A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry's Court / Lingas, Cappella Romana
Details
- Composer
- Xenos Korones, Agathon Korones, Saint John Koukouzelis, Romanos the Melodist, Anonymous
- Artist
- Cappella Romana
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- Cappella Records
- Released
- Feb 03, 2023
- Catalog #
- CR427
- UPC
- 753459828328
About
At the end of the fourteenth century, musical worlds collided in England as Byzantine Emperor Manuel II Palaiologos spent Christmas at King Henry IV’s royal court. For the first and only time, florid chant, polyphony, royal ceremonial, and imperial acclamations from both kingdoms and rites echoed antiphonally in London’s Eltham Palace. Cappella Romana’s performance is illuminated by the latest research on historically informed performance of medieval music. Cappella Romana tells this musical story of cultural contact in international crisis with clarity and beauty.
Travel back to a Christmas like no other before or since, with music for the Nativity of Christ not heard in centuries. Vocal ensemble Cappella Romana combines passion with scholarship in its exploration of early and contemporary music of the Christian East and West. Its name refers to the medieval Greek concept of the Roman oikoumene (inhabited world), which embraced Rome and Western Europe as well as the Byzantine Empire of Constantinople (“New Rome”) and its Slavic commonwealth. A Byzantine Emperor at King Henry’s Court is Cappella Romana’s 30th release.
REVIEW:
What is most striking here is that Cappella Romana, although deeply immersed in Byzantine ways of singing, also accomplishes a very different and distinctive sound for the English pieces, adding an appealing bit of gravel in the texture. As with other Cappella Romana recordings, this one was splendidly recorded at the Madeleine Parish in Portland, Oregon. With detailed booklet notes exploring the various issues involved, this is a unique and fascinating medieval release.
-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)
Tracklist 17 tracks
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1 Iudea et Hierusalem [Sarum Responsory at Vespers for the Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord] 04:46
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Iudea et Hierusalem [Sarum Responsory at Vespers for the Vigil of the Nativity of the Lord]
- Duration
- 04:46
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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2 Acclamations Sung at the Prokypsis of the Emperor 05:08
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Acclamations Sung at the Prokypsis of the Emperor
- Duration
- 05:08
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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3 Kalophonic Polychronion 08:33
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Kalophonic Polychronion
- Duration
- 08:33
- Composer
- Xenos Korones
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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4 Ovet mundus letabundus 04:43
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Ovet mundus letabundus
- Duration
- 04:43
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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5 Pentekostaria [Tropes of Psalm 50, Christmas Matins] 03:36
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Pentekostaria [Tropes of Psalm 50, Christmas Matins]
- Duration
- 03:36
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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6 O magnum mysterium [Sarum Responsory from the Second Nocturn of Matins] 04:08
- Track
- 6
- Title
- O magnum mysterium [Sarum Responsory from the Second Nocturn of Matins]
- Duration
- 04:08
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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7 Ode 9 with Megalynária [First Kanon of Christmas Matins by Kosmas of Jerusalem, 8th century] 04:58
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Ode 9 with Megalynária [First Kanon of Christmas Matins by Kosmas of Jerusalem, 8th century]
- Duration
- 04:58
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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8 Kalophonic Megalynarion 08:48
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Kalophonic Megalynarion
- Duration
- 08:48
- Composer
- John Koukouzelis
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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9 Te laudant alme Rex [Prosa, Sarum Processionale] 03:27
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Te laudant alme Rex [Prosa, Sarum Processionale]
- Duration
- 03:27
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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10 Hodie Christus natus est 01:12
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Hodie Christus natus est
- Duration
- 01:12
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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11 Kontákion for the Nativity of Christ: Prologue 02:45
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Kontákion for the Nativity of Christ: Prologue
- Duration
- 02:45
- Composer
- Romanos the Melodist
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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12 Deus Creator omnium: Kyrie 03:10
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Deus Creator omnium: Kyrie
- Duration
- 03:10
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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13 Gloria in excelsis 03:19
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Gloria in excelsis
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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14 Communion Verse for Christmas 03:58
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Communion Verse for Christmas
- Duration
- 03:58
- Composer
- Agáthon Korónes
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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15 Hodie Christus natus est 01:11
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Hodie Christus natus est
- Duration
- 01:11
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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16 Magnificat 05:33
- Track
- 16
- Title
- Magnificat
- Duration
- 05:33
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas
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17 Hodie Christus natus est 01:17
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Hodie Christus natus est
- Duration
- 01:17
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- members Cappella Romana
- Conductor
- Alexander Lingas