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Hildegard von Bingen: O Orzchis Ecclesia / Barbara Zanichelli, soprano

2 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Hildegard von Bingen: Work(s); De Libro divinorum operum; O nobilissima viriditas; O vos imitatores; O felix anima, response for St Disibod; Plainchant: Diffusa est gratia in labiis tuis, Offertoire;...
Performers: Peri, Giulia; Putignano, Letizia; Ramazzini, Cristina; Torii, Noriko; Zanichelli, Barbara
Conductors: Bardazzi, Federico
Ensemble: Ensemble San Felice

Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard, was a writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, abbess, visionary and polymath. One of the few female composers...continue...
Recording information: Church of San Zanobi, Casignano (10/2007)....continue...

Provence Mystique: Sacred Songs Of The Middle Ages / Anne Azema, soprano

1 CD / Apex / 2011-07-26

Works: Bohemian Plainchant: Audi tellus; Anonymous, Aquitanian Repertory: Clara sonent organa; Gaucelm Faidit: Ar levatz sus, francha corteza gens!; Anonymous, French: Tantost com fon al loc vengutz (from t...
Performers: Azema, Anne; Brisset, Laurence; Coene, Annelies; Higginson, Kit; Jousselin, Catherine; Mourey, Pasquale; Tindemans, Margriet
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Ensemble: Boston Camerata

12th and 13th Century meldoies and texts from Southern France and Spain, by Peire Cardenal, Guilhem Figueira, Peire Espanhol, Alfonso el Sabio and others....continue...
Recording information: Abbaye de Gellone, Saint-Guilhem-le-Déser, France (07/11/1998-07/18/1998)....continue...

Charpentier: Leçons de ténèbres / Lesne, Piau, Honeyman, Harvey, Mellon, Bona, Il Seminario Musicale

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2008-05-27

Works: Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude for Flute, Strings and Basso Continuo in G minor, H 528; Work(s); Répons après la 1ère leçon du jeudi, H 144 "Omnes amici mei"; Prelude f...
Performers: Bona, Jacques; Fouss, Etienne; Haddad, Paul; Harvey, Peter Harvey; Honeyman, Ian [Tenor Vocal]; Mellon, Agnès [Soprano Vocal]; Piau, Sandrine; Richard, Frederic
Conductors: Lesne, Gérard
Ensemble: Il Seminario Musicale

Rigatti: A 1640 Venetian Mass / Fankhauser, et al

1 CD / Analekta Import / 1998-06-23

Works: Massimiliano Neri: Sonata à 6 no 8; Gregorian Chant: Suscepimus Deus, anthem; Pax Domini sit; Giovanni Antonio Rigatti: Sinfonia (from Messa e salmi parte concertati, 1640); Kyrie; Gloria; O ste...
Performers: Brandes, Christine; Perillo, Linda

"...This release is a real treat; the music is transcendent, the performances outstanding. I noticed especially that the choir's enunciation is excellent...The Whole Noyse, a...continue...