SCHUTZ
11 Motets Pro Cantione Antiqua London Cornett & Sackbut Ensemble, Restoration Academy Edgar Fleet, conductor [ Regis Records / CD - released 2/Jun/2004 ] Penguin Guide 3 stars |
JONATHAN WILLCOCKS
A Great and Glorious Victory and other choral music Allan Clayton (tenor) / Portsmouth Choral Union / English Cathedral Singers / Southern Pro Musica Conducted by Jonathan Willcocks [ Priory / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] Recorded on 4th and 8th January 2006 at the Duke's Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London |
J. S. BACH
George Malcolm Plays Bach George Malcolm (harpsichord), with Pro Arte Orchestra, Boris Ord [ Heritage / CD - released 25/Feb/2013 ] George Malcolm performs the Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, the Italian Concerto, Toccata in D major, 5th French Suite and the concertos for three and four harpsichords. He collaborates with Eileen Joyce, Thurston Dart, Denis Vaughan and the Pro Arte... |
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 Friedrich Wührer (piano), Stuttgart Pro Musica Orchestra, Walther Davisson [ Vox Classics / CD - released 26/May/2023 ] Viennese pianist Friedrich Wuhrer studied piano with Franz Schmidt and composition with Joseph Marx. Admired by Pfitzner and Reger, who dedicated works to him, Wuhrer had a strong interest in contemporary composers but on disc his major recordings... |
GIOVANNI PIERLUIGI da PALESTRINA
Palestrina: Best Masses James Griffett, Neil Jenkins, Ian Partridge, Gordon Jones, Christopher Keyte, Stephen Roberts / Pro Cantione Antiqua, Mark Brown [ ALTO / CD - released 16/Sep/2013 ] Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian Renaissance composer of sacred music and the best-known 16th-century representative of the Roman School of musical composition. He had a long-lasting influence on the development of church and secular... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Best of British Composers Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury / Pro Arte Orchestra, George Weldon / Northern Sinfonia of England, Richard Hickox / etc. [ EMI Classics / 5 CD Box Set - released 1/Aug/2011 ] The very best of British music, featuring contributions from the finest British artists, including: Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, the late Richard Hickox and of course, the Choir of King's College, Cambridge. |
Trio Pro Arte/Vitek/Honnens
Brahms:cmplt Piano Trios V1 [ Bis / CD ] |
Trio Pro Arte/Vitek/Honnens
Brahms:cmplt Piano Trios V2 [ Bis / CD ] |
The Pro Arte Singers. Paul Hillier - director
Byrd - The Three Masses [ Harmonia Mundi / CD - released 2/Jul/2002 ] a remarkable testament to Byrd's immense compositional skill and tenacity |
PENALOSA
The Complete Motets Pro Cantione Antiqua / Bruno Turner [ Hyperion Helios / CD - released 20/Jun/2009 ] 'Beautiful and impeccable performances. A valuable and important document' (Organists' Review) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
English Madrigals: From The Oxford University Press Book of English Madrigals Pro Cantione Antiqua, Philip Ledger (director) [ Alto / CD - released 17/Nov/2008 ] 22 English madrigals by Wilbye, Tomkins, Weelkes, Farnaby, Gibbons, Byrd, East, Ward, Bennet, Bateson, Kirbye, Farmer & Greaves |
FRANZ LISZT
Liszt: A Faust Symphony / Mephisto Waltz / Battle of the Huns (with Magnard-Symphony No. 3) Werner Krenn (tenor) / Choeur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet [ Decca Australian Eloquence / 2 CD - released 20/Jun/2008 ] Liszt's Eine Faust-Symphonie, based on the Faust legend, is an hour-long work for tenor, choir and orchestra, based on the Faust legend. The Suisse Romande Orchestra take to this complex score, one with which they could hardly have been familiar,... |
WILLIAM BYRD / JOHN TAVENER
Four Part Mass / 4 Motets / Alternatim Pieces Sacred Polyphony / Pro Cantione Antiqua / Bruno Turner & Mark Brown, directors [ Regis Records / CD - released 18/Oct/2005 ] "..sung with conviction and understanding.." - Organists Review |
IBERT / FRANCAIX / AURIC / HONEGGER / MILHAUD
French Wind Music Pro Arte Wind Quintet [ Nimbus / CD - released 20/Sep/2008 ] Since the symphonic works of Hector Berlioz and the many concours pieces by the academic contemporaries of Chausson, Magnard, Saint-Saëns and Taffanel, the woodwinds have consistently played a significant role in introducing new ideas in French... |
TRADITIONAL
Gregorian Feast: Chants for Festive Days Pro Cantione Antiqua, Mark Brown [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Nov/2010 ] "Mellifluous singing of the plainsong confirms PCAs fluent versatility.. impeccable ensemble, manly tone and value for money" - BBC Music |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: 29 String Quartets Pro Arte Quartet [ Warner Classics / 7 CD - released 15/Sep/2017 ] 'One has never heard them surpassed, and rarely equalled,' wrote The Times of Belgium's Pro Arte Quartet in 1925. |
Pro Arte Quartet
Haydn;String Quartets 1 [ Testament / 3 CD ] |
Pro Arte Quartet
Haydn:string Quartets 2 [ Testament / 4 CD ] |
The Pro-Teens
I Flip My Life Every Time I Fly (LP) [ Mr Bongo / LP - released 3/Dec/2021 ] Within Melbourne's burgeoning cinematic-soul scene, which includes breakout acts Surprise Chef and Karate Boogaloo, mysteriously sit The Pro-Teens. Helmed by prolific drummer and percussionist Hudson Whitlock, who also plays in both bands, this... |
FAURE / MOZART / BACH / VERDI / PERGOLESI / HANDEL / MAHLER
In Paradisum: Spiritual Classical Music Holland Boys Choir / Choir of King's College / Pro Cantione Antiqua and many more [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD Box Set - released 20/Mar/2011 ] The most moving, serene, peaceful and comforting choral classics: In Paradisum, includes a breathtaking selection of well-loved spiritual classical melodies. |