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The Tallis Scholars Sing Thomas Tallis | 
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| Creator: Thomas Tallis
Label: Gimell UK
Category: Music
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 29640
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 203
UPC: 755138120327
EAN: 0755138120327
ASIN: B00026W65E
Release Date: September 14, 2004
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Spem In Alium | | • | Sancte Deus | | • | Salvator Mundi, Salva Nos I | | • | Salvator Mundi, Salva Nos II | | • | Gaude Gloriosa | | • | Miserere Nostri | | • | Loquebantur Variis Linguis | | • | If Ye Love Me | | • | Hear The Voice And Prayer | | • | A New Commandment | | • | O Lord, Give Thy Holy Spirit | | • | Purge Me, O Lord | | • | Verily, Verily I Say Unto You | | • | Remember Not, O Lord God | | • | Tunes For Archbishop Parker's Psalter | | • | O Lord, In Thee Is All My Trust | | • | Christ Rising Again | | • | Blessed Are Those That Be Undefiled |
Disc 2
| • | Lamentations Of Jeremiah I | | • | Lamentations Of Jeremiah II | | • | Absterge Domine | | • | O Sacrum Convivium | | • | In Manus Tuas | | • | Salve Intemerata | | • | Magnificat For 4 Voices | | • | Ave, Dei Patris Filia |
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| Customer Reviews:
Impeccable English Style July 13, 2007
F. Almond (San Diego, CA USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you favor blend, balance, pitch, and all the other parameters of the English traditional choral style, you'll be very impressed with the Tallis Scholars' refined presentation. the music speaks for itself.
The Tallis Scholars do their namesake proud July 26, 2006
Tryavna (North Carolina)
41 out of 43 found this review helpful
In the last couple of years, the Tallis Scholars have been compiling their sizeable recording output into attractive two-disc editions. Here, they've collected a large number of their interpretations of their namesake, Thomas Tallis. Tallis (c. 1505-1585) is, of course, one of the giants of Renaissance music, and he was certainly the greatest English composer of liturgical music between John Dunstable and William Byrd. I personally consider him the second-greatest Renaissance composer after Palestrina, but I'm not dogmatic about it. I love the music of Josquin, Victoria, and Byrd almost as much. Let's just say that, if you're interested in immersing yourself in the work of a single Renaissance composer, you can't do much better than Tallis.
These recordings were made 1985-1998, and they all sound great. Included in this collection are most of Tallis best and best-known works: the two Lamentations of Jeremiah, O Sacrum Convivium, Gaude Gloriosa, Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter (which contains the theme that inspired Ralph Vaughan Williams' famous Fantasia), and the incredible 40-part motet Spem In Alium (which is one of the supreme masterpieces of the 16th century). Unfortunately, there are some notable absences, such as the Tallis Scholars' own recording of O Nata Lux. The Mass for 4 Voices, certainly one of Tallis' major works, is also nowhere to be found. Of course, there's only so much music that will fit onto two CDs, but it's still a shame that they couldn't fit at least one of Tallis' masses. Nevertheless, the music that's here is beautiful and powerful.
The Tallis Scholars themselves need no introduction. They're one of the most famous groups specializing in Renaissance music. It needs to be said, however, that if you're looking for "authentic" recordings (that is, recordings that approximate what the music originally sounded like in the 16th century), you might want to look elsewhere. The Tallis Scholars use female singers instead of boys or (ahem!) castrati (though it's doubtful that Tallis would have used or written for castrati himself). And one could complain that these recordings use too many singers for some of the smaller pieces or that the sopranos overpower some of the larger ones (like Spem In Alium). I'm neither an enthusiast nor an opponent of the authentic-performance movement; since we're listening to recorded music anyway, these issues strike me as moot. The Tallis Scholars are experienced and accomplished singers, and they achieve their primary goal: to provide superlative-sounding recordings of important early choral compositions. If you're looking for a fine compilation of Tallis' music or an excellent introduction to Renaissance music, this is it.
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