Lasso / Vocalconsort Berlin / Daniel Reuss- Prophetiae Sibyllarum Motets (CD)
The Sibyls were mythical women of ancient times with the gift of prophecy. They were a favorite motif in the visual arts during the Renaissance: the best known are Michelangelo's Sibyls in the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Lasso's Prophetiae Sibyllarum was composed at the Munich court of Duke Albrecht V. The Duke prohibited the work's publication, thus making it the sole property of the Munich court. This "musica riservata" is noted for it's great compositional skill and sophisticated Latin texts - referring to Christmas events in this case. The VocalConsort Berlin supplements this half-hour work with additional motets by Lasso, also associated with Christmas celebrations.
Tracklist:
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Prologue
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Persica: Virgine Matre
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Lybica: Ecce Dies Venient
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Delphica: Non Tarde
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Cimmeria: In Teneris
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Samia: Ecce Dies Nigras
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Cumana: Jam Mea
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Hellespontica: Dum Meditor
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Phrygia: Ipsa Deum
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Europaea: Virginis Aeternum
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Tiburtina: Verax Ipse
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Erythraea: Cerno Dei
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Agrippa: Summus Erit
- Selectiorum Aliquot Cantionum Sacrarum: Selectiorum Aliquot Cantionum Sacrarum: Dixit Dominus
- Sacrae Cantiones [Nuremberg, 1562] (Anonymous Lyricist): Sacrae Cantiones: Angelus Ad Pastores Ait [Nuremberg, 1562]
- Cantiones Aliquot: Cantiones Aliquot: Quem Vidistis Pastores
- Sacrae Cantiones [Nuremberg, 1562] (Anonymous Lyricist): Sacrae Cantiones: Videntes Stellam [Nuremberg, 1562]
- Magnum Opus Musicum: Magnum Opus Musicum: Ave Maria Gratia Plena
- Magnificat Super Aurora Lucis Rutilat: Aurora Lucis Rutilat
The Sibyls were mythical women of ancient times with the gift of prophecy. They were a favorite motif in the visual arts during the Renaissance: the best known are Michelangelo's Sibyls in the ceiling frescoes of the Sistine Chapel. Lasso's Prophetiae Sibyllarum was composed at the Munich court of Duke Albrecht V. The Duke prohibited the work's publication, thus making it the sole property of the Munich court. This "musica riservata" is noted for it's great compositional skill and sophisticated Latin texts - referring to Christmas events in this case. The VocalConsort Berlin supplements this half-hour work with additional motets by Lasso, also associated with Christmas celebrations.
Tracklist:
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Prologue
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Persica: Virgine Matre
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Lybica: Ecce Dies Venient
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Delphica: Non Tarde
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Cimmeria: In Teneris
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Samia: Ecce Dies Nigras
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Cumana: Jam Mea
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Hellespontica: Dum Meditor
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Phrygia: Ipsa Deum
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Europaea: Virginis Aeternum
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Tiburtina: Verax Ipse
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Erythraea: Cerno Dei
- Prophetiae Sibyllarum: Sibylla Agrippa: Summus Erit
- Selectiorum Aliquot Cantionum Sacrarum: Selectiorum Aliquot Cantionum Sacrarum: Dixit Dominus
- Sacrae Cantiones [Nuremberg, 1562] (Anonymous Lyricist): Sacrae Cantiones: Angelus Ad Pastores Ait [Nuremberg, 1562]
- Cantiones Aliquot: Cantiones Aliquot: Quem Vidistis Pastores
- Sacrae Cantiones [Nuremberg, 1562] (Anonymous Lyricist): Sacrae Cantiones: Videntes Stellam [Nuremberg, 1562]
- Magnum Opus Musicum: Magnum Opus Musicum: Ave Maria Gratia Plena
- Magnificat Super Aurora Lucis Rutilat: Aurora Lucis Rutilat