This page lists all recordings of Beata viscera, by magnus magister Perotinus (c.1160-c.1236) on CD & download (MP3 & FLAC). Generally, more recent releases are listed first, but with priority given to those that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | La Bele MarieSongs to the Virgin from 13th century France
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| |  | OfficiumA hauntingly beautiful combination of medieval unaccompanied choral music and jazz saxophone.
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| |  | I Sing the Birth
The landscape traversed on this disc is broad, from twelfth-century conductus to a twentyfirst-century carol, though the musical centre is firmly polyphonic and rooted in the late medieval world. From the meditative simplicity of plainsong, Polyphony’s diverse voices burst forth as a resplendent flowering of music itself, in expressions of joy and wonder, in contemplation and exuberance alike. “The four male members of New York Polyphony… are the core performers, augmented as necessary by a trio of female voices, the crystalline purity of the soprano contribution to Kenneth Leighton's setting of the famous 'Coventry Carol' being particularly affecting. They sing most alluringly, superior technique a given but never flaunted, the focus squarely on communicating the deeply emotional wellsprings of much of this music.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 ***** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Sacred Music from Notre-Dame Cathedral
Joanna Forbes (soprano, Rebecca Hickey (soprano), Kathryn Oswald (contralto), Alexander L'Estrange (counter-tenor), Richard Eteson (tenor), Alexander Hickey (tenor), Timothy Watson (tenor) & Francis Brett (bass) Tonus Peregrinus, Antony Pitts “An utterly beguiling introduction to Léonin and Pérotin” BBC Music Magazine, 1st August 2005  BBC Music Magazine
Choral & Song Choice - August 2005 |
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“This is a superb and original recording. It gives musical individuality to a group of works that have hitherto tended to sound much the same. Moreover, as a special attraction for those wanting to see artistic individuality in early composers, it includes all but one of the identifiable works of Pérotin.
Inevitably his two grand four-voice organa take up much of the record. At nearly 12 minutes each they may have been the most ambitious polyphonic works composed up to the end of the 12th century. The Hilliard Ensemble adopts a suave and supple approach to both Viderunt and Sederunt, softening the pervasive rhythms that can make them a shade oppressive and showing a clear view of the entire architecture of each piece. They surge irrepressibly from one section to another, creating a musical momentum that belies the admirably slow speeds they generally adopt. They also beautifully underline the musical differences between the two works, producing a sound which seems a credible reflection of what one might have heard at Notre Dame in the late 12th century.
Particularly exciting is the way in which the musicians grasp at the individual dynamic of each work: the huge open spaces they create to project the text of the magical O Maria virginei; the breakneck virtuosity in their swirling performance of Dum sigillum, the gently modulated rhythms in the strophic Veni creator; the harder edge in their tone for Alleluia Nativitas; and so on. This is a recording of the highest distinction.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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