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Track(s) taken from CDA66850

Jubilate Deo omnis terra, C136

composer
Giovanni Gabrieli (c1554/7-1612)
published in 1613; 8vv; SSAATTBB
author of text
Bible
based on Psalm 99 (100)

Westminster Cathedral Choir, James O'Donnell (conductor)
Recording details: June 1995
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Mark Brown
Engineered by Antony Howell & Julian Millard
Release date: February 1996
Total duration: 5 minutes 13 seconds

Cover artwork: The Coronation of the Virgin. Fra Giovanni da Fiesole (d1455)
 

Other recordings available for download

The London Oratory Schola Cantorum, Charles Cole (conductor)
The Cambridge Singers, La Nuova Musica, John Rutter (conductor)

Reviews

‘The answer to many prayers; a blockbusting survey of choral masterpieces performed by a choir of exceptional calibre’ (Classic FM Magazine)

‘For anyone eager to sample varied music from the Golden Age of polyphony this is a perfect disc’ (Classic CD)

‘If ever a programme was right up a choir's street, then this is it! From the fanfare-like opening of Exultate Deo and its soul-mates by Viadana, Gabrieli, Byrd and Monteverdi, through the linear beauties of Ave verum corpus (as set by Byrd and Philips) and Parsons' Ave Maria, the imploring devotion of Lotti's incomparable Crucifixus and the serenity of Tallis's O nata lux, all is brought glowingly alive. A real joy’ (Organists' Review)
Giovanni Gabrieli’s famous eight-part setting of Jubilate Deo draws together a number of verses from the psalms, including the text ‘Deus Israel coniugat vos’, the word ‘coniugat’ undoubtedly recalling in the minds of the Venetians the annual conjoining of the Doge and the lagoon in the ceremonial marriage of the Serenissima and the sea. A relatively late work, not published until a year after his death, the absolute mastery of the construction and its polished craftsmanship show Gabrieli at the height of his powers.

from notes by Charles Cole © 2024

Other albums featuring this work

Sacred treasures of Venice
The London Oratory Schola Cantorum, Charles Cole (conductor)
Studio Master: CDA68427Studio Master FLAC & ALAC downloads available
The Sacred Flame
The Cambridge Singers, John Rutter (conductor)
COLCD134Download only

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