Von Speyer - St. Francis of Assisi & St. Anthony of Padua, R

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Release Date
April 30, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Karl August Lebret
    • PERFORMER
      Gennaro Becchimanzi, Andres Montilla, Nova Schola Gregoriana
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 30, 2026
    • UPC
      5063758972215
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BRI97221
    • LABEL
      Brilliant Classics
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. First Vespers: Deus in adiutorium aeum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    2. First Vespers: Antiphon: Franciscus vir catholicus - Psalm 109

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    3. First Vespers: Antiphon: Coepit sub innocentio - Psalm 110

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    4. First Vespers: Antiphon: Hunc sanctus praeelegerat - Psalm 111

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    5. First Vespers: Antiphon: Franciscus evangelicum - Psalm 112

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    6. First Vespers: Antiphon: Hic creaturis imperat - Psalm 116

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    7. First Vespers: Hymn: Proles de caelo prodiit

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    8. First Vespers: Ora pro nobis, beate pater noster Francisce

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    9. First Vespers: Antiphon ad Magnificat: O stupor et gaudium and magnificat

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    10. First Vespers: Benedicamus Domino

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    11. Matins: Domine labia mea aperies

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    12. Matins: Antiphon: Regi, quae fecit opera and invitatorium  - Psalm  94

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    13. Matins: Hymn: In caelesti collegio

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    14. In First Nocturn: Antiphon: Hic vir - Psalm 1

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    15. In First Nocturn: Antiphon: Excelsi dextrae gratia - Psalm 2

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    16. In First Nocturn: Antiphon: Mansuescit sed non penitus - Psalm 3

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    17. In First Nocturn: Responsorium: Franciscus, ut in publicum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    18. In First Nocturn: Responsorium: In Dei fervens opere

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    19. In First Nocturn: Responsorium: Dum pater hunc persequitur

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    20. In Second Nocturn: Antiphon: Pertractum domi verberat - Psalm 4

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    21. In Second Nocturn: Antiphon: Iam liber patris furiae - Psalm 5

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    22. In Second Nocturn: Antiphon: Ductus ad loci - Psalm 8

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    23. In Second Nocturn: Responsorium: Dum seminudo corpore

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    24. In Second Nocturn: Responsorium: Amicum quaerit pristinum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    25. In Second Nocturn: Responsorium: Audit in evangelio

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    26. In Third Nocturn: Antiphon: Cor verbis novae gratiae - Psalm 14

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    27. In Third Nocturn: Antiphon: Pacem salutem nuntiat - Psalm 20

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    28. In Third Nocturn: Antiphon: Ut novis sancti merita - Psalm 23

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    29. In Third Nocturn: Responsorium: Carnis spicam contempus area

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    30. In Third Nocturn: Responsorium: De paupertatis horreo

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    31. Other Responsories: Sex fratrum, pater septimus

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    32. Other Responsories: Arcana suis reserans

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    33. Other Responsories: Euntes inquit in eum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    34. Other Responsories: Regressis quos emiserat

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    35. At Lauds: Hymn: Plaude turba

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    36. At Lauds: Ora pro nobis, beate pater noster Francisce

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    37. At Lauds: Antiphona ad Benedictus: O martyr desiderio and benedictus Deus Israel

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    38. At Lauds: Benedicamus Domino

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    39. Second Vespers: Deus in adiutorium meum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    40. Second Vespers: Antiphon: Sanctus Franciscus praeviis - Psalm 109

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    41. Second Vespers: Antiphon: Hic praedicando circuit - Psalm 110

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    42. Second Vespers: Antiphon: Tres ordines hic ordinat - Psalm 111

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    43. Second Vespers: Antiphon: Doctus doctrice gratia - Psalm 112

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    44. Second Vespers: Antiphon: Laudans laudare monuit - Psalm 116

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    45. Second Vespers: Hymn: Decus morum dux minorum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    46. Second Vespers: Ora pro nobis, beate pater noster Francisce

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    47. Second Vespers: Antiphon: Antiphon ad Magnificat: O virum mirabilem and magnificat

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    48. Second Vespers: Benedicamus Domino

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    49. Other Antiphon to the Benedictus and Magnificat Within the Octave and for Commemoration of St. Francis: Antiphona ad Magnificat: Salve sancte pater

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    50. First Vespers: Deus in adiutorium meum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    51. First Vespers: Antiphon: Gaudeat ecclesia - Psalm 109

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    52. First Vespers: Antiphon: Sapiente filio - Psalm 110

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    53. First Vespers: Antiphon: Qui, dum sapientiam - Psalm 111

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    54. First Vespers: Antiphon: Augustini primitus - Psalm 112

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    55. First Vespers: Antiphon: Quorum vitam moribus - Psalm 116

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    56. First Vespers: Hymn: En gratulemur hodie

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    57. First Vespers: Antiphona ad Magnificat: O proles Hispaniae - Magnificat

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    58. First Vespers: Benedicamus Domino

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    59. Matins: Domine labia mea aperies

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    60. Matins: Antiphon: Iam Christum chorus humilis - Invitatorium (Psalm 94)

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    61. Matins: Hymn: Laus regi plena gaudio

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    62. In first Nocturn: Antiphon: Quasi secus alveum - Psalm 1

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    63. In first Nocturn: Antiphon: Monte Syon predicat - Psalm 2

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    64. In first Nocturn: Antiphon: Conterit miraculis - Psalm 3

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    65. In first Nocturn: Responsorium: Funditur insontium

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    66. In first Nocturn: Responsorium: Optans fore socius

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    67. In first Nocturn: Responsorium: Fervet ad martyrium

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    68. In second Nocturn: Antiphon: Grave cor quaerentium - Psalm 4

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    69. In second Nocturn: Antiphon: Contra virum sanguinem - Psalm 5

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    70. In second Nocturn: Antiphon: Laus perfecta profluit - Psalm 8

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    71. In second Nocturn: Responsorium: Dono sapientiae plenus

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    72. In second Nocturn: Responsorium: Pauperum collegio

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    73. In second Nocturn: Responsorium: In doctrinae poculis

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    74. In third Nocturn: Antiphon: Gaude quondam saeculi - Psalm 14

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    75. In third Nocturn: Antiphon: Nobis fac propitium - Psalm 20

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    76. In third Nocturn: Antiphon: Duc in montem Domini - Psalm 29

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    77. In third Nocturn: Responsorium: Vitam probant

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    78. In third Nocturn: Responsorium: Si quaeris miracula

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    79. Other Responsory: Sanctus hic de titulo

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    80. At Lauds: Deus in adiutorium meum

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    81. At Lauds: Antiphon: Domus ab Antonio - Psalm 92

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    82. At Lauds: Antiphon: Laetus tuo iubilat - Psalm 99

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    83. At Lauds: Antiphon: Totus in te sitiens - Psalm 62

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    84. At Lauds: Antiphon: Caeli, terrae, Marium - Canticum Danielis

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    85. At Lauds: Antiphon: Sono tubae - Psalm 148

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    86. At Lauds: Hymn: Iesu lux vera

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    87. At Lauds: Antiphona ad Benedictus: Gaude, Felix Padua - Benedictus Deus Israel

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    88. Second Vespers: Antiphona ad Magnificat: O Iesu perpetua lux - Magnificat

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    89. Other Songs: Responsorium: Si quaeris miracula

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco

    90. Other Songs: Franciscan song Sancta Maria Virgo

      Composer: Julian of Speyer

      Ensemble: Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona

      Conductor: Alberto Turco


Newly recorded at the Basilica in Assisi, the birthplace of the Franciscan order, a comprehensive set of the 'Rhymed Offices' chanted by religious communities to bear witness to the miracles and virtues of St Francis and of St Antony of Padua. During the Middle Ages, the Church established the custom of chanting original poetic texts during the Hours of the Office (in particular, Vespers, Matins and Lauds). Their purpose was to construct a story which linked biblical texts, such as psalms and canticles, to the deeds and virtues of the Saints of the Church. Those Offices dedicated to St Francis of Assisi and to St Antony of Padua are attributed to Brother Julian, a musician-poet monk born in the Rhineland town of Speyer between 1175 and 1180. Most of his life was spent in Paris; he took formal Franciscan orders around 1225, and died in 1250. Saint Francis had died in October 1226. A biography was soon produced, by Tommaso of Celano, and Julian seems to have based his Offices on this text; they were widely sung in monasteries and convents across Europe from 1235 onwards. Meanwhile, the Offices dedicated to St Antony, who died in 1231 and was canonized the following year, seem to be entirely Julian's work, both text and music. Julian writes in flowing Latin iambic pentameter verse, and composes in a style increasingly detached from the formulas of Gregorian chant proper, inflected by the contemporary emergence of polyphony, exemplified by the music of Perotin in works such as Sederunt principes. The musicians and singers of the Nova Schola Gregoriana of Verona have recorded several volumes of Gregorian chant over the course of their 40-year history, while performing at major international festivals in Paris, Avignon and Cremona, and touring Japan and the United States. They also feature on Brilliant Classics albums of organ masses by Fasolo, Frescobaldi and Merulo. Their new account of these meditative Offices is impeccably authentic in style, text and origin.