NEW from I FAGIOLINI

Album Description

In the late 16th century when vocal polyphony was developing into the excesses of the late Italian madrigal and the powerplay of multi-choir writing in Venice, Victoria, in Rome, chose to write his 18 Tenebrae settings with the simplest texture imaginable: four voices with internal sections for just two or three parts. These perfect miniatures force the question: how can so little mean so much?

Victoria’s austere yet profoundly moving setting of the Responsories for the services of Tenebrae (shadows) is one of the great classics of Renaissance music.  In this new recording sung by solo voices it is restored to the low pitch and voicing intended by the composer.

On the CD version only of the album these perfect miniatures are interspersed with nine of Christopher Reid’s heart-rending poems from his 2009 collection and Costa Book of the Year winner, ‘A Scattering’, a moving collection on the dying and death of his wife.

Please note that the poetry is not included in the digital version of the album.

Artists

Track Listing - CD ONLY *poetry included*

TENEBRAE RESPONSORIES - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611)

Matins Responsories for Maundy Thursday - Nocturn II

1. Amicus meus osculi me tradidit signo 
2. Judas mercator pessimus 
3. Unus ex discipulis meis tradet me hodie 

4. Reid: The Flowers of Crete (p.12) 
5. Reid: The Flowers of Crete (p.17) 

Matins Responsories for Maundy Thursday - Nocturn III

6. Eram quasi agnus innocens 
7. Una hora non potuistis vigilare mecum 
8. Seniores populi consilium fecerunt 
   
   
9. Reid: The unfinished (No.5) 
10. Reid: The unfinished (No.1)

Matins Responsories for Good Friday - Nocturn II

11. Tamquam ad latronem 
12. Tenebrae factae sunt 
13. Animam meam dilectam 

14. Reid: A Widower’s Dozen – Songbook 

Matins Responsories for Good Friday - Nocturn III

15. Tradiderunt me in manus impiorum 
16. Jesum tradidit impius summis 
17. Caligaverunt oculi mei a fletu meo
     
18. Reid: A Widower’s Dozen – Late 
19. Reid: A Widower’s Dozen – Turns 

 Matins Responsories for Holy Saturday - Nocturn II

20. Recessit pastor noster 
21. O vos omnes 
22. Ecce quomodo moritur iustus
     
23. Reid: A Widower’s Dozen – An Italian Market 

 Matins Responsories for Holy Saturday - Nocturn III

24. Astiterunt reges terrae 
25. Aestimatus sum 
26. Sepulto Domino 
    
    
27. Reid: A Widower’s Dozen – The documents 

Total time: 71.50

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Track Listing - DOWNLOAD ONLY *poetry not included*

TENEBRAE RESPONSORIES - Tomás Luis de Victoria (c.1548-1611)

Matins Responsories for Maundy Thursday - Nocturn II

1. Amicus meus osculi me tradidit signo 
2. Judas mercator pessimus 
3. Unus ex discipulis meis tradet me hodie 

Matins Responsories for Maundy Thursday - Nocturn III

4. Eram quasi agnus innocens 
5. Una hora non potuistis vigilare mecum 
6. Seniores populi consilium fecerunt 

Matins Responsories for Good Friday - Nocturn II

7. Tamquam ad latronem 
8. Tenebrae factae sunt 
9. Animam meam dilectam  

Matins Responsories for Good Friday - Nocturn III

10. Tradiderunt me in manus impiorum 
11. Jesum tradidit impius summis 
12. Caligaverunt oculi mei a fletu meo 

Matins Responsories for Holy Saturday - Nocturn II

13. Recessit pastor noster 
14. O vos omnes 
15. Ecce quomodo moritur iustus 

Matins Responsories for Holy Saturday - Nocturn III

16. Astiterunt reges terrae 
17. Aestimatus sum 
18. Sepulto Domino 

Total time: 60.10