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Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir / Áskelsson, Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
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Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir / Áskelsson, Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis

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Details

Composer
Traditional, Daniel Elder, Ola Gjeilo, Galina Grigorjeva, Audur Gudjohnsen, Pawel Lukaszewski, Thora
Artist
Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Apr 07, 2023
Catalog #
BIS-2618
UPC
7318599926186

About

With Meditatio I released in 2016, the Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis and Hörður Áskelsson presented music commemorating the departed. Recorded some six years later, Meditatio II similarly contains compositions that interpret man’s thoughts and feelings about death, and celebrate the immobility and beauty found in age-old church texts such as Ave verum corpus, In paradisum, Lux æterna and Agnus Dei.

With one exception, the fifteen works for mixed a cappella choir – none longer than 6 minutes – were written in the 21st century, and they originate in America and Europe. Seven Icelandic composers are represented, five of them from current or former members of the Schola Cantorum. Peaceful rather than desolate, these refined miniatures unfold over slow rhythms, coated with nuances that rarely go beyond the mezzo forte. This disc also includes an impressive arrangement of ‘Sofðu unga ástin min’, a traditional and bittersweet Icelandic lullaby, here sung without words. Founded in 1996 by Hörður Áskelsson, who has remained its artistic director to this day, the Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis is comprised of 21 singers and has appeared on a number of BIS recordings.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Elegy 04:23
    Track
    1
    Title
    Elegy
    Duration
    04:23
    Composer
    Daniel Elder
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  2. 2 Ave verum corpus 03:18
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ave verum corpus
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Auður Guðjohnsen
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  3. 3 In paradisum 03:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    In paradisum
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Galina Grigorjeva
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  4. 4 Lux æterna 06:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    Lux æterna
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Hreiðar Ingi Þorsteinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  5. 5 Vor hinsti dagur 02:25
    Track
    5
    Title
    Vor hinsti dagur
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Haukur Tómasson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  6. 6 Sanctus: London 04:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sanctus: London
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Ola Gjeilo
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  7. 7 Nú legg ég þér í lófa 02:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nú legg ég þér í lófa
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Þóra Marteinsdóttir
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  8. 8 Ubi caritas 04:02
    Track
    8
    Title
    Ubi caritas
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Paul Mealor
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  9. 9 Sofðu unga ástin mín (arr. H. Þórólfsson for mixed choir) 04:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sofðu unga ástin mín (arr. H. Þórólfsson for mixed choir)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  10. 10 Agnus Dei 04:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Björn Thorarensen
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  11. 11 Ave verum corpus 03:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    Ave verum corpus
    Duration
    03:57
    Composer
    Sigurður Sævarsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  12. 12 Fagurt er í fjörðum (arr. J. Hearne for mixed choir) 02:40
    Track
    12
    Title
    Fagurt er í fjörðum (arr. J. Hearne for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  13. 13 Nunc dimittis 04:29
    Track
    13
    Title
    Nunc dimittis
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Paweł Łukaszewski
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  14. 14 In paradisum 03:53
    Track
    14
    Title
    In paradisum
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Pärt Uusberg
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson
  15. 15 Sleep 05:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Sleep
    Duration
    05:16
    Composer
    Eric Whitacre
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis
    Conductor
    Hörður Áskelsson