| 1 | Thomas Morley: The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595) – III: Now is the month of maying | 1:47 |
| 2 | Madrigalls to Foure Voyces... The First Booke (1594) – VII: In dew of roses | 2:48 |
| 3 | The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595) – II: Shoot, false Love, I care not | 2:41 |
| 4 | The First Booke of Canzonets to Two Voyces (1595) – VII: Miraculous love's wounding! | 2:26 |
| 5 | Madrigals to 3, 4, 5 Voyces (1597) – VIII: Hark, alleluia cheerly | 2:11 |
| 6 | Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1593) – XX: Arise, get up, my dear | 1:53 |
| 7 | The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595) – XIX: Leave this tormenting | 3:40 |
| 8 | Madrigalls to Foure Voyces... The First Booke (1595) – V: I go before, my darling | 1:28 |
| 9 | The First set of English Madrigals (1594) – XX: Say, gentle nymphs | 2:40 |
| 10 | Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1595) – VI: Good morrow, fair ladies | 2:15 |
| 11 | Madrigalls to Foure Voyces... The First Booke (1594) – April is in my mistress' face | 1:32 |
| 12 | Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1593) – XXIII: Though Philomela lost her love | 1:12 |
| 13 | The Triumphes of Oriana (1601) – XXIII: Hard by a crystal fountain | 4:34 |
| 14 | Canzonets or Little Short Songs to Three Voyces (1593) – VII: Whiter away, so fast | 2:23 |
| 15 | Canzonets or Little Short Aers to Five and Sixe Voyces (1597) – XVII: I follow, lo, the footing | 2:20 |
| 16 | VII: O grief! | 2:07 |
| 17 | The First Booke of Canzonets to Two Voyces (1595) – VII: When, lo, by break of morning | 1:54 |
| 18 | Madrigalls to Foure Voyces... The First Booke (1594) – XIV: Besides a fountain | 2:05 |
| 19 | The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595) – XIV: Fire! Fire! my heart | 3:58 |
| 20 | John Wilbye: The First Set of English Madrigals (1598) – XI: Thus saith my Cloris bright | 1:28 |
| 21 | The second set of madrigals (1609) – XVI: Happy, O happy he, who not affecting | 3:33 |
| 22 | XXV: Ye that do live in pleasures plenty | 2:50 |
| 23 | XXX: Ah, cannot sigh, nor tears, nor aught else move thee | 4:17 |
| 24 | XXXII: Stay, Corydon, thou swain | 2:49 |
| 25 | XXXI: Draw on, sweet Night, best friend unto those cares | 5:52 |
| 26 | The First Set of English Madrigals (1598) – XVIII: Lady your words do spite me | 2:06 |
| 27 | The second set of madrigals (1609) – V: As fair as morn, as fresh as May | 2:06 |
| 28 | XXIII: Weep, weep, mine eyes, my heart can take no rest | 5:33 |
| The Deller Consort /Alfred Deller, director April Cantelo, soprano / Eileen McLoughlin, soprano / Alfred Deller, counter-tenor / Wilfred Brown, tenor / Gerald English, tenor / Maurice Bevan, baritone |
| 1 | Thomas Morley: Madrigals to Foure Voyces (1594) – XVIII: Ho! Who comes here? | 2:11 |
| 2 | Thomas Weelkes: Madrigals to 3, 4, 5 voyces (1597) – VI: Cease sorrows now | 3:50 |
| 3 | Thomas Vautor: Songs of divers Ayres and Natures (1619) – IV: Mother, I will have a husband | 1:47 |
| 4 | Richard Edwards: The Mulliner Book – In going to my naked bed | 2:26 |
| 5 | Thomas Weelkes: Balletts and Madrigals (1598) – II: To shorten Winter's sadness | 2:04 |
| 6 | Madrigals of 5 (and 6) (1600) – O Care, thou wilt despatch me | 5:44 |
| 7 | John Bartlett: A Booke of Ayres (1606) – 10: Of all the birds that I do know | 2:03 |
| 8 | John Bennet: The Triumphes of Oriana (1601) – IV: All creatures are now merry-minded | 2:13 |
| 9 | Thomas Morley: The First Booke of Canzonets (1595) – III: Sweet nymph | 1:51 |
| 10 | John Bennet: Madrigalls to Foure Voyces (1599) – XIII: Weep O mine eyes | 3:15 |
| 11 | Thomas Weelkes: Ayres or Phantasticke Spirites (1608) – X: The Ape, the Monkey and the Baboon | 1:31 |
| 12 | John Wilbye: The Second Set of Madrigals (1609) – XX: Oft have I vowed | 4:34 |
| 13 | Thomas Weelkes: Ayres or Phantasticke Spirites (1608) – XVIII:Strike it up, Tabor | 1:48 |
| 14 | John Ward: The First Set of English Madrigals (1613) – XVII: Hope of my heart | 4:35 |
| 15 | Thomas Wilbye: The Second Set of Madrigals (1609) – XVII-XVIII: Sweet honey-sucking bees | 4:45 |
| 16 | Robert Johnson: Defiled is my name | 4:35 |
| 17 | Thomas Weelkes: Ballets and Madrigals for Five Voices (1598) – V: On the plains, fairy trains | 1:34 |
| 18 | Richard Edwards: When griping griefs | 3:45 |
| 19 | Thomas Weelkes: Ballets and Madrigal for Five Voices (1598) – I: All at once well met | 2:48 |
| 20 | Thomas Tallis: Like as the doleful dove | 2:25 |
| 21 | Anon.: The bitter sweet | 3:23 |
| 22 | John Wilbye: The First Set of English Madrigals (1598) – XXII: Flora gave me fairest flowers | 1:43 |
| 23 | John Shepherd: O happy dames | 2:28 |
| 24 | Thomas Weelkes: Madrigals to 3, 4, 5 Voyces (1597) – VIII: Young cupid hath proclaimed | 2:03 |
| 25 | Anon.: The happy life (My friends, the thing I smile to see) | 2:21 |
| 26 | Thomas Weelkes: Madrigals of 6 parts (1600) – VII: Thule, the period of cosmography | 3:06 |
| The Deller Consort /Alfred Deller, director April Cantelo, soprano / Eileen McLoughlin, soprano / Alfred Deller, counter-tenor / Wilfred Brown, tenor / Gerald English, tenor / Maurice Bevan, baritone |
| 1 | Orlando Gibbons: First Set of Madrigals and Motets of 5 Parts, 1612 – The silver swan | 2:04 |
| 2 | Francis Pilkington: The First Book of Songs or Ayres of 4 Parts, 1605 – Rest, sweet nymphs | 3:54 |
| 3 | Diaphenia like the daffdowndilly | 1:36 |
| 4 | Orlando Gibbons: First Set of Madrigals and Motets of 5 Parts, 1612 – What is our life | 5:00 |
| 5 | William Byrd: Psalmes, Sonets, & Songs of Sadness and Pietie, 1588 – Though Amaryllis dance | 2:22 |
| 6 | Orlando Gibbons: First Set of Madrigals and Motets of 5 Parts, 1612 – Ah! Dear heart | 2:21 |
| 7 | William Byrd: Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets, 1611 – This sweet and merry month | 4:30 |
| 8 | Orlando Gibbons: First Set of Madrigals and Motets of 5 Parts, 1612 – Dainty, fine bird | 2:24 |
| 9 | Francis Pilkington: First Set of Madrigals and Pastorals, 1613 – Have I found her | 2:25 |
| 10 | Second Set of Madrigals and Pastorals, 1624 – O softly singing lute | 4:19 |
| 11 | First Set of Madrigals and Pastorals, 1613 – Amyntas with his Phyllis fair | 1:51 |
| 12 | John Ward: First Set of English Madrigals, 1613 – Retire, my troubled soul | 3:36 |
| 13 | Upon a bank with roses | 2:49 |
| 14 | Out from the vale | 3:37 |
| 15 | Anon.: I smile to see how you devise | 2:18 |
| 16 | Robert Johnson: Benedicam Domino | 2:51 |
| 17 | John Wilbye: The First Set of English Madrigals (1598) – X: Lady, when I behold | 4:03 |
| 18 | XII: Adieu, sweet Amaryllis | 2:47 |
| 19 | XVI: I always beg, yet never am relieved | 2:22 |
| 20 | XVII: Thus love commands that I in vain complain me | 2:24 |
| 21 | The Second set of madrigals (1609) – XX: Oft I have vowed how dearly I did love thee | 4:01 |
| 22 | I: Come, shepherd, swains, that wont to hear me sing | 3:06 |
| 23 | The Triumphs of Oriana, (1601) – XV: The Lady Oriana | 2:32 |
| 24 | Robert Jones: The Triumph of Oriana – Fair Oriana seeming to wink at folly | 2:40 |
| The Deller Consort /Alfred Deller, director April Cantelo, soprano (1-23) / Eileen McLoughlin, soprano (1-23) / Honor Sheppard, soprano (24) / Mary Thomas, soprano (24) / Alfred Deller, counter-tenor / Wilfred Brown, tenor (1-23) / Gerald English, tenor (15-23) / Robert Tear, tenor (24) / Maurice Bevan, baritone |
| 1 | Guillaume Costeley: Noels – Allons gay bergeres | 1:42 |
| 2 | Mignonne, allons voir si la rose | 2:07 |
| 3 | Pierre Passereau: Il est bel et bon | 1:27 |
| 4 | Clément Janequin: Le Chant des oiseaux | 5:45 |
| 5 | Josquin Desprez: La déploration de Jehan Ockeghem | 5:14 |
| 6 | Parfons regretz | 3:09 |
| 7 | Orlando Lasso: La nuit froide et sombre (text: Joachim Du Bellay) | 3:13 |
| 8 | Clément Janequin: Le chant de l'Alouette | 2:51 |
| 9 | 31 Chansons Musicales, Attaignant, 1529 – Ce moys de may | 0:49 |
| 10 | La bataille de Marignan (aka La Guerre) | 5:51 |
| 11 | Au joly boys | 1:52 |
| 12 | Orlando Lasso: Chansons a 5, 1560 – Mon coeur se recommande à vous | 2:15 |
| 13 | William Byrd: Psalms, Sonets & Songs of Sadness and Pietie, 1588 – Lullaby, my sweet little baby | 6:06 |
| 14 | Thomas Morley: The First Booke of Balletts to Five Voyces (1595) – III: Now is the month maying | 1:47 |
| 15 | Thomas Tomkins: Songs or Madrigal for five voices, 1622 – When David heard that Absalon was slain | 4:52 |
| The Deller Consort /Alfred Deller, director Honor Sheppard, soprano (1-3) / Mary Thomas, soprano (1-3, 9-15) / Sally Le Sage, soprano (4-8) / Eileen Poulter, soprano (9-15) / Alfred Deller, counter-tenor / Robert Tear, tenor (1-3) / Max Worthley, tenor (4-8) / Philip Todd, tenor (4-8) / Wilfred Brown, tenor (9-15) / Gerald English, tenor (9-15) / Maurice Bevan, baritone / Geoffry Colleby, bass (9-15) |
| Claudio Monteverdi: Ottavo libro de' madrigali "Madrigali guerrieri, et amorosi ..." (Venice, 1638) | ||
| Altri canti di Marte e di sua schiera (sv155) (text: Marino) | ||
| 1 | Part I: Altri canti di Marte e di sua schiera | 3:47 |
| 2 | Part II: Due belli occhi fur l'armi onde trafitto | 3:52 |
| 3 | Claudio Monteverdi: Vago augelletto che cantando vai (sv156) (text: Petrarch) | 4:42 |
| 4 | Claudio Monteverdi: Mentre vaga angioletta (sv157) (text: Guarini) | 9:11 |
| Claudio Monteverdi: Ninfa che scalza il piede e sciolto il crine (sv160) | ||
| 5 | Part I: Ninfa che scalza il piede e sciolto il crine | 1:19 |
| 6 | Part II: Qui deh meco t'arresta, ove di fiori | 1:28 |
| 7 | Part III: Dell'usate mie corde al suon potrai | 2:33 |
| 8 | Claudio Monteverdi: Dolcissimo uscignolo, "cantato à voce piena, alla francese" (sv161) (text: Guarini) | 3:59 |
| 9 | Claudio Monteverdi: Chi vole aver felice e lieto il core, "cantato à voce piena, alla francese" (sv162) (text: Guarini) | 2:12 |
| Claudio Monteverdi: Lamento della Ninfa (sv163) text: O. Rinuccini) | ||
| 10 | Part I: Non havea Febio ancora | 1:40 |
| 11 | Part II: Amor, dicea | 3:14 |
| 12 | Part III: Sí tra sdegnosi pianti | 0:55 |
| 13 | Claudio Monteverdi: Perchè te'n fuggi, o Fillide? (sv164) (text: O. Rinuccini) | 6:07 |
| 14 | Claudio Monteverdi: Non partir, ritrosetta (sv165) | 2:18 |
| 15 | Claudio Monteverdi: Su, su, su, pastorelli vezzosi (sv166) | 1:47 |
| 16 | Luca Marenzio: Cedan l'antiche tue chiare vittorie | 4:43 |
| 17 | Orlando Lasso: Villanelle, Moresche, et altre canzoni (1581) – Matona mia cara | 2:15 |
| 18 | Luca Marenzio: Third Book of Madrigals for five voices (1582) – Scaldava il sol | 2:25 |
| 19 | Ninth Book of Madrigals – Solo e pensoso | 5:32 |
| 20 | Il Trionfo di Dori – Leggiadre ninfe | 1:45 |
| 21 | Cipriano de Rore: Primo Libro di Madrigali a 4 (1547) – Anchor che col partire (text: Alfonso d'Avalos and Marquis del Vasto) | 3:37 |
| 22 | Jacob Arcadelt: First Book of Madrigals – Il bianco e dolce cigno | 2:46 |
| The Deller Consort /Alfred Deller, director April Cantelo, soprano (1-15) / Eileen McLoughlin, soprano (1-15) / Honor Sheppard, soprano (16, 19-22) / Sally Le Sage, soprano (16) / Eileeen Poulter, soprano (17-18) / Mary Thomas, soprano (17-22) / Alfred Deller, counter-tenor / Wilfred Brown, tenor (1-15, 17-18) / Gerald English, tenor (1-15, 17-18) / Max Worthley, tenor (16, 19-22) / Philip Todd, tenor (16) / Robert Tear, tenor (19-22) / Maurice Bevan, baritone / John Frost, bass (1-15) / Geoffry Colleby, bass (17-18) |
| Claudio Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de' madrigali (Venice, 1614) – Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amata, sv111 (text: O. Rinuccini) | ||
| 1 | Incenerite spoglie, avara tomba | 2:44 |
| 2 | Ditelo, o fiumi, e voi ch'udiste Glauco | 1:39 |
| 3 | Darà la notte il sol lume alla terra | 3:06 |
| 4 | Ma te raccoglie, o ninfa, in grembo il cielo | 3:40 |
| 5 | O chiome d'or, neve gentil del seno | 3:07 |
| 6 | Dunque, amate reliquie, un mar di pianto | 4:33 |
| 7 | Claudio Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de' madrigali (Venice, 1614) – Zefiro torna e'l bel tempo rimena, sv108 (text: Petrarch) | 4:03 |
| Claudio Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de' madrigali (Venice, 1614) – Lamento d'Arianna, sv107 (text: O. Rinuccini) | ||
| 8 | Lasciatemi morire | 2:14 |
| 9 | O Teseo, o Teseo mio | 6:05 |
| 10 | Dove, dov'è la fede | 3:29 |
| 11 | Ahi che non pur risponde | 4:29 |
| 12 | Claudio Monteverdi: Il sesto libro de' madrigali (Venice, 1614) – Oimé il bel viso, ohimé il soave sguardo, sv112 (text: Petrarch) | 6:12 |
| 13 | Claudio Monteverdi: Madrigali, libro primo (Venice, 1587) – Baci soavi e cari, sv27 (text: Guarini) | 4:00 |
| 14 | Claudio Monteverdi: Il secondo libro de' madrigali (Venice, 1590) – Ecco mormorar l'onde, sv51 (text: T. Tasso) | 4:10 |
| 15 | Claudio Monteverdi: Il quarto libro de' madrigali (Venice, 1603) – A un giro sol de bell'occhi lucenti, sv84 (text: Guarini) | 3:07 |
| 16 | Non più guerra, pietate, sv88 (text: Guarini) | 2:33 |
| 17 | Sfogava con le stelle, sv78 (text: Rinuccini [?]) | 3:29 |
| 18 | Don Carlo Gesualdo: Il Sesto Libro di Madrigali (1613) – Beltà poi che t'assenti | 4:03 |
| 19 | Don Carlo Gesualdo: Il Quatro Libro di Madrigali (1596) – Ecco morirò dunque… Hai, gia mi disco loro | 4:33 |
| 20 | Don Carlo Gesualdo: 6th Book of Madrigals – Morro lasso al mio duolo | 4:05 |
| The Deller Consort /Alfred Deller, director Mary Thomas, soprano (1-7, 13-17, 19, 20) / Honor Sheppard, soprano (1-12, 18, 20) / Sally Le Sage, soprano (8-12, 18) / Eileen Poulter, soprano (13-17, 19) / Alfred Deller, counter-tenor / Robert Tear, tenor (1-7, 20) / Max Worthley, tenor (1-12, 18, 20) / Philip Todd, tenor (8-12, 18) / Wilfred Brown, tenor (13-17, 19) / Gerald English, tenor (13-17, 19) / Maurice Bevan, baritone / Geoffry Colleby, bass (13-17, 19) |