The Night of Saint Nicholas / La Reverdie, I Cantori Gregoriani
Details
- Composer
- ANONYMOUS CAFFAGNI
- Artist
- La Reverdie, I Cantori Gregoriani
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Arcana
- Released
- Nov 03, 2017
- Catalog #
- A442
- UPC
- 3760195734421
About
Winter feasts like the Latin Saturnalia and the Germanic Yule, airborne gift-giving figures like the Norse Odinn Jólnir, the Slavic Ded Moroz, the Dutch Sinterklaas: from time immemorial December skies have been rather busy. Pagan patterns were readapted to Christianity – and a canonised bishop from fourth-century Asia Minor, Nikolaos, whose feast occurred near the winter solstice, merged with another bearded benefactor. Wotan’s hood and Nicholas’s mitre were mixed up, and by the nineteenth century Santa Claus was ready to don new red and white robes and to deliver toys on both sides of the Atlantic. The pieces on this recording (mainly from a thirteenth-century English manuscript) belong to the liturgy for the eve of the Feast of St Nicholas: they allude to his picturesque feats, such as the rescue of three needy maidens or the taming of a storm. Readings and additional songs come from the repertory associated with this widely popular saint, celebrated throughout the Middle Ages from Italy to Iceland. Originally released in 1998, this joint performance by La Reverdie and Cantori Gregoriani received enthusiastic reviews in several music magazines: ‘For those who want to enjoy some of the best liturgical singing this is highly recommended’ (Early Music, 1999).
Tracklist 17 tracks
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1 Adoremus regem seculorum 07:01
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Adoremus regem seculorum
- Duration
- 07:01
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Giorgio Merli
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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2 Nobilissimis siquidem natalibus - Psalm 1 01:57
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Nobilissimis siquidem natalibus - Psalm 1
- Duration
- 01:57
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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3 Pudore bono repletus - Psalm 3 01:39
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Pudore bono repletus - Psalm 3
- Duration
- 01:39
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Elisabetta de Mircovich
- Ensemble
- La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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4 Auro virginum incestus - Psalm 4 03:44
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Auro virginum incestus - Psalm 4
- Duration
- 03:44
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Giorgio Merli
- Ensemble
- La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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5 Lectio 1 03:18
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Lectio 1
- Duration
- 03:18
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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6 Quadam die tempestate - Mox illis clamantibus 03:34
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Quadam die tempestate - Mox illis clamantibus
- Duration
- 03:34
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Elisabetta de Mircovich
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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7 Vox de celo 01:27
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Vox de celo
- Duration
- 01:27
- Composer
- Claudia Caffagni
- Performer
- Claudia Caffagni, Giorgio Merli
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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8 Lectio 2 02:22
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Lectio 2
- Duration
- 02:22
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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9 Confessor dei Nicholaus - Erat enim valde compaciens 03:47
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Confessor dei Nicholaus - Erat enim valde compaciens
- Duration
- 03:47
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Roberto Spremulli
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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10 Lectio 3 05:08
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Lectio 3
- Duration
- 05:08
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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11 Ex eius tumba - Catervatim - Sospitati dedit egros 06:33
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Ex eius tumba - Catervatim - Sospitati dedit egros
- Duration
- 06:33
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Elisabetta de Mircovich, Claudia Caffagni
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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12 Ex eius tumba 08:44
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Ex eius tumba
- Duration
- 08:44
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Claudia Caffagni, Roberto Spremulli
- Ensemble
- La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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13 O per omnia laudabilem virum - Psalm 150 02:31
- Track
- 13
- Title
- O per omnia laudabilem virum - Psalm 150
- Duration
- 02:31
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Elisabetta de Mircovich
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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14 Qui cum audissent - Clara quippe voce 03:19
- Track
- 14
- Title
- Qui cum audissent - Clara quippe voce
- Duration
- 03:19
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Giorgio Merli, Elisabetta de Mircovich, Claudia Caffagni, Ella de Mircovich
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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15 Copiose caritatis Nicholae - Benedictus 06:18
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Copiose caritatis Nicholae - Benedictus
- Duration
- 06:18
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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16 O Christi pietas - Magnificat 06:33
- Track
- 16
- Title
- O Christi pietas - Magnificat
- Duration
- 06:33
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi
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17 Oracio - Sainte Nicolas Godes druth 04:50
- Track
- 17
- Title
- Oracio - Sainte Nicolas Godes druth
- Duration
- 04:50
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Ensemble
- I Cantori Gregoriani, La Reverdie
- Conductor
- Roberto Spremulli, Fulvio Rampi