Gesualdo: Sacrae Cantiones Liber secundus Vocalconsort Berlin & James Wood
Album info
Album-Release:
2013
HRA-Release:
18.10.2013
Label: harmonia mundi
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Vocal
Artist: Vocalconsort Berlin & James Wood
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo von Venosa (1566-1613)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- 1 Opening Canticle - Miserere 07:57
- 2 I. Virgo benedicta 02:48
- 3 V. O oriens 02:36
- 4 XVI. O beata Mater 02:59
- 5 XIII. Verba mea 02:27
- 6 VIII. Veni Creator Spiritus 02:13
- 7 IV. Ave sanctissima Maria 03:34
- 8 III. Sana me Domine 02:39
- 9 VI. Discedite a me omnes 02:27
- 10 XIX. O anima sanctissima 03:04
- 11 XIV. Ardens est cor meum 03:03
- 12 II. Da pacem Domine 03:20
- 13 XV. Ne derelinquas me 02:30
- 14 XVIII. Franciscus humilis et pauper 02:47
- 15 VII. Gaudeamus omnes 02:12
- 16 X. Adoramus te Christe 02:04
- 17 IX. O sacrum convivium 03:53
- 18 XVII. Ad te levavi 02:45
- 19 XII. Assumpta est Maria 03:13
- 20 XI. Veni sponsa Christi 02:34
- 21 XX. Illumina nos 03:18
- 22 Closing Canticle - Benedictus 04:59
Info for Gesualdo: Sacrae Cantiones Liber secundus
As we commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Gesualdo in 2013, one of his last works still remains to be rediscovered: the second book of Sacrae Cantiones, motets for six and seven voices, of which the bassus and sextus parts have, alas, disappeared. Thanks to his unrelenting and methodical research, James Wood has managed to reconstruct the score for the first time as it might have been sung in 1603. This fascinating investigation took three years to complete; here is the result.
“this recording of the complete second book with the superb Vocalconsort Berlin, who ensure that not a single detail of the music is overlooked, demonstrates how convincing it is... It's all beautifully rendered, and creates the perfect showcase for what is by any standards some of the most astonishing music of the late Renaissance, which no one has been able to hear for 400 years.” (The Guardian)
“The Vocalconsort Berlin do [Gesualdo] proud, treating some pieces chorally and others with soloists; like the motets themselves, their interpretation stays within certain confines, which allows them to negotiate all but the most demanding situations with confidence.” (Gramophone)
“we are treated to an amazing kaleidoscope of singing styles and choral effects...this world premiere recording provides an outstanding contribution in the anniversary year of Gesualdo's death.” (BBC Music Magazine)
VocalConsort Berlin
James Wood, conductor
No biography found.
Booklet for Gesualdo: Sacrae Cantiones Liber secundus