Dorian Sono Luminus
DSL-90913
Choral Masterworks of the 17th Century
The Bach Sinfonia
Daniel Abraham - Conductor
Hailed by the Washington Post as “One of the area's important chamber ensembles”, The Bach Sinfonia, under the direction of conductor Daniel Abraham, gives an exciting and reflective performance exploring the beauty and tonal intricacies of some of the most stellar choral works of the 17th century on their second release with Dorian Sono Luminus - Passion and Lament : Choral Masterworks of the 17th Century.
Singers and Instrumentalists join forces for this recording of Biber's Stabat Mater, a work music director Daniel Abraham prepared from original manuscripts for the modern concert premiere in May 2008. In addition to this forgotten masterwork, this recording offers the rare opportunity to explore six of Rossi's radiant polyphonic Hebrew settings from Hashirim asher lish'lomo (The Songs of Solomon), the composers important choral offering of choral compositions for the standard Jewish liturgy.
Also on the album in Carissimi's Beautiful oratorio Histori di Jepthe, the first true masterwork in this genre which tells the story of Jepthe, the military general who must uphold his promise and sacrifice his daughter as an offering for his in battle. The Dramatic musical imagery of this early oratorio includes songs of triumph and victory, innocence and praise, and anguish and lament which unfold in stunning solo passages and some of the most stirring choruses in all of the Baroque era.
Recorded in the heart of the Nation's Capital, this album's beautiful choral passages matched with the the power and passion of the the soloists performance, in addition to a premier recording, are sure to put this album at the top of every music lovers list.
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Salamone Rossi (1570-1628) Settings from Hashirim asher lish’lomo (“The Songs of Solomon”) 1. Eftach na sefatai a7 3:56 2. Shir hamma’alor, Ashrei kol yere Adonai a3 (Psalm 128) 2:23 3. Shir hamma’alot, Ashrei koI yere Adonai a5 (Psalm 128) 3:15 4. Odekha ki ‘anitani a6 (Psalm 118:121-24) 3:43 5. Elohim, hashivenu a4 (Psalm 80:4, 8, 20) 3:33 6. Shir hamma’alot. Beshuv Adonai a5 (Psalm 126) 2:38 Heinrich Ignaz von Biber (1664-1704) Stabat mater (première recording)* 7. Verse 1: Stabat Mater dolorosa 1:20 8. Verse 3: O quam tristis et afficta 2:04 9. Verse 7: Pro peccatis suae gentis 0:47 10. Verse 10: Fac, ut ardeat cor meum 2:01 11. Verse 11: Sancta Mater, istud agas 0:49 12. Verse 20: Quando corpus morietur 2:10 Giacomo Carissimi (1605-1674) Historia di Jephte [c. 1650] Jenmfer Ellis Kampani, soprano (Historicus/Fillia) Barbara Hollinshead, alto (Historicus) Tony Boutté, tenor (Historicus/Jephte) Sumner Thompson, baritene (Historicus) 13. [Instrumental Prolog improvised] 1:59 Historicus Cum vocasset in proelium filios Jephte: Si tradiderit Dominus 14. Coro a6 Transivit ergo Jephte 0:32 15. Historicus [coro] a2: Et clangebant tubae 0:26 16. Basso Solo: Fugite, cedite, impii, perite gentes 0:42 17. Coro a6 Fugite, cedite, impii, corruite 0:36 18. Historicus: Et percussit Jephte 0:17 19. Historicus [coro] a3: Et ululantes filli Ammon 0:56 20. Historicus: Cum autem victor Jephte 0:33 21. Filia: Incipite in tympanis 1:01 22. Historicus [coro] a2: Hymnum cantemus Domino 0:46 23. Filia: Cantate mecum Domino 0:36 24. Coro a6: Cantemus omnes Domino 1:42 25. Historicus: Cum vidisset Jephte 0:32 26. Jephte: Heu mihi! 2:23 Filia: Cur ego te pater decepi Jephte: Aperui os meum ad Dominum 27. Filia: Pater mi, si vovisti votum Domino 2:31 Jephte: Quid poterit animam tuam Filia: Dimitte me Jephte: Vade, filia mia unigentia 28. Historicus [coro] a4: Abiit ergo in montes filia Jephte 0:56 29. Filia & Eccho: Plorate, plorate colles 4:16 Robin Smith & Emily Noël, echo 30. Coro a6: Plorate filii Israel 6:12 Total Time: 55:55 |
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