One hour of browsing through early music, with an accent on Masses. One of the very last requiems of the Renaissance, by Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria.
One of the very last requiems from the Renaissance is that of Spanish composer Tomás Luis de Victoria. Victoria wrote his requiem as part of his ‘Officium Defunctorum’ – his officie voor de doden.
Around Victoria’s death in 1611, Renaissance polyphony was losing its shine and baroque music started to rise. This is one of the reasons his requiem is seen as the swan song of Renaissance music.
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
1. Officium Defunctorum (Requiem)
– Taedet Animam Meam
– Introïtus
– Kyrie
– Graduale
– Offertorium
– Sanctus, Benedictus
– Agnus Dei I, II & III
– Communio
– Versa est in luctum
– Responsorium
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge under the direction of Graham Ross
Ernest Bullock (1890-1979)
2. Give Us the Wings of Faith
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge under the direction of Graham Ross. Matthew Jorysz, organ
Edgar Bainton (1880-1956)
3. And I Saw a New Heaven
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge under the direction of Graham Ross. Peter Harrison, organ
(HMU 907617, 2015)
Supplement:
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
4. An Evening Hymn
Mike Fentross, theorbo. Maarten Ornstein, bass clarinet
(ZEF 9644, 2016)
