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Compact Disc CDA66238

Reissued (CDS44251/3)

Recorded in St Jude's Church, Golders Green, London, on 30 September, 1 October 1986
Recording Engineer
TONY FAULKNER
Recording Producer
MARTIN COMPTON
Design
TERRY SHANNON
Executive Producer
EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, MCMLXXXVII

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Front illustration: A King (?Henry V) at Mass

The Service of Venus and Mars

MUSIC FOR THE KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER, 1340-1440

GOTHIC VOICES

MARGARET PHILPOT alto
ROGERS COVEY-CRUMP, JOHN MARK AINSLEY, LEIGH NIXON tenors
PETER HARVEY, COLIN MASON baritones
with ANDREW LAWRENCE-KING medieval harp

CHRISTOPHER PAGE director

Contents:

    KING EDWARD III (1312-77), FOUNDER OF THE ORDER OF THE GARTER

  1. Philippe de Vitry Gratissima virginis/Vos qui admiramini/Gaude gloriosa/Contratenor [2'38]
  2. anonymous Singularis laudis digna [5'01]
  3. Pierre des Molins De ce que fol pense [1'33]
  4. anonymous De ce fol pense (after Pierre des Molins) [2'44]

    JOHN OF GAUNT, DUKE OF LANCASTER (1340-99)

  5. anonymous Lullay, lullay [4'10]
  6. Pycard Gloria [3'50]

    THOMAS, DUKE OF CLARENCE (?1388-1421)

  7. anonymous Ther is no rose of swych virtu [3'51]
  8. Leonel Power Sanctus [3'14]

    KING HENRY V (1387-1422)

  9. Franchois Lebertoul Las, que me demanderoye [2'35]
  10. anonymous Le gay playsir [1'18]
  11. anonymous Le grant pleyser [1'18]
  12. John Pyamour Quam pulchra es [3'24]

    HUMPHREY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER (1391-1447)
    AND JOHN, DUKE OF BEDFORD (1389-1435)

  13. John Dunstable Speciosa facta es [2'06]

    RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, EARL OF WARWICK (1382-1439)

  14. Soursby Sanctus [5'14]

    KING HENRY V (1387-1422)

  15. Richard Loqueville Je vous pri que j'aye un baysier [1'34]
  16. anonymous The Agincourt Carol [3'56]

GRAMOPHONE AWARD WINNER

'Another superlatively beautiful recording from Gothic Voices' (Hi Fi News)

'It's a treasure' (Fanfare, USA)

'The music is fascinating. Readers interested in trying medieval repertoire could hardly do better than start here' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

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