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Track(s) taken from CDA66943

Adonai, Domine Jesu Christe

composer
Nicolas Gombert (c1495-c1560)
first book of five-part motets, published in Venice in 1539
author of text
Anonymous - liturgical

Henry's Eight
Recording details: December 1996
Trinity College Chapel, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Julian Millard
Release date: May 1997
Total duration: 5 minutes 58 seconds

Cover artwork: The Last Supper (1467). Dieric Bouts (c1415-1475)
 

Reviews

‘This second instalment of Gombert from Henry's Eight is cause for celebration. Gombert has found worthy champions’ (Gramophone)

‘A magnificent piece … beautifully poised singing’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘Surely an absolute classic of the years around 1530, full of details that ravish the ear. Henry's Eight presents it with a wonderful balance and tact’ (BBC Record Review)

‘Gloriously rich and sensitive performances of magnificent music’ (Classic CD)

«Une partition puissante éclairée avec ferveur et magnificence par les voix d'Henry's Eight» (Répertoire, France)
Adonai, Domine Jesu Christe was included in Gombert’s first book of five-part motets, published in Venice in 1539. It is a fine example of his close imitative style, the triadic outlines of several of the points of imitation contributing to a particularly euphonious texture.

from notes by John O'Donnell © 1997

Adonai, Domine Jesu Christe fut inclus dans le premier livre de motets à cinq parties de Gombert, publié à Venise en 1539. Il s’agit d’un bel exemple de son style en imitation serrée, où les trames en triade de plusieurs des points d’imitation contribuent à une structure particulièrement euphonique.

extrait des notes rédigées par John O'Donnell © 1997
Français: Hypérion

Adonai, Domine Jesu Christe war Teil von Gomberts erstem Buch mit fünfstimmigen Motetten, das im Jahre 1539 in Venedig veröffentlicht wurde. Es ist ein hervorragendes Beispiel für seinen engen imitierenden Stil; die Dreiklangsgestaltung zahlreicher Imitationsabschnitte verleiht der Struktur einen besonderen Wohlklang.

aus dem Begleittext von John O'Donnell © 1997
Deutsch: Manuela Hübner

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