Roma æterna: Two Roman masses

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The all-male, one-to-a-part treatment adopted here is rare, not to say unique…New York Polyphony’s approach is almost intimate, its details articulated from within…the blend and unanimity of... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2016 More…

Release Date: 29th Jul 2016
Catalogue No: BIS2203
Label: BIS
Length: 71 minutes

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Guerrero, Francisco: Regina cæli

Work length2:34

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New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St. Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

Palestrina: Missa Papae Marcelli

Work length39:01

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Andrew Fuchs, Jonathan Woody, Tim Keeler
New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

Kyrie eleison

Track length3:10

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Gloria in excelsis Deo

Track length5:39

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Alleluia. Pascha nostrum

Track length3:53

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Credo in unum Deum

Track length5:13

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Offertorium. Terra tremuit

Track length1:57

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Sanctus

Track length7:57

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Benedictus

Track length1:12

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Agnus Dei I

Track length3:48

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Agnus Dei II

Track length3:03

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Communio. Pascha nostrum

Track length3:09

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Palestrina: Tu es Petrus

Work length3:17

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Tim Keeler, Andrew Fuchs, Jonathan Woody
New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

Excerpt, Victoria: Missa O quam gloriosum

Work length3:18

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New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

Kyrie eleison

Track length1:27

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Gloria in excelsis Deo

Track length1:51

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Victoria: Motecta festorum

Work length3:44

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New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

No. 29, Gaudent in cœlis

Track length3:44

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Excerpt, Victoria: Missa O quam gloriosum

Work length2:14

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New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

Credo

Track length2:14

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Palestrina: Motecta festorum, Book 1

Work length5:54

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New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

No. 32, Gaudent in cœlis

Track length5:54

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Excerpt, Victoria: Missa O quam gloriosum

Work length7:55

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New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

Sanctus

Track length3:28

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Benedictus

Track length2:27

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Agnus Dei

Track length2:00

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Palestrina: Sicut cervus - Sitivit anima mea

Work length3:24

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New York Polyphony
Recorded: August 2015
Recording Venue: St Cecilia Cathedral, Omaha, United States

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The widely acclaimed vocal ensemble New York Polyphony has on its previous recordings for BIS focussed on Franco-Flemish polyphony (endBeginning, BIS1949), the English Renaissance (Times go by Turns, BIS2037) and Christmas (Sing thee Nowell, BIS2099). Each of these discs – which have been highly praised by the critics, receiving no less than two Grammy Award nominations – has also included contemporary works, resulting in striking resonances between music from across more than half a millennium. With their new album, Roma aeterna, the ensemble follow the example of so many musicians before them and go on a pilgrimage to the 'Eternal City', but this time they remain in the 16th century throughout the disc, constructing a programme centred on two of the greatest composers of the era – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina and Tomás Luis de Victoria. Palestrina’s polyphonic art has influenced composers throughout the ages and continues to do so today, and his Missa Papae Marcelli is often regarded as the crowning glory of vocal music from the era. His slightly younger colleague Tomás Luis de Victoria was born in Spain, but went to Rome to study in 1765 and remained there for two decades. During that time he published a number of works, including Missa O quam gloriosum and the motet Gaudent in cœlis. The programme includes works scored for four as well as for six voices, in which the four members of New York Polyphony are variously joined by Tim Keeler (countertenor), Andrew Fuchs (tenor) and Jonathan Woody (bass-baritone).

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October 2016

The all-male, one-to-a-part treatment adopted here is rare, not to say unique…New York Polyphony’s approach is almost intimate, its details articulated from within…the blend and unanimity of the ensemble is commendable

12th August 2016

Gorgeous performances and recordings of wonderful music

Early Music Today December 2016

This is an excellent disc and highly recommended for anyone searching for an approach to these key works alternative to the traditional English choral sound.

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