Masters of The Renaissance

Masters of The RenaissanceMasters of The Renaissance
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Duration:79:32:00 min
ISBN 13:9781557254979
Publication Date:May 2006
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This release from Gloriæ Dei Cantores features sacred music from one of the most inspired periods in the arts: the Renaissance. Each of the European schools of composition (Italian, Flemish, German, Spanish, and English) is represented by a total of twenty composers, offering a fascinating cross-section of styles and influences. Great masters such as Lassus, Byrd, and Victoria are featured, as well as lesser-known composers such as Hassler, de Wert, and Nanino. The central work of this recording is the Missa super Bella Amfitrit' altera by Lassus, generally considered one of his finest works. Other selections include Anerio's tender and stirring Requiem aeternum and William Byrd's Terra tremuit, which has been described as "one of the most dramatic texts in the whole of music."
Masters of The Renaissance
The Italian School
1Exsultate justi Viadana2:13
2Mirabile mysteriumVinci2:28
3Adoramus te, ChristeNanino2:22
4Voce meaPorta2:35
5Requiem aeternamAnerio3:19
 Missa super Bella Amfitrit' altera  
6KyieLassus2:12
7GloriaLassus4:10
8CredoLassus6:19
9SanctusLassus1:25
10BenedictusLassus1:49
11Angus DeiLassus2:07
The Flemish School
12Ave MariaClemens2:17
13Jubliate Deo Rore1:43
14ImproperiumLassus3:08
15Peccavi super numerumWert3:36
The German School
16Eripe me de inimiciaRaselius2:14
17Rorate caeliHandl2:07
18Dixit MariaHassler2:34
19Verbum caro factum estHassler2:56
The Spanish School
20Duo seraphimEsquivel1:52
21Ecce sic benediceturMorales3:12
22O Domine Jesu ChristeVictoria2:47
23Ego sum panis vivusEsquivel2:07
24O vos omnesVictoria3:28
25Rorate caeliGuerrero3:02
The English School
26O magnum mysteriumByrd2:31
27Terra TremuitByrd0:51
28Laboravi in gemituMorley4:54
29Tibi lausPhilips3:16
 Total Time: 79:32
"Gloriae Dei Cantores is the only amateur choir I know of that can beat many a professional ensemble at their own game. Here, in a reissue from 1996, is a generous survey of luscious Renaissance choral music performed in a special venue: Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA -- a restored 19th century edifice that has hosted many notable historical figures, from politicians to musicians. . . .

"I've lost count of the albums I've covered from this group -- what can I say about them without sounding like a broken record? . . . Ms. Patterson is a true choral alchemist, and never fails to draw truly golden sound and beautifully nuanced singing from her hard-working musicians. Sacred illumination is their mission, and they achieve it with spiritual sincerity and power.

"Recorded sound is especially ravishing, capturing Mechanics Hall's warm, yet detailed acoustic. Excellent notes and full texts."
L. Koob
American Record Guide
January/Febuary, 2007
"Is it possible for a mixed choir of 44 voices to sing late Renaissance and early Baroque Flemish, Italian, German, and French antico polyphony in an artistic, historically informed manner? Probably not very often—that is, unless the mixed choir in question is the Gloriæ Dei Cantores. For them, the answer is an emphatic affirmative. This group sings with the clarity and control of a carefully drilled chamber ensemble a fifth their size. Phrasing, intonation, articulation, blend, and color are precisely thought out and perfectly executed."
The American Organist
August 4, 1997
"This is quite an astonishing competitor to such celebrated ensembles as The Sixteen . . . This disc will greatly enlarge most collections of Renaissance motets with rare pieces of outstanding worth, sung with skill and devotion."
Fanfare
July 4, 1997

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