Discography


Grayston made a large number of recordings throughout his professional life. They are grouped here by ensemble in best-effort chronological order. Where several recordings came out in the same year, I have no idea what the exact order is. Recordings are listed, so far as I know, under the original name from the time of issue. The "source" link points you to websites, which have more details about the recordings such as record label(s), catalogue number(s) and reissues on vinyl or CD.

Studio der Fruehen Musik

The Studio der Fruehen Musik (aka "The Early Music Quartet") was an Early Music ensemble founded by American lutenist Thomas Binkley in 1960. You can read more about him at this link on the Medieval Music & Arts Foundation website. There is also this article in the French edition of Wikipedia.

1964 Carmina Burana - 20 Lieder aus der Originalhanschrift um 1300 source
1965 Geistliche Lieder und Instrumentalsätze der Lutherzeit (Sacred Songs and Instrumental Music of Luther's time source
1965 Florid-Song und Gambenmusik im England um 1610-1660 source
1966 IV. Research Period: The High Renaissance (16th Century) Series M: The Elizabethan Age: Selected Works by John Dowland source
1966 Llibre Vermell & Robin et Marion - Secular Music c. 1300 source
1968 Carmina Burana - 13 Lieder nach der Handschrift aus Benediktbeuern um 1300 source
1970 Am Hofe der Königin Elisabeth I source

Musica Reservata

Musica Reservata were an Early Music ensemble founded in 1960 by Michael Morrow, John Beckett and John Sothcott, of which Michael Morrow was the creative director. There is a discography of the group on the Medieval Music & Arts Foundation website. King's College London has archive material The Early Music section of the library at the Royal College of Music contains performance material from Musica Reservata. Recordings made by the Purcell Consort of Voices together with Musica Reservata are listed under Purcell Consort of Voices.

1968 Music from the Time of Christopher Columbus source
1968 French Court Music of the Thirteenth Century source
1968 Music from the 100 Years War source
1970 16th Century Italian Dance Music source
1970 Music from the Decameron source
1971 Music from the Court of Burgundy source
1971 A Florentine Festival source
1971 16th Century French Dance Music source

Purcell Consort of Voices

1966 Music of the High Renaissance in England source
1967 Music of the Early Renaissance - John Dunstable and His Contemporaries source
1967 Now Make We Merthe (Mediaeval English Lyrics, Rounds and Carols ) source
1967 English Madrigals From the Courts of Elizabeth I and James I source
1968 Metaphysical Tobacco Songs and Dances by Dowland, East, and Holborne source
1968 To Entertain a King (aka: Music to Entertain a King) source
1968 Eton Choirbook, Record 2 source
1968 Richard Davy: St Matthew Passion + Eton Choir Book: Record 1 source
1969 I Love, Alas (Elizabethan Life in Music, Song and Poetry / The Elizabethan in Love) source
1969 English secular music of the late Renaissance Vox "Candide" 31005
1969 Music All Powerful Music to Entertain Queen Victoria source
1969 Music of Prince Albert Prince of Saxe, Coburg and Gotha source
1969 Guillaume de Machaut: La Messe de Notre Dame, Virelais Rondeaux, Ballades, Lai source
1969 Voices and brass (Scheidt / Schütz) Argo ZRG 576 (no listing available).
1970 Music to entertain Queen Elizabeth I Argo ZK 25
1970 The Triumphs of Oriana source
1970 Ceremonial Tudor Church Music (The Elizabethan Chapel Royal) source
1971 Josquin Des Pres - John Dunstable source
1971 Lo, Country Sports Elizabethan Life in Music, Song and Poetry / Country Life source
1971 Monteverdi: Madrigals Argo ZRG 668 / Belart 461 6012 (1998)
1972 Doulce Memoire French Chansons of the XVI Century source
1975 Medieval Paris - Music of the City source

Various

Recordings from various times :

1957 The Queen's House, Greenwich, a BBC Third Program presentation celebrating great manor houses of England source
1962 Monteverdi - L'incoronazione di Poppea source (1)
source (2)
1965 Medieval English Lyrics Various performers - Frank Ll. Harrison & Eric J. Dobson, dirs. source
1967 Popular Medieval Music The Jolly Minstrels: Minstrels Tunes. Songs and Dances of the Middle Ages on Authentic Instruments Gerald English & Jaye Consort, Grayson Burgess, musical director source
1969 Simon Woolf: "A Child's garden",Grayson Burgess, musical director source
1970 An Elizabethan Chorus St Paul's Cathedral Choir Grayson Burgess, musical director Belart 28945014128

Discography sources

"Studio der Fruehen Musik"
Mediaeval Music and Arts Foundation. Thanks to Pierre-F. Roberge compiler.
"Musica Reservata"
Mediaeval Music and Arts Foundation. Thanks to Pierre-F. Roberge and Jon Stringer, compilers.
"Purcell Consort of Voices"
Mediaeval Music and Arts Foundation. Thanks to Jon Stringer, compiler.
Thanks also to the following :