Monteverdi Choir: Santiago a Capella
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Label: SDG
Cat No: SDG710
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 31st August 2010
Contents
Works
Llibre Vermell de MontserratAve virgo sanctissima
Duo Seraphim
Crux fidelis
Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae
Versa est in luctum
Salva Nos. Domine
O lux et decus Hispaniae
O vos omnes
Artists
Monteverdi ChoirConductor
John Eliot GardinerWorks
Llibre Vermell de MontserratAve virgo sanctissima
Duo Seraphim
Crux fidelis
Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae
Versa est in luctum
Salva Nos. Domine
O lux et decus Hispaniae
O vos omnes
Artists
Monteverdi ChoirConductor
John Eliot GardinerAbout
This CD is a journey through medieval and renaissance Spain. It takes listeners from the 14th century polyphonies of the Llibre Vermell (Red Book) of Montserrat, one of the only surviving manuscripts from a time when music was transmitted orally, to elaborate 16th and 17th century choral music which travelled internationally thanks to the recent invention of print.
During the Middle Ages and Early Modern periods, pilgrimage routes formed part of a broader network of cultural and commercial connections between ecclesiastical institutions in Spain, Portugal and the rest of Europe.
This is an anthology of Golden Age “classics” which would have been performed throughout Europe for centuries. In turn moving, intimate, spectacular and awe inspiring, this sacred music is always uplifting and deeply spiritual.
This is the oldest of two recordings made around the 2004 Pilgrimage to Santiago, a project undertaken by the Monteverdi Choir and Sir John Eliot Gardiner for their 40th anniversary. The musicians travelled through France and Spain to perform sacred polyphonies of the Iberian peninsula along the route to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela.
The CD includes detailed notes by musicologist Tess Knighton.
Contents:
1. Mariam Matrem Virginem
Llibre vermell de Montserrat
2. Ave Virgo Sanctissima
Francisco Guerrero
3. Lamentationes Ieremiae Prophetae
Alonso Lobo
4. Crux Fidelis
John IV of Portugal
5. O lux et decus Hispaniae
Tomas Luis de Victoria
6. O vos omnes
Tomas Luis de Victoria
7. Duo Seraphim
Francisco Guerrero
8. Versa est in luctum
Alonso Lobo
9. Non mortui qui sunt in inferne
Manuel Cardoso
10. Salva nos, Domine
Philippe Rogier
Press acclaim for SDG701:
“This is a staggeringly sung disc of some staggeringly beautiful music … an act of rapt devotion, be it religious or simply musical.” - Sunday Times
“One of those discs whose impact is so strong that you simply want to play it over again on hearing that last lambent note die away… Highly recommended.” - Classical.net
“This is an anthology that has been compiled with scrupulous care. It’s beautifully varied and exquisitely sung” - The Guardian
“The CD is one of the most exciting things to have been released in a while. The Monteverdi Choir are famed for their interpretative abilities, but they surpass even their own high standards with this collection of Renaissance and earlier choral music” - MusicOMH.com
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