Richard Wistreich (bass (vocal))
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Recorded: 1981-05
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

IV. Weep, O Mine Eyes

Track length1:57

X. Lady When I Behold

Track length2:16

XI. Thus Saith My Cloris Bright

Track length1:11

XII. Adieu Sweet Amarillis

Track length1:59

XIII. Die Hapless Man

Track length1:57

XVIII. Lady, Your Words Do Spite Me

Track length1:40

XIX. Alas, What a Retched Life

Track length1:45

XXIV. Lady When I Behold

Track length2:33

XXV. When Shall My Wretched Life?

Track length2:45

XXVI. Of Joys and Pleasing Pains

Track length2:20

XXVII. My Throat Is Sore

Track length2:17

XXVIII. Cruel Behold My Heavy Ending

Track length2:38

XXIX. Thou Art But Young Thou Say'st

Track length1:45

XXX. Why Does Thou Shoot?

Track length1:26

Wilbye: Second Set of Madrigals (1609)

Work length22:24
  • Anthony Rooley (director), Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Jacqueline Fox (mezzo-soprano), Andrew King (tenor), Evelyn Tubb (mezzo-soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Mary Nichols (alto), Richard Wistreich (bass (vocal)), Poppy Holden (soprano), Francis Steele (bass (vocal))
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Recorded: 1981-05
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

XVII. Sweet Honey Sucking Bee

Track length1:46

XVIII. Yes Sweet, Take Heed

Track length2:20

XXV. Ye That Do Live in Pleasures

Track length2:17

XXVII. O Wretched Man

Track length2:31

XXX. Ah Cannot Sights, Nor Tears?

Track length3:18

XXXI. Draw On Sweet Night

Track length4:38

XXXII. Stay, Corydon, Thou Swain

Track length2:31

XXXIII. Softly, O Softly, Drop My Eyes

Track length3:03

Morley: Ayres & Madrigals

Work length10:15
  • Jacqueline Fox (soprano), Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Cathy Cass (soprano), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Poppy Holden (soprano), Mary Nichols (alto), Cathy Cass (alto), Andrew King (tenor), Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Richard Wistreich (bass (vocal)), Philip Salmon (tenor), John Milne (bass (vocal)), Francis Steele (bass (vocal)), Anthony Rooley (lute)
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1982-06-11
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

Arise, Awake, You Silly Shepherds Sleeping

Track length2:18

Besides A Fountain

Track length2:04

No, No, No, Nigella

Track length3:01

Singing Alone

Track length2:52

Morley: Fantasia

Work length4:42
  • Emma Kirkby (soprano), Andrew King (tenor), Anthony Rooley (lute)
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1982-06-11
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

With My Love

Track length2:08

Mistress Mine

Track length2:34

Morley: Ayres & Madrigals

Work length16:11
  • Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Emma Kirkby (soprano), Poppy Holden (soprano), Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Cathy Cass (alto), Jacqueline Fox (soprano), Mary Nichols (alto), Andrew King (tenor), Richard Wistreich (bass (vocal)), Philip Salmon (tenor), Anthony Rooley (lute)
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1982-06-11
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

Stay Heart, Run Not So Fast

Track length2:40

Fire And Lightening

Track length1:10

Phyllis, I Fain Would Die Now

Track length4:23

Hard By A Crystal Fountain

Track length3:37

In Every Place

Track length2:24

O Grief E'en On The Bud

Track length1:57

Morley: Fantasia

Work length6:08
  • Andrew King (tenor), Anthony Rooley (lute)
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1982-06-11
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

Absence Hear

Track length6:08

Morley: Ayres & Madrigals

Work length3:22
  • Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Joseph Cornwell (tenor), Richard Wistreich (bass (vocal)), Anthony Rooley (lute)
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1982-06-11
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

Deep Lamenting

Track length3:22

Morley: Fantasia

Work length6:07
  • Emma Kirkby (soprano), Anthony Rooley (lute)
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1982-06-11
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

Sleep Slumb'ring Eyes

Track length6:07

Morley: Ayres & Madrigals

Work length2:07
  • Emma Kirkby (soprano), Evelyn Tubb (soprano), Jacqueline Fox (soprano), Andrew King (tenor), Richard Wistreich (bass (vocal)), Anthony Rooley (lute)
  • Consort of Musicke
  • Anthony Rooley
  • Recorded: 1982-06-11
  • Recording Venue: St. Barnabas, North Finchley

Hark! Alleluia

Track length2:07

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