The title of the Tallis Scholars' two-disc set Renaissance Giants is a little intimidating; to some, it may conjure up visions of Godzilla-sized Galileos or Cosimo de Medicis trampling around, flattening the elegant façades and cathedrals of Florence and Pisa under their stocking feet. Nevertheless, it is not that; rather, Renaissance Giants is a collection of major works by six composers -- Tallis, Taverner, Josquin, Palestrina, Byrd, and Victoria -- who were considered, among a few others, the guiding lights of the ...
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The title of the Tallis Scholars' two-disc set Renaissance Giants is a little intimidating; to some, it may conjure up visions of Godzilla-sized Galileos or Cosimo de Medicis trampling around, flattening the elegant façades and cathedrals of Florence and Pisa under their stocking feet. Nevertheless, it is not that; rather, Renaissance Giants is a collection of major works by six composers -- Tallis, Taverner, Josquin, Palestrina, Byrd, and Victoria -- who were considered, among a few others, the guiding lights of the Renaissance period. Renaissance Giants is a little unusual in that collections of this kind usually consist of short pieces that illustrate the works of many composers, as was The Best of the Renaissance, a 1999 Philips "Duo" that likewise drew upon the catalog created by the Tallis Scholars for their own Gimell label in the 1980s and 1990s. Gimell's Renaissance Giants departs from this model entirely, and in selecting long, expansive works that illustrate the glory and majesty of...
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Add this copy of The Tallis Scholars-Renaissance Giants to cart. $16.28, good condition, Sold by Prime Goods Outlet rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Troy, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Gimell.
