Songs for William Shakespeare Ref: CDG1006
29 tracks 65 min
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The finest songs from Shakespeare's plays, from Johnson's arrangement of 'Where the bee sucks' in 'The Tempest' to Morley's famous version of Feste's song 'O mistress mine', from 'Twelfth Night'. Carefully researched and played on instruments of the period.
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Sonnets by William Shakespeare Ref: CDG1123
44 tracks 62 min
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Read by Margaret Howard
Subtle, clever, witty and deeply profound, Shakespeare's sonnets have captured the imagination of readers for generations. Here they are brought to life, with suitable musical interludes, by broadcaster Margaret Howard and Bernard Palmer.
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All the World's a Stage Ref: CDG1110
31 tracks 67 min
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Music for Williams Shakespeare
Music from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries composed for Shakespeare's plays or to celebrate his work. A wide range of instrumental sounds and some splendid singing create a fascinating programme of dynamic and cheerful English music, performed by one of Britain's leading ensembles.
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Regency CD & DVD Shelves Ref: GM214
Get organised in style with our traditional look shelves. Easily holds up to 343 CDs or 140DVDs on six large adjustable shelves. Made in MDF with a mid-tone mahogany finish. 115 x 60 x 20 cm. Price quoted includes additional delivery charge of £6.00: further standard delivery charge per order added at checkout. UK mainland only.
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Elizabeth I Ref: CDG1052
21 tracks 61 min
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Great music from the court of Elizabeth I
Glorious music from the rich and glamorous court of Queen Elizabeth I, mostly composed by her favourite musician, William Byrd. Viols, flutes, recorders, lutes and voices combine in an evocative programme of songs and dances reflecting the tastes of England's first golden age.
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Travels with my Lute Ref: CDG1114
31 tracks 68 min
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Fine Renaissance music
The gentle lute: played by one of Britain's leading virtuosos, Lynda Sayce, this programme draws together the best lute music of the Renaissance, contrasting the different regional musical styles which emerged during the golden period of lute composition.
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A Perfecte Harmonie Ref: CDG1103
30 tracks 66 min
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Elizabethan Love Duets
Delicate lute duets which conjure images of an expensively draped Tudor room where musicians play quietly in one corner as the fading winter sun streams through a stained glass window, creating colours and reflections which are mirrored in the twists, turns and melodies of this elegant music.
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A Gift for a King Ref: CDG1221
15 tracks, 60 mins
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Music for Henry VIII
A collection of glorious sacred music which was presented as a gift to Henry VIII in 1526 by the city of Florence. Music by the great European composers of the day which was known to Henry and heard in his great chapels throughout the land, in an atmospheric recording by Oxford's finest mixed-voice choir.
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Tudor & Stuart Spirit Ref: CD806
20 tracks 60 min
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From dancing to dreaming, this selection of music from Tudor and Stuart times encompasses the joys and sorrows of the age from traditional country tunes to expressions of royal fortunes and misfortunes.
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Georgian Splendour Ref: CD807
25 tracks 63 min
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Music for elegant living
Includes Handel's Water Music
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Victorian Vision Ref: CD808
17 tracks 59 min
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Music for home and garden
Includes Mendelssohn and Gilbert and Sullivan
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Good Companye Ref: CDG1192
23 tracks 61 min
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Great Music from a Tudor Court
A musical journey back in time - to the world of the jesters and music makers of the royal chamber. Stately dances, gentle lute music and wistful love songs make up this programme of beautiful and elaborate sixteenth-century music from the Tudor courts of Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
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Great Music from the Court of Henry VIII -3 CD set Ref: CD226
56 tracks
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Around 3 hours of music
Music to celebrate a Tudor court
Great choral music, vocal ensemble and music for lute and clavichord combine in this collection from the age of chivalry and bring to life music the King would have known, played and even composed himself.
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Great Music from the Court of Henry VIII Ref: CDG1148
25 tracks 65 min
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Superb singing from one of England's exceptional vocal ensembles alongside music for lute and clavichord in a programme of music from the Court of Henry VIII bringing to life the pages of a musical manuscript which belonged to the King himself and which includes many of hiw own compositions.
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Music for the Six Wives of Henry VIII Ref: CDG1010
24 tracks 63 min
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Henry VIII was a musician and music lover. This album of cheerful songs and dances brings together some of Henry's own compositions with the best Renaissance music from England and the continent, reflecting the taste of each of Henry's wives and giving a lively impression of Tudor court life.
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O, to be in England Ref: CDG1213
7 tracks, 63 min
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Music for a green and pleasant land
A fine collection of moving and wistful orchestral works which celebrate the English landscape and its natural beauty. English composers have always excelled at pastoral music with a hint of nostalgia: from 'the lark ascending' to the strains of 'Greensleeves' this evocative selection features some of this pleasant land's finest music.
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Tudor & Stuart Spirit Ref: CD806
20 tracks 60 min
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From dancing to dreaming, this selection of music from Tudor and Stuart times encompasses the joys and sorrows of the age from traditional country tunes to expressions of royal fortunes and misfortunes.
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Music for My Lady Ref: CDG1072
25 tracks 63 min
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18th century chamber music
Songs of love from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, performed with the gentle accompaniment of the lute. Violin solos and harpsichord and viol consort music complete this programme of 'delightes', chosen to be a gentle musical 'portrait of a lady'.
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Jane Austen Entertains - 2CD set Ref: CD249
44 tracks Around 2 hours of music
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Music from her own library
Jane Austen's piano favourites played on pianos of the period are joined with a programme of fashionable chamber music of the day for flute, voice and piano from her own library.
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Jane Austen Entertains Ref: CDG1187
21 tracks 68 min
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Music from her own library
'Aunt Jane began her day with music...much that she played from was manuscript, copied out by herself…' Her manuscripts survive, and this programme is drawn from them: a mixture of the light and fashionable music of the day for flute, voice and piano, recorded in her home at Chawton in Hampshire.
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Sparkling Classics Ref: CDG1140
16 tracks 65 min
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Music for an evening with friends
A cheerful album of favourite classical tunes. Music for party time or party mood, to blow away the cobwebs ad bring good cheer to a rainy day! Strauss, Glinka, Mozart, Offenbach, Rossini, Bizet and Dvorak on glittering form with brilliant orchestrations. Hear the champagne corks popping!
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Suites & Solos Ref: CDG1199
21 tracks 66 min
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Chamber music by Handel & Stanley played on instruments of the period
A collection of chamber music from Georgian England by the leading composers of the day. The programme includes a chamber version of Handel's 'Water Music' transcribed by The Gift of Music® team from an eighteenth century manuscript in Christ Church, Oxford. Other highlights include popular music from London's pleasure gardens including a beautiful flute solo by John Stanley.
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Music for a Great House Ref: CDG1104
17 tracks 62 min
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The splendours of a great house, its vistas and grand entrances, are captured in this programme of music from the Baroque to the Romantic, from ceremonial trumpets to drawing room virtuosity, including Handel, Telemann, Schubert, Mozart and others.
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A Feast of Music Ref: CDG1056
22 tracks 64 min
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Classical favourites for dining and entertaining
Handel, Vivaldi, Bach and Rameau; baroque orchestral works from some of the greatest composers of the eighteenth century make a perfect background of elegant but unobtrusive music to help create the right atmosphere at any dinner party.
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Music for Virginals Ref: CD832
12 tracks 64 min
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Martin Souter
William Byrd's music in a unique recording on the Leversidge virginals of 1670 which was made in the Hill Music Room in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The music is all taken from 'My Ladye nevells Booke' of 1591
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The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book - 2CD set Ref: CD229
23 tracks 130 min
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Martin Souter
1983 virginals by David Law and other unusual keyboard instruments.
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge houses one of the world's most important manuscripts of keyboard music. The music was composed by England's greatest composers of the early seventeenth century and ranges from erudite fantasias to exquisite arrangements of popular songs and dances. Both these types can be heard on this album, along with the conventional pairing of slow and fast dances, the pavan and galliard.
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Collector's Cabinet Ref: GM215
Elegant storage for your favourite CDs.
Store away your whole home entertainment library in this attractive multimedia cabinet. With its smart, free-standing swing doors it stores up to 495 CDs or 210 DVDs or a combination of both. Solidly made from MDF with a wood finish it will provide invaluable storage for years to come. 105 x 61 x 34.5 cm, with adjustable shelves. Price quoted includes additional delivery charge of £6.00: further standard delivery charge per order added at checkout. UK mainland only.
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A Musical Moment Ref: CDG1159
8 tracks 63 min
Profound music for contemplation
Quiet music crossing four centuries, from the calm lute of the sixteenth century to the rich harmonies of the nineteenth, in a programme of some of the most profound music ever written. Long adagios contrast with a series of short but moving pieces. Music by JS Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler and others.
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Olde Irish Jigs & Reels Ref: CDG1175
12 tracks 66 min
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Sparkling performances from some of our leading folk musicians in medleys of great Irish tunes. Feet will be tapping within seconds, in a powerful evocation of the spirit of Ireland expressed through its music.
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Folk Music of England Ref: CDG1016
19 tracks
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Favourite traditional songs in superb arrangements, performed by leading musicians in their field. A full range of instruments is used, from fiddles to accordions and whistle.
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Folk Music of Ireland Ref: CDG1017
19 tracks
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This album and its companion volumes present some of Britain's finest folk musicians performing a selection of songs and instrumental music from the British folk tradition.
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Folk Music of Scotland Ref: CDG1018
19 tracks
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This album and its companion volumes present some of Britain's finest folk musicians performing a selection of songs and instrumental music from the British folk tradition.
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Folk Music of Wales Ref: CDG1019
22 tracks
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This album and its companion volumes present some of Britain's finest folk musicians performing a selection of songs and instrumental music from the British folk tradition.
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