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Track(s) taken from CDH55358

Sancta Maria, succurre miseris

composer
Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
1572
author of text
Anonymous - liturgical
Magnificat Antiphon for First Vespers on Marian Feasts

Westminster Cathedral Choir, David Hill (conductor)
Recording details: March 1984
Westminster Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell
Release date: May 1988
Total duration: 4 minutes 48 seconds

Cover artwork: The Virgin with a rabbit (c1530). Titian (c1488-1576)
 

Sancta Maria, succurre miseris, published in 1572 and reprinted several times in subsequent years, is a prayer for mercy and help for the people, the clergy and for women. It is the Magnificat antiphon at First Vespers for Marian Feasts.

from notes by Bruno Turner © 1984

Sancta Maria, succurre miseris est une prière à la miséricorde et au secours en faveur du peuple, du clergé et des femmes. C’est l’antienne du Magnificat aux premières vêpres des fêtes mariales.

extrait des notes rédigées par Bruno Turner © 1984
Français: Hypérion

Sancta Maria, succurre miseris ist eine Bitte um Gnade und Hilfe für das Volk, die Geistlichkeit und für Frauen. Es ist die Magnificat-Antiphon zur Ersten Vesper der Marienfeste.

aus dem Begleittext von Bruno Turner © 1984
Deutsch: Viola Scheffel

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