Merula: Musica Sacra

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Label
Brilliant Classics
Release Date
February 24, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      MERULA, TARGUINIO
    • PERFORMER
      Remaud, Gianese, Fumagalli, Borgonovo, Vitale, Il Demetri, Schiavo
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 24, 2017
    • UPC
      5028421952703
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI95270
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Confitebor (1640)

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Melanie Remaud, Antonella Gianese, Salvo Vitale

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    2. Credidi

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Salvo Vitale

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    3. Laetatus sum

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Marta Fumagalli, Paolo Borgonovo

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    4. Favus distillans

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Antonella Gianese

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    5. Nisi Dominus

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Melanie Remaud, Paolo Borgonovo, Salvo Vitale

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    6. Gaudeamus omnes

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Marta Fumagalli

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    7. Confitebor (1639)

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Paolo Borgonovo, Marta Fumagalli

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    8. Cantate Jubilate

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Melanie Remaud

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    9. Nisi Dominus

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Marta Fumagalli

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo

    10. Laudate pueri

      Composer: Tarquinio Merula

      Ensemble: Il Demetrio

      Performer: Melanie Remaud, Antonella Gianese, Salvo Vitale

      Conductor: Maurizio Schiavo


Tarquinio Merula was one of the most important composers of the Italian Early-Baroque. Active in all musical genres of his time he served the largest part of his life as maestro di cappella of the Duomo of Cremona. A harmonically refined composer with solid mastery of counterpoint (as his rich and well-known production for keyboard and instrumental ensembles displays), at once whimsical, modern and brilliant as far as the rhythmical/metrical side of his writing is concerned, Merula was certainly of the highest caliber among Italian composers of the early Baroque. This recording, which focuses on his sacred works for voice and instruments (masses excluded) displays the full wealth of his musical creativity and the surprising variety of the stylistic and formal strategies he employed in order to set the standard liturgical texts with a constantly fresh approach. The sacred Motets on this new recording are performed by 5 Italian vocal soloists, while the rich continuo is played by the Ensemble Demetrio, consisting of violins, viola, cello, culcian, viola da gamba, double bass, theorbo and organ.