Composer: Lurainz Wietzel, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Claude Goudimel, Clément Marot, Ambrosius Lobwasser, Andrea Planta, Théodore de Bèze
Performer: Stephanie Boller, Ensemble Lamaraviglia
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Claves
Release: 2021
Size: 1.02 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Psalm 105, Ludè tuots la Divin’ essentia
02. Psalm 105, Ludè tuots la Divin’ essentia, a 7
03. Psalm 25, A toy, mon Dieu, mon cœur monte, a 4
04. Psalm 25, A toy, mon Dieu, mon cœur monte, a 5
05. Psalm 121, In ôt hae vers ils munts guardô
06. Psalm 121, In ôt hae vers ils munts guardô, a 4
07. Psalm 12, Am do succuors ô Dieu, a 4
08. Psalm 12, Am do succuors ô Dieu, a 5
09. Psalm 122, Erfreut hat sich mein Herz und Muth
10. Psalm 122, Erfreut hat sich mein Herz und Muth, a 4
11. Psalm 104, Sciogl’ al Signor alma mia canti bei
12. Psalm 104, Sciogl’ al Signor alma mia canti bei, a 4
13. Psalm 42, Sco ziev’ ouva fraschia gira, a 8
14. Psalm 9, De tout mon coeur t’exalteray, a 4
15. Psalm 33, Hor su, voi spirti giust’ e santi
16. Psalm 33, Hor su, voi spirti giust’ e santi, a 4
17. Psalm 100, Vus chi sur terra stais, cantè
18. Psalm 100, Vus chi sur terra stais, cantè, a 5
19. Psalm 8, O nostre Dieu et Seigneur amiable, a 4
20. Psalm 8, O nostre Dieu et Seigneur amiable, a 5
21. Psalm 63, O Dieu, t’êst quel Dieu ferm ch’eau hę, a 6
22. Psalm 150, Lobet Gott im Himmelreich
23. Psalm 150, Lobet Gott im Himmelreich, a 4
24. Psalm 150, Or soit loué l’Éternel, a 8
In the middle of the 16th century, the Geneva Psalter infected the whole of Reformed Europe – Switzerland included – with a true psalm fever. The first complete collection of all 150 psalms, promoted by the Genevan reformer Jean Calvin, was published in 1562. The psalm verses were translated into French and provided with melodies by various Genevan cantors.
Thanks to the collection’s immense importance for the Reformation and its unique artistic content, these psalms inspired like none before the most influential composer of the time to write a large number of polyphonic psalm settings. The four-part psalms composed by Claude Goudimel (ca. 1514-1572) were published in 1564, just two years after their initial release. Set in a simple note-against-note setting with the well-known Genevan melodies in the tenor part, these psalms quickly gained incredible popularity.