034571154701

Villa-lobos: Missa Sã£o Sebastiã£o & Other Sacred Music

Matthew Best: Corydon Singers

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Format: CD

Cat No: CDH55470

Release Date:  01 June 2014

Label:  Helios / Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  034571154701

Genres:  Classical  Choral  

  • Description

    Sacred choral music by Brazil’s most famous composer, Heitor Villa-Lobos, performed by one of Hyperion’s best-loved recording groups. These works were written as part of Villa-Lobos’s grand plan to revitalize music education in his native country. The human voice, an instrument acquired free of charge by every person in the nation, was seen by Villa-Lobos as the principal performing medium, particularly in massed choral form. Canto orfeônico (choral singing) became the order of the day. Among the performances Villa-Lobos directed was the Brazilian premiere of Palestrina’s Missa Papae Marcelli. This led to him to write his own a cappella Mass, Missa São Sebastião, St Sebastian being the patron saint of Rio de Janeiro, the major work on this album. In fact the Missa São Sebastião had not been a sudden isolated instance of sacred composition from Villa-Lobos. From his earliest years as a serious composer he had written many motets. The Corydon Singers perform a rich selection of these.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. <b>Missa São Sebastião |</b> Sebastian! The Virtuous <i>Kyrie</i> [4'50]
      • 2. <b>Missa São Sebastião |</b> Sebastian! The Roman Soldier <i>Gloria</i> [8
      • 3. <b>Missa São Sebastião |</b> Sebastian! Defender of the Church <i>Credo</i>
      • 4. <b>Missa São Sebastião |</b> Sebastian! The Martyr <i>Sanctus</i> [3'52]
      • 5. <b>Missa São Sebastião |</b> Sebastian! The Saint <i>Benedictus</i> [2'17]
      • 6. <b>Missa São Sebastião |</b> Sebastian! Protector of Brazil <i>Agnus Dei</i&g
      • 7. <b>Bendita Sabedoria |</b> Sapientia foris praedicat [3'05]
      • 8. <b>Bendita Sabedoria |</b> Vas pretiosum labia scientiae [1'37]
      • 9. <b>Bendita Sabedoria |</b> Principium sapientiae [0'39]
      • 10. <b>Bendita Sabedoria |</b> Vir sapiens [0'30]
      • 11. <b>Bendita Sabedoria |</b> Beatus homo [4'05]
      • 12. <b>Bendita Sabedoria |</b> Dexteram tuam [1'31]
      • 13. <b>Praesepe</b> [4'51] - Ansy Boothroyd/Corydon Singers/Corydon Orchestra
      • 14. <b>Cor dulce, cor amabile</b> [5'01]
      • 15. <b>Panis angelicus</b> [4'00]
      • 16. <b>Sub tuum praesidium</b> [1'38]
      • 17. <b>Avé Maria a 5</b> [2'13]
      • 18. <b>Ave Maria a 6</b> [3'29]
      • 19. <b>Pater noster</b> [2'57]
      • 20. <b>Magnificat-Alleluia</b> [7'29] - Elizabeth McCormack/Corydon Singers/Corydon Orchestr