Great Music from the Court of Henry VIII

A 3cd box set featuring the very finest in medieval music and music making

CD1

Great Music from the Court of Henry VIII
Superb singing from one of England's exceptional new vocal ensembles, alongside music for lute and clavichord, in a programme of music from the court of Henry VIII, brings to life the pages of a musical manuscript which belonged to the King himself, and which includes many of his own compositions.

CD2

Music for Princes & Ambassadors
A programme of beautiful and elaborate sixteenth-century choral music from across Europe, inspired by the music collection of a French ambassador to the great court of Henry VIII of England. Recorded in the amazing acoustics of the ambassador's home church in Levanto on the Italian Riviera.

CD3

Flower of Chivalry: Tranquil Medieval Music
There is an emphasis on peace and calm in this selection of medieval music. It includes gentle songs by one of the greatest composers of the age, Guillaume Dufay, whose music charmed the ears of the Burgundian court in the fifteenth century. Plus English harp music by King Henry VIII, and songs by Martin Codax from thirteenth century Spain.