The English Renaissance, spanning from the late 15th century to the early 17th century, was a period of blossoming in arts and music, marked by profound developments in musical composition and performance. This era gave rise to an array of expressive, polyphonic music, characterized by intricate vocal harmonies, and saw the advent of the madrigal, lute song, and sacred compositions like the mass and motet. Composers such as Thomas Morley, John Dowland, and William Byrd, among others, were pivotal in weaving secular and sacred themes into their works, reflecting both the humanist ideals of the time and the intertwining of courtly and religious life. The music of the English Renaissance, with its depth of emotional expression, technical mastery, and innovative use of melody and rhythm, played a crucial role in the transition towards the Baroque period, leaving a lasting impact on the development of Western classical music.

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Johann Sebastian Bach•

André Campra•

Antonio Vivaldi•

Antonín Dvořák•

Arvo Pärt•

Béla Bartók•

Charles Gounod•

Claude Debussy•

Edvard Grieg•

Erik Satie•

Felix Mendelssohn•

Franz Liszt•

Franz Schubert•

Frédéric Chopin•

Gabriel Fauré•

George Frideric Handel•

Hector Berlioz•

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber•

Henry Purcell•

Jean Sibelius•

Johannes Brahms•

Johannes Ockeghem•

Josquin des Prez•

Leoš Janáček•

Ludwig van Beethoven•

Manuel de Falla•

Marc-Antoine Charpentier•

Marin Marais•

Maurice Duruflé•

Maurice Ravel•

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky•

Ralph Vaughan Williams•

Richard Strauss•

Robert Schumann•

Sergei Prokofiev•

Sergei Rachmaninoff•

Edward Elgar•

William Byrd•

William Schuman•

William Walton•

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Album - 55 Tracks - Released November 18, 2024