Canticum Canticorum Salomonis 'The Song of Songs' (Palestrina)
from Palestrina: Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (CKD174)
1 Osculetur me osculo oris sui [2'48]
2 Trahe me post te [2'34]
3 Nigra sum sed formosa [3'04]
4 Vineam meam non custodivi [2'19]
5 Si ignoras te, o pulchra [2'47]
6 Pulchrae sunt genae tuae [2'56]
7 Fasciculus myrrhae dilectus meus [2'24]
8 Ecce tu pulcher es [2'31]
9 Tota pulchra es, amica mea [2'23]
10 Vulnerasti cor meum [3'00]
11 Sicut lilium inter spinas [3'26]
12 Introduxit me rex in cellam [2'26]
13 Laeva eius sub capite meo [2'43]
14 Vox dilecti mei [2'12]
15 Surge, propera, amica mea [2'30]
16 Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea [2'47]
17 Dilectus meus mihi [2'29]
18 Surgam et circuibo civitatem [2'06]
19 Adiuro vos, filiae Hierusalem [3'33]
20 Caput eius aurum optimum [2'49]
21 Dilectus meus descendit [2'47]
22 Pulchra es amica mea [2'31]
23 Quae est ista quae progreditur [2'47]
24 Descendi in hortum meum [2'45]
25 Quam pulchri sunt gressus tui [2'47]
26 Duo ubera tua [2'52]
27 Quam pulchra es, et quam decora [2'58]
28 Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum [2'55]
29 Veni, dilecte mi [2'58]
79 minutes 7 seconds 29 tracks
'Palestrina's cycle of motets from the Song of Songs comes from the peak of his career after his remarriage brought material security and with his standing at the papal court of Gregory XIII (to whom ...
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