Palestrina: Canticum Canticorum
The Hilliard Ensemble - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Canticum Canticorum, Stanze sopra la Vergine (1994) Music
Posted by ArlegZ at Sept. 23, 2022
The Hilliard Ensemble - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Canticum Canticorum, Stanze sopra la Vergine (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 390 Mb | Total time: 45:21+60:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Veritas | # 5 61168 2 | Recorded: 1986
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 390 Mb | Total time: 45:21+60:35 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Virgin Veritas | # 5 61168 2 | Recorded: 1986
Palestrina's settings from the Song of Songs are among his most rich and passionate work, with the erotic imagery of Solomon's words used as allegories for Christ and the Church, and they form a powerful, intense and very beautiful set of motets.
The King's Singers - Palestrina: How Fair Thou Art (2016) Music
Posted by tirexiss at March 29, 2017
The King's Singers - Palestrina: How Fair Thou Art (2016)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 54:54 | 282 MB
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Signum Records | Catalog: SIGCD450
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers + Digital Booklet | 54:54 | 282 MB
Genre: Classical, Choral | Label: Signum Records | Catalog: SIGCD450
The King's Singers have been around for a long time, singing OVPP polyphony, including from the Renassance, and hearing Palestrina done by this ensemble showcases the counterpoint to great advantage. The acoustic is not reverberant which also emphasizes the clear texture. The program includes twelve motets taken from Canticum Canticorum, the much-recorded 1584 collection of texts from the Hebrew Bible (29 motets, altogether adding up to half of the total book), complemented by the four seasonal Marian antiphons sung at the end of the Office every day.