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Morales - Magnificat, Motets & Lamentations | Hyperion CDA67694

Morales - Magnificat, Motets & Lamentations

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Label: Hyperion

Cat No: CDA67694

Barcode: 0034571176949

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 1st September 2008

Contents

Works

Morales
Coph. Vocavi

Morales
Zai. Candidiores

Morales
Nun. Vigilavit

Morales
Gaude et laetare, Ferrariensis civitas

Morales
Sancta Maria, succurre miseris

Morales
Salve regina a 4

Morales
Regina caeli a 6

Morales
Spem in alium

Morales
Beati omnes qui timent Dominum

Morales
Magnificat primi toni (first complete recording)

Artists

Brabant Ensemble

Conductor

Stephen Rice

Works

Morales
Coph. Vocavi

Morales
Zai. Candidiores

Morales
Nun. Vigilavit

Morales
Gaude et laetare, Ferrariensis civitas

Morales
Sancta Maria, succurre miseris

Morales
Salve regina a 4

Morales
Regina caeli a 6

Morales
Spem in alium

Morales
Beati omnes qui timent Dominum

Morales
Magnificat primi toni (first complete recording)

Artists

Brabant Ensemble

Conductor

Stephen Rice

About

Morales was the first Spanish composer to achieve true international fame, and was described by contemporaries as ‘the light of Spain in music’. Although he is relatively well-represented in recordings, a few pieces have attracted the attention of performers at the expense of the majority of his output. This recording aims to begin filling that gap by presenting works which are so far underexposed, yet which are of extremely high quality.

The longest work on this disc is the Magnificat primi toni. In 1542 Morales wrote a set of eight Magnificats (one in each of the ‘tones’—‘keys’, in modern terms). The prevailing liturgy of the day, however, required the canticle to be sung alternatim, with alternate verses sung to plainchant; to adhere to this, and perhaps to double his earnings, Morales split his compositions in half for publication—apparently two Magnificats per ‘tone’, each with half the verses only set to music. And so it has remained to this day. This is the first recording of any of Morales’s Magnificats to present the entire work as the composer originally intended.

The Brabant Ensemble and Stephen Rice are rapidly confirming themselves as major contenders in the field of Renaissance polyphony. Their performances and recordings are praised both for the integrity of their scholarship and also for their unique vocal balance. This is the group’s fourth recording for Hyperion, and one which we expect to be as favourably received as have been their discs of Crecquillon, Manchicourt and Gombert.

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