VivaVoce - Complete Magnificats with Antiphons - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Cantiones sacrae is the long-awaited follow up to Magnificat's critically acclaimed 25th anniversary recording, Scattered Ashes. The Cantiones sacrae is an unusual work that stands quite apart from Schütz's other published sacred music in both scale and style. The collection comprises forty Latin motets for four voices, plus a figured bass for continuo accompaniment (realized on this recording by lute, violone and organ), which was added later by the composer. The perfectly crafted works are composed in a learned, contrapuntal style rich in dissonance and range of expression. Schütz cleverly mirrors the intensely intimate nature of the texts using a musical language that looks to inward expression rather than to external effect. Schütz takes every opportunity to exploit vocal timbre and technique in the service of word-painting, with the virtuosic vocal lines ranging from a conservative imitative style to the most avant-garde, chromatic style of the Italian madrigal. Magnificat's performance of the Opus 4 motets reveals Schütz to be a composer with an imagination of extraordinary variety. Album Tracks 1. O Bone, O Dulcis, O Benigne Jesu (Prima Pars), SWV 53 2. Et Ne Despicias Humiliter Te Petentem (Secunda Pars), SWV 54 3. Deus Misereatur Nostri, SWV 55 4. Quid Commisisti, O Dulcissime Puer (Prima Pars), SWV 56 5. Ego Sum Tui Plaga Doloris (Secunda Pars), SWV 57 6. Ego Enim Inique Egi (Tertia Pars), SWV 58 7. Quo, Nate Dei, Quo Tua Descendit Humilitas (Quarta Pars), SWV 59 8. Calicem Salutaris Accipiam (Quinta Et Ultima Pars), SWV 60 9. Verba Mea Auribus Percipe, Domine (Prima Pars), SWV 61 10. Quoniam Ad Te Clamabo, Domine (Secunda Pars), SWV 62 11. Ego Dormio, Et Cor Meum Vigilat (Prima Pars), SWV 63 12. Vulnerasti Cor Meum, Filia Carissima (Secunda Pars), SWV 64 13. Heu Mihi, Domine, Quia Peccavi Nimis, SWV 65 14. In Te, Domine, Sper

Mirko Guadagnini writes InchThe present is a tribute to Alessandro Scarlatti, excellent exponent of the Italian Baroque, thanks to a new rendition of his Magnificat a 5, with solos alternating with chorus. Alongside this masterpiece, the intense Salve Regina and a tribute to his son Domenico with his Te Deum. Throughout Howell's Requiem we then wanted to put a seal on the pairing between Renaissance music and XXth century polyphony, thus underlining the always inspiring and fascinating dialogue between ancient and modern.Inch Album Tracks 1. Te Deum for 8 Voices and B.C 2. Salve Regina for Satb 3. Magnificat for 5 Voices and B.C 4. Requiem for 4/8 a Cappella Voices and Soloists 5.

Pasquale Anfossi, the child of a Ligurian family with musical traditions, was schooled at the famous conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in Naples, studying the violin and compositions. Of course, Naples has always cultivated a love of opera, and it was only natural that the young Anfossi developed an interest in this area. He wrote for the opera stages of Naples and Rome, in the opera seria as well as opera buffa conventions. His renown as an opera composer steadily grew across Europe. His oeuvre comprises 60 operas in the dramatic and comical conventions, 20 oratorios, and an assortment of liturgical and instrumental works. There are several moments within the present oratorio which are particularly memorable Some of these we owe to the choruses, beginning with the melancholy lament of the Roman people- simple and suggestive- which opens the composition. There is also the idyllic choir of Angels for two sopranos and an alto, with mild, enchanting melodies and a soft sound, whose euphonic chords occasionally disperse into dialogues in evocation of heavenly bliss. Album Tracks 1. Sinfonia 2. Tu CI Lasci O Padre Amato 3. Nocchier Se in Notte Oscura 4. Eterno Il Neri in Questo Basso Esilio Essere Non Potea 5. E Del Ciel la Grazie Un Dono 6. Ed Io Sarò Costretta Di Ritornar in Rozze Vesti E Vili 7. Sola, Illibata E Pura 8. Ma Qui Fra Vani E Inutili Lamenti 9. Se Vivendo Fra la Gente 10. Questo È Il Soggiorno Di Filipo E Questo Il Picciol Letticciuolo Ov'egli Giace 11. Ha Impresso in Volto Quella Pace Che Ha in Sen 12. Rassembra Un Fior Gentile 13. Qual Tenero Spettacolo Al Mio Sguardo Si Presenta 14. Se Meritasto Assai, Vanne a Godere in Dio la Giusta Tua Mercé 15. Mirate, Oh Che Stupor, Dal Ciel Discende la Gran Vergine Madre 16. Per Te Vien la Vergine, Oh Vista Beata, Comparsa Più Grata, Più Amabil Non V'È 17. In Te Spera in Te Conf