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Anne Boleyn's Songbook

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Details

Composer
DESPREZ MOULTON
Artist
Alamire, Wilkinson, Heringman, Whatley
Format
CD
Discs
2
Label
Obsidian
Released
Oct 09, 2015
Catalog #
CD715
UPC
658592071528

About

Anne Boleyn is without doubt the most famous of Henry VIII's six wives. She was brought up for a time under the guardianship of Margaret of Austria, who was patron to some of the most famous composers in all of Europe, and then in the French court before her return to England in 1522. It was in France where the young Anne developed her keen musical tastes, and when a collection of her favorite works began to be assembled into what is now known as the Anne Boleyn Songbook (Royal College of Music, MS 1070). The book probably remained in her possession until her execution in 1536, when she was accused of adultery with no less than five men including her own brother, George, and luteplayer Mark Smeaton. Here Alamire explores the finest works in the Songbook by the greatest composers of the early 16th century, including Compère, Brumel, Mouton, and Josquin. Performances by Alamire are interspersed with French chansons and instrumental items for lute, harp and voice. The program concludes with a most haunting setting of 'O Deathe rock me asleep', not from the Songbook but possibly linked to Anne's fate while awaiting her execution in the Tower of London.

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Tota pulchra es 01:42
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tota pulchra es
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Jean Mouton
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  3. 2 Venes regrets, venes tous [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] 01:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    Venes regrets, venes tous [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070]
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Clare Wilkinson, Jacob Heringman, Kirsty Whatley
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  4. 3 Fer pietatis opem miseris mater [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] 02:23
    Track
    3
    Title
    Fer pietatis opem miseris mater [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070]
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  5. 4 Stabat mater 08:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Stabat mater
    Duration
    08:01
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  6. 5 Laudate Dominum omnes gentes [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 03:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    Laudate Dominum omnes gentes [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  7. 6 Maria Magdalena et altera Maria [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] 03:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    Maria Magdalena et altera Maria [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070]
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  8. 7 Forte si dulci Stigium boantem [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] 08:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Forte si dulci Stigium boantem [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070]
    Duration
    08:07
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  9. 8 O virgo virginum [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] 03:48
    Track
    8
    Title
    O virgo virginum [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070]
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Clare Wilkinson, Kirsty Whatley
  10. 9 Paranimphus salutat virginem (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 03:08
    Track
    9
    Title
    Paranimphus salutat virginem (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Loyset Compère
    Performer
    Jacob Heringman, Kirsty Whatley
    Ensemble
    Alamire
  11. 10 Gentilz galans compaingnons [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 01:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Gentilz galans compaingnons [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  12. 11 Tempus meum est (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 05:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    Tempus meum est (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Antoine de Févin
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  13. 12 Quae est ista (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 05:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    Quae est ista (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Antoine Brumel
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  14. 13 Liber generationis Jesu Christi (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 14:17
    Track
    13
    Title
    Liber generationis Jesu Christi (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    14:17
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  15. Disc 2
  16. 1 Jouyssance vous donneray 03:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Jouyssance vous donneray
    Duration
    03:39
    Composer
    Claudin de Sermisy
    Performer
    Clare Wilkinson, Jacob Heringman, Kirsty Whatley
  17. 2 Improperia, "Popule meus, quid feci tibi?" [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] 08:02
    Track
    2
    Title
    Improperia, "Popule meus, quid feci tibi?" [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070]
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  18. 3 In illo tempore: Accesserunt ad Jesum (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 05:42
    Track
    3
    Title
    In illo tempore: Accesserunt ad Jesum (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    05:42
    Composer
    Jean Mouton
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  19. 4 Sicut lilium inter spinas (arr. D. Skinner for choir) 01:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sicut lilium inter spinas (arr. D. Skinner for choir)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Antoine Brumel
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  20. 5 Praeter rerum seriem 06:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    Praeter rerum seriem
    Duration
    06:39
    Composer
    Josquin des Prez
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner
  21. 6 O Deathe, Rock Me A-Sleepe [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070] 06:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    O Deathe, Rock Me A-Sleepe [Anne Boleyn Songbook: Royal College of Music, MS 1070]
    Duration
    06:18
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Jacob Heringman, Kirsty Whatley
    Ensemble
    Alamire
    Conductor
    David Skinner