Hildegard: Symphonia Armonie Celestium Revelationum; Birgitta: Cantus Sororum / Les Flamboyants

Hildegard von Bingen (Composer), Birgitta von Schweden (Composer), Les Flamboyants (Performer, Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Les Flamboyants
• Orchestra: Les Flamboyants
• Composer: Hildegard von Bingen, Birgitta von Schweden
• Audio CD (September 16, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raum Klang
• ASIN: B000007TQ7
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,369 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hildegard von Bingen - Symphonia Armonie Celestium Revelationum/Antiphon: Hodie aperuit nobis clausa porta

2. Birgitta von Schweden - Cantus Sororum/Antiphon: Annuntietur in universa terra

3. Hildegard - Symphonia.../Antiphon: O frodens virga

4. Birgitta - Cantus.../Antiphon: Latuit

5. Birgitta - Cantus.../O virgo

6. Hildegard - Symphonia.../O viridissima virga

7. Hildegard - Symphonia.../O victoriosissimi triumphatores

8. Birgitta - Cantus.../Benedictus sis tu

9. Birgitta - Cantus.../Iam Iaetaris

10. Hildegard - Symphonia.../Sequence: O virga ac diadema

11. Hildegard - Symphonia.../Antiphon: Caritas habundat in omnia

12. Birgitta - Cantus.../Christe Patris excelsi

13. Hildegard - Symphonia.../Ave Maria

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mystical Medieval Magic, August 27, 2006

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This review is from: Hildegard: Symphonia Armonie Celestium Revelationum; Birgitta: Cantus Sororum / Les Flamboyants (Audio CD)

This stirring spiritual album contains songs, symphonies and antiphons of Hildegard of Bingen and Birgitta of Sweden. The music is performed by Miriam Andersen, Kelly Landerkin and Marilia Vargas (vocals), Susanne Ansorg on medieval fiddle and Michael Form on recorder flute. Tracks 2,4,5,8, 9 and 12 come from Birgitta's Cantus Sonorum whilst 1,3,6,7,10, 11 and 13 are from Hildegard's Symphonia Harmoniae Caelestium Revelationum.

Of Birgitta's music, the most uplifting is the magnificent Annuntietur In Universa Terra, whilst Latuit and O Virga are more subdued Latin prayers. Iam laetaris is joyful with a more complex structure and Christe Patris Excelsi is a long piece with lovely interplay between recorder and fiddle.

My favorite amongst Hildegard's compositions is the antiphon Hodie Aparuit Nobis Clausa Porta. Other lovely songs include O Viridissima Virga with its soaring voices over the drone-like fiddle, the long and somber number O Virga Ac Diadema and the comforting Caritas Habundat In Omnia.

The album is a perfect introduction to the mystical Christian music of the middle ages. The sound has a soothing and uplifting effect on the spirit. I also recommend Monk And The Abbess: Music of Hildegard von Bingen and Meredith Monk.