| Other author/creator | Éluard, Paul, 1895-1952. |
| Other author/creator | Thekla, Mother, 1918-2011 |
| Included Work | Gabrieli, Giovanni, approximately 1554-1612. Jubilate Deo, voices (8) (1613) |
| Included Work | Monteverdi, Claudio, 1567-1643. Madrigals, book 8. Hor ch'el ciel e la terra. |
| Included Work | Schütz, Heinrich, 1585-1672. Freue dich des Weibes deiner Jugend. |
| Included Work | Schütz, Heinrich, 1585-1672. Psalmen Davids (1619). 84. Psalm. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. Hear my prayer, O Lord. |
| Included Work | Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695. O God, thou hast cast us out. |
| Included Work | Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Komm, Jesu, komm. |
| Included Work | Poulenc, Francis, 1899-1963. Figure humaine. |
| Included Work | Tavener, John. World is burning. |
| Other author/creator | Monteverdi Choir, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Friends of the Monteverdi Choir (Musical group), performer. |
| Series |
Digital classics
Digital classics. ^A470720
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| Contents |
Jubilate Deo omnis terra / Giovanni Gabrieli (4:54) -- Hor ch'el ciel e la terra (10:12) / Claudio Monteverdi ; [text by] Petrarca -- Freue dich des Weibes deiner Jugend : (Proverbs 5:18-19, adapated) (4:10) ; Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen : (Psalm 84 (83)) (7:22) / Heinrich Schütz -- Hear my prayer : (Psalm 102:1) (2:23) ; O God, thou hast cast us out : (Psalm 60 (59):1-2, 11-12) (3:30) / Henry Purcell -- Homm, Jesu, komm : BWV 229 / J.S. Bach ; [text by] Paul Thymich (8:48) -- Figure humaine / Francis Poulenc ; [text by] Paul Eluard (17:00) -- The world is burning / John Tavener : [text by] Mother Thekla of the Monastery of the Assumption (14:21). |
| General note | Principally sacred works for chorus, unacc. or with instrumental ensemble or continuo; the 1st work, for 10 voices and instrumental ensemble, is performed here without the introductory instrumental sinfonia; the 2nd work is a madrigal; the 4th and 7th, motets; the 5th-6th, anthems; the 8th, a secular cantata for 12 voices unacc. |
| General note | Compact disc. |
| General note | Program notes by Richard Morrison and Nicolas Robertson, and texts in the original languages with English, German, French and Italian translations (28 p.)--inserted in container. |
| Performer |
Monteverdi Choir ; Friends of the Monteverdi Choir, instrumentalists ; John Eliot Gardiner, conductor. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded at Guildhall, London, Mar. 1994. |
| Language | Sung in Latin (1st work), Italian (2nd work), German (3rd, 4th, and 7th works), English (5th, 6th, and 9th works) and French (8th work). |
| Genre/form | Musical settings. |
| UPC |
028944611625 |
| Publisher number | 446 116-2 Philips |
| Publisher number | D120150 Philips |
