Historia Sancti Emmerami

Historia Sancti Emmerami
The Regensburg Office in Honour of St. Emmeram
Schola Hungarica - Janka Szendrei & Lazló Dobszay, dir.
Calig CAL 50 983

Contents:

    Arnold von Vohburg, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, clm 14870 & 14872
    Ad Primas Vesperas
  1. Antiphona super psalmos: Sancte Emmeramme
  2. Capitulum: Ecce sacerdos magnus
  3. Responsorium: Preciosus martir Domini
  4. Hymnus et Versiculus: Christe cui iustos / Iustus ut palma
  5. Antiphona ad magnificat: Ave sacerdos apostolice
  6. Oratio: Dominus vobiscum / Venite exultemus Domino

    7. Ad Matutinas
  7. Invitatorium: Jubilemus Deo / Venite exultemus Domino

    8. In Primo Nocturno
  8. Antiphonae ad psalmos: Sanctus Emmerammus Pictaviae natus / Celestis magistri / Odio habuit vanitatem / Speravit in Domino / Ad gloriam nominis sui / Iustus dominus
  9. Versiculus I: Gloria et honore
  10. Lectio I cum Responsorio: Interea locorum / Beatus Emmerammus
  11. Lectio II cum Responsorio: Hac disparitione / Morum maturitate
  12. Lectio III cum Responsorio: Dum haec geruntur / Ad pascendas vero
  13. Lectio IV cum Responsorio: Emensa iam magna / Estuans autem

    14. In Secundo Nocturno
  14. Antiphonae ad psalmos: Quia Beatus Emmerammus / In benedictionibus / Mundicors et innocens / Qui dat hereditatem / Beatus est martir / Iam luce tibi orta
  15. Versiculus II: Posuisti Domine
  16. Lectio V cum Responsorio: In exitu vero / Inclitus Christi ovium pastor
  17. Lectio VI cum Responsorio: Sed quoniam ibi / Baioariam veniens
  18. Lectio VII cum Responsorio: Tunc sicut in angustia / Sacer Dei famulus
  19. Lectio VIII cum Responsorio: Auxit hunc stuporem / Postquam copiosam

    20. In Tertio Nocturno
  20. Antiphonae ad cantica: Erat atqui beatus Emmerammus

    21. Ad Laudes
  21. Invocatio: Deus in adiutorium
  22. Antiphonae ad psalmos: Precinctus fortitudine / Hic pascuae tuae oves / Testis tuus Emmerammus / Benedicant te sancti tui / Confessio Dominica
  23. Responsorium: Ecce sacerdos magnus
  24. Antiphonae ad Benedictusio: Evangelicis adherens
  25. Antiphonae: Prima etate / Tertiam gnomone / Sexies bina / Nono ecclesiasticae dignitatis

    26. Ad Secundas Vesperas
  26. Responsorium: Victoriose regis summi bellator

Playing time: 66' 25"

Performers:
Schola Hungarica - Janka Szendrei & Lazló Dobszay, dir.

Recording site and date:
Franziskanerkloster, Esztergom [06/1996]

This appears to be a premiere for the Codex St. Emmeram; two small excerpts have been previously recorded:

Musica Bavarica MB 70 701 [LP]
Altbairische Weihnachtsmusik (A solis hortus)
Convivium Musicum München - Konrad Ruhland, dir.
Sony Classical Vivarte SK 53 977
Psalmi et Cantica - Niederaltaicher Scholaren (Psalm 147: Lauda Jerusalem Dominum)
Niederaltaicher Scholaren - Konrad Ruhland, dir.

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.):
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.):
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.):

Comments:
The interpretation seems excellent but no comparison is possible with similar recording.

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Pierre-F. Roberge