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Toccata

Singing into Space

Renaissance Spiritual Dramatic Triumphant Virtuosic
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Details

Composer
Giovanni Bonato, Giovanni Gabrieli
Artist
Estonian National Male Choir, Mikk Uleoja
Format
CD
Label
Toccata
Released
Nov 14, 2025
Catalog #
TOCN0044
UPC
5060640070448

About

The two composers heard on this album, Giovanni Gabrieli (1553-1612) and Giovanni Bonato (born in 1961) have more in common than their first names: both hail from the Veneto in north-east Italy - there is no documentation of Gabrieli's birth, but he was probably Venetian, and Bonato was born in nearby Schio. Their music, too, is conceived in terms of it's sound in space, with Gabrieli using the cori spezzati that sang from the opposing galleries of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, and Bonato employing cori spazzializati to build a spatial dimension into the music itself. Juxtaposed, their styles offer a striking contrast, with Gabrieli's bold declamations set against Bonato's shifting, timeless suspensions.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Tenebrae factae sunt 05:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    Tenebrae factae sunt
    Duration
    05:27
    Composer
    Giovanni Bonato
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  2. 2 Exaudi Deus orationem meam a 7, C. 12 03:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    Exaudi Deus orationem meam a 7, C. 12
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Giovanni Gabrieli
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  3. 3 Crux fidelis 09:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    Crux fidelis
    Duration
    09:21
    Composer
    Giovanni Bonato
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  4. 4 Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1: No. 56. Regina coeli laetare (arr. A. Kruusimäe for male choir) 02:05
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1: No. 56. Regina coeli laetare (arr. A. Kruusimäe for male choir)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Giovanni Gabrieli
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  5. 5 O lilium convallium 08:12
    Track
    5
    Title
    O lilium convallium
    Duration
    08:12
    Composer
    Giovanni Bonato
    Performer
    Levi-Danel Mägila, Aare Tammesalu
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  6. 6 Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1: Maria virgo a 10 03:45
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sacrae symphoniae, Book 1: Maria virgo a 10
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Giovanni Gabrieli
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  7. 7 Stetit angelus 11:39
    Track
    7
    Title
    Stetit angelus
    Duration
    11:39
    Composer
    Giovanni Bonato
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  8. 8 Symphoniae Sacrae (1615): Buccinate in neomenia tuba a 19 (arr. A. Kruusimäe for male choir) 03:26
    Track
    8
    Title
    Symphoniae Sacrae (1615): Buccinate in neomenia tuba a 19 (arr. A. Kruusimäe for male choir)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Giovanni Gabrieli
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  9. 9 Signum magnum 11:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    Signum magnum
    Duration
    11:32
    Composer
    Giovanni Bonato
    Performer
    Aare Tammesalu
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja
  10. 10 Genuit puerpera 02:50
    Track
    10
    Title
    Genuit puerpera
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Giovanni Bonato
    Performer
    Margus Vellmann, Mart Kroon
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Male Choir
    Conductor
    Mikk Üleoja