Hildegard von Bingen & Her Time: Sacred Music of the 12th Century - Ensemble for Early Music, Augsburg [Import]

Hildegard van Bingen (Composer), Peter Abelard (Conductor), Ensemble for Early Music - Augsburg (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Ensemble for Early Music - Augsburg
• Conductor: Peter Abelard
• Composer: Hildegard van Bingen
• Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Christophorus
• ASIN: B000001MO4
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #476,469 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. O magne pater, antiphon

2. O eterne Deus, antiphon

3. Ave generosa, hymn

4. O frondens virga, antiphon

5. Dolorum Solatium

6. O felix anima, response for St Disibod

7. Ave Maria, O auctrix, response

8. O quanta qualia, hymn

9. Promat Chorus Hodie

10. Annus Novus in Gaudio

11. Fulgus Dies Celebris

12. O quam mirabilis, antiphon

13. O virtus Sapientiae, antiphon

14. O vis eternitatis, response

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among the Earliest of Composers, August 10, 2000

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Daniel G. Berk (West Bloomfield, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hildegard von Bingen & Her Time: Sacred Music of the 12th Century - Ensemble for Early Music, Augsburg (Audio CD)

This is an intriguing CD; it contains some of the earliest music attributable to a known composer. Born shortly before the end of the 11th century, between 13 and 32 years following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Peter Abelard (1079-1142) and Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) are among the earliest composers of record. Given that passage of time, however, I wonder whether there has been any significant change between what we are hearing and the performances of 900 years ago.

Having said that though, these are very enjoyable performances, and anyone who has enjoyed the recordings by the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos on the CD Chant, should also enjoy this CD as well.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Planctus David Super Saul Et Ionatha, July 17, 2006

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Edward Dunbar "macabru" (Gascony) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hildegard von Bingen & Her Time: Sacred Music of the 12th Century - Ensemble for Early Music, Augsburg (Audio CD)

The Abelard piece "Planctus David Super Saul Et Ionatha" is a minor masterpiece irrespective of who the author would have been. This is an amazing piece of early music.