| 1. O Pulchrae Facies |
| 2. O Lucidissima Apostolorum Turba |
| 3. O Euchari |
| 4. O Virga AC Diadema |
| 5. O Successores Fortissimi Leonis |
| 6. Spiritui Sancto |
| 7. Cum Vox Sanguinis |
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Hildegard von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations
Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B00000141Q Release Date: 1995-07-18 |
Tracks:
- O Euchari
- Alleluia - O Virga Mediatrix
- Ave Generosa
- Laus Trinitati
- Kyrie
- O Presul Vere
- O Ignis Spiritus
- Procession From 'Ordo Virtutum'
- O Pastor Animarum
- O Viridissima Virga
- O Virga Ac Diadema
Customer Reviews:
Amazing, but not what I was looking for.......2006-10-06
This is still an excellent study aid and should be recommended for use as much as pencils and pens.
Outstanding music and performances!.......2005-08-31
For those who are not interested in aesthetic, artistic or musical merit but who are simply looking for "relaxing" music for contemplation, meditation etc, I am very pleased to say that this is probably the most relaxing and peaceful music I've ever heard (and I've tried many.) Its healing effect on my mind and nervous system is almost instant and that in a very balanced and harmonious way.
Highly higly highly recommended.
Hildegard von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations ~ Hildegard of B.......2005-05-11
STERENCE SINGS FOR EUCHARIUS AND DISIBOD.......2004-01-26
Hildegard was abbess of a distinctly upmarket Benedictine convent located near Bingen-am-Rhein in the early 12th century. She was clearly a formidable woman, being a seer and visionary consulted by Popes and potentates, a writer on scientific matters and a poet and composer as well. This disc contains 55 minutes or so of selections from her `Symphony of the Harmony of Divine Revelations', a collection of poems in her own highly individual and vigorous version of the Latin of the time, set to her own music. The music has a distant resemblance to the Gregorian chant, believed to have originated around the 8th century. It is all monody, though some of the numbers are accompanied by a sustained background note, originating exactly where and how I could not be sure. The music contains some flourishes that would have been out of place in the plainsong but which seem natural enough in the context of her spiritual-carnal imagery. This can be downright weird here and there. My recollection is still boggling at
Nunc sit laus Deo
In forma pulchre tonsure
Viriliter operante
`Now let there be praise to God in the form of a beautiful tonsure working in manly mode'.
There is an excerpt from her musical morality-drama the Ordo Virtutum, in which an assemblage of Virtues battle with the devil for control of a woman's soul, but most of the numbers are in praise of either the Trinity, the Blessed Virgin, or saints Eucharius and Disibod. I have not in my life so far encountered anyone named after these saints, but one of the admirable Oxford Camerata rejoices in the first name Sterence, so I suppose there may be some Eucharii and Disibods out there too. The words are given in full, with English translation, both absolute essentials as far as this music is concerned. The liner note is admirably honest in refusing to take a critical position regarding the real quality and worth of such unfamiliar stuff, and I propose to follow its example. I bought this disc for curiosity, for my own education and out of a general wish to support the production of out-of-the-way music. Rating it in the matters where I feel competent to rate it, I am happy to report that the singing is of the highest order of professionalism, exactly what one has come to expect from any Summerly production, and that the recording is admirable too.
delightfully pure.......2000-04-02
liner notes are minimal, as is the case with most NAXOS titles, but lyrics in latin and english are provided, which is nice.
oxford camerata is amazing- many of the solo sections for female voice soar with great beauty. the choice of recording location (chapel of hertford college, oxford) adds a tiny bit of acoustic abience without being distracting.
how can you go wrong at the price?
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Voices Of Ascension: From Chant To Renaissance
Peter Stewart , English Anonymous , William Byrd , Gregorian Chant , Guillaume Dufay , Richard Farrant , Hildegard of Bingen , Marc' Antonio Ingegneri , Heinrich Isaac , Josquin Desprez , Antonio Lotti , Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina , Thomas Tallis , Thomas Weelkes , Dennis Keene , Kathy Theil , Susanne Peck , Alexandra Montano , Jeffrey Johnson , Neil Farrell , Thom Baker , and Voices Of Ascension Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0000006ZX Release Date: 2002-01-08 |
Tracks:
- Hildegard of Bingen: O virga ac diadema
- Palestrina: Sitivit anima mea
- Byrd: Justorum animae
- Isaac: Sanctus
- Josquin: Ave Christe
- Dufay: Alma Redmptoris Mater
- Byrd: Rejoice, rejoice
- (chant): Kyrie eleison
- Palestrina: Surge illuminare
- (chant): Sanctus
- Tallis: In ieiunio et fletu
- Palestrina: Hodie Christus Natus Est
- Byrd: Sing joyfully
- Farrant: Lord, for thy tender mercy's sake
- Hildegard of Bingen: Ave generosa
- Byrd: Miserere mei, Deus
- (anonymous): Rejoice in the Lord alway - Anonymous
- (chant): Ave Verum Corpus
- (chant): Agnus Dei
- Lotti: Crucifixus
- Ingegneri: Tenebrae factae sunt
- Palestrina: Ascendo ad Patrem
- Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David
- Weelkes: Alleluia, I heard a voice
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The best early choral music recording I've heard!.......1999-07-25
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Hildegard von Bingen: Symphoniae
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B0001HQ2SQ Release Date: 2004-03-29 |
Tracks:
- O Quam Mirabilis Est
- O Pulchare Facies (De Virginibus)
- O Virga. Ac Diadema Purpurae Regis
- Instrumental
- O Clarissima Mater (De Sancta Maria)
- Instrumental
- Spiritual Sancto Honor Sit (De Undecim Milibus Virginibus)
- O Virtus Sapientiae
- O Lucidissima Apostolorum
- Instrumental
- O Successores Fortissimi Leonis (De Confessoribus)
- O Vos, Felices Radices (De Patriarchis Et Prophetis)
- Instrumental
- Vos Flores Rosarum (De Martyribus)
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Voices of Angels
Manufacturer: Delos Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000000713 Release Date: 1997-09-30 |
Tracks:
- O virga ac diadema
- O viridissima virga
- Vos flores rosarum
- O Ecclesia
- Columba aspexit
- Et Ideo
- O Euchari columba
- O Pastor animarum
- O clarissima mater
- Caritas Abundat
- O presul vere civitatis
- Ave, generosa
- Unde Quocumque
- O Ierusalem, aurea civitatis
Amazon.com
To the Hildegard canon we must enthusiastically add this first-class recording, an absorbing collection of chants that highlights the exceptional work of the legendary Abbess. Beginning with a lengthy solo hymn of praise to Mary, the program features some of Hildegard's most beautiful melodies and most compelling poetry. Included are hymns to the martyr St. Ursula, an eloquent tribute to the Holy Spirit, and a song about Eve, the "woman who brought sin to the world," contrasted with Mary, "the woman who brought healing." Performances by the women of the critically acclaimed Voices of Ascension choir are notable for their purity of tone, unity of phrasing and intonation, and sensitivity to even the most subtle inflection and dynamic shadings. --David VernierCustomer Reviews:
A soaring spirit.......2005-10-22
This recording was done to be released in 1998, the 900th birthday of Hildegard - that her music continues to be performed, and continues to inspire generations of listeners religious and not is a remarkable feat for any composer of any age.
The Voices of Ascension, under the direction of Dennis Keene, opted for this recording to feature only female voices. The soprano group includes Margery Daley, Michele Eaton, Eileen Clark Reisner, Ellen Taylor Sisson, Arlene Travis, and Alessandra Visconti. The alto group includes Margery Daley, Megan Friar, Denise Kelly, Alexandra Montano, Esther Mullens, Liz Norman, and Ellen Taylor Sisson. Montano, Eaton and Visconti are featured soloists on certain tracks, along with Kathy Theil.
The recording includes hymns to St. Ursula (one of the special subjects of devotion of Hildegard - look for the Anonymous 4 recording of the works in honour of St. Ursula), hymns to the Holy Spirit, and pieces for liturgical and office singing.
For this performance, the Voices of Ascension singers have kept embellishments to a minimum, singing things in a more pure style. The result is an absolutely stunning musical style full of clarity and possessing a soaring spirit.
The first edition of this disc comes with a die-cut card of the cover art, which features a modern icon of Hildegard from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, as well as 28-page booklet with commentary, Latin texts and English translations, and biographies and pictures of the performers.
Crystal clear, unearthly melodies........1998-11-10
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Sanctus: 1000 Years of Sacred Music (Box Set)
Manufacturer: Musica Di Angeli ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00005AU4Y Release Date: 2001-04-24 |
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Hildegard: Symphonia Armonie Celestium Revelationum; Birgitta: Cantus Sororum / Les Flamboyants
Les Flamboyants Manufacturer: Raum Klang ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000007TQ7 Release Date: 2000-09-16 |
Tracks:
- Hildegard von Bingen - Symphonia Armonie Celestium Revelationum/Antiphon: Hodie aperuit nobis clausa porta
- Birgitta von Schweden - Cantus Sororum/Antiphon: Annuntietur in universa terra
- Hildegard - Symphonia.../Antiphon: O frodens virga
- Birgitta - Cantus.../Antiphon: Latuit
- Birgitta - Cantus.../O virgo
- Hildegard - Symphonia.../O viridissima virga
- Hildegard - Symphonia.../O victoriosissimi triumphatores
- Birgitta - Cantus.../Benedictus sis tu
- Birgitta - Cantus.../Iam Iaetaris
- Hildegard - Symphonia.../Sequence: O virga ac diadema
- Hildegard - Symphonia.../Antiphon: Caritas habundat in omnia
- Birgitta - Cantus.../Christe Patris excelsi
- Hildegard - Symphonia.../Ave Maria
Amazon.com
The Scandinavian ensemble Les Flamboyants has paired the now-famous Hildegard von Bingen with a lesser-known composer, the 14th-century nun St. Birgitta of Sweden. While both women composed plainchant, their styles differ quite markedly: Hildegard wrote extravagantly visionary texts and long, luxuriant melodies that cover up to two octaves; Birgitta's music is more subdued, with a narrower vocal range and a less rhapsodic style. Les Flamboyants provide atmospheric performances (including four semi-improvised instrumental pieces based on Hildegard's and Birgitta's music), though the flute trailing along behind the singers is some pieces is distracting. --Matthew WestphalCustomer Reviews:
Mystical Medieval Magic.......2006-08-27
This stirring spiritual album contains songs, symphonies and antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen and Birgitta of Sweden. The music is performed by Miriam Andersen, Kelly Landerkin and Marilia Vargas (vocals), Susanne Ansorg on medieval fiddle and Michael Form on recorder flute. Tracks 2,4,5,8, 9 and 12 come from Birgitta's Cantus Sonorum whilst 1,3,6,7,10, 11 and 13 are from Hildegard's Symphonia Harmoniae Caelestium Revelationum.
Of Birgitta's music, the most uplifting is the magnificent Annuntietur In Universa Terra, whilst Latuit and O Virga are more subdued Latin prayers. Iam laetaris is joyful with a more complex structure and Christe Patris Excelsi is a long piece with lovely interplay between recorder and fiddle.
My favorite amongst Hildegard's compositions is the antiphon Hodie Aparuit Nobis Clausa Porta. Other lovely songs include O Viridissima Virga with its soaring voices over the drone-like fiddle, the long and somber number O Virga Ac Diadema and the comforting Caritas Habundat In Omnia.
The album is a perfect introduction to the mystical Christian music of the middle ages. The sound has a soothing and uplifting effect on the spirit. I also recommend Monk And The Abbess: Music of Hildegard von Bingen and Meredith Monk.
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Ancient Music for a Modern Age
Hildegard of Bingen , Bishop of Troyes Ato , Anonymous , Codex Las Huelgas Anonymous , Cantigas de Santa Maria Anonymous , Alfonso X (el Sabio) , Benjamin Bagby , Barbara Thornton , and Sequentia Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: B000003FLA Release Date: 1993-08-24 |
Tracks:
- O Pulchrae Facies
- O Adiutor
- Audi, Pontus; Audi, Tellus
- Palnge, Castella Misera
- O Gloriosa Dei Gentrix
- O Virga Ac Diadema Purpurae Regis
- Instrumental Piece
- Como O Nome Da Virgen
- Pero Que Seja A Gente
- O Splendidissima Gemma
- Instrumental Piece
- Sobelos Fondos Do Mar
- 'Kharjas' Garid Vos Ay Yermanellas
Customer Reviews:
beautiful voices bring medieval music to the modern world.......2002-02-09
Wonderful!.......1999-01-01
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Hildegard von Bingen: Symphoniae
Manufacturer: Deutsche Harmonia Mun ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000026NDI Release Date: 1989-01-01 |
Tracks:
- O Quam Mirabilis Est
- O Pulchrae Facies
- O Virga Ac Diadema Purpurae Regis
- Instrumental Piece
- O Clarissima Mater
- Instrumental Piece
- Spiritui Sancto Honor Sit
- O Virtus Sapientiae
- O Lucidissima Apostolorum Turba
- Instrumental Piece
- O Successores Fortissimi Leonis
- O Vos, Felices Radices
- Instrumental Piece
- Vos Flores Rosarum
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Diadema
Vox Manufacturer: Navarre Corporation/ ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DTGN Release Date: 1992-06-19 |
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Hildegard Von Bingen
Vox Diadema Manufacturer: Tang ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000075WX Release Date: 1996-07-08 |
Tracks:
- O Pulchrae Facies
- O Lucidissima
- O Euchari
- O Virga Ac Diadema
- O Successores Fortissimi
- Spiritui Sancto
- Cum Vox Sanguinis
Customer Reviews:
Highly-processed electronic Hildegard!.......1999-07-01
- not medieval music.......1998-08-04
Wonderful.......1998-06-16
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