tracks 1 to 10, 13 alto vocals Mary Nichols bass vocals Alan Ewing booklet editor [texts & translations supervised by] Avril Bardoni booklet editor [texts & translations supervised by] John Whenham composed by Sigismondo D'India design [cover] Columns Communicatie directed by Anthony Rooley edited by [from united kingdom] Robert Menzies engineer [recording] Barbara Valentin engineer [recording] Dietrich Wohlfromm engineer [recording] Karin Maßen ensemble The Consort Of Musicke liner notes [english] Emma Wakelin liner notes [translation into french incl. sung-texts - Ⓒ 1994] Marie Milford liner notes [translation into german incl. sung-texts - Ⓒ 1994] Henning Weber liner notes [translation into italian - Ⓒ 1994] Emanuela Guastella liner notes [translation sung-texts into english - Ⓒ 1994] Avril Bardoni photography by [cover] Hanya Chlala producer Klaus L. Neumann tracks 9 to 12, 14 soprano vocals Emma Kirkby soprano vocals Evelyn Tubb tracks 1 to 9, 11 to 14 tenor vocals Andrew King tracks 1 to 8, 10 to 14 tenor vocals Paul Agnew Recorded At Forde Abbey Copyright (c) Columns Musica Oscura Ⓒ Columns Musica Oscura 1994. A co-production between Musica Oscura, Columns Classic and WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln). A Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln recording. Recorded: Forde Abbey, Dorset: September 1989 and March 1990. Total time 51'18. Columns Musica Oscura is an equal partnership between Columns (Arjen Terpstra) and Anthony Rooley. The Monteverdi Circle is a continuing series which explores the composers who influenced Monteverdi and those who were influenced by him.
The CD and the 48-page booklet are sheltered in a standard jewel case with black tray. The booklet contains notes in English, French, German and Italian, as well as biographies of the musicians. It also contains the sung-texts in original old Italian and the translations into English, German and French. Cover photo: (left to right) Mary Nichols, Andrew King, Evelyn Tubb. Barcode: 5 028421 709857 (Text) Rights Society: MCPS Matrix / Runout: C 39056