Piae Cantiones

Piae Cantiones
Latin Song in Mediaeval Finland
Retrover Ensemble - Markus Tapio, dir.
Naxos 8.554180

Contents:

    Anon., Impr. / Llibre Vermell de Montserrat:
  1. Preambulum

    2. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582):
  2. Angelus emittitur

    3. Anon. / Jacob Obrecht ?, Piae Cantiones (1625):
  3. Parvulus nobis nascitur

    4. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582):
  4. Ramus vivens olivarum
  5. Dies est laetatiae
  6. Omnis mundus jucundetur
  7. Mirum si laeteris
  8. Sum in aliena provincia
  9. Mars praecurrit in planetis

    10. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582) / Leipzig UB 1084:
  10. Jesus Christus nostra salus

    11. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582):
  11. Jucundare jugiter

    12. Anon., Codex Speciálníc:
  12. Omnis nunc microcosmus / Omnis mundus

    13. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582):
  13. Jesu dulcis memoria

    14. Anon., Glogauer Liederbuch:
  14. Dies est laetitiae

    15. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582):
  15. Verbum caro factum est

    16. Anon., Cancionero de Uppsala:
  16. Verbum caro factum est

    17. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582):
  17. Personent hodie / Gaudete, gaudete Christus est natus

    18. Adam von Fulda:
  18. Dies est laetitiae

    19. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1625):
  19. Puer natus in Bethlehem

    20. Anon., Piae Cantiones (1582):
  20. Aetas carmen melodiae

    21. Anon., Glogauer Liederbuch:
  21. Dies est leticie

    22. Johann Hermann Schein / PC 1625:
  22. Surrexit Christus hodie

    23. Daniel Frederici / PC 1625:
  23. Aetas carmen melodiae

Playing time: 62' 06"

Performers:
Retrover Ensemble [Markus Tapio (viola da gamba), Maria Cristina Kiehr (soprano), Eric Mentzel (tenor), Eitan Sorek (tenor), Stephen Grant (bass), Jankees Braksma (organetto, recorder), Agileu Motta (lute), Leena Joutsenlahti (kantele, recorder)] - Markus Tapio, dir.

Recording site and date:
Sornetan Church, Switzerland [02/1997]

Reviewed in:
Diapason (#-p.): 452-136 (october 1998)
Gramophone (Vol./#-p.): 76/908-112 (november 1998)
Fanfare (Vol./#-p.): 22/4-390 (march/april 1999)

Comments: Information from owned CD.

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Fuga 9032

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