…ing edge to the singing, whether in an atmospheric account of the still-familiar ‘Veni, Veni Emanuel,’ or the glorious, elevated Sanctus from the anonymous ‘Missa Veterem Hominem.’” David Allen, The New York Times | Dec. 22, 2015 Christmas in Medieval England allows listeners to share the beauty, excitement, intensity and variety found in a Blue Heron concert performance. It includes plainchant, carols, and other music for Advent and Christmas fro…
…Il mal mi preme, et mi spaventa il peggio (:57, 5:57) 3-4 Per mezz’i boschi inhospiti et selvaggi (1:03, 5:29) 5-6 Quanto più m’avicino al giorno extremo (:57, 5:58) 7-8 Perseguendomi Amor al luogo usato (:52, 5:42) 9-10 Chi vol veder quantunque pò natura (:57, 5:53) 11-12 Quel sempre acerbo et honorato giorno (1:08, 4:52) 13-14 Far potess’io vendetta di colei (1:00, 4:58) 15-16 Amor, che vedi ogni pensiero aperto (1:10, 5:49) 17-18 Ben si convie…
…ston (14:36) Disc 2 6 Introit: Me expectaverunt peccatores (4:06) 7 Kyrie XII (Conditor) (2:26) 8 Gloria / Missa Regnum mundi – Nicholas Ludford (9:40) 9 Gradual: Specie tua (4:35) 10 Alleluya: Veni electa mea (2:45) 11 Credo / Missa Regnum mundi – Ludford (9:18) 12 Offertory: Offerentur regi virgines (1:25) 13 Sanctus / Missa Regnum mundi – Ludford (13:26) 14 Agnus Dei / Missa Regnum mundi – Ludford (7:17) 15 Communion: Feci iudicium (1:15) 16 It…
…Inclina cor meum. The disc opens with John Mason’s Ave fuit prima salus. This is the world premiere recording of all the music on the disc. Next CD > BHCD 1004 Release Date: October 1, 2013 Download Booklet Track Listing 1 Ave fuit prima salus – John Mason (19:17) 2 Kyrie Cunctipotens genitor – Sarum plainchant (3:07) 3 Gloria / Missa Inclina cor meum – Nicholas Ludford (8:09) 4 Credo / Missa Inclina cor meum (10:20) 5 Sanctus / Missa Inclina cor…
…548): Ve nobis miseris Restored by Nick Sandon The 2018 winner of the prestigious Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music — the first for a non-European ensemble in the award’s 41-year history– volume 5 of the acclaimed series Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks contains the world premiere recording of a Mass by an anonymous English composer from the first half of the 16th century. Since the source of the cantus firmus has not been identi…
…oklet Track Listing 1 Introit: Me expectaverunt peccatores (4:08) 2 Kyrie XII (Conditor) (2:26) 3 Gloria / Missa Regnum mundi – Nicholas Ludford (9:40) 4 Gradual: Specie tua (4:35) 5 Alleluya: Veni electa mea (2:45) 6 Credo / Missa Regnum mundi – Ludford (9:18) 7 Offertory: Offerentur regi virgines (1:25) 8 Sanctus / Missa Regnum mundi – Ludford (13:26) 9 Agnus Dei / Missa Regnum mundi – Ludford (7:17) 10 Communion: Feci iudicium (1:15) 11 Ite mis…
John Taverner (c.1490-1545): Dum transisset sabbatum (II) Buy Now (Amazon Music) Buy Now (Bandcamp) This digital-only single features the second setting of the Easter respond Dum transisset sabbatum by John Taverner (c.1490-1545). Like the music recorded on Blue Heron’s 5-CD series Music from the Peterhouse Partbooks, this is a gorgeous work from the golden age of pre-Reformation English cathedral music. (Much music from the period has been lost….
…520-1535), who was employed in the royal chapel during the reign of Henry VIII. Lyrical and mellifluous, the mass is a mature work, revealing a Master composer at the height of his power. The completely unknown composer Robert Hunt left behind a stunning work that brilliantly highlight the drama of the Stabat mater story. The recording is part of a 5-CD project under way since 2010. Next CD > BHCD 1005 Release Date: August 14, 2015 Download Bookle…
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Blue Heron is engaged in the exploration of Renaissance and medieval vocal music, putting the study of original sources in the service of vivid live performance. Widely regarded as the finest ensemble of its type in North America, Blue Heron presents a subscription series in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a catalog of exceptional recordings is available on the Blue Heron label. The ensemble’s accolades include the 2018 Gramophone Classical Music Award for Early Music, making Blue Heron the first group from outside Europe to receive the award; the Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society; and the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Touring engagements have taken the group across the United States as well as to Canada and England. Blue Heron is early music for the 21st century.
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