Castle Classics Phillips, Peter (British 1561-1628)

P Philips: Harpsichord Works - Elizabeth Farr, harpsichord

Label - Naxos

Cat. No. - 8557864

Including Fantasia in F major; Amarilli, mia bella (Giulio CACCINI, 1551-1618); Chi farà fed' al cielo

(Alessandro STRIGGIO, c.1540-1592); Pavan in G major; Deggio dunque partire (Luca MARENZIO, 1553-1599); Io partirò (MARENZIO); Ma voi, caro ben mio (MARENZIO); Paget Pavan and Galliard in C minor; Bonjour mon Coeur (Orlande de LASSUS, c.1532-1594); Le Rossignuol (LASSUS); Margot, labourez les vignes (LASSUS); Fantasia in D minor; Fece da voi partita; Passamezzo Pavan and Galliard in G minor

Performed on an Italian harpsichord built in 1658 by Jerome de Zentis in Rome (restored by Keith Hill)

Still largely unknown today, Peter Philips was one of the finest composers to come from Elizabethan England and, after William Byrd, the most published in all the various genres of the time.

This collection of harpsichord works, recorded on an original baroque instrument, includes all of his most famous pieces for keyboard - the Pavan and Galliard pairs and the Fantasia in F major - together with his sublime song and madrigal transcriptions.
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P Phillips: Keyboard Music - PAUL NICHOLSON harpsichord and virginals

Label - Hyperion

Cat. No. - CDA66734

Including Alamande; Galliard; Aria del Gran Duca; Veni Sancte spiritus; Pavana 'the first one Philips made'; Pavana Pagget, Galliarda Pagget; Pavana Dolorosa, Galliarda Dolorosa; Passamezzo Pavana, Galliarda Passamezzo; Fantasia in F; Fantasia in G; Madrigal Settings: Tirsi (Marenzio); Fece da voi (Cavaletta); Chi fara fede al cielo (Striggio); Amarilli (Caccini); Bon jour mon cuer (Lassus)

'The complete restoration of a great composer's name may be beyond the capacity of a single CD, but if anything can do the trick, this one ought to. A release to treasure' (CDReview)
Price: £13.00 (Including VAT at 17.5%)

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P Phillips: Motets - WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL CHOIR; THE PARLEY OF INSTRUMENTS; DAVID HILL, conductor

Label - Hyperion Helios

Cat. No. - CDH55254

Including Ecce vicit Leo; O quam suavis est - I, II; Tristitia vestra; Tibi laus, tibi gloria; Ave Jesu Christe; Tu es Petrus; O crux splendidior; Christus resurgens; Salve regina; Cantantibus organis Cecilia; Ascendit Deus; Hodie concepta est; Litania duodecima

'This is a revelation! This wonderful programme helps to draw him from the limbo of nearly 400 years of near-oblivion... a programme of astonishingly rich diversity, vibrantly performed. This record is a must for any lover of choral music of the period' (Organists' Review)
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P Phillips: Motets - Tudor Consort; Peter Walls, conductor

Label - Naxos

Cat. No. - 8555056

Including Salve Regina; Conceptio tua; Hodie beata Virgo Maria; |Guade Maria Virgo; Alma Redemptoris Mater; Iste est Johannes; O nomen Jesu; Ave gratia plena; Cantabant Sancti; Stella, quam viderant Magi; Tibi laus, tibi gloria; Salve, salutaris Victima; O Maria Mater; Mulieres sedentes; Surgens Jesus Dominus; Christus resurgens

"This mixed choir from New Zealand consists of some two dozen singers. They sound bright and limpid, and the quality of the sound-recording does the ensemble greater justice than do those of the other recordings. As to the interpretations, they more than stand comparison to their rivals. Indeed, the choice of pieces is arguably more varied, and gives a more satisfying picture of the composer... It is perhaps fair comment to say that the Naxos disc offers better value for money, and may be the more natural starting-point."- Fabrice Fitch, Gramophone, April 2002
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