Discography
Lassus: Prophetiae Sibyllarum & Missa Amor ecco colei
Orlande de Lassus was an undisputed master of all the vocal genres of the late Renaissance, from German Lied to Latin Mass. He was extraordinarily prolific, and this recording features the glorious polyphony of the Missa Amor ecco colei and Prophetiae Sibyllarum, one of his most celebrated works.
2011
Moulu: Missa Alma redemptoris & Missus est Gabriel
Little is known about the life of the composer Pierre Moulu—he joins the long lists of Renaissance musicians whose lives are all but entirely masked in shadow. Fortunately a number of his works found favour with his contemporaries to the extent that they appear in numerous early manuscripts and prints, and they have attracted the attention of music historians since the earliest days of the discipline in the late nineteenth century. Like much of the large repertory of sixteenth-century polyphony, however, his works have rarely been performed in modern times, and this is the first recording devoted to his music.
2010
Clemens non Papa: Missa pro defunctis, penitential motets
'If Rice and his choir have not set Clemensnon Papa back on the pedestal he enjoyed during his life with this disc, there's no justice.' (Classic FM Magazine)
2010
Phinot: Missa Si bona suscepimus
The young Oxford choir turns its immaculate ensemble, lucid diction and faultless tuning to an exciting find: a hugely neglected composer from the 16th century. Relatively little is known about Dominique Phinot's life - there is a suggestion that he was executed for homosexual practices, cutting short a productive and impressive composing career. Phinot's output consists of over a hundred motets, two Masses, and settings of Vesper Psalms and the Magnificat, as well as two books of French chansons and two Italian madrigals.
2009
Music from the Chirk Castle Part-Books
This disc presents a selection of works from the Chirk Castle part-books, a fascinating collection of devotional music from the Tudor period that remained hidden in the castle library for three hundred years.
2009
Thomas Crecquillon: Missa 'Mort m'a privé', motets and chansons
Gramophone Award Nomination - Early Music;
Gramophone Critics' Choice; Choc du Monde de la Musique, France
2006
Behold How Joyful - Clemens non Papa: Mass and Motets
Signum Records are pleased to present a debut recording by the Brabant Ensemble, an Oxford-based ensemble with a strong reputation for sympathetic performance of early sacred music, focussing on the repertoire of the 16th century.
2004