Composer: Hieronymus Praetorius
Performer: Weser-Renaissance Bremen
Conductor: Manfred Cordes
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 7772452
Release: 2008
Size: 280 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. Jubilate Deo omnis terra
02. Ecce Dominus veniet
03. Hodie Christus natus est
04. Ab oriente venerunt Magi
05. Nunc dimittis servum tuum
06. O bone Jesu
07. Magnificat quarti toni
08. Wie lang, o Gott
09. Surrexit pastor bonus
10. Ascendo ad patrem meum
11. Hodie completi sunt
12. Adesto unus Deus
13. Cantate Domino
Hieronymus Praetorius could be regarded as the most important German pioneer in polychoral music, a genre that flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when musical culture was at its height of excellence. His works would have been unimaginable without Italian influences and these motets clearly exemplify that, combining a fascinating mixture of old and new styles.
