Performer: Ora Singers
Conductor: Suzi Digby
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM905316
Release: 2019
Size: 1.17 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Brumel: Sicut lilium inter spinas
02. Clemens: Ego flos campi
03. Jackson: I am the Rose of Sharon
04. Ceballos: Hortus conclusus
05. anon.: Tota pulchra es (Plainchant)
06. White: Tota pulchra es
07. Grier: Dilectus meus mihi
08. Gombert: Quam pulchra es
09. Victoria: Vadam et circuibo civitatem
10. Dove: Vadam et circuibo civitatem (2017)
11. Vivanco: Veni dilecte mi
12. Palestrina: Duo ubera tua sicut duo hinnuli
13. Esquivel: Surge propera amica mea
14. Barber: Sicut lilium inter spinas (2016)
‘The wealth of compositions using the sensuous and highly charged texts of the Song of Songs is incredibly vast and rich. In the course of compiling this recording I re-discovered music that I have known for years, was introduced to pieces I didn’t know existed, and was privileged to commission a couple of works to add to this wonderful legacy of compositional material. Taken as a whole, the collection of pieces gathered here presents a varied and enlightening journey through the book of Song of Songs, and through the musical language of different centuries. I hope that both those that are well known and those that are new discoveries will encourage listeners to delve further into this miraculous repertoire.’