Sweelinck: Cantiones Sacrae, Vol. 2

CDA67104

Recording details: March 1998
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Produced by Morten Winding
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: April 1999
Total duration: 63 minutes 41 seconds

'An important recording landmark' (Gramophone)

'Richard Marlow and his youthful choir deserve credit not just for salvaging this music but for presenting it in such vital and responsive performances' (BBC Music Magazine)

'Trinity College Chapel Choir seems ideally suited to this music. Diction is good, intomnation flawless and the antiphonal effects well balanced. A worthy addition to the collection' (Early Music Quarterly)

'A noble achievement which should do much for Sweelinck's reputation' (Early Music News)

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621)

Cantiones Sacrae, Vol. 2

Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Richard Marlow (conductor)

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1	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	In illo tempore postquam consummati sunt [3'06]
2	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Paracletus autem Spiritus Sanctus [3'06]
3	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Videte manus meas et pedes meos [2'39]
4	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Dominus Deus meus in te sperabo [3'06]
5	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Viri Galilei quid statis aspicientes in caelum? [2'15]
6	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Ubi duo vel tres congregati fuerint in nomine meo [2'47]
7	£0.70	£0.70	£0.70	Beati omnes qui timent Dominum – Ecce sic benedicetur homo [5'43]
8	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Timor Domini principium sapientiae [3'21]
9	£0.40	£0.40	£0.40	Hodie beata virgo Maria puerum Jesum praesentavit [3'18]
10	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Ecce virgo concipiet et pariet filium [2'48]
11	£0.35	£0.35	£0.35	Gaudete omnes et laetamini [2'55]
12	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Regina caeli laetare [5'21]
13	£0.65	£0.65	£0.65	Magnificat anima mea Dominum [5'00]
14	£0.30	£0.30	£0.30	Angelus ad pastores ait [2'30]
15	£0.45	£0.45	£0.45	Tanto tempore vobiscum [3'42]
16	£1.50	£1.50	£1.50	Te Deum laudamus [12'04]

The last great representative of that fertile 'golden age' of Netherlands polyphonists, Sweelinck merits recognition not only as one of the most prolific and versatile musicians of his time but as one of the leading choral composers of the late Renaissance.

The Cantiones Sacrae are Catholic motets, in Latin, for five-part choir with basso continuo; almost all the texts are drawn from the Vulgate and the Roman liturgy. However, the texts are varied—ranging from the desolate and meditative to the exuberant and festive. Within these pieces we hear some of Sweelinck's most interesting and distinctive music.

It is hoped that the present recordings will help draw attention to a rich and diverse repertoire that deserves to be far better known. And who could be better equipped to perform it than Trinity College Chapel Choir under the direction of Richard Marlow?

Other albums in this series

Sweelinck: Cantiones Sacrae, Vol. 1

Trinity College Choir Cambridge, Richard Marlow (conductor)

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