Composer: Juliusz Łuciuk
Performer: Collegium Cantorum, Kacper Jaskulak, Michał Gębala, Grzegorz Rogut, Jacek Kobylnik, Jakub Kiciński
Conductor: Janusz Siadlak
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Dux
Catalogue: DUX1795
Release: 2022
Size: 984 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Vesperae in assumptione Beatae Mariae Virginis
01. No. 1, Assumpta est Maria
02. No. 2, Dixit DominusK
03. No. 3, Dixit Dominus
04. No. 4, Assumpta est Maria
05. No. 5, Maria Virgo
06. No. 6, Laudate pueri
07. No. 7, Laudate pueri
08. No. 8, Maria Virgo
09. No. 9, In odorem unguentorum
10. No. 10, Laetatus sum
11. No. 11, Laetatus sum
12. No. 12, In odorem unguentorum
13. No. 13, Benedicta filia
14. No. 14, Nisi Dominus
15. No. 15, Nisi Dominus
16. No. 16, Benedicta filia
17. No. 17, Pulchra es
18. No. 18, Lauda Jerusalem
19. No. 19, Lauda Jerusalem
20. No. 20, Pulchra es
21. No. 21, Magnificat
22. No. 22, Magnificat
Another album in the Anthology of Polish A Cappella Music series was being created on the eve of the first anniversary of Juliusz Łuciuk’s death. This time, the “Collegium Cantorum” Choir of the Częstochowa Philharmonic reached for the internationally unique work Vesperae in assumptione Beatae Mariae Virginis (Vespers on the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary). While researching the output of the Częstochowa-Cracow composer one can sense his individual style, based on a few indefeasible pillars. One of them is profound respect for tradition, with particular emphasis on the Gregorian chant, both in terms of the melodic solutions of the monody and the entire culture and performance conditions surrounding the chant. Other pillars of his work are the quest for colour in harmony and the peculiar simplicity of emotions reflecting the composer’s personality. The Vespers presented on this album can be considered the quintessence of the style of Juliusz Łuciuk, an artist who was particularly passionate about sacred music.