Armada : music from the courts of England and Spain. [sound recording] - London : Virgin Classics, 2000. - 2 sound discs (ca. 121 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. - Veritas. . - Veritas (London, England) .

Compact discs. "Veritas x 2." Originally released in 1988 as two recordings: Music from the courts of Philip II and Elizabeth I, and Music from the late Tudor and early Stuart age. Title from container. Producer, Nicholas Parker. Program notes by Virgin Classics, Adélaďde de Place in English with French and German translations (7 p.) inserted in container.

Disc 1. Rejoice unto the Lord / William Byrd -- Diferencias sobre el canto "La dama le demanda" / Antonio de Cabezón -- Fantasia / Lopez -- Morenica dame / Miguel de Fuenllana -- Browning / Elway Bevin -- The Carman's whistle ; Come to me, grief, for ever / William Byrd -- Recercada segunda "sobre canto llano" / Diego Ortiz -- Susana un jur / Hčrnando de Cabezón -- Fantasia de redobles / Miguel de Fuenllana -- In angel's weed / William Byrd -- "Dulce memoria", glossada de... / Hčrnando de Cabezón -- Diferencias sobre la gallarda milanesa / Antonio de Cabezón -- Recercada tercera / Diego Ortiz --Pour down, you pow'rs divine/No grief is like to mine / Robert Parsons -- Fantasia a 4 / Robert White -- Quiente hizo / Estaban Daza -- In nomine a 5 / Picforth. Disc 2. Almain: The Honie-suckle ; Pavan: Paradiso ; Coranto: The Fairie-round / Anthony Holborne -- Fantasy a 5, Two in one / William Byrd -- M. Bucton his galiard ; Captaine Digorie Piper his galiard / John Dowland -- Fantasy a 4 / John Bull -- Pavan, Lachrimae antiquae ; M. Nicholas Gryffith his galiard / John Dowland -- In nomine a 5 / Alfonso Ferrabosco -- In nomine a 5 ; Fantasy a 4 for the great dooble base / Orlando Gibbons -- Aires for two division viols in C: Pavan of Alfonso ; Almaine of Alfonso / William Lawes -- A fancie in C from My ladye Nevells booke / William Byrd -- Consort sett a 5 in C: Fantazy ; Paven ; Almaine / William Lawes.

Performed by Fretwork (Richard Campbell, Julia Hodgson, Elizabeth Liddle, Wendy Gillespie ; William Hunt, Richard Boothby, viols) ; Michael Chance, countertenor ; Christopher Wilson, lute/vihuela ; Paul Nicholson, harpsichord, organ.

Recorded January 1988 at Forde Abbey, Somerset (disc 1), and June 1986 at Boxgrove Priory, Chichester (disc 2).


Compact disc.

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Songs (High voice) with instrumental ensemble
Viol music.
Harpsichord music
Viola da gamba music.

CD/1160