Quadris, Johannes de

Venetian Sacred Music for the 9th to the 17th Century - Cavalli, Monteverdi, Grandi, Legrenzi, Rovetta, et al.

3 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Francesco Cavalli: Messa concertata, for 8 voices & instrumental ensemble; Alma redemptoris mater; Gregorian Chant: Christus natus est nobis; Midnight Mass; Emitte Angelum Tuum; Kyrie-Qui Prophetice;...
Conductors: Rebeschini, Carlo; Lera, Luigi; Roveri, Maria Silvia; Pitton, Luigi
Ensemble: Chorus sine nomine; La Stagione Armonica; Nova Cantica

This 3-CD set celebrates the rich musical legacy of one of Venice's most iconic landmarks, St. Mark's Basilica. The compilation contains works dating from the...continue...

Crucem tuam adoramus - Concerto per le sacre Ceneri 2007 / Ensemble Oktoechos, Schola Georgoriana di Venezia

1 CD / Tactus / 2008-05-13

Works: Gregorian Chant: Media vita in morte sumus, responsory in mode 4; Misereris omnium domine; Work(s); Anonymous, French: Pange melos lacrimosum; Anonymous, Carmina Burana: Bonum est confidere, CB 27; J...
Conductors: Menga, Lanfranco
Ensemble: Ensemble Oktoechos-Schola Gregoriana di Venezia

A significant characteristic of modal liturgical song is that it manifests, reinforces, and completes the meaning of texts by intensifying the sound. It is a...continue...