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HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: Chants in Praise of Sophia (Gentile)

Lyrichord Early Music
HILDEGARD OF BINGEN: Chants in Praise of Sophia (Gentile)

Composer(s):Hildegard of Bingen,
Artist(s) Studio chorus, Choir • Gentile, Norma, soprano
Period(s) Medieval
Genre Classical Music
Category Choral - Sacred • Vocal
Catalogue LEMS8027
Label Lyrichord Early Music
Quality   320kbps
Album Price
 
MP3
USD 9.99
 

 

   



Review from The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music
Review By LD87380,February 2010

"The famous medieval legend of Saint Ursula, daughter of a British king, tells of a three-year pilgrimage to Rome with 11,000 other women (in fact more likely a party of 11, expanded in the storytelling), who were slaughtered on their return journey by Attila the Hun for refusing to become concubines, and were thus martyred. Hildegard's chants in this collection reflect her response to their sacrifice. Norma Gentile sings them radiantly, and they soar up over a constantly sustained drone choral pedal. Beautifully recorded, but not to be played all at once, this collection is one of the more memorable CDs of Hildegard's very remarkable and individual melismas."

-THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC 2009






 

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