The Tallis Scholars under director Peter Phillips have cultivated a cool, Apollonian sound in a cappella Renaissance vocal music that can be awe-inspiringly beautiful in Flemish polyphony, and especially in the spare English repertory for which they are named. This small, mixed-gender adult choir might not seem an ideal group to take on the darker hues of Tomás Luís de Victoria, but the set of Lamentations of Jeremiah recorded here, music for Holy Week, is quite well suited to their talents. As Phillips points out in his ...
Read More
The Tallis Scholars under director Peter Phillips have cultivated a cool, Apollonian sound in a cappella Renaissance vocal music that can be awe-inspiringly beautiful in Flemish polyphony, and especially in the spare English repertory for which they are named. This small, mixed-gender adult choir might not seem an ideal group to take on the darker hues of Tomás Luís de Victoria, but the set of Lamentations of Jeremiah recorded here, music for Holy Week, is quite well suited to their talents. As Phillips points out in his elegant notes (in English, German, and French), Victoria's "Spanish" style was largely forged in Rome, and his somberness was in many ways a personal rather than a national characteristic. It's toned down in the Lamentations, which are oriented toward large-scale structures rather than local expressiveness; each movement builds in intensity and in number of voice parts, as does the entire set of pieces. Victoria sounds most like Palestrina here, and the Tallis Scholars' transparency...
Read Less
Add this copy of Victoria: Lamentations of Jeremiah to cart. $19.95, like new condition, Sold by Book Trader Cafe rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NEW HAVEN, CT, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by GIMELL.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Like New. Size: 4x5x0; Free Upgrade to First Class Shipping! Disc looks absolutely mint and is Fully Guaranteed. Ships with tracking the same or next business day from New Haven, CT. We fully guarantee to ship the exact same item as listed and work hard to maintain our excellent customer service.
Add this copy of Victoria: Lamentations/ Padilla: Lamentations to cart. $32.38, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2010 by HYPERION RECORDS: CDGIM043.
Portions of content provided by Rovi Corporation. © 2024 Rovi Corporation.