Album Description
Diapason d'Or Winner, May 2007
In all the excitement and immediacy of live performance the world-famous Hilliard Ensemble here displays the complex musical style of the Notre Dame school of around 1200 AD. They contrast this Parisian form with contemporary examples from south-western France and England. Throughout the experience is compelling and other-worldly; it will fascinate those who have never before heard such music.
The Hilliard Ensemble is one of the world's finest vocal chamber groups, and is probably unrivalled for its formidable reputation in the fields of both early and new music. This series was only previously available direct from the group but has never before been fully available at international retail.
Artists
The Hilliard Ensemble:
David James countertenor
Rogers Covey-Crump tenor
John Potter tenor
Gordon Jones baritone
Track Listing
Anon. (C13th)
1. Vetus abit littera
Anon. (C13th)
2. Deus misertus hominis
Anon. (C13th)
3. Veni creator spiritus
Pérotin (fl. c.1200)
4. Viderunt omnes
Léonin (fl.1150s—d.1201?)
5. Gloria: redemptori meo
Anon. (C13th)
6. Haec dies
Anon. (C13th)
7. Stirps lesse
Anon. (C12th)
8. Mundus vergens
Anon. (C13th)
9. Procurans odium
Anon. / Pérotin
10. Alleluia. Nativitas
Chant (C13th)
11. Christus surrexit
Pérotin
12. Sederunt principes
TOTAL PLAYING TIME: 65.73
