CHARLES BRETT
D i s c o g r a p h y
Purcell: Music for the Chapel Royal
Charles Brett, Wilfred Brown, Robert Tear, Christopher Bevan, Christopher Keyte, Inia Te Wiata
St John’s College Choir & Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, George Guest
St John’s College Chapel, 1964 – Argo 1964, Decca 1976, 1995
Purcell: The Fairy Queen
Norma Burrowes, Jennifer Vyvyan, Mary Wells, Alfreda Hodgson, James Bowman, Charles Brett,
Peter Pears, Ian Partridge, Owen Brannigan, John Shirley-Quirk
Ambrosian Opera Chorus & English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
The Maltings, Snape, 1970 – Decca 1971, 1978, 2001
Music of the Crusades
Christina Clarke, James Bowman, Charles Brett, Nigel Rogers, Geoffrey Shaw
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
1970 – Argo 1971, Decca 1991
Purcell: Te Deum & Jubilate, Funeral Sentences
James Bowman, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, Forbes Robinson
St John’s College Choir & English Chamber Orchestra, George Guest
St John’s College Chapel, 1972 – Argo 1972, Decca 1991
Christmas in Venice
Charles Brett, John Angelo Messana, Martyn Hill, Philip Langridge
Monteverdi Choir & The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner
Kingsway Hall, 1972 – Decca 1972, 1975, 1992
The Art of Courtly Love
James Bowman, Charles Brett, Martyn Hill, Geoffrey Shaw
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
Abbey Road Studios, 1972-3 – EMI 1973, Virgin Classics 1996
Dufay: Se la face ay pale
James Bowman, Charles Brett, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Martyn Hill, Ian Thompson,
Geoffrey Shaw, Maurice Bevan
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
Abbey Road Studios, 1973 – EMI 1974, Virgin Classics 1996
Praetorius: Motets from Musae Sioniae
James Bowman, Charles Brett, David James, Martyn Hill, Ian Thompson, Geoffrey Shaw, Terry Edwards
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
Abbey Road Studios, 1973 – EMI 1974, Virgin Classics 1996
Blow: Coronation Anthems
Charles Brett, Philip Langridge
King’s College Choir & Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, David Willcocks
King’s College Chapel, 1974 – Argo 1975, Decca 1993
The Art of the Netherlands
Sally Dunkley, Rosemary Hardy, James Bowman, Charles Brett, David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Martyn Hill, Leigh Nixon, John Potter, Ian Thompson, Maurice Bevan, Geoffrey Shaw, Terry Edwards
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
Abbey Road Studios, 1975 – EMI 1976, 1993, Virgin Classics 1997, 2010
'This is one of the most influential recordings of early music ever made.' Gramophone
Music of the Gothic Era
James Bowman, Charles Brett, David James, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, Martyn Hill, John Nixon,
John Potter, Geoffrey Shaw
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
Charterhouse Chapel & Conway Hall, London, 1975 – Archiv 1976, Deutsche Grammophon 2000, Archiv 2010
Purcell: Birthday Odes for Queen Mary (Come ye Sons of Art & Love’s goddess sure)
Norma Burrowes, James Bowman, Charles Brett, Robert Lloyd
The Early Music Consort of London, David Munrow
Abbey Road Studios, 1975 – EMI 1976, Virgin Classics 1998
Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610
Elly Ameling, Norma Burrowes, Charles Brett, Robert Tear, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Martyn Hill,
Peter Knapp, John Noble
King’s College Choir & The Early Music Consort of London, Philip Ledger
King’s College Chapel, 1975 – EMI 1976, 1995
Locke: The Tempest
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Charles Brett, John York Skinner, Rogers Covey-Crump, Martyn Hill,
Richard Morton, Geoffrey Shaw, David Thomas
The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood
All Saints Church, Petersham, 1975 – Decca 1976-7, 1993
Purcell: Come Ye sons of Art
Felicity Lott, Charles Brett, John Williams, Thomas Allen
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, Equale Brass Ensemble, John Eliot Gardiner
Rosslyn Hill Chapel, London, 1976 – Erato 1977, 1994, Warner Classics 2002
Anthology of English Song 1530-1790
Norma Burrowes, Wendy Eathorne, Charles Brett, Neil Jenkins, Philip Langridge,
Benjamin Luxon, Robert Lloyd
St John’s, Smith Square, 1976 – Lyrita 2009
Musique au Temps des Papes en Avignon
Mary Criswick, Charles Brett, John York Skinner, John Elwes
Florilegium Musicum de Paris, Jean-Claude Malgoire
1976 – CBS Masterworks 1976
Handel: Dixit Dominus
Felicity Palmer, Margaret Marshall, Charles Brett, John Angelo Messana, Richard Morton,
Alastair Thompson, David Wilson-Johnson
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
Henry Wood Hall, 1977 – Erato 1978, 1990, 1997, Warner Classics 2002, 2015
'Grand Prix du Disque'
Charpentier: Te Deum
Felicity Lott, Eiddwen Harrhy, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, Stephen Roberts
King’s College Choir & Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Philip Ledger
King’s College Chapel, 1977 – EMI 1978, 1989, 2001
Handel: Rinaldo
Ileana Cotrubas, Jeanette Scovotti, Carolyn Watkinson, Charles Brett, Paul Esswood, Ulrik Cold
La Grande Ecurie & la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire
Eglise Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, 1977 – Sony 1977, 1997, 2010
Medieval Music: Sacred Monophony & The Play of Herod
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Paul Esswood, Timothy Penrose, Kevin Smith, Paul Elliott, John Elwes, James Griffett, James Lewington, Ian Partridge, Ian Caddy, Brian Etheridge, Michael George, Christopher Keyte, Stephen Roberts, Edgar Fleet (director)
Charterhouse School Chapel, 1977 – Oxford University Press 1978
Handel: The Ways of Zion do Mourn
Norma Burrowes, Charles Brett, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
Henry Wood Hall, 1978 – Erato 1979-80, 1990, 1994, Warner Classics 2004, 2015
The Play of Daniel
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Timothy Penrose, Kevin Smith, James Griffett, Ian Partridge, Paul Elliott, James Lewington, Edgar Fleet, Brian Etheridge, Michael George, Stephen Roberts, David Thomas
Landini Consort, Mark Brown (director)
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, 1978 – Decca 1979, 1983, 1992
Ars Britannica (Old Hall Manuscript, Madrigals & Lute Songs)
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Paul Esswood, Richard Hill, Kevin Smith, James Griffett, James Lewington, Ian Partridge, Ian Thompson, Brian Etheridge, Michael George, Christopher Keyte, Stephen Roberts,
David Thomas, Christopher Underwood
Bruno Turner, Geoffrey Mitchell & Ian Partridge (directors)
St Alban’s Church, Holborn, 1977 & All Saints Church, Petersham, 1979 – Teldec 1980,1992, Warner Classics 2010
Music of the Chapels Royal (Purcell, Locke, Blow & Humfrey)
Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Charles Brett, Christopher Robson, Ashley Stafford, Maldwyn Davies,
Wynford Evans, Martyn Hill, Stephen Varcoe, Roderick Earle, Owen Grundy, David Thomas, John Tomlinson
Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Henry Wood Hall, 1979 – Erato 1980, 1993, Warner Classics 2002
Handel: Utrecht Te Deum & Jubilate
Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson, Charles Brett, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott, David Thomas
The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford & Academy of Ancient Music, Simon Preston
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, 1979 – Decca 1980, 1994, 1997
Byrd & Taverner: Four Part Mass, Motets & Sacred Polyphony
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Timothy Penrose, Kevin Smith, James Griffett, Paul Elliott,
Ian Partridge, Brian Etheridge, Michael George, Christopher Keyte, Stephen Roberts
Bruno Turner & Mark Brown (directors)
St John-at-Hackney, London, 1979 – ASV 1979, Regis 1994
Purcell: Te Deum
Mary Beverley, Birgit Grenat, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, David Thomas
Choir of the Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick
La Grande Ecurie & la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire
Eglise Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, 1979 – CBS Masterworks 1980
Handel: Messiah
Jennifer Smith, Charles Brett, Martyn Hill, Ulrik Cold
Worcester Cathedral Choir, La Grande Ecurie & la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire
Eglise Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, 1980 – CBS Master Works 1980, Sony 1999, 2001
Monteverdi & D’India: Mannerist Madrigals
Chiaroscuro: Patrizia Kwella, Wendy Burger, Charles Brett, Nigel Rogers, John Potter, David Thomas
London Baroque, Nigel Rogers
Abbey Road Studios, 1981 – EMI 1983, Virgin Classics 1994
Lassus: Lamentations of Jeremiah & Music for Easter Sunday
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Elizabeth Lane, Suzanne Flowers, Nancy Long, Charles Brett, Timothy Penrose,
Kevin Smith, James Griffett, Ian Partridge, Michael George, Christopher Keyte, Stephen Roberts
Bruno Turner (director)
1981 – Hyperion 1981, 1997
Robin Holloway: Sea Surface Full of Clouds
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, Margaret Cable, Charles Brett, Martyn Hill
Richard Hickox Singers & City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
St Giles Church, Cripplegate, 1981 – Chandos 1982, 1993, 1999
Handel: The Triumph of Time and Truth
Gillian Fisher, Emma Kirkby, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, Stephen Varcoe
The London Handel Choir & Orchestra, Denys Darlow
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, 1982 – Hyperion 1983, 1994, 2005
Tears & Lamentations
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett and other singers
Mark Brown & Edgar Fleet (directors)
Church of St-john-at-Hackney, London, 1982 – ASV 1982, 1995
Handel: Messiah
Margaret Marshall, Catherine Robbin, Charles Brett, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, Robert Hale
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
St John’s Smith Square, London, 1982 – Philips 1983, 1992
'Diapason d'Or'
Lassus: Motets & Chansons
The Hilliard Ensemble: David James, Charles Brett, Rogers Covey-Crump, Paul Elliott,
John Potter, Leigh Nixon, Paul Hillier, Michael George, David Beavan
Paul Hillier (director)
Priory Church of St Mary & St Blaise, Boxgrove, 1983 – EMI 1984, Virgin Classics 1995
Bach: Magnificat
Nancy Argenta, Patrizia Kwella, Charles Brett, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, David Thomas
Monteverdi Choir & Orchestra, John Eliot Gardiner
All Saint’s Church, Tooting, 1983 – Philips 1985, Decca 2001, 2013
'The Gramophone Recommendation'
Josquin Desprez: Missa di dadi & Missa ‘Faisant regretz’
Charles Brett, Michael Chance, Timothy Penrose, Joseph Cornwell, Rogers Covey-Crump,
Paul Elliott, Andrew King, Michael George, Paul Hiller
The Medieval Ensemble of London, Peter & Timothy Davies
Henry Wood Hall, 1984 – Decca 1984, 1997
Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik 1648
Sebastian Hennig, Betty Vandenberghe, Charles Brett, Hendrik Jacobs, Timothy Penrose,
Thomas Seedorf, Wilfried Jochens
Knabenchor Hannover & Instrumental Ensemble, Heinz Hennig
St Osdag, Mandelsloh, 1984 – Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1985, 1992
Bach: Motets BWV 225-230
The Hilliard Ensemble: David James, Charles Brett, Rogers Covey-Crump, John Potter,
Gordon Jones, Michael George
Knabenchor Hannover & London Baroque, Paul Hillier
St Osdag, Mandelsloh, 1984 – EMI 1985, Virgin Classics 2005
Tallis: Spem in Alium, Lamentations of Jeremiah & Motets
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Michael Chance, Robin Tyson, Charles Brett, Timothy Penrose, James Griffett,
Paul Elliott, Ian Partridge, Andrew King, Joseph Cornwell, Michael George, Stephen Roberts,
Adrian Peacock, David Beavan, Brian Etheridge, and other singers
Mark Brown (director)
Church of St John-at-Hackney, London, 1984 – 1985, Regis 2000
Palestrina: Missa Assumpta est Maria & Missa Papae Marcelli
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Timothy Penrose, Ashley Stafford, Wynford Evans, James Griffett,
Neil Jenkins, Ian Partridge, David Beavan, Michael George, Gordon Jones, Christopher Keyte
Mark Brown (director)
1985 – 1985, Regis 1999
Handel: Dixit Dominus & Nisi Dominus
Gillian Fisher, Elisabeth Priday, Charles Brett, William Kendall, Stephen Varcoe
Winchester Cathedral Choir & Winchester Baroque Ensemble, Martin Neary
New Hall, Winchester College, 1985 – EMI 1986
Italian Madrigals
The Amaryllis Consort: Gillian Fisher, Jennifer Smith, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge,
Stephen Roberts, Michael George
Charles Brett (director)
London, 1985 – IMP Classics 1986
'the best comprehensive survey of the Italian Madrigal on the market'
Sweet & Low (Glees & Partsongs)
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Timothy Penrose, Adrian Hill, James Griffett, Neil Jenkins,
Ian Partridge, Brian Etheridge, Michael George, Christopher Keyte
Mark Brown (director)
Rosslyn Hill Chapel, 1986 – Conifer 1986
The Glory of Venice (Giovanni & Andrea Gabrieli)
Charles Brett, William Kendall, Peter Hall, Ian Caddy
King’s College Choir & The Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Stephen Cleobury
King’s College Chapel, Mar 1986 – Decca 1987, 1996
Medieval Christmas
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Timothy Penrose, James Griffett, Neil Jenkins, Ian Partridge,
Brian Etheridge, Michael George, Stephen Roberts, Gordon Jones
English Medieval Wind Ensemble, Mark Brown (director)
1986 – IMP 1986, Alto 2006
Handel: St John Passion
Mária Zádori, Ibolya Verebics, Judith Németh, Charles Brett, Martin Klietmann,
Gábor Kállay, József Moldvay, István Gáti
Capella Savaria, Pál Németh
Savaria Museum, Szombathely, Hungary, 1987 – Hungaroton 1987
English Madrigals
The Amaryllis Consort: Gillian Fisher, Jennifer Smith, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge,
Stephen Roberts, Michael George
Charles Brett (director)
St Paul’s Church, New Southgate, 1987 – IMP 1987
Geoffrey Burgon: Canciones del Alma, Acquainted with Night, etc
James Bowman, Charles Brett
City of London Sinfonia, Richard Hickox
St Augustine’s Church, Kilburn, 1987 – EMI 1988, 1997, 1999
Bach: Cantatas BWV 78 & 198
Ingrid Schmithüsen, Charles Brett, Howard Crook, Peter Kooy
Chœur et Orchestre de La Chapelle Royale, Philippe Herreweghe
Paris, 1987 – Harmonia Mundi 1988, 1999
'Choc du Monde de la Musique'
Bach: Mass in B minor
Barbara Schlick, Catherine Patriasz, Charles Brett, Howard Crook, Peter Kooy
Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, Ghent, Philippe Herreweghe
Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, 1988 – Virgin Classics 1989, 1995, 2009
'Choc du Monde de la Musique'
Lambert: Leçons de Ténèbres
Noémi Rime, Nathalie Stutzmann, Charles Brett, Howard Crook
Philippe Foulon (viole de gambe), Mauricio Buraglia (théorbe), Yvète Piveteau (clavecin, orgue & direction)
Abbaye de Royaumont, 1988 – Virgin Classics 1989, 2007
'Diapason 4' - World Première Recording
Handel: Dixit Dominus & Nisi Dominus
Lynne Dawson, Lynda Russell, Charles Brett, Ian Partridge, Michael George
The Sixteen Choir & Orchestra, Harry Christophers
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead, London, 1989 – Chandos 1991, The Sixteen Edition Coro 2009
Charpentier: Messe à quatre choeurs
Agnès Mellon, Isabelle Poulenard, Charles Brett, Alain Aubin, John Elwes, Michel Laplenie,
Philippe Cantor, Jean-François Gardeil
Chœur Régional Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Ensemble Vocal Jean Bridier, Ensemble Vocal Françoise Herr,
Chœur Gabrieli & la Grande Ecurie & la Chambre du Roy, Jean-Claude Malgoire
Abbaye de Saint-Michel en Thiérache, 1990 – Erato 1991, Warner Classics 2004
Mozart: Three Salzburg Masses K 192, 220 & 275
Ruth Holton, Charles Brett, Andrew Tusa, Henry Wickham
Winchester College Chapel Choir & The Amadi Orchestra, Julian Smith
Winchester College Chapel, 1990 – ProudSound 1990
Monterverdi: L’Orfeo
Tessa Bonner, Catherine Bott, Julia Gooding, Carol Hall, Catherine King, Deborah York, Charles Brett, Robert Jones, John Mark Ainsley, Andrew King, Robert Evans, Michael George, Paul Agnew, Alan Ewing, Simon Grant
New London Consort, Philip Pickett
Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 1991 – Decca 1992, 2005
Bach: Cantatas BWV 39 & 93
Agnès Mellon, Charles Brett, Howard Crook, Peter Kooy
Chorus & Orchestra of Collegium Vocale, Ghent, Philippe Herreweghe
Minderbroederskerk, Ghent, 1991 – Virgin Classics 1993, 2005
Monteverdi: Madrigali a 5 voci, Libro Sesto 1614
Consort 'Ars Musica': Sarah Leonard, Catherine Lyon, Ruth Dean, Charles Brett,
Michael Goldthorpe, Stephen Roberts, David Beavan
Rafaello Monterosso (director)
Henry Wood Hall, 1991 – Capriole Records 1991
Trionfi! A Florentine Festival
Tessa Bonner, Catherine Bott, Charles Brett, Christopher Robson, Paul Agnew, Andrew King,
Andrew Murgatroyd, Robert Evans, Mark Rowlinson, Michael George, Simon Grant, Adrian Peacock
New London Consort, Philip Pickett
Walthamstow Assembly Hall, 1992 – Decca 1994
Demantius: Danses & Madrigaux
The Amaryllis Consort: Catherine Lyon, Juliet Schiemann, Charles Brett, Ian Thompson, Simon Birchall
Charles Brett (director) & Musica Antiqua Toulon
Collégiale Saint-Pierre de Six-Fours, Toulon, 1992 – Verany 1993
'Evénement du mois'
Handel: Foundling Hospital Anthem
Gillian Fisher, Libby Crabtree, Charles Brett, John Elwes
Winchester Cathedral Choir & The Brandenburg Consort, David Hill
Winchester Cathedral, 1993 – Decca Argo 1994
Vivaldi: Stabat Mater & Nisi Dominus
Charles Brett
Musica Antiqua Toulon
Collégiale Saint-Pierre de Six-Fours, Toulon, 1993 – Verany 1994
'9 du Répertoire '
Palestrina: Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (The Song of Songs)
Pro Cantione Antiqua: James Bowman, Charles Brett, Robin Tyson, Joseph Cornwell, James Griffett,
Andrew Carwood, Ian Partridge, Stephen Roberts, Michael George, Adrian Peacock
Bruno Turner (director)
1994 – Hyperion 1994
Morago & Melgás: Music of the Portuguese Renaissance
Pro Cantione Antiqua: Charles Brett, Paul Esswood, Timothy Penrose, Robin Tyson, Andrew Carwood,
Joseph Cornwell, James Griffett, Andrew King, Ian Partridge, Stephen Roberts, Michael George, Adrian Peacock
Mark Brown (director)
1994 – Hyperion 1994
Purcell: Great vocal solos & duets – Blow: Ode on the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell
Catherine Peacock, Charles Brett, Ricard Bordas
Musica Antiqua Toulon
St-Maximin-en-Provence, 1995 – Verany Arion 1997