Music for Compline: Tallis, Byrd, Sheppard par Stile Antico - DeepRiffs

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This gorgeous release by the young English unaccompanied vocal group Stile Antico would be worth your time and money simply for the quiet, perfectly intoned singing on display here. But the album accomplishes more than vocal virtuosity. Stile Antico presents music by three generations of English choral composers, all of it from the Catholic sphere and all of it written for the late-evening Compline services of the liturgical day. That programming decision results in a collection of music that wouldn't have been heard in the sixteenth century (the older music of Sheppard probably wouldn't have lasted until the century's end) but that does make sense to the modern listener trying to learn to hear this music with Renaissance ears. The reason is that the program is ideally structured to lead the listener from Sheppard (and his contemporary Hugh Aston) to Thomas Tallis and his musical heir, William Byrd. The disc opens with a two-section "Libera nos" by Sheppard, rich and dense. It moves on to one of Byrd's sparsest compositions, the hymn "Christe, qui lux es et dies," which ironically seems to have been influenced by the severe homophony of Anglican service music. Sheppard is generously represented, and this disc is strongly recommended to anyone who has been intrigued with his music but has felt overwhelmed by an entire disc's worth of it -- it seems to give the modern listener little to hang on to, but when placed in contrast with the more ordered works of Tallis and Byrd it seems luxuriant. The program is tied together as well by the Compline themes, which lend the entire album a meditative cast that will appeal to casual listeners as strongly as it will to closely attentive ones. This is superb choral singing that stands out from the crowd of recordings of unaccompanied English music of the sixteenth century.

1. Libera nos I & II

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: John Sheppard; Compositeur

2. Salva nos, Domine

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Anonymous; Compositeur

3. Christe, qui lux es et dies

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: William Byrd; Compositeur

4. In pace in idipsum

par Stile Antico

Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Compositeur: John Sheppard; Compositeur
Parolier: Unknown; Compositeur

5. In manus tuas

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Thomas Tallis; Compositeur

6. Jesu, salvator saeculi, verbum

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: John Sheppard; Compositeur

7. In manus tuas I

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: John Sheppard; Compositeur

8. In manus tuas II & III

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: John Sheppard; Compositeur

9. Miserere mihi, Domine

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Anonymous; Compositeur

10. Miserere nostri, Domine

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Thomas Tallis; Compositeur

11. Miserere mihi, Domine

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: William Byrd; Compositeur

12. In pace in idipsum

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Thomas Tallis; Compositeur

13. Christe, qui lux es et dies

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Robert White; Compositeur

14. Veni, Domine

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Anonymous; Compositeur

15. Nunc dimittis

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: William Byrd; Compositeur

16. Te lucis ante terminum

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Thomas Tallis; Compositeur

17. Gaude, virgo mater Christi

par Stile Antico

Ensemble: Stile Antico; Ensemble
Artiste Principal: Stile Antico; Interprète principal
Compositeur: Hugh Aston; Compositeur

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17 titres disponibles

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ALBUM

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Durée

1 heure, 14 minutes et 25 secondes

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Genres

Musique vocale sacrée, Classique

Label

harmonia mundi

Service de distribution de musique

IIP DDS

Pays

États-Unis

Langue

Anglais (États-Unis)
latin

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Date de sortie

15 janv. 2007

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