Virgo Maria

Motets of Cristóbal de Morales

Consortium Carissimi - Vittorio Zanon
AS&V "Gaudeamus" 343

Contents:

1. In illo tempore cum turba magna
2. In illo tempore stabant autem
3. Fantasia (instrumental)
4. In illo tempore dixit Jesus modicum
5. In illo tempore assumpsit Jesus
6. Virgo Maria
7. Missus est Gabriel
8. Descendit angelus (instrumental)
9. Manus tuae Domine
10. Clemens non Papa: Job, tonso capite, corruens in terram
11. Vae Babylon, civitas magna (ripieno)
12. Simile est regnum
13. Iam non dicam vos servos (ripieno)
14. Accept Jesus panes
15. Clamabat autem mulier chananea
16. Quanti mercenarii
17. Quanti mercenarii (instrumental)

Performers: Nadia Caristi (soprano), Elena Biscuola (mezzo soprano), Paolo Costa (countertenor), Fabio Furnari (tenor), Marco Scavazza (baritone), Garrick Comeaux (bass), Pietro Prosser (lute), Mauro Morini (sackbut, serpent), David Yacus (sackbut, dulcian), Vittoria Zanon (organ, direction)

Playing time: 71'30

Recording date: August 5-10, 2003 (Church of San Salvaro and San Pietro di Legnago, Verona)

A motet collection demonstrating Morales's experience with Roman style; one can readily hear, for example, the influence of the composer's older contemporary at the Sistine Chapel, Costanzo Festa.

Note: Items 6 and 7 are reversed on the CD's printed listings. Item 10 is attributed to Clemens non Papa in the liner notes but not in the listings.

Another recent disc of previously unrecorded Morales motets:

Cristóbal de Morales: Polifonía inédita del Códice 25 de la Catedral de Toledo

Ensemble Plus Ultra - Michael Noone
Glossa 922001

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