Composer: Hildegard von Bingen
Performer: Sequentia
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88697983052
Release: 2013
Size: 284 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
01. O Jerusalem
02. O rubor sanguinis
03. O tu suavissima virga
04. Symphoniae: O quam mirabilis
05. Caritas habundat in omnia
06. O cruor sanguinis
07. O vis eternitatis
08. O beata infantia (Antiphon, fol. 470v) / Domine, Dominus noster (Psalm 8)
09. O vos, felices radices (De Patriarchis et Prophetis, Responsorium)
10. O presul vere civitatis (sequence, fol. 475v)
11. Instrumental dance II
12. Scene 4: Quae es, aut unde venis?
13. Finale: In principio
Canonized by Pope Benedict in May 2012, St. Hildegard von Bingen, abbess, visionary, healer, singer, poet and composer, left two precious manuscripts filled with spiritual songs. With this anthology, Music for Paradise, the world-renowned ensemble Sequentia presents the entire spectrum of Hildegard’s music – songs of surprising depth and virtuosity, at times meditative, at times shocking, yet always energized by the unique musical genius and voice of this visionary artist more than 800 years after her death. Sequentia is one of the world’s most respected and innovative ensembles for medieval music. It is an international group of singers and instrumentalists, under the direction of legendary performer Benjamin Bagby, dedicated to the performance and recording of Western European music from the period before 1300. Based on meticulous research and intensive rehearsal, Sequentia’s virtuosic performances are compelling, surprising in their immediacy and strike the listener with a timeless emotional connection to our own past musical cultures.