Hildegard: Ordo Virtutum

This page lists all recordings of Ordo Virtutum, by Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) on CD, DVD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock.

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Music For Paradise: The Best of Hildegard von Bingen

Hildegard:

O Jerusalem aurea civitatis, sequence to St Rupert

O rubor sanguinis

O tu suavissima

Antiphons: O quam mirabilis est, Caritas habundat in omnia, O eterne deus

Caritas abundat in omnia

Responsary "O vis aeternitatis"

O Beata Infantia

O vos felices radices, antiphon for the patron saints & prophets

O presul vere civitas

Ordo Virtutum

Sequentia

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.

“The tone throughout is respectful, whether on solo antiphons like "O Rubor Sanguinis", or more complex pieces such as the sublime "O Jerusalem"” The Independent, 18th January 2013 ****

Sony - 88697983052

(CD)

$10.00

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Hildegard von Bingen in portrait

A full performance of 'Ordo Virtutum' - arguably the oldest surviving opera - together with a documentary about Hildegard, including a dramatised biography starring Patricia Routledge.

Hildegard:

Ordo Virtutum

Vox Animae, Evelyn Tubb, Michael Fields

DVD 1 - ORDO VIRTUTUM (The Ritual of the Virtues) – Hildegard’s great ‘musical morality play’ on the journey of the soul, in an atmospheric dramatised film, performed by the dedicated ensemble Vox Animae. Directed by early music specialists Evelyn Tubb and Michael Fields. (70 mins)

A REAL MYSTIC - An interview and lecture with Professor Matthew Fox and Mary Grabowsky, experts on Hildegard’s spiritual significance to the 21st century. (45 mins)

DVD 2 - HILDEGARD – Dramatised BBC Omnibus biographical documentary, starring Patricia Routledge. (55 mins)

A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION - The Washington National Cathedral presents a documentary about the life and times of Hildegard. (50 mins)

ILLUMINATIONS - Art gallery of Hildegard’s mystic visions, with comments by Professor Matthew Fox. (30 mins)

PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 210 MINS
SOUND: DOLBY SURROUND / DOLBY STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/NL