Composer: Costanzo Porta
Performer: Istvánffy Chamber Choir
Orchestra:
Conductor: Lőrinc Muntag
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BMC
Catalogue: BMCCD306
Release: 2022
Size: 268 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. trad.: Si bona suscepimus: Antiphon
02. Porta: Requiem aeternam: Introitus
03. Porta: Kyrie
04. trad.: Si ambulem: Gradual
05. trad.: Sicut cervus: Tracus
06. Porta: Dies irae: Sequentia
07. Porta: Domine Jesu Christe: Offertorium
08. Porta: Sanctus
09. Porta: Agnus Dei
10. Porta: Lux aeterna: Communio
11. trad.: Libera me: Absolutio
12. Porta: Qui vult venire post me á 7
“I believe I know the art of Costanzo Porta too, but here and now I have the sense of never having heard his music before. Yes, that divine calm: there are no questions, merely the certainty of the flow of notes. The perfect ground for contemplation. As a Franciscan monk, Porta knew all about meditation. He knew about timeless prayer, and may well have been touched by shining quietude, for he dedicated his life to it. (…) Porta is dear to my heart, I confess, and it surprises me even today how neglected he is in musical life. This album thus meets a long-awaited need. It shows Porta’s greatness as a composer on several levels” (Zoltán Mizsei)