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Toccata

Sebastian de Vivanco: Missa pro defunctis; Motets

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Details

Composer
Cristobal de Morales, Juan Gutierrez Padilla, Bernardino de Ribera, Melchor Robledo, Sebastian de Vi
Artist
The Renaissance Singers
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Jan 23, 2026
Catalog #
TOCC0770
UPC
5060113447708

About

Spanish Renaissance polyphony has a reputation for florid, intricate contrapuntal textures and dark colours. Sebastián de Vivanco (c. 1551-1622), born in Ávila but active for most of his life in Salamanca, stands apart from his contemporaries: his music explores a much wider range of colours and techniques than that of, say, Victoria. In his more experimental and dramatic motets, some of which are heard here, he points the way towards the new Baroque. But, in the calm sobriety of his Requiem, now reconstructed and recorded for the first time, he honours the Iberian tradition of unhurried chant-driven polyphony, all the more moving for it's uncluttered clarity and exquisitely lovely chordal sequences.

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Circumdederunt me 02:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    Circumdederunt me
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Cristóbal de Morales
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  2. 2 De profundis 02:49
    Track
    2
    Title
    De profundis
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  3. 3 Parce mihi, Domine 03:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    Parce mihi, Domine
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  4. 4 Versa est in luctum 04:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Versa est in luctum
    Duration
    04:54
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  5. 5 Manus tuae, Domine 02:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Manus tuae, Domine
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  6. 6 Introit: Requiem æternam 05:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Introit: Requiem æternam
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  7. 7 Kyrie eleison (Guadelupe version) 01:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    Kyrie eleison (Guadelupe version)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  8. 8 Kyrie eleison (Salamanca version) 01:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    Kyrie eleison (Salamanca version)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  9. 9 Tractus: Absolve, Domine 02:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    Tractus: Absolve, Domine
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  10. 10 Offertory: Domine Jesu Christe 03:58
    Track
    10
    Title
    Offertory: Domine Jesu Christe
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  11. 11 Sanctus - Benedictus (Guadelupe version) 03:58
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sanctus - Benedictus (Guadelupe version)
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  12. 12 Sanctus (Salamanca version) 02:17
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sanctus (Salamanca version)
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  13. 13 Agnus Dei 02:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Agnus Dei
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  14. 14 Circumdederunt me 04:25
    Track
    14
    Title
    Circumdederunt me
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  15. 15 O Domine Jesu Christe 03:05
    Track
    15
    Title
    O Domine Jesu Christe
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Sebastián de Vivanco
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  16. 16 Dimitte me ergo 03:55
    Track
    16
    Title
    Dimitte me ergo
    Duration
    03:55
    Composer
    Bernardino de Ribera
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  17. 17 Circumdederunt me dolores 05:09
    Track
    17
    Title
    Circumdederunt me dolores
    Duration
    05:09
    Composer
    Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson
  18. 18 Salve regina 07:54
    Track
    18
    Title
    Salve regina
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Melchor Robledo
    Ensemble
    Renaissance Singers
    Conductor
    David Allinson