Capella Romana / Cyprus: Between Greek East And Latin West
| Album: | Cyprus: Between Greek East And Latin West | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Capella Romana | Added: | Jun 2016 | |
| Label: | Capitol B.I. | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2016-06-27 | Pull Date: | 2016-08-28 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 10 | Jul 3 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 29, 2019: | Mixed Up Class by Solmaxion for Romain
Communion Verse Fro Saints In Mode 4 (The Just Will Remain In Eternal Memory) (4, Communion Verse Fro Saints In Mode 4 (The Just Will Remain In Eternal Memory) (4, Sequence For St. Hilarion (A Moral History Of Hilarion For Mixed Voices) (5:37), Alleluia: Ave Sancte Ylarion (Highly Melismatic, Male Celebration Of Hilarion) (, Gloria 10 (Glory To God In The Highest And Peace On Earth) (4:08), Kyrie For St. Hilarion (In 3 Parts For Mixed Voices: Lord, Christ, Lord, Have Me, Kalophonic Hymn To The Trinity (An Appeal For The Most Spotless To Redeem Mankin |
3. | Jul 09, 2016: | Narnia
Sticheron Prosomoion For St. Hilarion In Mode 4 (Joyful One, You Forswore The Wo, Motet And Gemma Florens/Hec Est Dies (Motet For Cyprus, Jewel Of Virtue And Inn, Responsory: Letare, Ciprus Florida (Hymn In Mixed Voices For A Flourishing Cypru |
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| 2. | Jul 09, 2016: | Goggles Optional
Kalophonic Hymn To The Trinity (An Appeal For The Most Spotless To Redeem Mankin |
4. | Jul 02, 2016: | Music Casserole
Katavasia Or A Short Kratema In Mode 4 (An Animated, Polyphonic Hymn To Cyrpus) |
Album Review
Gary Lemco
Reviewed 2016-06-26
Reviewed 2016-06-26
Cyprus: Between Greek East & Latin West (Cappella Romana)
Label: Capella Romana, 2015
Reviewed 2016-06-20. Gary Lemco
Imported by way of the Crusades (c. 1204), the music on this disc captures Mediterranean sacred music, particularly from the Greek Orthodox and Catholic churches. Located strategically, Cyprus has always been the site of cultural and commercial interchange between Eastern and Western traditions. We hear a combination of 14th Century Greek and Latin hymns; prayers for French kings and royalty in Ars nova style; and Byzantine chants common to Constantinople and Cypriot composers. Conductor Alexander Lingas leads an ensemble of 11 singers in these passionate alleluias, glorias, motets and sacred songs. Many pieces derive from the Lusignan court, as collected by Jean Hanelle, 1434-1436, a musical scholar who served in the Catholic chapel at Nicosia. Some musical pieces also celebrates St. Hilarion (the Joyful), born in Gaza in 271 AD, and patron saint of Cyprus, a Christian monk and hermit living near Paphos.
1. Responsory: Letare, Ciprus florida (Hymn in mixed voices for a flourishing Cyprus) (3:59)
2. Motet and Gemma florens/Hec est dies (Motet for Cyprus, jewel of virtue and innocence) (4:51)
3. Sticheron Prosomoion for St. Hilarion in Mode 4 (Joyful One, you forswore the world to pursue virtue, heavy chant for male invocation and response) (3:07)
4. Sticheron Doxastikon for St. Hilarion in Mode 2 (pedal point male chorus) (3:47)
5. Motet 17 Magni patris/Ovent Cyprus (Festive motet to Cyprus, Palestine, Egypt and Sicily) (3:09)
6. Trisagion of Orthos (A pedal-point, male chorus celebration of the Trinity, mystery of Divinity) (3:05)
7. Kalophonic Hymn to the Trinity (Male psalmist and chorus, celebrates the Trinity in the plagal mode, an appeal for the most Spotless to redeem Mankind (12:07)
8. Kyrie for St. Hilarion (In 3 parts for mixed voices: Lord, Christ, Lord, have mercy on us) (3:54)
9. Gloria 10 (Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth) (4:08)
10. Alleluia: Ave Sancte Ylarion (Highly melismatic, male celebration of Hilarion) (3:57)
11. Sequence for St. Hilarion (A moral history of Hilarion for mixed voices) (5:37)
12. Communion Verse fro Saints in Mode 4 (The Just will remain in eternal memory) (4:53)
13. Katavasia or A Short Kratema in Mode 4 (An animated, polyphonic hymn to Cyprus) (5:29)
14. Motet 33 Da magne pater/Donis affatim perfluit orbis (A prayer I layered textures for permission to continue to celebrate God and all Creation with Praise) (2:29)
Label: Capella Romana, 2015
Reviewed 2016-06-20. Gary Lemco
Imported by way of the Crusades (c. 1204), the music on this disc captures Mediterranean sacred music, particularly from the Greek Orthodox and Catholic churches. Located strategically, Cyprus has always been the site of cultural and commercial interchange between Eastern and Western traditions. We hear a combination of 14th Century Greek and Latin hymns; prayers for French kings and royalty in Ars nova style; and Byzantine chants common to Constantinople and Cypriot composers. Conductor Alexander Lingas leads an ensemble of 11 singers in these passionate alleluias, glorias, motets and sacred songs. Many pieces derive from the Lusignan court, as collected by Jean Hanelle, 1434-1436, a musical scholar who served in the Catholic chapel at Nicosia. Some musical pieces also celebrates St. Hilarion (the Joyful), born in Gaza in 271 AD, and patron saint of Cyprus, a Christian monk and hermit living near Paphos.
1. Responsory: Letare, Ciprus florida (Hymn in mixed voices for a flourishing Cyprus) (3:59)
2. Motet and Gemma florens/Hec est dies (Motet for Cyprus, jewel of virtue and innocence) (4:51)
3. Sticheron Prosomoion for St. Hilarion in Mode 4 (Joyful One, you forswore the world to pursue virtue, heavy chant for male invocation and response) (3:07)
4. Sticheron Doxastikon for St. Hilarion in Mode 2 (pedal point male chorus) (3:47)
5. Motet 17 Magni patris/Ovent Cyprus (Festive motet to Cyprus, Palestine, Egypt and Sicily) (3:09)
6. Trisagion of Orthos (A pedal-point, male chorus celebration of the Trinity, mystery of Divinity) (3:05)
7. Kalophonic Hymn to the Trinity (Male psalmist and chorus, celebrates the Trinity in the plagal mode, an appeal for the most Spotless to redeem Mankind (12:07)
8. Kyrie for St. Hilarion (In 3 parts for mixed voices: Lord, Christ, Lord, have mercy on us) (3:54)
9. Gloria 10 (Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth) (4:08)
10. Alleluia: Ave Sancte Ylarion (Highly melismatic, male celebration of Hilarion) (3:57)
11. Sequence for St. Hilarion (A moral history of Hilarion for mixed voices) (5:37)
12. Communion Verse fro Saints in Mode 4 (The Just will remain in eternal memory) (4:53)
13. Katavasia or A Short Kratema in Mode 4 (An animated, polyphonic hymn to Cyprus) (5:29)
14. Motet 33 Da magne pater/Donis affatim perfluit orbis (A prayer I layered textures for permission to continue to celebrate God and all Creation with Praise) (2:29)
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