classical music: Peter Abelard     classical music:     Peter Abelard      Visions from the Book Sequentia, Peter Abelard RCA, 1996 Excellent Performances of a 'different kind of old music' 'Visions from the Book' performed by the 'Ensemble for Medieval Music', otherwise known as SEQUENTIA gives us a genre of old music which is neither purely liturgical (part of a mass) or minstral or part of a masque (dance). It is singing, with some instrumental ...             Blessed Spirit: Music of the Soul's Journey Cambridge Choir of Clare College, Reuben Thomas, ... Collegium, 2000 "Journey to Heaven" The theme of this CD, "Blessed Spirit" is the music of heaven & our journey to heaven. You can tell John Rutter had a part in producing this beautiful music. It's an imaginary voyage, of course, with 18 selections presented here, and it is some of the most peaceful & ...             Medieval Carols Peter Abelard, Anonymous, ... Naxos, 1994 Precise performances of festive music This anthology of early Christmas music provides a refreshing alternative to traditional seasonal releases, introducing the newcomer to these works with a representative and well contrasted programme. The performances - by a much reduced Oxford Camerata - are carefully ...             Music from the Time of the Crusades Geoffrey Shaw, Peter Abelard, ... Virgin Classics, 2006 Recommended despite some failures The music on this two CD compilation is excellent: well-performed, as authentic as modern scholarship allows, and wide-ranging in context. The problem is that for anyone really interested in the material, even as a recreational listener, the liner notes are ...             Celtic Wanderers: The Pilgrim's Road Peter Abelard, Anonymous, ... Dorian Recordings, 2001 one of the best discs of last year...or any year I really, really liked Altramar's "St. Francis and the Minstrels of God." I am even more fond of this latest release from them, "Celtic Wanderers: The Pilgrim's Road." In these settings of the songs of various early Celtic saints, Dorian has out done itself. The music, ...             Home to Thanksgiving Paul Hillier, Anonymous, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1999 Truly joyous music This is a wonderful collection of music for thanksgiving - not just for the holiday, but for everyday. From the energetic opening, "Tis By Thy Strength The Mountains Stand", to the haunting "Evening Hymn" at close, this music is pure joy to listen to. The styles are ...             Monastic Song Paul Hillier, Peter Abelard, ... Harmonia Mundi Fr., 1998 Genuine Time Travel The Hillier Theatre of Voices here delivers about the closest equivilent of time travel you could imagine -- 10 monophonic songs from the abbeys of the 11th and 12th centuries, including 6 by the famous Peter Abelard. Occasionally accompanied by the light touch of a ...             Gregorian Chants Peter Abelard, Anonymous, ... Celestial Harmonies, 1994 It took more than 1000 years, but Gregorian chant has finally made its way onto the pop music charts. After the phenomenal success of recent chant recordings, hundreds of thousand of listeners have been introduced to the beauty and mystery of this ancient form of singing. Gregorian chant was never meant to be a novelty item. This is a sacred ...             Hildegard von Bingen & Her Time: Sacred Music of the 12th Century - Ensemble for Early Music, Augsburg Hildegard van Bingen, Peter Abelard, ... Christophorus, 1994 Among the Earliest of Composers This is an intriguing CD; it contains some of the earliest music attributable to a known composer. Born shortly before the end of the 11th century, between 13 and 32 years following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Peter Abelard (1079-1142) and Hildegard von ...             Troubadour Songs & Medieval Lyrics - Paul Hillier / Stephen Stubbs / Lena-Liis Kiesel Guiraut de Borneil (Composer), Bernart de Ventadorn (Composer), ... Hyperion UK, 1993             Quietude - Gregorian Chant Peter Abelard, German Anonymous, ... Elektra / Wea, 1994 Excellent! This is a wonderful cd at an excellent price! My favorite chant cd! Warning, if you buy this cd you'll be on a constant quest to find others just as good, which is very difficult. A definite must-buy, very peaceful and melodic.             O tuneful voice - Songs & duets from late 18th century London (English Orpheus, Vol 5) /Kirkby * Muller * ... Samuel Arnold, Jean-Baptiste Cardon, ... Hyperion UK, 1993 Well done, but overly mannered. The singing is excellent, and some of the pieces are quite good, but after a while you get tired of this genre.             Chants l'amour divin Peter Abelard, Anonymous, ... L'empreinte Digitale, 2002             Dello Joio: Songs of Abelard and Other World Premieres Curt Scheib, William Bergsma, ... Citadel, 1998 Good recording of little known pieces I really enjoyed this CD because it has recordings of wind ensemble pieces that have not been widely recorded; in fact, several of the tracks on this CD are premiere recordings. The Keystone Wind Ensemble has a beautifully blended sound, and does a wonderful job with ...             1000 Years of Sacred Music Olaf Bär, Peter Harvey, ... Angel Records, 2003          products you might be interested in   search for classical music gregorian, hildegard, premieres, thanksgiving, troubadour, wanderers      toavi.com    web we recommend Excellent Performances of a 'different kind of old music' randomly chosen book: Iron John: A Book About Men