「天堂鳥」為DECCA唱片公司旗下的品牌之一，1932年於巴黎成立，當初為一個出版公司，名為「Editions de L’Oiseau-Lyre」，其唱片部門於1970年被DECCA收購。1973年由霍格伍德（Christopher Hogwood）指揮古樂學會樂團錄製了阿任（Arne）的八首序曲，開啟了往後名為「選集」（Florilegium）的一系列精彩錄音。

「天堂鳥」唱片製作了一系列高水準的古樂作品，成為古典樂壇之清流，同時亦以精緻高雅的風格名聞於世。不僅曲目精采、演出考究，錄音亦秉持DECCA一貫細膩、透明的高超質感，絕對值得樂迷有計劃地收藏。旗下音樂家包括：霍格伍德指揮古樂學會樂團、皮凱特（Philip Pickett）指揮新倫敦合奏團、賀賽（Christophe Rousset）指揮泰隆抒情巴洛克管弦樂團，以及聲樂家科克比（Emma Kirkby）、鮑曼（James Bowman）、奧潔（Arleen Auger）、邦妮（Barbara Bonney）等實力堅強的名家，一一重現巴洛克及古代音樂作品的精彩原貌。

這套專輯選收「天堂鳥」歷年豐富的古樂典藏，50張CD一舉將最精彩的中世紀與文藝復興時期音樂全數收納，包括歷史悠久的天主教聖樂「葛利果聖歌」、正宗的古代「布蘭詩歌」、愚人節音樂、中世紀聖地牙哥朝聖之旅音樂、英國伊莉莎白女王一世時期的音樂、蒙台威爾第、吉本斯與墨利等人的「牧歌」集，以及道蘭以魯特琴伴奏的歌曲等等。

專輯為限量發行，精緻的包裝內含200頁的解說冊，簡介作品之歷史與「天堂鳥」品牌。套中所有個別專輯均保留原始發行時的封面，其中還包含六張首度以CD格式發行的錄音：佩魯賈的世俗作品（CD12）、德斯?普雷斯的《三聲部世俗音樂》全集（CD16）、伊薩克的《歌謠》（CD17）、特羅波其諾的《夢囈》（Frottole）（CD18）、伯爾德《宮廷音樂》（CD35），以及十七世紀英國作曲家威廉．勞斯的《組曲》（CD44）。

曲目:
CD1: Music For Holy Week
Schola Antiqua, Barbara Katherine Jones, John Blackley

CD2: Ce Diabolic Chant - Ballades, Rondeaus & Virelais of the Late Fourteenth Century
The Medieval Ensemble Of London

CD3: Carmina Burana 1
New London Consort, Philip Pickett

CD4: Llibre Vermell - Pilgrim Songs & Dances
New London Consort, Philip Pickett

CD5: The Feast Of Fools
New London Consort, Philip Pickett

CD6-7: Pilgrimage To Santiago
New London Consort, Philip Pickett

CD8: Machaut: 2 Polyphonic Lais
The Medieval Ensemble Of London, Peter Davies, Timothy Davies

CD9: Wolkenstein: Knightly Passions
New London Consort, Philip Pickett

CD10-11: Ockeghem: Secular Music
The Medieval Ensemble Of London

CD12: Perugia: Secular Works [ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME]
The Medieval Ensemble Of London

CD13: Sweet Is The Song
Catherine Bott

CD14: Dufay: Secular Music
The Medieval Ensemble Of London

CD15: Des Pres: Masses
CD16: Des Pres: Complete Three-Part secular music [ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME]
The Medieval Ensemble Of London

CD17: Isaac: Chansons [ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME]
The Medieval Ensemble Of London

CD18: Tromboncino: Frottole [ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME]
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD19-21 Chansonnier Cordiforme
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD22: My Verry Joy
The Medieval Ensemble Of London

CD23: Lassus: Le lagrime di San Petro; Marini: Le lagrime d'Erminia
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD24: Holborne: Pavans & Galliards
Guildhall Waits, The Consort of Musicke

CD25: Susato: Dansereye
New London Consort, Philip Pickett

CD26: A Musicall Banquet
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD27: Gesualdo: Quinto Libro
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD28: Morley: Ayres & Madrigals
Various Artists

CD29: Wilbye: First & Second Set of Madrigals
Various Artists

CD30: Gabrieli: Symphoniae Sacrae
Various Artists

CD31: Coprario: Vocal & Consort Music
Various Artists

CD32: Gibbons: Madrigals & Motets
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD33: Music From The Time of Elizabeth I
The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood

CD34: Byrd: Psalmes, Sonets & Songs
Various Artists

CD35: Byrd: Consort Music [ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME]
The Consort of Musicke, Trevor Jones

CD36: Byrd: My Ladye Nevells Book [selection]
Christopher Hogwood

CD37: Cozens Lute Book
Anthony Rooley

CD38-39: Fitzwilliam Virginal Book [selection]
Christopher Hogwood

CD40-41: Frescobaldi: Il Primo Libro di Toccate
Various Artists, Christopher Hogwood

CD42: Monteverdi: Quarto Libro di Madrigali
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD43: Amorous Dialogues
Various Artists

CD44: Lawes: Setts [ON CD FOR THE FIRST TIME]
The Consort of Musicke

CD45: Maynard: XII Wonders of the World
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD46: Dowland: First Booke of Songes
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD47: Dowland: Lachrimae
The Consort of Musicke, Anthony Rooley

CD48: Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore
New London Consort, Philip Pickett

CD49: Sylvan & Oceanic Delights of Posilipo
Various Artists

CD50: Jenkins: Consort Music
The Consort of Musicke