Peerson: Latin Motets (2005)

On the Hyperion disc Peerson: Latin Motets, Jeffrey Skidmore and the Ex Cathedra Consort perform, for the first time, musicologist Richard Rastall's new scholarly edition of the Latin Motets of late-Renaissance English composer Martin Peerson. These are rare works indeed -- Henry VIII had wiped out the Catholic Church in England in the previous century, and the faith was slow to return to England. It is not known why Peerson, who is best known for short keyboard character pieces such as The Fall of a Leafe, undertook these ... Read More

On the Hyperion disc Peerson: Latin Motets, Jeffrey Skidmore and the Ex Cathedra Consort perform, for the first time, musicologist Richard Rastall's new scholarly edition of the Latin Motets of late-Renaissance English composer Martin Peerson. These are rare works indeed -- Henry VIII had wiped out the Catholic Church in England in the previous century, and the faith was slow to return to England. It is not known why Peerson, who is best known for short keyboard character pieces such as The Fall of a Leafe, undertook these 15 settings of sacred texts in Latin. The surviving set of parts are lacking the top voice, so all of the missing parts are reconstructed by Rastall. For what it's worth, if any of the reconstructed material is apparent as such on listening, it was hard to catch it; Rastall's reconstructed voice seamlessly flows into the other parts.These are beautiful pieces and are surprising in their un-Italian-sounding "countenance Anglois." This is an earlier style that to which, at least on the... Read Less

• All from $18.05
• New Music from $18.05

• All Copies (1)
• Choose Release (1)

• Music Details
• Seller
• Sort Seller Rating Price: Low to High Price: High to Low Condition Condition: Reverse Release Date Release Date: Rev Sellers Near Me

• CD, New 2005, Hyperion UPC: 034571174907 See Item Details ▾

  insomniacsonline BEST South Hackensack, NJ, USA

  $18.05 $19.98 Add to Cart Add this copy of Peerson, M. : Latin Motets to cart. $18.05, new condition, Sold by insomniacsonline rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from South Hackensack, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by HYPERION.

  	Edition: 2005, Hyperion CD, New	Details: UPC: 034571174907 Label: Hyperion Released: 02/2005 Alibris ID: 17764832380	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.99 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: New. Size: 4x5x0; Buy from insomniacs! We dont sleep until your order is shipped! Professional packaging, same day shipping on most orders. View our feedback and buy with confidence.
  ► Contact This Seller
  Hide Details ▴

2005, Hyperion UPC: 034571174907 CD See All from $18.05